Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2015-04-12 00:00:00
Affected organization: Montreal Police Department
Affected country: Canada
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: External Denial of Service
Motive: Protest
Actor: Anonymous (Quebec)
Actor type: Hacktivist
Actor country: Canada
Description: The hacker group Anonymous Quebec takes down the Montreal Police department website and the officers' union to protest against the brutality used during student demonstrations.