Cybersecurity incident — 2022-05-25 00:00:00
Affected organization: Sohu.com
Affected country: China
Industry: Information
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of End Host
Motive: Financial
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined

Chinese internet portal operator Sohu.com says that two dozen employees lost more than 40,000 yuan (US$6,000) after they fell victim to an email scam, which promised "allowances" to recipients who provided their bank accounts and other personal identification information.