Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2022-07-08 00:00:00
Affected organization: Congress.gov
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: External Denial of Service
Motive: Protest
Actor: Killnet
Actor type: Hacktivist
Actor country: Russian Federation
Description: Killnet, a pro-Russian cybercrime group briefly attacks the Congress.gov website with a DDoS.