Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2017-09-25 00:00:00
Affected organization: Deloitte
Affected country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of Application Server
Motive: Financial
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: The Guardian reveals that Deloitte, one of the world's "big four" accountancy firms has been targeted by a sophisticated hack that compromised the confidential emails and plans of some of its blue-chip clients.