Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2015-08-01 00:00:00
Affected organization: Etowah County Sheriff's Office
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Message Manipulation
Motive: Undetermined
Actor: MuhmadEmad
Actor type: Hacktivist
Actor country: United States of America
Description: MuhmadEmad, an anti-ISIS Kurdish hacker, defaces the websites of the Etowah County Sheriff's Office and Hardin Center (etowahcountysheriff.com and culturalarts.com) posting a message against the Islamic State.