The CNA Financial Corp. headquarters in Chicago. (Photo: Aynsley Floyd/Bloomberg)

(Bloomberg) — CNA Financial Corp., among the largest insurance companies in the U.S., paid $40 million in late March to regain control of its network after a ransomware attack, according to people with knowledge of the attack.

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