Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2017-10-24 00:00:00
Affected organization: Basetools.ws
Affected country: Undetermined
Industry: Information
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of Application Server
Motive: Financial
Actor: Mat AKA @0xScripts
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: A hacker dubbed Mat AKA @0xScripts breaches Basetools.ws, an underground forum and demands a $50K ransom to avoid sharing stolen data with law enforcement.