Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2019-12-05 00:00:00
Affected organization: Financial institutions in Ethiopia
Affected country: Ethiopia
Industry: Finance and Insurance
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: External Denial of Service
Motive: Undetermined
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: The Ethiopia Information Network Security Agency (INSA) reveals that a cyber attack directed at financial institutions in the country forced the agency to disconnect the Internet in the country for up to 20 minutes.