Norsk Hydro Cyber Attack Exposes Risks of Global Supply Chain Disruptions March 20, 2019 By Mark Burton and Jonas Cho Walsgard The ransomware attack crippling one of the world’s top aluminum makers is exposing how crucial sophisticated digital systems have become...
Ransomware Attack on Aluminium Producer Norsk Hydro Is Similar to Other Breaches March 20, 2019 By Nate Lanxon Norsk Hydro ASA confirmed that a ransomware attack was behind production outages across the aluminum producer’s operations in Europe and...
Ex-CEO, 7 Other Execs Blamed for $7.4B Accounting Fraud at S. Africa Retailer Steinhoff March 19, 2019 Former Steinhoff Chief Executive Markus Jooste and seven others were involved in a 6.5 billion euro ($7.4 billion) accounting fraud...
Floods, Earthquake Pummel Indonesia, Killing More Than 80 March 19, 2019 By Jeffrey Pattirajawane The number of people killed after torrential downpours triggered flash floods and mudslides that tore through mountainside villages in Indonesia’s...
Brazil’s Backlash over Vale Dam Disaster Deepens with Mine Closure, Frozen Funds March 19, 2019 By Peter Millard Vale SA’s shares declined on Monday as the world’s biggest iron ore producer faced continued backlash from Brazilian authorities after...
Brexit Makes It Harder for Fintech, Financial Services Firms to Recruit Top Talent: Report March 19, 2019 By Huw Jones Leaving the European Union is making it harder for fintech firms in Britain to recruit top talent, a report said...
Lengthy Brexit Delay Grows More Likely After House Speaker Torpedoes PM May’s Plans March 19, 2019 By Thomas Penny and Tim Ross Theresa May looked set to seek a long extension to the U.K.’s European Union membership after the House of Commons...
Update: Cyber Attack at Aluminium Producer Norsk Hydro Causes Production Outages March 19, 2019 By Elena Mazneva, Jonas Cho Walsgard and Mark Burton Norsk Hydro ASA, one of the world’s biggest aluminum producers, suffered production outages after a cyber attack affected operations across...
BNP Paribas’ Insurance Unit Cuts Exposure to Coal on Climate Change Concerns March 19, 2019 The Cardif insurance division of BNP Paribas, France’s largest bank, on Monday outlined new targets to reduce its exposure to...
Mozambique’s Death Toll from Deadly Cyclone Idai Could Top 1000 March 19, 2019 By Matthew Hill and Godfrey Marawanyika A tropical cyclone that tore across Mozambique at the weekend may have killed more than 1,000 people, President Filipe Nyusi...