Breach taxonomy
Summary
On July 25, 2024, a former executive officer of Meta Materials Inc. deliberately deactivated the company's website, corporate email, and other IT systems before departing the organization. The sabotage caused immediate disruption to the company's online presence and internal operations. The company took steps to restore systems and engaged legal counsel to address the former employee's actions.
Tagging rationale
ThreatPriv Insider
Filing explicitly states that a former executive officer of the company deliberately deactivated IT systems → PRIV-INSIDER.
MethodsSystem OutagePriv Abuse
The former executive used privileged administrative access to deliberately shut down systems (PRIV-ABUSE), resulting in a system outage (SYSTEM-OUTAGE).