Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2021-02-09 00:00:00
Affected organization: SapphireSecure.net
Affected country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Industry: Information
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Data Attack
Motive: Financial
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: Two pirate IPTV services have become the latest victims in a growing line of services to be hacked by malicious actors. The platforms, which appear to be linked, have been ordered to pay a bitcoin ransom of around US$94,000.