Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2021-01-19 00:00:00
Affected organization: Amey PLC
Affected country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Industry: Construction
Event type: Mixed
Event subtype: Data Attack,Exploitation of Application Server
Motive: Financial
Actor: Mount Locker
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: Amey PLC has been targeted by the MountLocker ransomware threat actors. The hackers are demanding $2 billion from the firm.