Cybersecurity incident — 2015-10-05 00:00:00
Affected organization: The Islam Channel
Affected country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Industry: Information
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Physical Attack
Motive: Sabotage
Actor: SVR (COZYBEAR)
Actor type: Nation-State
Actor country: Russian Federation

The Financial Times reveals that Russian military intelligence agents launched a 2015 cyber attack on UK-based TV station the Islam Channel, giving the Kremlin-backed hackers complete control over the broadcaster's computer networks and infrastructure.