Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2016-02-05 00:00:00
Affected organization: Unknown retailer
Affected country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Industry: Retail Trade
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of Application Server
Motive: Financial
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: A data breach at an unidentified online retailer forces Tesco Bank to cancel some of its customers' cards as a precaution. Users of cards from other companies are also likely to be affected.