City of Killeen, Texas

City of Killeen, Texas

The City of Killeen's website was hit by a targeted cyberattack in August 2016.

Visitors to the Killeen's website were welcomed with a message of “HACKED BY llJACKSPARROWll” along with an image of a Turkish Flag and Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

They immediately started an investigation and restored the website.

Source: https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/turkish-hackers-launch-second-cyber-attack-on-killeens-website/65-298610157

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/city-of-killeen-texas

"id": "cit10583622",
"linkid": "city-of-killeen-texas",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "08/2016",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Administration',
                        'location': 'Killeen, Texas, USA',
                        'name': 'City of Killeen',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Website Defacement',
 'date_detected': '2016-08',
 'description': "The City of Killeen's website was hit by a targeted "
                "cyberattack in August 2016. Visitors to the Killeen's website "
                'were welcomed with a message of “HACKED BY llJACKSPARROWll” '
                'along with an image of a Turkish Flag and Turkey President '
                'Recep Tayyip Erdogan. They immediately started an '
                'investigation and restored the website.',
 'impact': {'systems_affected': ["City of Killeen's Website"]},
 'motivation': 'Political',
 'response': {'remediation_measures': ['Restored the website']},
 'threat_actor': 'llJACKSPARROWll',
 'title': "Cyberattack on City of Killeen's Website",
 'type': 'Website Defacement'}
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