Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2018-12-21 00:00:00
Affected organization: Electrum Bitcoin wallets
Affected country: Germany
Industry: Finance and Insurance
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of End Hosts
Motive: Financial
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: A clever phishing attack targeting Electrum Bitcoin wallets results in the theft of more than $750,000 worth of cryptocurrency.