Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2021-04-18 00:00:00
Affected organization: Merseyrail
Affected country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Industry: Transportation and Warehousing
Event type: Mixed
Event subtype: Data Attack,Exploitation of End Host
Motive: Financial
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: UK rail network Merseyrail confirms a cyberattack after the Lockbit ransomware gang use their email system to email employees and journalists about the attack.