Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2018-09-20 00:00:00
Affected organization: Arran Brewery
Affected country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Industry: Accommodation and Food Services
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Data Attack
Motive: Financial
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: Arran Brewery says it was locked out of its own computer system after being duped into opening an email attachment that contained a ransomware. The attackers then demanded a 2BTC ransom.