Merck settles with insurers who denied $700 million NotPetya claim

Pharmaceutical giant Merck has reportedly reached a settlement with insurers over their refusals to cover losses stemming from the NotPetya cyberattack in 2017. The undisclosed settlement, first reported by Bloomberg Law, is the culmination of a years-long court battle that has attracted attention from the cybersecurity and insurance industries because of its implications for defining

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