Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2016-08-09 00:00:00
Affected organization: Australian Bureau of Statistics (abs.gov.au)
Affected country: Australia
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: External Denial of Service
Motive: Undetermined
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: Millions of Australian citizens hoping to take part in the country's first ever digital census are left frustrated after the website used to complete the survey is taken down by a DDoS attack.