VIRGIN Media targeted by a cyber attack that exposed 800,000 customers information.
Hackers accessed to home networks and connected appliances in as little as four days.
They advised customer to change both their network and router passwords.
Source: https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/thousands-of-customers-at-risk-following-virgin-media-hack-848045
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/virgin-media
"id": "vir2141311022",
"linkid": "virgin-media",
"type": "Data Leak",
"date": "06/2017",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 800000,
'industry': 'Telecommunications',
'name': 'VIRGIN Media',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Home Networks and Connected Appliances',
'customer_advisories': ['Change network and router passwords'],
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 800000,
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Customer Information'},
'description': 'VIRGIN Media was targeted by a cyber attack that exposed '
"800,000 customers' information. Hackers accessed home "
'networks and connected appliances in as little as four days. '
'The company advised customers to change both their network '
'and router passwords.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Customer Information'],
'systems_affected': ['Home Networks', 'Connected Appliances']},
'recommendations': ['Change network and router passwords'],
'response': {'remediation_measures': ['Advised customers to change network '
'and router passwords']},
'threat_actor': 'Hackers',
'title': 'VIRGIN Media Cyber Attack',
'type': 'Data Breach'}