Cybersecurity incident — 2016-06-02 00:00:00
Affected organization: London Stock Exchange (LSE)
Affected country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Industry: Finance and Insurance
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: External Denial of Service
Motive: Protest
Actor: Anonymous
Actor type: Hacktivist
Actor country: Undetermined

Hackers affiliated to the Anonymous collective claim to have taken down the London Stock Exchange in the name of OpIcarus.