The Norwegian Nobel Institute

Nobel Foundation and the Norwegian Nobel Institute's site were hit by a DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack.

The attack aimed to subject the website to extremely high loads and tried to prevent any updates about the Nobel Prize and the achievements of the Nobel Laureates.

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nobel-foundation-site-hit-by-ddos-attack-on-award-day/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/the-norwegian-nobel-institute

"id": "the04721422",
"linkid": "the-norwegian-nobel-institute",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "12/2021",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education and Research',
                        'location': 'Stockholm, Sweden',
                        'name': 'Nobel Foundation',
                        'type': 'Non-profit Organization'},
                       {'industry': 'Education and Research',
                        'location': 'Oslo, Norway',
                        'name': 'Norwegian Nobel Institute',
                        'type': 'Non-profit Organization'}],
 'attack_vector': 'DDoS',
 'description': "The Nobel Foundation and the Norwegian Nobel Institute's site "
                'were hit by a DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack. '
                'The attack aimed to subject the website to extremely high '
                'loads and tried to prevent any updates about the Nobel Prize '
                'and the achievements of the Nobel Laureates.',
 'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'High',
            'operational_impact': 'High',
            'systems_affected': ['Website']},
 'motivation': 'Disruption of Service',
 'title': 'DDoS Attack on Nobel Foundation and Norwegian Nobel Institute',
 'type': 'DDoS Attack'}