The government websites and the websites used by the FBI in the UK were targeted by a group of teenage hackers in a cyber attack.
They also targeted the heavily used” Home Office website which provides information about various subjects including passports and immigration back in 2013.
All the members of the group were identified in the investigation and then were charged with various charges.
Source: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/solihull-teenager-carried-out-cyber-9880001
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/uk-home-office
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"linkid": "uk-home-office",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "08/2015",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "6",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the economy of a geographical region"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Sector',
'location': 'UK',
'name': 'UK Government',
'type': 'Government'},
{'industry': 'Public Sector',
'location': 'UK',
'name': 'FBI',
'type': 'Law Enforcement'},
{'industry': 'Public Sector',
'location': 'UK',
'name': 'Home Office',
'type': 'Government Department'}],
'description': 'The government websites and the websites used by the FBI in '
'the UK were targeted by a group of teenage hackers in a cyber '
'attack. They also targeted the heavily used Home Office '
'website which provides information about various subjects '
'including passports and immigration back in 2013. All the '
'members of the group were identified in the investigation and '
'then were charged with various charges.',
'impact': {'systems_affected': ['Government websites',
'FBI websites',
'Home Office website']},
'investigation_status': 'Resolved',
'threat_actor': 'Group of teenage hackers',
'title': 'Cyber Attack on UK Government and FBI Websites',
'type': 'Cyber Attack'}