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HACKED: Understanding the stock market response to cyberattacks

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  • Akyildirim, Erdinc
  • Conlon, Thomas
  • Corbet, Shaen
  • Hou, Yang (Greg)

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Increasing levels of digitisation make firms more susceptible to cyberattacks and privacy violations. In this paper, we quantify the impact of cybercrime on company stock returns using a large international sample. On the day after the cyber event, stock returns are found to decrease by -0.24%, but the effect reverses in about two weeks. The magnitude of the decrease in the stock market is greatest for companies that have experienced reoccurring events and for breaches deemed to be most severe. We show that the extent of the stock market decline cannot be explained by national institutional and macroeconomic factors, and is related to company-specific characteristics, including size, volatility, credit ranking and asset volatility. The empirical results highlight important policy and regulatory issues, not least the need for cyber risk disclosure requirements.

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  • Akyildirim, Erdinc & Conlon, Thomas & Corbet, Shaen & Hou, Yang (Greg), 2024. "HACKED: Understanding the stock market response to cyberattacks," Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Elsevier, vol. 97(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:intfin:v:97:y:2024:i:c:s1042443124001483
    DOI: 10.1016/j.intfin.2024.102082
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    Keywords

    Reputation; Cyber attack; Privacy violation; Global financial markets; Corporate resilience; Corporate social responsibility;
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    JEL classification:

    • G14 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading
    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • G38 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Government Policy and Regulation
    • O38 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Government Policy

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