Mumsnet

Mumsnet

Parenting website Mumsnet was hit by a Denial Of Service (DOS) attack which made it unavailable for the users.

The attack accessed passwords through a form of phishing and diverted around 17,000 requests per second which were more data than is normal.

Apparently, the hackers had taken control of 11 users' accounts and breached some of the data from the website.

Source: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/08/19/mumsnet-cyber-attack-website-security_n_8008598.html

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/mumsnet

"id": "mum225323422",
"linkid": "mumsnet",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "08/2015",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': "11 users' accounts",
                        'industry': 'Online Communities',
                        'name': 'Mumsnet',
                        'type': 'Parenting website'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Phishing',
 'description': 'Parenting website Mumsnet was hit by a Denial Of Service '
                '(DOS) attack which made it unavailable for the users. The '
                'attack accessed passwords through a form of phishing and '
                'diverted around 17,000 requests per second which were more '
                'data than is normal. Apparently, the hackers had taken '
                "control of 11 users' accounts and breached some of the data "
                'from the website.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': 'User accounts and some website data',
            'operational_impact': 'Website unavailability',
            'systems_affected': 'Website'},
 'title': 'Denial of Service (DoS) Attack on Mumsnet',
 'type': 'Denial of Service (DoS)'}
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