Exploit: Malware
Foxtons: Property Management
Risk to Small Business: 2.671 = Moderate
UK estate agency Foxtons was hit with a malware attack that impacted agency services, including a temporary shutdown of its MyFoxtons customer portal. The company describes the incident as a limited malware incident that infected a small part of the business but did not cause the loss of any data about its clients.
Individual Risk: No individual information has been reported as compromised in this incident.
Customers Impacted: Unknown
How it Could Affect Your Customers’ Business: Ransomware can steal data, but it can also just shut a business down. Even a partially successful attack that doesn’t exfiltrate data or infect the entire network is a headache.
Source:
https://propertyindustryeye.com/foxtons-hit-by-cyber-attack