Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2015-11-21 00:00:00
Affected organization: Japan Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry
Affected country: Japan
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: External Denial of Service
Motive: Undetermined
Actor: Anonymous
Actor type: Hacktivist
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: The website of Japan's Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry is taken down by a DDoS attack. The Anonymous collective claims responsibility.