Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2022-07-20 00:00:00
Affected organization: Gysinoozerskaya Hydro-Power Plant
Affected country: Russian Federation
Industry: Utilities
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Physical Attack
Motive: Protest
Actor: GhostSec
Actor type: Hacktivist
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: An explosion was reported at the Gysinoozerskaya Hydro-Power Plant in Russia leading to the subsequent emergency shutdown of the power plan. The GhostSec threat actor claimed responsibility for this attack. GhostSec justified its cyberattack as a response against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.