Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2015-09-03 00:00:00
Affected organization: Greater Manchester Police
Affected country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: External Denial of Service
Motive: Undetermined
Actor: Prince AKA @n0w1337
Actor type: Hobbyist
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: The website of Greater Manchester Police in the UK (gmp.police.uk) is hit by two DDoS attacks. A Twitter account going by the handle @n0w1337 claims responsibility for the attack.