Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2023-02-21 00:00:00
Affected organization: All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK)
Affected country: Russian Federation
Industry: Information
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: External Denial of Service
Motive: Protest
Actor: IT Army of Ukraine
Actor type: Hacktivist
Actor country: Ukraine
Description: A suspected distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack downs several websites broadcasting President Putin's state on the nation. IT Army of Ukraine claims responsibility for the attack.