Merck & Co. suffered $1.4 billion in losses due to a cyber attack known as NotPetya in spring 2017. It sought coverage from its insurance policy which denied the claim under a war exclusion. The Superior Court of New Jersey found the exclusion did not apply because a cyber-attack is not traditional war; so, losses from the same are covered. Cyber-attacks have become more prevalent, however, the insurance company did nothing to change its language in the exclusion to address those attacks. Read more about the case here.

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