Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2018-11-18 00:00:00
Affected organization: VisionDirect
Affected country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Industry: Retail Trade
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of End Hosts
Motive: Financial
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: VisionDirect, a popular contact lens online merchant, posts an advisory stating that their web site was compromised causing the theft of credit card and account information. The breach occurred between November 3rd and November 8th.