Pierluigi Paganini April 30, 2019

Aluminum producer Norsk Hydro estimated the cost of the massive attack cyber attack targeting the company in March at around $50 million.

How much cost a security breach? I can tell you that potential damages could be very expensive for companies, for example, the transportation giant Maersk announced in 2017 that it would incur hundreds of millions in U.S. Dollar losses due to the NotPetya ransomware massive attack.

Back to nowadays, in mid-March Global aluminum producer Norsk Hydro was hit by a “massive” cyber attack that impacted operations in several of the company’s business areas across Europe and the U.S.

The news of the cyber attack had an immediate economic impact and caused a drop in the share price of 2.0 percent in early trading on the Oslo Stock Exchange. In just one week after the ransomware attack, the company declared it had more than $40 million losses.

The company postponed the publication of the quarterly earnings to June 5 because of the cyber attack.

According to Norsk Hydro, the overall financial impact of the massive attack would be 400-450 million Norwegian krona ($46-$52 million, 41-46 million euros..

“The cyber attack that hit us on March 19 has affected our entire global organization, with Extruded Solutions having suffered the most significant operational challenges and financial losses,” says President and CEO Svein Richard Brandtzæg- He also added that the overall financial impact of the cyber attack is estimated at NOK 400-450 million in the first quarter.

The good news for the investors is that the company has a robust cyber insurance in place with recognized insurers.

The company did not pay any ransom and has filed a complaint with Norwegian police that is investigating the incident.

“The company’s shares dropped 1.65 percent in morning trading on the Oslo Stock Exchange.” states the AFP press.

Pierluigi Paganini

(SecurityAffairs – Norsk Hydro, ransomare)

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