Cybersecurity incident — 2016-08-09 00:00:00
Affected organization: Australian Bureau of Statistics (abs.gov.au)
Affected country: Australia
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: External Denial of Service
Motive: Undetermined
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined

Millions of Australian citizens hoping to take part in the country's first ever digital census are left frustrated after the website used to complete the survey is taken down by a DDoS attack.