Financedata breach5 min read
Financial Services Data Breach
Downtime Duration
2 weeks
Estimated Costs
£20 million
Records Exposed
6.6 million
Operational Impact
- Administrator Credentials Compromised
- Customers' Data Stolen
- Data Protection Fine
Summary
Compromised admin credentials lead to theft of 6.6 million customer records.
Full Analysis
Compromised administrator credentials gave attackers access to sensitive customer data at a major financial institution. Over 6.6 million customer records were exfiltrated, leading to regulatory fines and a costly remediation effort.