Lloyds of London Chief Executive Inga Beale said "a malicious hacker who takes down a single cloud service provider, for instance, could easily end in losses of well upwards of US$50 billion."

"While attacks on computer operating systems run by a large number of businesses around the world, could end up causing companies losses of US$30 billion, leaving big business or even governments highly exposed."

Enoch YiuSouth China Post 16th Jan 2018