Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2022-08-23 00:00:00
Affected organization: Maldovan Tax Service
Affected country: Moldova (the Republic of)
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: External Denial of Services
Motive: Protest
Actor: Killnet
Actor type: Hacktivist
Actor country: Russian Federation
Description: Killnet announced a campaign against a number of Moldovan state institutions and companies. According to the Moldovan Information Technology and Cyber ÃÆÃÂ¢ÃÂ¢'ÃÂ¬'ÃÆÃÂ¢ÃÂ¢'ÃÂ¬'Security Service (STISC), the campaign lasted a minimum of 72 hours and targeted about 80 information systems, platforms and public portals.