Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2016-01-08 00:00:00
Affected organization: Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Affected country: Nigeria
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: External Denial of Service
Motive: Protest
Actor: Anonymous (Nigeria)
Actor type: Hacktivist
Actor country: Nigeria
Description: In the name of #OpNigeria and #OpCorruption, the Nigerian branch of the Anonymous takes down several government websites.