Cyber Security Case Studies

In March 2019, the aluminium producer was forced to shut down its plants and worldwide network after a ransomware attack led to computers in the company’s global network locking simultaneously. The malware issued a ransom note stating that files had b...

In October 2018, the company reported that its computer network had been compromised by malware during September 2017 which gave attackers access to the company’s data until the breach was closed in September 2018. The breached data included customers...

In July 2020, the company, which provides hundreds of non-profits and educational facilities with customer relationship management services, disclosed that they had suffered a ransomware attack. More than 120 education and third-sector organisations m...

In December 2019, the company disclosed the discovery of malware on their payment processing servers affecting likely all of its locations. The company immediately engaged an external forensics firm and notified law enforcement after discovering the m...

In October 2019, the Italian banking group disclosed that their cyber security team had identified a data breach of approximately 3 million Italian customer records after a single, compromised file dating back to 2015 was exposed to unauthorised parti...