Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2015-05-17 00:00:00
Affected organization: Chilean National Municipal Information System
Affected country: Chile
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Mixed
Event subtype: Exploitation of Application Server,Message Manipulation
Motive: Protest
Actor: CyberBloc
Actor type: Hacktivist
Actor country: Chile
Description: Anonymous hacks the official website of Chile's National Municipal Information System (sinim.gov.cl), defacing it and leaking login details of officials. The attack is done in support of student protests against the government's education policy. The hacker behind the attack goes by CyberBloc.