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WannaCry Attack Prompts Focus on Cyber Insurance

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By Amy Elizabeth Stewart of Amy Stewart Law

(June 5) – Although it didn’t wreak the havoc cybersecurity analysts feared it might, the global WannaCry malware attack earlier this month provides a timely reminder that hackers are endlessly inventive and have a lot of time on their hands – time they spend devising new ways to profit by creating chaos and exploiting the world’s interconnectedness.

Mark Curriden

Mark Curriden is a lawyer/journalist and founder of The Texas Lawbook. In addition, he is a contributing legal correspondent for The Dallas Morning News.

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