A Republican Party website that sells bumper stickers and T-shirts advertising presidential candidate Donald Trump was targeted in a cyberattack that impacted the credit card details and other personal information.
The hackers used fraudulent skimming software to steal credit card data from users.
Source: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/18/hackers-stole-credit-card-data-from-republican-web/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/republican-party_2
"id": "rep19107622",
"linkid": "republican-party_2",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2016",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Political Merchandise',
'name': 'Republican Party Website',
'type': 'E-commerce'}],
'attack_vector': 'Skimming Software',
'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'Yes',
'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Credit Card Details',
'Personal Information']},
'description': 'A Republican Party website that sells bumper stickers and '
'T-shirts advertising presidential candidate Donald Trump was '
'targeted in a cyberattack that impacted the credit card '
'details and other personal information. The hackers used '
'fraudulent skimming software to steal credit card data from '
'users.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Credit Card Details', 'Personal Information'],
'payment_information_risk': 'High'},
'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Skimming Software'},
'motivation': 'Financial Gain',
'title': 'Credit Card Skimming Attack on Trump Merchandise Website',
'type': 'Data Breach'}