Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2022-09-07 00:00:00
Affected organization: Unidentified Government ministry #1
Affected country: Japan
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: External Denial of Service
Motive: Protest
Actor: Killnet
Actor type: Hacktivist
Actor country: Russian Federation
Description: The RussiaÃÆÃÂ¢ÃÂ¢'ÃÂ¬"affiliated group Killnet claims responsibility for a series of cyberÃÆÃÂ¢ÃÂ¢'ÃÂ¬"attacks against Japanese companies and 20 websites across four government ministries.