Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2016-06-12 00:00:00
Affected organization: South African Broadcasting Corporation
Affected country: South Africa
Industry: Information
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: External Denial of Service
Motive: Protest
Actor: Anonymous
Actor type: Hacktivist
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), the country's official state news broadcaster, confirms that it suffered a wave of cyberattacks orchestrated by a hacktivist aligned with the Anonymous collective.