“We saw hacktivists shift to go after smaller targets and low hanging fruit like universities or small subsections of a government. Even if a site is down for 30 seconds, the hacktivists get a screenshot and then they can say they took it down.” Harrison Van Riper – Sr. Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst at MITRE
Source: Wired
About Harrison Van Riper:
Harrison is a Senior Intelligence Analyst at Red Canary. Prior to this, he supported the ATT&CK framework at MITRE and produced finished cybercriminal intelligence reports at Digital Shadows before that. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Texas State University and Master’s degree in Information Technology and Management from The University of Texas at Dallas.