Ransomware Attack Is Not Covered Under Computer Fraud Provision, Indiana Panel Says

Mealey's (April 2, 2020, 1:36 PM EDT) -- INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana appeals court panel on March 31 affirmed a lower court’s ruling that a ransomware attack against an insured did not trigger computer fraud coverage under its commercial insurance policy, finding that although the hijacker's conduct was illegal, there was no deception in the hijacker's bitcoin ransom demands (G&G Oil Co. of Indiana v. Continental Western Insurance Company, No. 19A-PL-1498, Ind. App., 2020 Ind. App. LEXIS 126)....