The losses that start somewhere else
The most expensive incidents often begin outside the organization that pays for them: in a supplier's software, in a conflict between other countries, or in a counterparty whose numbers everyone else had already checked.
01Two cases from public reporting
For organizations with millions or billions to protect. These cases show how losses happen, what they cost, and the questions that would have been worth asking earlier.
NotPetya: one software update, five continents
A destructive malware attack aimed at Ukraine spread through an ordinary accounting-software update and stopped one of the world's largest shipping companies, a major drugmaker, and a global courier within hours.
Read the case studyCorporate fraud · June 2020Wirecard: €24 billion of market value, gone in a week
A German payments company that had joined the DAX, passed annual audits, and won investment from SoftBank collapsed after €1.9 billion of reported cash could not be found. The warning signs had been public for years.
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02About these case studies
Acervus was not involved in the events described in these case studies, which are drawn entirely from public reporting. They are not Acervus client engagements, and nothing here has been independently verified by Acervus.
Acervus has applied its Investigative Analytics and Custom Solutions to matters of this kind for past clients. Client work is confidential. Examples are available to vetted clients on request.