Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2016-12-31 00:00:00
Affected organization: Turkish Energy Ministry
Affected country: Turkey
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Physical Attack
Motive: Undetermined
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: Sources from the Energy Ministry claim that a major cyber-attack is the source of the widespread electricity cuts across Istanbul.