How large would the financial losses get in case of a global cyber attack?

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By Sead FadilpašićJul 18, 2017, 11:15 am124 pts
A global cyber-attack could be as expensive as a major natural disaster, a new report has claimed. Analysis by Lloyd’s of London compared the effects of a hypothetical global cyber-attack to the super storm known as Hurricane Sandy that hit the US coast in 2012, in terms of the financial impact. A major…

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