Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2022-06-16 00:00:00
Affected organization: St. Petersburg International Economic Forum
Affected country: Russian Federation
Industry: Other Services (except Public Administration)
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: External Denial of Services
Motive: Protest
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: Russian President Vladimir Putin was forced to delay his speech at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum after a cyberattack disrupted the accreditation system. The DDoS started the day before and mobile internet access in the area appeared also to be cut off.