Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2017-08-07 00:00:00
Affected organization: Government of Venezuela website
Affected country: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Message Manipulation
Motive: Protest
Actor: The Binary Guardians
Actor type: Hacktivist
Actor country: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Description: A hacking collective called The Binary Guardians defaces roughly 40 Venezuelan websites including those of the government, the Supreme Court and the legislature.