Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2019-01-05 00:00:00
Affected organization: Queensland EWN
Affected country: Australia
Industry: Other Services (except Public Administration)
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Message Manipulation
Motive: Undetermined
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: A hacker gains unauthorized access to the Queensland EWN, or Early Warning Network, and used it to send a spam alert via SMS, landline, and email to the company's subscribers.