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18.11.2022
Real Damage Event of a Headhunter
145,000 Euros in Damage: Headhunter Places Chief Financial Officer with Criminal Record
A headhunter is required to pay 145,000 euros in damages because he placed a convicted Chief Financial Officer in a company. Find out more about the real damage event here and recruiter liability risks.
17.10.2022
A Real Damage Event from the IT Sector
Programmer Causes Unexpected Winnings: 11.000 Euros in Damages!
A programmer caused significantly more winners in an app sweepstakes than planned. The result: 11,000 euros in damages. We tell you the outcome of this real exali damage event here.
26.09.2022
IT Professionals Can Also Cause Personal Injury
Personal Injury Due to Programming Error: Singer Falls Five Meters
Due to an error made by an IT service provider, an opera singer fell five meters: Find out more about this real damage event and why personal injuries can happen in any industry...
19.09.2022
Insurance Against Data Loss
Data Loss After Security Update – a Real exali Damage Event
A routine activity turned into a nightmare for an IT service provider: When installing a security update for their client, important data disappeared – and the backup was no help. Read about this damage event to find out whether the service provider and client were able to get out of this tricky situation.
16.09.2022
80.000 Euros in Property Damage
Unintentional Emergency in Server Rooms – a Real exali Damage Event
This event kicked up a lot of dust: A company wanted to clean rented server rooms itself and triggered the extinguishing system. Cost of the damage: 80.000 euros.
09.09.2022
Destroyed Ceiling During Advertising Shoot
Customer Property Damaged During Video Shoot - a Real exali Damage Event
Expensive mistake: A media agency damaged their client’s premises while shooting a promotional video. Read here what exactly happened and who paid for the property damage in the end:
29.08.2022
Real exali Damage Event
Website Update Error – 90.000 Euros in Revenue Lost
Small mistake, expensive consequences: An IT service provider was supposed to make a small update on his customer’s website and accidentally took all the contact forms offline. Read about how this real damage event from the exali archives ended:
01.08.2022
Cyber Attack With Far-Reaching Consequences
Ransomware: A Damage Event Involving a Virus and Inadequate Protection
Everything really went wrong here: After a cyber attack, an IT service provider set about restoring the IT systems of a consulting firm. Human error and outdated technology made this project a real gauntlet – resulting in a claim for compensation.
29.07.2022
A Damage Event with Double Damage
Trademark Infringement: An IT Service Provider Forgets to Do his Trademark Research
Extensive trademark research is part of registering a new trademark. But in this real damage event both the IT service provider and his client “forgot” to do it.
22.07.2022
A Real exali Damage Event
Lost Customer Key: IT Service Provider Causes 1.400 Euros in Damage
Because he lost the key to his client’s office, an IT service provider faced a claim for compensation of 1.400 euros. Find out how he got through this faux pas and how his Professional Indemnity Insurance helped him:
30.05.2022
CEO Fraud: Cases and Tips
The Fake President Trick: When Scammers Pretend to Be the CEO
Fake emails, calls using a voice simulation program – CEO fraud is one of the most successful social engineering attacks that cybercriminals use to swindle billions. We’ll show you how to spot the scam and protect your business.
23.05.2022
Real exali Damage Event
Google Ads Error: 15,000 Euros in Damages for a Misplaced Check Mark
Google Ads campaign paused because of a wrong click - this mistake caused an agency to receive a claim of compensation in the amount of 15,000 euros. This real damage event from our archive shows what Professional Indemnity Insurance does for you in the event of a claim.
09.05.2022
IT Error with Big Consequences
Mixed-Up Numbers: IT Expert Causes Damage Amounting to 14.000 Euros
28.03.2022
10.000 euros in damages due to missing documents
A Real exali Damage Event: Accountant Loses Important Applications
Accountants bear a great deal of responsibility for the assets of their clients. Even a small organisational omission can lead to immense damage - as this real exali damage case impressively proves.
18.02.2022
Expensive Facebook Campaign
Real Exali Damage Event: Comma Error Causes the Cost Of Facebook Advertising To Explode
When managing a Facebook advertising campaign, an online marketing manager made a fatal mishap in this real exali damage event: When adjusting the budget, he misplaced a comma, leading to huge sums being allocated to the marketing campaign whin a few hours.
11.02.2022
Fake CEO Rips Off App Developers
A Real exali Damage Event: Fake CEO Steals More Than 3.000 Euros
With the fake president trick, fraudsters rely on human error - as in this real exali damage event. Here, the alleged CEO instructed an employee to buy gift cards. You can read how the story ended in this article...
28.01.2022
Hacker Attack on Consulting Firm
Real Exali Damage Event: Cyber Criminals Turn Consulting Firm into Bitcoin Mine!
A consulting firm unintentionally becomes a Bitcoin mining operation: This real exali damage event shows how cyber criminals hacked a company’s server and crippled the entire system with illegal Bitcoin mining...
10.12.2021
Drone Accident During Video Shoot
A Real exali Damage Event Drone Crashes over a Car Dealership
Drone crashes into a car dealership: In this real exali damage event, the drone used by a media agency during filming crashed into a new car at a car dealership. Find out how the story ended for the agency in this article...
03.12.2021
Insufficient Care When Applying For Funding?
A Real-Life exali Damage Event: Forgotten Confirmation Causes 4.000 Euros Damage
Because an energy consultant failed to submit important evidence on time, his customers missed a large amount of funding for a window replacement. In our current article, you can read about what went wrong and what the end of this real exali damage was for the consultant.
05.11.2021
Data Backup Missing
A Real-Life exali Damage Event - Loss of Data on Your own Hard Drive
In our real exali damage event, a computer specialist had some big worries about important data because they failed to backup their external hard drive. Read about how the recovery still succeeded and why it’s so important to insure yourself against first-party claims...
31.03.2020
Icy Surprise
IT Pro Sets Snow Plough on Fire: Over 14.000 euro in Damages!
How an IT specialist caused over 14.000 euros in damages to a clearing vehicle ... A real case from the exali files.
31.03.2020
Six-digit Amount in Dispute Because of Three Letters
Trademark Infringement: Apple Reprimands Web Developers
A web developer receives a letter from Apple for alleged trademark infringement: You can find out how the real exali damage event was resolved here.
31.03.2020
Damage Caused by the Use of Drone
Wedding Photographer Suffers Breakdown: Fire Brigade Called out Because of Drone
A small village with a romantic chapel, a wedding, and a photographer with a drone. The only thing that doesn’t fit into this beautiful picture is the fire brigade.
31.03.2020
A Real-life exali Damage Event
Consulting on Street Lighting: Consulting Firm to Pay 20.000 Euros in Compensation
Is a consulting firm to blame for a municipality having problems with their street lighting? A real exali damage event, which involves a claim for compensation for damages of 20.000 euros!