Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2015-06-08 00:00:00
Affected organization: US Army
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Message Manipulation
Motive: Undetermined
Actor: Syrian Electronic Army
Actor type: Hacktivist
Actor country: Syrian Arab Republic
Description: The official website of the US Army (army.mil) is defaced by attackers claiming to be associated with the Syrian Electronic Army. In addition to a message on the page claiming attriubtion, the attackers also include a pop-up message to anyone visiting: "Your commanders admit they are training the people they have sent you to die fighting."