Moscow Stock Exchange website went offline after it was targeted by a crowdsourced community of hackers endorsed by Kyiv officials.
The attack was initiated after the Ukraine’s deputy prime minister announced the formation of the IT Army on Twitter .
The shares of Russian companies plummeted after the country’s invasion of Ukraine and the condition got worsened with the atatck.
Source: https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/moscow-exchange-cyber-attack/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/moscow-exchange
"id": "mos15306522",
"linkid": "moscow-exchange",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "02/2022",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "9",
"explanation": "Attack that could bring to a war"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Finance',
'location': 'Moscow, Russia',
'name': 'Moscow Stock Exchange',
'type': 'Stock Exchange'}],
'attack_vector': 'Website Targeting',
'description': 'Moscow Stock Exchange website went offline after it was '
'targeted by a crowdsourced community of hackers endorsed by '
'Kyiv officials. The attack was initiated after the Ukraine’s '
'deputy prime minister announced the formation of the IT Army '
'on Twitter. The shares of Russian companies plummeted after '
'the country’s invasion of Ukraine and the condition got '
'worsened with the attack.',
'impact': {'operational_impact': 'Website Offline',
'systems_affected': ['Moscow Stock Exchange Website']},
'motivation': 'Political and Economic Disruption',
'threat_actor': 'Crowdsourced community of hackers endorsed by Kyiv officials',
'title': 'Moscow Stock Exchange Website Offline Due to Hacker Attack',
'type': 'DDoS Attack'}