The Ordnance Survey, the government-owned mapping agency for Britain was attacked by a hacker who stole the personal data of 1,000 employees.
Fewer than five employees had their bank details potentially compromised.
The breach most likely resulted from a phishing attack targeting email.
No customer data was affected.
Source: https://www.verdict.co.uk/ordnance-survey-hacked/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/ordnance-survey
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"type": "Breach",
"date": "02/2020",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Mapping and Geospatial',
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'description': 'The Ordnance Survey, the government-owned mapping agency for '
'Britain, was attacked by a hacker who stole the personal data '
'of 1,000 employees. Fewer than five employees had their bank '
'details potentially compromised. The breach most likely '
'resulted from a phishing attack targeting email. No customer '
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'Bank details of fewer than five employees'],
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'title': 'Ordnance Survey Data Breach',
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