Cybersecurity incident — 2017-02-03 00:00:00
Affected organization: Tiverton Town Council
Affected country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Data Attack
Motive: Financial
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined

John Vanderwolfe, a town clerk wipes council documents dating back to 2015 after mistakenly opening an email containing a ransomware malware.