Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2019-08-22 00:00:00
Affected organization: Fortnite
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Data Attack
Motive: Financial
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: Researchers from Cyren discover Syrk, a ransomware, in disguise of an aimbot cheat tool, targeting Fortnite players.