A group of hackers protested against the Austin Police Department by attacking the servers of The City of Austin’s websites.
The attack just impact the user-facing web pages and things like bill pay, AE, or other sites still remained accessible.
Source: https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/city-of-austin-websites-down-hackers-anonymous-taking-credit/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/city-of-austin
"id": "cit19407222",
"linkid": "city-of-austin",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "06/2020",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Administration',
'location': 'Austin, Texas',
'name': 'The City of Austin',
'type': 'Government'}],
'attack_vector': 'Web Server Attack',
'description': 'A group of hackers protested against the Austin Police '
'Department by attacking the servers of The City of Austin’s '
'websites. The attack only impacted the user-facing web pages, '
'while other services like bill pay and AE remained '
'accessible.',
'impact': {'systems_affected': ['User-facing web pages']},
'motivation': 'Protest against the Austin Police Department',
'threat_actor': 'Hackers',
'title': "Hacker Attack on The City of Austin's Websites",
'type': 'Hacker Attack'}