Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2016-07-14 00:00:00
Affected organization: Steemit
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of Application Server
Motive: Financial
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: Social media site Steemit temporarily shuts down after a major hack. The attackers compromise 260 accounts and make off with $85,000 worth of cryptocurrency.