Arnold Clark

Arnold Clark, the Scottish automotive retail giant, suffered a cyberattack after it observed abnormal activity on the company’s network.

After the attack, Arnold Clark decided to shut down its network which led to losing Internet connection, as well as contact with dealerships, and third parties.

The threat actors did not manage to exfiltrate customer data, although the company’s telephone system and booking services were infected.

Source: https://heimdalsecurity.com/blog/arnold-clark-auto-retail-giant-was-victim-of-a-cyberattack-on-christmas-eve/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/arnold-clark

"id": "arn18319123",
"linkid": "arnold-clark",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "12/2022",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Automotive',
                        'location': 'Scotland',
                        'name': 'Arnold Clark',
                        'type': 'Automotive Retailer'}],
 'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'no customer data exfiltration'},
 'description': 'Arnold Clark, the Scottish automotive retail giant, suffered '
                'a cyberattack after it observed abnormal activity on the '
                'company’s network. After the attack, Arnold Clark decided to '
                'shut down its network which led to losing Internet '
                'connection, as well as contact with dealerships, and third '
                'parties. The threat actors did not manage to exfiltrate '
                'customer data, although the company’s telephone system and '
                'booking services were infected.',
 'impact': {'operational_impact': ['loss of Internet connection',
                                   'loss of contact with dealerships',
                                   'loss of contact with third parties'],
            'systems_affected': ['network',
                                 'telephone system',
                                 'booking services']},
 'response': {'containment_measures': 'shut down its network'},
 'title': 'Cyberattack on Arnold Clark',
 'type': 'Cyberattack'}