Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2018-05-08 00:00:00
Affected organization: Sheffield Credit Union
Affected country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Industry: Finance and Insurance
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of Application Server
Motive: Financial
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: Sheffield Credit Union is the victim of a Cyber attack, which is believed to have taken place on 14 February 2018 but only recently comes to light after a blackmailing attempt by the attackers. The personal data of about 15,000 members is compromised.