Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2014-10-30 00:00:00
Affected organization: Telethon
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Other Services (except Public Administration)
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Message Manipulation
Motive: Financial
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: An unknown individual takes over the Instagram account for Telethon, a 48-hour-long event in West Australia aiming to raise funds for children's charities, and asks a ransom of AUD 1000 to give it back.