Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2022-12-13 00:00:00
Affected organization: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: External Denial of Services
Motive: Protest
Actor: Mirai
Actor type: Hacktivist
Actor country: Russian Federation
Description: Mirai, a KillNet-affiliated collective, claims to have conducted a DDoS attack against the website of a US agency responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research.