South African National Defence Force

The South African news site Daily Maverick claimed that an Indian DDoS strike forced them to restrict the whole domain of India in order to safeguard its website.

The claimed attack came a day after the portal published information stating that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had refused to leave his plane at Waterkloof Air Force Base in Pretoria in order to attend the 2023 BRICS Summit.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/explained-cyber-attack-on-south-african-news-site-that-reported-on-modi-during-brics-summit/article67244025.ece

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/south-african-national-defense-force

"id": "sou0474923",
"linkid": "south-african-national-defense-force",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "08/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Media',
                        'location': 'South Africa',
                        'name': 'Daily Maverick',
                        'type': 'News Site'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)',
 'description': 'The South African news site Daily Maverick claimed that an '
                'Indian DDoS strike forced them to restrict the whole domain '
                'of India in order to safeguard its website.',
 'impact': {'operational_impact': 'Forced to restrict the whole domain of '
                                  'India'},
 'motivation': 'Retaliation for publishing information about Indian Prime '
               'Minister Narendra Modi',
 'response': {'containment_measures': 'Restricted the whole domain of India'},
 'threat_actor': 'Indian DDoS strike',
 'title': 'DDoS Attack on Daily Maverick',
 'type': 'DDoS Attack'}