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How cyber insurers are stepping up after M&S attack

Marks & Spencer store in Westfield (Photo - Marks & Spencer)

How insurers and corporates are reassessing their exposure models and IT risk appetite because of the growing threat of ransomware plus attacks on the likes of M&S plus Co-op is examined by Edmund Tirbutt.

Ransomware attacks on well-known retailers like Marks & Spencer (M&S) and the Co-op have highlighted that potential business interruption costs can be extortionate.

M&S has reported that its attack

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