An industry group claims that a number of UK-based voice over internet protocol (VoIP) service providers have been victims of a "unprecedented" and coordinated cyberattack.
DDoS attacks seek to take down or otherwise render inaccessible a website or online service by saturating it with internet traffic.
They investigated root of the issue, as well as maintaining regular touch with the UK government and National Cyber Security Center.
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59053876
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/itspa-uk
"id": "com1936181122",
"linkid": "itspa-uk",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "10/2021",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Telecommunications',
'location': 'UK',
'type': 'VoIP Service Providers'}],
'attack_vector': 'DDoS',
'description': 'An industry group claims that a number of UK-based voice over '
'internet protocol (VoIP) service providers have been victims '
'of an unprecedented and coordinated cyberattack. DDoS attacks '
'seek to take down or otherwise render inaccessible a website '
'or online service by saturating it with internet traffic.',
'impact': {'systems_affected': ['VoIP Services']},
'investigation_status': 'They investigated root of the issue, as well as '
'maintaining regular touch with the UK government and '
'National Cyber Security Center.',
'title': 'Coordinated Cyberattack on UK-based VoIP Providers',
'type': 'DDoS Attack'}