Chinese hackers conned SS&C Technologies, a $6 billion market value company, by sending sloppy emails to staff members in an effort to get them to release customer funds.
SS&C Technologies investigated the incident, and took prevantive steps towards the attack.
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2016/09/16/china-hackers-swipe-millions-in-data-breach.html
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/ss-c-technologies
"id": "ssc173329622",
"linkid": "ss-c-technologies",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "09/2016",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Technology',
'name': 'SS&C Technologies',
'size': '$6 billion market value',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Email',
'description': 'Chinese hackers sent sloppy emails to staff members in an '
'effort to get them to release customer funds.',
'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Email'},
'investigation_status': 'Investigated',
'motivation': 'Financial Gain',
'threat_actor': 'Chinese Hackers',
'title': 'Phishing Attack on SS&C Technologies',
'type': 'Phishing',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Human (Social Engineering)'}