Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2020-09-20 00:00:00
Affected organization: eResearch Technology
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Data Attack
Motive: Financial
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: ï¿½ransomware attack has targeted eResearch Tecnology, a Philadelphia company that develops software for clinical trials, including the crash effort to develop rapid coronavirus tests, treatment, and the vaccine.