Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2015-10-28 00:00:00
Affected organization: British Gas
Affected country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Industry: Utilities
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of Application Server
Motive: Undetermined
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: British Gas contacts about 2,200 of its customers to warn them that their email addresses and account passwords are posted online. The company declares that the accounts come from an external source.