Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2022-10-19 00:00:00
Affected organization: The Crown Prosecution Service
Affected country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: External Denial of Services
Motive: Protest
Actor: XakNet
Actor type: Hacktivist
Actor country: Russian Federation
Description: XakNet claims to have conducted a DDoS attack against the website of the principal public agency for conducting criminal prosecutions in England and Wales.