Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2017-08-18 00:00:00
Affected organization: 22 GOP Senators
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of Application Server
Motive: Protest
Actor: Anonymous
Actor type: Hacktivist
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: Hacktivist collective Anonymous reportedly leaks the private contact details of 22 GOP senators, in the wake of the Charlottesville violence and US President Donald Trump's controversial response to the event, asking for Trump's impeachment.