Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2015-11-04 00:00:00
Affected organization: VFEmail
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Information
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: External Denial of Service
Motive: Financial
Actor: Armada Collective
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Russian Federation
Description: VFEmail is taken down by a DDoS attack. The attackers demand a ransom of 5 BTC (1700 USD).