Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2016-09-01 00:00:00
Affected organization: Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Affected country: Afghanistan
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Message Manipulation
Motive: Protest
Actor: Ghost Squad
Actor type: Hacktivist
Actor country: United States of America
Description: Hacktivist group Ghost Squad Hackers (GSH) defaced 12 websites belonging to the Afghan government.