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NotPetya ransomware cost Merck more than $310 million

Merck lost $135 million in sales and $175 million in additional costs since June, Merck says. FedEx lost $300 million when systems were disrupted until as late as September. The pharmaceutical giant says it expects a similar impact to revenue and expenses in the fourth quarter. The June attack impacted Mercks global manufacturing, research and sales for nearly a week. Another ransomware outbreak earlier this week dubbed BadRabbit was linked to NotPetya by cybersecurity experts. Both tools utilized leaked NSA hacking tools, according to researchers.”]

Source: https://www.cyberscoop.com/notpetya-ransomware-cost-merck-310-million/

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