Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2023-12-24 00:00:00
Affected organization: Eagers Automotive
Affected country: Australia
Industry: Retail Trade
Event type: Mixed
Event subtype: Exploitation of Application Server
Motive: Financial
Actor: LockBit 3.0
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: Eagers Automotive, the largest operator of car dealerships in Australia and New Zealand, announces it suffered a cyberattack and was forced to halt trading on the stock exchange as it evaluates the impact of the incident. The Lockbit ransomware gang claims responsibility for the attack.