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Merck settles with insurers regarding a $1.4 billion claim over NotPetya damages

Security Affairs

Merck has resolved a dispute with insurers regarding a $1.4 Merck and its insurers have agreed with a $1.4 known as Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) outside the United States and Canada, is an American multinational pharmaceutical company. billion insurance claim for the losses caused by the NotPetya attack that took place in 2017.

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Episode 158: How NotPetya has Insurers grappling with Systemic Cyber Risk

The Security Ledger

We talk to Bruce McDonnell of the East West Institute about how insurers are responding. Related Stories Episode 155: Disinformation is a Cyber Weapon and APTs warm to Mobile Malware Podcast Episode 117: Insurance Industry Confronts Silent Cyber Risk, Converged Threats NotPetya Horror Story Highlights Need for Holistic Security.

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New RA Group ransomware gang is the latest group using leaked Babuk source code

Security Affairs

Compromised organizations operate in different business verticals, including manufacturing, wealth management, insurance providers, and pharmaceuticals. The researchers noticed that the path contains the same mutex name as the Babuk ransomware, a circumstance that suggests the malware borrows Babuk’s leaked source code.

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The hidden threats facing your intellectual property

IT Governance

For life sciences and pharmaceutical companies, this includes data on the development and testing of new therapies and details of how therapies are manufactured. The information affected is said to have included names, date of birth, nationalities and insurance membership numbers. The risk of losing your IP.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in August 2020 – 36.6 million records breached

IT Governance

Toronto residents’ CERB payments on hold after fraudulent employment insurance claims (700) Kentucky’s unemployment system suffers another breach (unknown) Defence supplier PULAU Corporation says it has been hacked (unknown) American Payroll Association notifying those affected by cyber attack (unknown). Data breaches. Financial information.

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The most valuable AI use cases for business

IBM Big Data Hub

Automotive With applications of AI, automotive manufacturers are able to more effectively predict and adjust production to respond to changes in supply and demand. Insurance With AI, the insurance industry can virtually eliminate the need for manual rate calculations or payments and can simplify processing claims and appraisals.

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ABBYY Achieves Double-Digit Annual Revenue Growth for Third Consecutive Year

Info Source

ABBYY continued to see strong demand for its Digital Intelligence solutions in FY19, with customers including one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, smart infrastructure solutions company Costain , a global medical supply manufacturer and distributor Medline , and other leading enterprises across industries.