stu8king/securityincidents · Datasets at Hugging Face

105

Duqu

Stuxnet- related malware Duqu targets industrial infrastructure targets around the world, especially in Iran.

2009-01-01

2011-01-01

Attack conducted by nation state (generic “state-attribution” or direct attribution towards specific state-entities, e.g., intelligence agencies); Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), politicized

null

Incident disclosed by IT-security company

Data theft; Hijacking without Misuse

null

['Iran, Islamic Republic of', 'France', 'Ukraine', 'Australia', 'Hungary', 'Netherlands', 'Indonesia', 'Spain', 'India', 'Switzerland']

[['ASIA', 'MENA', 'MEA'], ['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'WESTEU'], ['EUROPE', 'EASTEU'], ['OC'], ['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'EASTEU'], ['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'WESTEU'], ['ASIA', 'SCS', 'SEA'], ['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU'], ['ASIA', 'SASIA', 'SCO'], ['EUROPE', 'WESTEU']]

[['Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)']]

null

['Unknown']

['State']

null

1

2011-01-01 00:00:00

Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF)

IT-security community attributes attacker

null

Unknown

State

null

['https://theintercept.com/2014/11/12/stuxnet/']

International power

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

Hijacking, not used - empowerment (incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

3

Moderate - high political importance

3

null

0

null

['http://www.symantec.com/content/en/us/enterprise/media/security_response/whitepapers/w32_duqu_the_precursor_to_the_next_stuxnet.pdf', 'https://www.crysys.hu/publications/files/bencsathPBF11duqu.pdf', 'https://theintercept.com/2014/11/12/stuxnet/']

106

Campaign "Sandworm" - 2009

A cyberespionage campaign believed to be based in Russia has been targeting government leaders and institutions for nearly five years, according to researchers with iSight Partners.

2009-01-01

2014-01-01

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

Attack conducted by a state-affiliated group (includes state-sanctioned, state-supported, state-controlled but officially non-state actors) (“cyber-proxies”) / a group that is generally attributed as state-affiliated ;

Incident disclosed by IT-security company

Data theft

null

['United States', 'Poland', 'Slovakia', 'Ukraine', 'Belgium']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM'], ['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'EASTEU'], ['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'EASTEU'], ['EUROPE', 'EASTEU'], ['EUROPE', 'EU', 'NATO', 'WESTEU']]

[['State institutions / political system', 'International / supranational organization', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Social groups', 'Other'], ['State institutions / political system', 'International / supranational organization', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Social groups', 'Other'], ['State institutions / political system', 'International / supranational organization', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Social groups', 'Other'], ['State institutions / political system', 'International / supranational organization', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Social groups', 'Other'], ['State institutions / political system', 'International / supranational organization', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Social groups', 'Other']]

[['Military', '', 'Defence industry', 'Advocacy / activists (e.g. human rights organizations)', ''], ['Military', '', 'Defence industry', 'Advocacy / activists (e.g. human rights organizations)', ''], ['Military', '', 'Defence industry', 'Advocacy / activists (e.g. human rights organizations)', ''], ['Military', '', 'Defence industry', 'Advocacy / activists (e.g. human rights organizations)', ''], ['Military', '', 'Defence industry', 'Advocacy / activists (e.g. human rights organizations)', '']]

['Sandworm/VOODOO Bear/Quedagh/TeleBots/IRON VIKING/Black Energy/IRIDIUM/ELECTRUM/G0034 (GRU, Main Centre for Special Technologies (GTsST) Military Unit 74455)']

['Russia']

['Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested']

null

1

2014-01-01 00:00:00

Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF)

IT-security community attributes attacker

null

Sandworm/VOODOO Bear/Quedagh/TeleBots/IRON VIKING/Black Energy/IRIDIUM/ELECTRUM/G0034 (GRU, Main Centre for Special Technologies (GTsST) Military Unit 74455)

Russia

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

null

[]

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

Yes

One

null

false

For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

2

Moderate - high political importance

2

null

0

null

0

null

0

null

0

euro

null

0

null

['https://www.wired.com/2014/10/russian-sandworm-hack-isight/']

107

Operation "Snowglobe"

A collection of computer trojans that have been used since 2009 to steal data from government agencies, military contractors, media organizations and other companies is tied to cyber espionage malware possibly created by French intelligence agencies, according to a presentation by the Communications Security Establishment of Canada (until 2014 reffered to as CSEC), created in 2011 and revealed by Edward Snowden.

2009-01-01

2015-01-01

Attack conducted by nation state (generic “state-attribution” or direct attribution towards specific state-entities, e.g., intelligence agencies); Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

null

Incident disclosed by third-party-actor (e.g., Citizen Lab, Amnesty International, whistleblowers) or authorities of another state

Data theft

null

['United States', 'Netherlands', 'Syria', 'Germany', 'Algeria', 'Russia', 'Spain', 'Iran, Islamic Republic of', 'China', 'Norway']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM'], ['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'WESTEU'], ['ASIA', 'MENA', 'MEA'], ['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'WESTEU'], ['AFRICA', 'NAF', 'MENA'], ['EUROPE', 'EASTEU', 'CSTO', 'SCO'], ['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU'], ['ASIA', 'MENA', 'MEA'], ['ASIA', 'SCS', 'EASIA', 'NEA', 'SCO'], ['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'NORTHEU']]

[['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Social groups', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Social groups', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Social groups', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Social groups', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Social groups', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Social groups', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Social groups', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Social groups', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Social groups', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Social groups', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media']]

[['', 'Defence industry', 'Advocacy / activists (e.g. human rights organizations)', '', ''], ['', 'Defence industry', 'Advocacy / activists (e.g. human rights organizations)', '', ''], ['', 'Defence industry', 'Advocacy / activists (e.g. human rights organizations)', '', ''], ['', 'Defence industry', 'Advocacy / activists (e.g. human rights organizations)', '', ''], ['', 'Defence industry', 'Advocacy / activists (e.g. human rights organizations)', '', ''], ['', 'Defence industry', 'Advocacy / activists (e.g. human rights organizations)', '', ''], ['', 'Defence industry', 'Advocacy / activists (e.g. human rights organizations)', '', ''], ['', 'Defence industry', 'Advocacy / activists (e.g. human rights organizations)', '', ''], ['', 'Defence industry', 'Advocacy / activists (e.g. human rights organizations)', '', ''], ['', 'Defence industry', 'Advocacy / activists (e.g. human rights organizations)', '', '']]

['Snowglobe/Animal Farm']

['France']

['State']

null

3

2011-01-01; 2015-03-06; 2015-01-01

Media report (e.g., Reuters makes an attribution statement, without naming further sources); Anonymous statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements of unnamed officials, or persons with knowledge into the matter etc.); Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF)

Attribution by third-party; IT-security community attributes attacker; Attribution by third-party

Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC); Kaspersky; nan

null

Canada; Russia; nan

Snowglobe/Animal Farm; Snowglobe/Animal Farm; Snowglobe/Animal Farm

France; Unknown; France

State; Unknown - not attributed; State

null

['https://www.computerworld.com/article/2894379/cyberespionage-arsenal-could-be-tied-to-french-intelligence.html', 'https://www.cfr.org/interactive/cyber-operations/search?keys=Animal']

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

Not available

Data Exfiltration

Not available

false

For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

Not available

none

2

Moderate - high political importance

2

null

0

null

0

null

0

null

0

euro

null

0

null

['https://www.computerworld.com/article/2894379/cyberespionage-arsenal-could-be-tied-to-french-intelligence.html', 'https://www.cfr.org/interactive/cyber-operations/search?keys=Animal']

108

NSA vs. Chinese telecommunication (Operation Shotgiant)

The United States government (NSA) is hacking Chinese mobile phone companies, amongst others Huawei, since 2009 to gather data from millions of text messages

2009-01-01

Attack conducted by nation state (generic “state-attribution” or direct attribution towards specific state-entities, e.g., intelligence agencies)

null

Incident disclosed by third-party-actor (e.g., Citizen Lab, Amnesty International, whistleblowers) or authorities of another state

Data theft

null

['China']

[['ASIA', 'SCS', 'EASIA', 'NEA', 'SCO']]

[['Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)']]

null

['NSA/Equation Group']

['United States']

['State']

null

2

2013-01-01; 2013-01-01

Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF); Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media

Attribution by third-party; Media-based attribution

null

NSA/Equation Group; NSA/Equation Group

United States; United States

State; State

null

[]

International power

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

2

Moderate - high political importance

2

null

0

null

['https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/hongkong/10137215/Edward-Snowden-claims-US-hacks-Chinese-phone-messages.html']

109

NSA vs. Tshinghua University (Operation Shotgiant)

The NSA is also hacking Tsinghua University, "which is home to one of the mainland's six major backbone networks from where Internetdata from millions of Chinese citizens can be gathered"

2009-01-01

2013-01-01

Attack conducted by nation state (generic “state-attribution” or direct attribution towards specific state-entities, e.g., intelligence agencies)

null

Incident disclosed by third-party-actor (e.g., Citizen Lab, Amnesty International, whistleblowers) or authorities of another state

Data theft

null

['China']

[['ASIA', 'SCS', 'EASIA', 'NEA', 'SCO']]

[['Critical infrastructure', 'Science']]

[['Telecommunications', '']]

['NSA/Equation Group']

['United States']

['State']

null

2

2013-01-01; 2013-01-01

Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF); Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media

Attribution by third-party; Media-based attribution

null

NSA/Equation Group; NSA/Equation Group

United States; United States

State; State

null

[]

International power

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

2

Moderate - high political importance

2

null

0

null

[]

110

NSA vs. Pacnet (Operation Shotgiant)

The NSA was hacking Asia Pacific fibre-optic network operator Pacnet to steal millions of text messages

2009-01-01

Attack conducted by nation state (generic “state-attribution” or direct attribution towards specific state-entities, e.g., intelligence agencies)

null

Incident disclosed by third-party-actor (e.g., Citizen Lab, Amnesty International, whistleblowers) or authorities of another state

Data theft

null

['China']

[['ASIA', 'SCS', 'EASIA', 'NEA', 'SCO']]

[['Critical infrastructure']]

[['Telecommunications']]

['NSA/Equation Group']

['United States']

['State']

null

2

2013-01-01; 2013-01-01

Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF); Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media

Attribution by third-party; Media-based attribution

null

NSA/Equation Group; NSA/Equation Group

United States; United States

State; State

null

[]

International power

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

2

Moderate - high political importance

2

null

0

null

[]

111

Panama-Pegasus-Software

The president from Panama used the Pegasus Spyware to spy on members of the opposition in congress.

2009-01-01

2014-01-01

Attack conducted by nation state (generic “state-attribution” or direct attribution towards specific state-entities, e.g., intelligence agencies); Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), politicized

null

Incident disclosed by third-party-actor (e.g., Citizen Lab, Amnesty International, whistleblowers) or authorities of another state

Data theft

null

['Panama']

[['CENTAM']]

[['State institutions / political system', 'Social groups', 'Social groups']]

[['Legislative', 'Advocacy / activists (e.g. human rights organizations)', 'Political opposition / dissidents / expats']]

null

['Panama']

['State']

null

2

2017-01-01; 2017-01-01

Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF); Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media

Attribution by third-party; Media-based attribution

null

Panama; Panama

State; State

null

['https://www.univision.com/univision-news/latin-america/growing-scandal-in-latin-america-over-pegasus-spy-hacking-program']

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: non-sensitive information (incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://www.univision.com/univision-news/latin-america/growing-scandal-in-latin-america-over-pegasus-spy-hacking-program']

112

DDOS against Kyrgyz Internet

Presumably Russian hackers conduct DDoS attack against Kyrgyz Internet server provider website

2009-01-18

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals

Attack conducted by a state-affiliated group (includes state-sanctioned, state-supported, state-controlled but officially non-state actors) (“cyber-proxies”) / a group that is generally attributed as state-affiliated

Incident disclosed by IT-security company

Disruption

null

['Kyrgyzstan']

[['ASIA', 'CENTAS', 'CSTO', 'SCS']]

[['Critical infrastructure']]

[['Telecommunications']]

null

['Russia']

['Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested']

null

1

2009-01-01 00:00:00

Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF)

IT-security community attributes attacker

null

Russia

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

null

[]

International power

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

true

none

Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://www.secureworks.com/blog/research-20957']

113

Chinese Attack against Bill Nelson

Chinese Hackers break into US Senator Bill Nelson's office computers

2009-02-01

2009-03-01

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), politicized

null

Incident disclosed by victim

Data theft

null

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Legislative']]

null

['China']

['Unknown - not attributed']

null

1

null

Statement in media report and political statement/technical report

Receiver attributes attacker

null

China

Unknown - not attributed

null

['https://www.govinfosecurity.com/senator-office-computers-breached-a-1305']

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: non-sensitive information (incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://www.cfr.org/interactive/cyber-operations/compromise-office-senator-ben-nelson', 'http://web.archive.org/web/20090323095526/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docid=news-000003080993', 'https://www.govinfosecurity.com/senator-office-computers-breached-a-1305']

114

FAA-Hack 2009

FAA Computer Hacked, 45,000 Names Accessed, culprit unknown.

2009-02-04

2009-02-10

Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

null

Incident disclosed by victim

Data theft

null

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Civil service / administration']]

null

['Unknown']

['Unknown - not attributed']

null

1

null

Attribution given, type unclear

Media-based attribution

null

Unknown

Unknown - not attributed

null

['https://fcw.com/articles/2009/02/23/faa-data-breach.aspx']

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: non-sensitive information (incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://www.crn.com/news/security/213402688/faa-computer-hacked-45000-names-accessed.htm?itc=refresh', 'https://fcw.com/articles/2009/02/23/faa-data-breach.aspx']

115

Attack on US DHS

Unknown hackers steal personal data from US Homeland Security Information Network

2009-03-01

2009-04-01

Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

null

Incident disclosed by media (without further information on source)

Data theft

null

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

null

['Unknown']

['Unknown - not attributed']

null

1

null

Attribution given, type unclear

Media-based attribution

null

Unknown

Unknown - not attributed

null

[]

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: non-sensitive information (incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://fcw.com/articles/2009/05/13/web-dhs-hsin-intrusion-hack.aspx']

116

2chan Hack

In march 2009, the Korean netizens mounted an attack on Japan’s largest Internet site, 2ch(www.2ch.net).

2009-03-01

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['Japan']

[['ASIA', 'SCS', 'NEA']]

[['Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)']]

null

['Korea, Republic of']

['Non-state-group']

['Hacktivist(s)']

1

null

Self-attribution in the course of the attack (e.g., via defacement statements on websites)

Attacker confirms

null

Korea, Republic of

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

System / ideology

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

true

none

Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/08/113_71421.html']

117

Retaliation for 2chan Hack

Japanese Internet warriors assaulted the Website of the South Korea’s Presidential Office.

2009-03-01

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['Korea, Republic of']

[['ASIA', 'SCS', 'NEA']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

null

['Japan']

['Non-state-group']

['Hacktivist(s)']

1

null

Self-attribution in the course of the attack (e.g., via defacement statements on websites)

Attacker confirms

null

Japan

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

['http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/08/113_71421.html']

System / ideology

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

true

none

Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/08/113_71421.html']

118

Power Grid US Incident

According to a Wall Street Journal report citing details from anonymous current and former US security officials, cyber spies have infiltrated the US power grid and left behind software programmes that could be used to disrupt the grid. The threat actors are believed to have been on a mission to navigate the US power grid and its controls. While the intruders did not attempt to damage the power grid or other critical infrastructure, officials warned that they could try to do so in the event of a crisis or war. The intruders were not detected by the companies responsible for the infrastructure, but by US intelligence agencies, officials said. Officials said other infrastructure systems, such as water or sewage systems, were also at risk.

2009-04-01

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals

Attack conducted by a state-affiliated group (includes state-sanctioned, state-supported, state-controlled but officially non-state actors) (“cyber-proxies”) / a group that is generally attributed as state-affiliated

Incident disclosed by media (without further information on source); Incident disclosed by authorities of victim state

Hijacking without Misuse

[['Not available']]

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['Critical infrastructure']]

[['Energy']]

['Not available']

['China', 'Russia']

['Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested']

null

1

2009-04-08; 2009-04-08

Anonymous statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements of unnamed officials, or persons with knowledge into the matter etc.); Anonymous statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements of unnamed officials, or persons with knowledge into the matter etc.)

Attribution by receiver government / state entity; Attribution by receiver government / state entity

null

United States; United States

null

China; Russia

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested; Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

null

['https://www.fbiic.gov/public/2009/april/ElectricityGrid_in_U.S.PenetratedBySpies-WSJ.com.pdf']

International power

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

none

Hijacking, not used - empowerment (incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

0

null

0

null

0

euro

null

0

null

Cyber espionage

null

['https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB123914805204099085', 'https://twitter.com/vmyths/status/1626657235047702543', 'https://www.computerworld.com/article/2524012/report--cybercriminals-have-penetrated-u-s--electrical-grid.html', 'https://www.fbiic.gov/public/2009/april/ElectricityGrid_in_U.S.PenetratedBySpies-WSJ.com.pdf']

119

Operation Dreadnought

The NSA spied on the iranian leader Ayatollah Khamenei.

2009-05-01

Attack conducted by nation state (generic “state-attribution” or direct attribution towards specific state-entities, e.g., intelligence agencies)

null

Incident disclosed by third-party-actor (e.g., Citizen Lab, Amnesty International, whistleblowers) or authorities of another state

Data theft

null

['Iran, Islamic Republic of']

[['ASIA', 'MENA', 'MEA']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['NSA/Equation Group', 'GCHQ']

['United States', 'United Kingdom']

['State', 'State']

null

2

2013-01-01; 2013-01-01; 2013-01-01; 2013-01-01; 2013-01-01; 2013-01-01; 2013-01-01; 2013-01-01

Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF); Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF); Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF); Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF); Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media; Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media; Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media; Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media

Attribution by third-party; Attribution by third-party; Attribution by third-party; Attribution by third-party; Media-based attribution; Media-based attribution; Media-based attribution; Media-based attribution

null

NSA/Equation Group; NSA/Equation Group; GCHQ; GCHQ; NSA/Equation Group; NSA/Equation Group; GCHQ; GCHQ

United States; United Kingdom; United States; United Kingdom; United States; United Kingdom; United States; United Kingdom

State; State; State; State; State; State; State; State

null

[]

International power

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 2

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

2

Moderate - high political importance

2

null

0

null

0

null

0

null

0

euro

null

0

null

['https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/03/world/no-morsel-too-minuscule-for-all-consuming-nsa.html?_r=0&pagewanted=all']

120

Fourth of July Incident

Presumably North Korea or pro-North Korean group(s) temporarily jams South Korean and US government and commercial websites.

2009-07-04

2009-07-09

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

Attack conducted by a state-affiliated group (includes state-sanctioned, state-supported, state-controlled but officially non-state actors) (“cyber-proxies”) / a group that is generally attributed as state-affiliated ;

Incident disclosed by victim

Disruption

null

['United States', 'Korea, Republic of']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM'], ['ASIA', 'SCS', 'NEA']]

[['State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)']]

[['Government / ministries', ''], ['Government / ministries', '']]

['Lazarus Group/Labyrinth Chollima/HIDDEN COBRA/Guardians of Peace/ZINC/NICKEL ACADEMY/NewRomanic Cyber Army Team/Whois Hacking Team/Appleworm/Group 77/G0032 (Reconnaissance General Bureau, Bureau 121, Unit 180, Lab 110)']

["Korea, Democratic People's Republic of"]

['Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested']

null

2

2009-01-01; 2009-01-01

Anonymous statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements of unnamed officials, or persons with knowledge into the matter etc.); Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF)

Attribution by receiver government / state entity; IT-security community attributes attacker

null

Lazarus Group/Labyrinth Chollima/HIDDEN COBRA/Guardians of Peace/ZINC/NICKEL ACADEMY/NewRomanic Cyber Army Team/Whois Hacking Team/Appleworm/Group 77/G0032 (Reconnaissance General Bureau, Bureau 121, Unit 180, Lab 110); Lazarus Group/Labyrinth Chollima/HIDDEN COBRA/Guardians of Peace/ZINC/NICKEL ACADEMY/NewRomanic Cyber Army Team/Whois Hacking Team/Appleworm/Group 77/G0032 (Reconnaissance General Bureau, Bureau 121, Unit 180, Lab 110)

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of; Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested; Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

null

['https://thediplomat.com/2013/08/cyber-security-in-south-korea-the-threat-within/', 'https://operationblockbuster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Operation-Blockbuster-Report.pdf']

System / ideology; International power

System/ideology; International power

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 3

0

null

No

null

true

none

Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

0

null

0

null

0

euro

null

0

null

['https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/09/technology/09cyber.html', 'https://thediplomat.com/2013/08/cyber-security-in-south-korea-the-threat-within/', 'https://operationblockbuster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Operation-Blockbuster-Report.pdf']

121

Melbourne Film Festival Hack

Chinese hack Melbourne film festival site to protest at Uighur documentary

2009-07-25

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['Australia']

[['OC']]

[['Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)']]

null

['China']

['Non-state-group']

['Hacktivist(s)']

1

null

Self-attribution in the course of the attack (e.g., via defacement statements on websites)

Attacker confirms

null

China

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

['https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/jul/26/rebiya-kadeer-melbourne-film-china', 'https://freedomhouse.org/sites/default/files/FOTN2011.pdf']

System / ideology; Secession

System/ideology; Secession

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 3

0

null

No

null

true

none

Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/jul/26/rebiya-kadeer-melbourne-film-china', 'https://freedomhouse.org/sites/default/files/FOTN2011.pdf']

122

Russian DDOS against US companies

Anti-Georgia Russian hackers may have been behind yesterday's global cyberattacks on Google, Facebook and Twitter. The organised webassaults completely shutdown socialnetworking site Twitter and disrupted access to Facebook—nearly a year to the day since the outbreak of the Georgia-Russia war.

2009-08-01

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals

null

Incident disclosed by media (without further information on source)

Disruption

null

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)']]

null

['Russia']

['Unknown - not attributed']

null

1

null

Attribution given, type unclear

Media-based attribution

null

Russia

Unknown - not attributed

null

[]

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

true

none

Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://www.foxnews.com/story/russian-hackers-eyed-in-attack-on-twitter-google-and-facebook']

123

Longterm Proxy Hacking Campaign

Two Chinese hackers were charged in 2020 to have operated a longterm hacking campaign against various targets in the western world, but mostly against the United States. Some of their attacks were on behalf of the Chinese MSS

2009-09-01

2014-01-01

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

Attack conducted by a state-affiliated group (includes state-sanctioned, state-supported, state-controlled but officially non-state actors) (“cyber-proxies”) / a group that is generally attributed as state-affiliated ;

Incident disclosed by authorities of victim state

Data theft; Hijacking with Misuse

null

['United States', 'Australia', 'Belgium', 'Germany', 'Japan', 'Lithuania', 'Spain', 'Korea, Republic of', 'Sweden', 'United Kingdom']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM'], ['OC'], ['EUROPE', 'EU', 'NATO', 'WESTEU'], ['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'WESTEU'], ['ASIA', 'SCS', 'NEA'], ['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'NORTHEU'], ['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU'], ['ASIA', 'SCS', 'NEA'], ['EUROPE', 'EU', 'NORTHEU'], ['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'NORTHEU']]

[['Unknown'], ['Unknown'], ['Unknown'], ['Unknown'], ['Unknown'], ['Unknown'], ['Unknown'], ['Unknown'], ['Unknown'], ['Unknown']]

null

['MSS']

['China']

['Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested']

null

1

2020-01-01 00:00:00

Domestic legal action

Attribution by receiver government / state entity

null

MSS

China

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

null

[]

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

Yes

One

null

false

For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

Hijacking, system misuse, e.g., through data theft and / or disruption (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

4

Moderate - high political importance

4

null

0

null

['https://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com/us-doj-charged-two-chinese-hackers-working-with-mss/']

124

Doxxing of Climate Data

Climate Gate Leaks: Russian security service presumabely leaks University of East Anglia "Climate Gate" e-mails about manipulating data concerning climate change

2009-11-01

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals

Attack conducted by a state-affiliated group (includes state-sanctioned, state-supported, state-controlled but officially non-state actors) (“cyber-proxies”) / a group that is generally attributed as state-affiliated

Incident disclosed by attacker

Data theft & Doxing

null

['United Kingdom']

[['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'NORTHEU']]

[['Science']]

null

['Russia']

['Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested']

null

1

2009-01-01 00:00:00

Media report (e.g., Reuters makes an attribution statement, without naming further sources)

Media-based attribution

null

Russia

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

null

[]

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: non-sensitive information (incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1233562/Emails-rocked-climate-change-campaign-leaked-Siberian-closed-city-university-built-KGB.html']

125

Operation Aurora

China hacks into Gmail accounts to steal intellectual property and to spy on Chinese humanrights activists. Later attributed to APT 17 aka DeputyDog.

2009-12-01

2010-01-01

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on non-political target(s), politicized

Attack conducted by a state-affiliated group (includes state-sanctioned, state-supported, state-controlled but officially non-state actors) (“cyber-proxies”) / a group that is generally attributed as state-affiliated ;

Incident disclosed by victim

Data theft; Hijacking with Misuse

null

['United States', 'China']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM'], ['ASIA', 'SCS', 'EASIA', 'NEA', 'SCO']]

[['Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)']]

null

['Axiom/APT17/Tailgater Team/Group 72/Dogfish/G0001 (MSS, Jinan Bureau) <\xa0Winnti Umbrella/G0044\xa0']

['China']

['Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested']

null

3

2010-01-01; 2010-01-01; 2010-01-01

Anonymous statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements of unnamed officials, or persons with knowledge into the matter etc.); Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF); Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF)

Attribution by receiver government / state entity; Receiver attributes attacker; IT-security community attributes attacker

null

Axiom/APT17/Tailgater Team/Group 72/Dogfish/G0001 (MSS, Jinan Bureau) < Winnti Umbrella/G0044 ; Axiom/APT17/Tailgater Team/Group 72/Dogfish/G0001 (MSS, Jinan Bureau) < Winnti Umbrella/G0044 ; Axiom/APT17/Tailgater Team/Group 72/Dogfish/G0001 (MSS, Jinan Bureau) < Winnti Umbrella/G0044

China; China; Unknown

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested; Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested; Unknown - not attributed

null

['https://401trg.com/burning-umbrella/', 'https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2012/0914/Stealing-US-business-secrets-Experts-ID-two-huge-cyber-gangs-in-China', 'https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/62376/APT /APT 17-hbo-hack.html', 'https://www.infopoint-security.de/medien/the-elderwood-project.pdf']

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

Yes

One

null

false

For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

Hijacking, system misuse, e.g., through data theft and / or disruption (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

4

Moderate - high political importance

4

null

0

null

['https://401trg.com/burning-umbrella/', 'https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-and-breaches/google-aurora-hack-was-chinese-counterespionage-operation/d/d-id/1110060', 'https://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-approach-to-china.html', 'https://www.wired.com/2010/01/operation-aurora/', 'https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/mar/01/morgan-stanley-chinese-hackers', 'https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2012/0914/Stealing-US-business-secrets-Experts-ID-two-huge-cyber-gangs-in-China', 'https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/62376/APT /APT 17-hbo-hack.html', 'https://www.infopoint-security.de/medien/the-elderwood-project.pdf', 'https://web.archive.org/web/20100116101958/http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2010/01/135105.htm', 'https://www.cyberscoop.com/china-hacking-talent-xi-jinping-education-policies/']

126

IXESHE

Numbered Panda spied on multiple east asian governments and companies. The campaign was characterized by a high usage of Zero-Days

2009-12-01

2012-01-01

Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

null

Incident disclosed by IT-security company

Data theft; Hijacking with Misuse

null

['Taiwan', 'Eastern Asia (region)']

[['ASIA', 'SCS'], []]

[['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)']]

[['', 'Telecommunications', ''], ['', 'Telecommunications', '']]

null

['China']

['Unknown - not attributed']

null

1

null

Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF)

IT-security community attributes attacker

null

China

Unknown - not attributed

null

[]

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

Yes

multiple

null

false

For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

Hijacking, system misuse, e.g., through data theft and / or disruption (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

4

Moderate - high political importance

4

null

0

null

['https://www.trendmicro.de/cloud-content/us/pdfs/security-intelligence/white-papers/wp_ixeshe.pdf']

127

The Flame

The Stuxnet-related, yet much more sophisticated espionage virus programme "The Flame" is massively gathering cellphone data from individuals , state-related organizations or educational institutions

2010-01-01

2012-01-01

Attack conducted by nation state (generic “state-attribution” or direct attribution towards specific state-entities, e.g., intelligence agencies); Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

null

Incident disclosed by IT-security company

Data theft; Hijacking with Misuse

null

['Iran, Islamic Republic of', 'Palestine', 'Sudan', 'Syria', 'Lebanon', 'Saudi Arabia', 'Egypt']

[['ASIA', 'MENA', 'MEA'], ['ASIA', 'MENA', 'MEA'], ['AFRICA', 'MEA', 'NAF'], ['ASIA', 'MENA', 'MEA'], ['ASIA', 'MENA', 'MEA'], ['ASIA', 'MENA', 'MEA', 'GULFC'], ['MENA', 'MEA', 'AFRICA', 'NAF']]

[['State institutions / political system', 'End user(s) / specially protected groups'], ['State institutions / political system', 'End user(s) / specially protected groups'], ['State institutions / political system', 'End user(s) / specially protected groups'], ['State institutions / political system', 'End user(s) / specially protected groups'], ['State institutions / political system', 'End user(s) / specially protected groups'], ['State institutions / political system', 'End user(s) / specially protected groups'], ['State institutions / political system', 'End user(s) / specially protected groups']]

[['Government / ministries', ''], ['Government / ministries', ''], ['Government / ministries', ''], ['Government / ministries', ''], ['Government / ministries', ''], ['Government / ministries', ''], ['Government / ministries', '']]

null

['Unknown']

['Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested']

null

3

2012-01-01; 2012-01-01; 2012-01-01; 2012-01-01; 2012-01-01

Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF); Attribution given, type unclear; Attribution given, type unclear; Anonymous statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements of unnamed officials, or persons with knowledge into the matter etc.); Anonymous statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements of unnamed officials, or persons with knowledge into the matter etc.)

IT-security community attributes attacker; Media-based attribution; Media-based attribution; Attribution by third-party; Attribution by third-party

null

Unknown; Israel; United States; Israel; United States

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested; State; State; State; State

null

['https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-israel-developed-computer-virus-to-slow-iranian-nuclear-efforts-officials-say/2012/06/19/gJQA6xBPoV_story.html?utm_term=.d186a7b2276a', 'https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-18253331', 'https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/30/world/middleeast/iran-confirms-cyber-attack-by-new-virus-called-flame.html']

International power

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

Yes

null

false

For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

Hijacking, system misuse, e.g., through data theft and / or disruption (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

4

Moderate - high political importance

4

null

0

null

['https://www.cbsnews.com/news/flame-computer-virus-strikes-middle-east-israel-speculation-continues/', 'https://securelist.com/the-flame-questions-and-answers-51/34344/', 'https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-israel-developed-computer-virus-to-slow-iranian-nuclear-efforts-officials-say/2012/06/19/gJQA6xBPoV_story.html?utm_term=.d186a7b2276a', 'https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-18253331', 'https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/30/world/middleeast/iran-confirms-cyber-attack-by-new-virus-called-flame.html']

128

US-FDIC Hack

The FBI is investigating how hackers infiltrated computers at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for several years beginning in 2010 in a breach senior FDIC officials believe was sponsored by China’s military, people with knowledge of the matter said.

2010-01-01

2012-01-01

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

Attack conducted by a state-affiliated group (includes state-sanctioned, state-supported, state-controlled but officially non-state actors) (“cyber-proxies”) / a group that is generally attributed as state-affiliated ;

Incident disclosed by media (without further information on source); Incident disclosed by victim

Data theft

null

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

null

['China']

['Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested']

null

1

2016-01-01 00:00:00

Anonymous statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements of unnamed officials, or persons with knowledge into the matter etc.)

Attribution by receiver government / state entity

null

China

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

null

['https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cyber-china-exclusive-idUSKBN14C1UJ']

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: non-sensitive information (incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cyber-china-exclusive-idUSKBN14C1UJ']

129

Malaysian Opposition Attacks

Opposition websites such as the official site of the People’s Justice Party and the blog of its leader, Anwar Ibrahim, suffered DDoS attacks in 2010.

2010-01-01

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

Attack conducted by a state-affiliated group (includes state-sanctioned, state-supported, state-controlled but officially non-state actors) (“cyber-proxies”) / a group that is generally attributed as state-affiliated ;

Incident disclosed by third-party-actor (e.g., Citizen Lab, Amnesty International, whistleblowers) or authorities of another state

Disruption

null

['Malaysia']

[['ASIA', 'SCS', 'SEA']]

[['State institutions / political system', 'Social groups', 'Social groups']]

[['Political parties', 'Political opposition / dissidents / expats', 'Other social groups']]

null

['Malaysia']

['Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested']

null

1

2011-01-01 00:00:00

Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF)

Attribution by third-party

null

Malaysia

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

null

['https://freedomhouse.org/sites/default/files/FOTN2011.pdf']

System / ideology

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

true

none

Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://freedomhouse.org/sites/default/files/FOTN2011.pdf']

130

Turla aka Uroburos aka Snake 2010

A cyberespionage campaign involving malware known as Wipbot and Turla has systematically targeted the governments and embassies of a number of former Eastern Bloc countries. It was linked by Gdata to the Russian attack named "agent.btz" on the US in 2008.

2010-01-01

2014-01-01

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

Attack conducted by a state-affiliated group (includes state-sanctioned, state-supported, state-controlled but officially non-state actors) (“cyber-proxies”) / a group that is generally attributed as state-affiliated ;

Incident disclosed by IT-security company

Data theft

null

['Eastern Europe']

null

[['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Science']]

[['Government / ministries', 'Military', '', '', '']]

['Turla/Waterbug/Venomous Bear/Snake/Uroburos/Group 88/Krypton/G0010 (FSB, 16th / 18th Center)']

['Russia']

['Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested']

null

1

2014-01-01 00:00:00

Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF)

IT-security community attributes attacker

null

Turla/Waterbug/Venomous Bear/Snake/Uroburos/Group 88/Krypton/G0010 (FSB, 16th / 18th Center)

Russia

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

null

['https://www.gdata.de/blog/2014/02/23822-uroburos-hochkomplexe-spionagesoftware-mit-russischen-wurzeln', 'https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/turla-spying-tool-targets-governments-and-diplomats?SID=100098X1555750Xdf4d5a6a4ef66a0739b0faac73a709c2&API1=100&API2=3641000&cjid=3641000&cjevent=f3f3d539e9d811e981cb00950a180512', 'https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-cyberespionage-insight/suspected-russian-spyware-turla-targets-europe-united-states-idUSBREA260YI20140307']

International power

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

Yes

multiple

null

false

For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

2

Moderate - high political importance

2

null

0

null

['https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/12/powerful-highly-stealthy-linux-trojan-may-have-infected-victims-for-years/', 'https://www.gdata.de/blog/2014/02/23822-uroburos-hochkomplexe-spionagesoftware-mit-russischen-wurzeln', 'https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/turla-spying-tool-targets-governments-and-diplomats?SID=100098X1555750Xdf4d5a6a4ef66a0739b0faac73a709c2&API1=100&API2=3641000&cjid=3641000&cjevent=f3f3d539e9d811e981cb00950a180512', 'https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-cyberespionage-insight/suspected-russian-spyware-turla-targets-europe-united-states-idUSBREA260YI20140307']

131

ISI-India Military Major-Hack

A serving Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) officer Major Sameer Ali hacked an Indian Army major's e-mail account in 2010 and extracted many sensitive documents, intelligence sources said.

2010-01-01

Attack conducted by nation state (generic “state-attribution” or direct attribution towards specific state-entities, e.g., intelligence agencies); Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

null

Incident disclosed by victim

Data theft

null

['India']

[['ASIA', 'SASIA', 'SCO']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Military']]

['Inter-Services Intelligence']

['Pakistan']

['State']

null

1

2011-01-01 00:00:00

Anonymous statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements of unnamed officials, or persons with knowledge into the matter etc.)

Attribution by receiver government / state entity

null

Inter-Services Intelligence

Pakistan

State

null

[]

Territory; International power

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 3

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

2

Moderate - high political importance

2

null

0

null

['https://thehackernews.com/2011/05/isi-pakistan-hack-email-account-of.html']

132

Operation Iron TigerPart1/Emissary Panda

The Iron Tiger actors targeted the education industry in China, political dissidents in Hong Kong, government agencies in the Philippines, and political targets in Tibet back to 2010. The evidence revealed that they can be Chinese-speaking individuals. The choice of nickname shows ties to traditional cybercrime.

2010-01-01

2013-01-01

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

Attack conducted by a state-affiliated group (includes state-sanctioned, state-supported, state-controlled but officially non-state actors) (“cyber-proxies”) / a group that is generally attributed as state-affiliated ;

Incident disclosed by IT-security company

Data theft

null

['China', 'Hong Kong', 'Philippines']

[['ASIA', 'SCS', 'EASIA', 'NEA', 'SCO'], ['ASIA'], ['ASIA', 'SCS', 'SEA']]

[['State institutions / political system', 'Social groups', 'Social groups', 'Other'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Social groups', 'Social groups', 'Other'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Social groups', 'Social groups', 'Other']]

[['', 'Ethnic', 'Political opposition / dissidents / expats', ''], ['', 'Ethnic', 'Political opposition / dissidents / expats', ''], ['', 'Ethnic', 'Political opposition / dissidents / expats', '']]

['Emissary Panda/APT27/Lucky Mouse/BRONZE UNION/TEMP.Hippo/Group 35/TG-3390/Iron Tiger/ZipToken/G0027']

['China']

['Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested']

['Non-state-group, state-affiliation suggested (widely held view for the attributed initiator (group), but not invoked in this case)']

1

2015-01-01 00:00:00

Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF)

IT-security community attributes attacker

null

Emissary Panda/APT27/Lucky Mouse/BRONZE UNION/TEMP.Hippo/Group 35/TG-3390/Iron Tiger/ZipToken/G0027

China

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

Non-state-group, state-affiliation suggested (widely held view for the attributed initiator (group), but not invoked in this case)

['https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/emissary-panda-chinese-hackers-cyberattack-icao-1.5034177']

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: non-sensitive information (incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://www.erai.com/CustomUploads/ca/wp/2015_12_wp_operation_iron_tiger.pdf', 'https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/emissary-panda-chinese-hackers-cyberattack-icao-1.5034177']

133

TurbinePanda

Chinese intelligence officers and those working under their direction, which included hackers and co-opted company insiders, conducted or otherwise enabled repeated intrusions into private companies’ computer systems in the United States and abroad for over five years. The conspirators’ ultimate goal was to steal, among other data, intellectual property and confidential business information, including information related to a turbo fan engine used in commercial airliners. Crowdstrike dubbed the Group "TurbinePanda".

2010-01-01

2015-01-01

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals

Attack conducted by a state-affiliated group (includes state-sanctioned, state-supported, state-controlled but officially non-state actors) (“cyber-proxies”) / a group that is generally attributed as state-affiliated

Incident disclosed by IT-security company; Incident disclosed by third-party-actor (e.g., Citizen Lab, Amnesty International, whistleblowers) or authorities of another state

Data theft

null

['United States', 'United Kingdom', 'Germany', 'France']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM'], ['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'NORTHEU'], ['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'WESTEU'], ['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'WESTEU']]

[['Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)']]

[['Transportation', 'Defence industry', ''], ['Transportation', 'Defence industry', ''], ['Transportation', 'Defence industry', ''], ['Transportation', 'Defence industry', '']]

['APT26/TURBINE PANDA/Hippo Team/JerseyMikes (MSS, Jiangsu Bureau)', 'MSS/JSSD']

['China', 'China']

['Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested', 'Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested']

null

2

2018-01-01; 2018-01-01; 2018-01-01; 2018-01-01

Political statement/report and indictment / sanctions; Political statement/report and indictment / sanctions; Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF); Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF)

Attribution by receiver government / state entity; Attribution by receiver government / state entity; IT-security community attributes attacker; IT-security community attributes attacker

null

APT26/TURBINE PANDA/Hippo Team/JerseyMikes (MSS, Jiangsu Bureau); MSS/JSSD; APT26/TURBINE PANDA/Hippo Team/JerseyMikes (MSS, Jiangsu Bureau); MSS/JSSD

China; China; China; China

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested; Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested; Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested; Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

null

['https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/chinese-intelligence-officers-and-their-recruited-hackers-and-insiders-conspired-steal', 'https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1106491/download']

International power

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

2

Moderate - high political importance

2

null

0

null

['https://eromang.zataz.com/2013/01/02/capstone-turbine-corporation-also-targeted-in-the-cfr-watering-hole-attack-and-more/', 'https://www.zdnet.com/article/building-chinas-comac-c919-airplane-involved-a-lot-of-hacking-report-says/', 'https://www.csoonline.com/article/3445230/china-supported-c919-airliner-development-through-cyberespionage.html', 'https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/chinese-intelligence-officers-and-their-recruited-hackers-and-insiders-conspired-steal', 'https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1106491/download']

134

SqueakyDolphin

The british GCHQ spied on the users of the platforms of YouTube and Facebook

2010-01-01

2013-01-01

Attack conducted by nation state (generic “state-attribution” or direct attribution towards specific state-entities, e.g., intelligence agencies)

null

Incident disclosed by third-party-actor (e.g., Citizen Lab, Amnesty International, whistleblowers) or authorities of another state

Data theft

null

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)']]

[['Telecommunications', '']]

['GCHQ']

['United Kingdom']

['State']

null

2

2013-01-01; 2013-01-01

Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF); Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media

Attribution by third-party; Media-based attribution

null

GCHQ; GCHQ

United Kingdom; United Kingdom

State; State

null

[]

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: non-sensitive information (incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['http://investigations.nbcnews.com/_news/2014/01/27/22469304-snowden-docs-reveal-british-spies-snooped-on-youtube-and-facebook']

135

Chinese Military Espionage against US Chamber of Commerce

Chinese hackers with connection to the Chinese military eavesdrop the US Chamber of Commerce

2010-01-01

2011-01-01

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals

Attack conducted by a state-affiliated group (includes state-sanctioned, state-supported, state-controlled but officially non-state actors) (“cyber-proxies”) / a group that is generally attributed as state-affiliated

Incident disclosed by victim

Data theft

null

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)']]

null

['China']

['Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested']

null

1

2011-01-01 00:00:00

Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media

Attribution by receiver government / state entity

null

China

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

null

[]

International power

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 1

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: non-sensitive information (incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://abcnews.go.com/International/chinese-hack-us-chamber-commerce-authorities/story?id=15207642']

136

ElMachete

“Machete”is a targeted attack campaign with Spanish speaking roots. We believe this campaign started in 2010 and was renewed with an improved infrastructure in 2012.

2010-01-01

2014-01-01

Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

null

Incident disclosed by IT-security company

Data theft

null

['Venezuela', 'Ecuador', 'Spain', 'Russia', 'Cuba', 'Colombia', 'Peru']

[['SOUTHAM'], [], ['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU'], ['EUROPE', 'EASTEU', 'CSTO', 'SCO'], [], ['SOUTHAM'], ['SOUTHAM']]

[['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system'], ['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system'], ['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system'], ['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system'], ['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system'], ['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system'], ['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries', 'Military', 'Intelligence agencies', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Military', 'Intelligence agencies', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Military', 'Intelligence agencies', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Military', 'Intelligence agencies', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Military', 'Intelligence agencies', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Military', 'Intelligence agencies', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Military', 'Intelligence agencies', '']]

['El Machete']

['Brazil']

['Unknown - not attributed']

null

1

null

Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF)

IT-security community attributes attacker

null

El Machete

Brazil

Unknown - not attributed

null

['https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/57369/apt/machete-espionage-campaign.html']

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: non-sensitive information (incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://securelist.com/el-machete/66108/', 'https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/57369/apt/machete-espionage-campaign.html']

137

Belgacom-Hack

Documents from the archive of whistleblower Edward Snowden indicate that Britain's GCHQ intelligence service was behind a cyber attack against Belgacom, a partly state-owned Belgian telecoms company.

2010-01-01

2013-01-01

Attack conducted by nation state (generic “state-attribution” or direct attribution towards specific state-entities, e.g., intelligence agencies); Attack on non-political target(s), politicized

null

Incident disclosed by third-party-actor (e.g., Citizen Lab, Amnesty International, whistleblowers) or authorities of another state

Data theft; Hijacking with Misuse

null

['Belgium']

[['EUROPE', 'EU', 'NATO', 'WESTEU']]

[['Critical infrastructure']]

[['Telecommunications']]

['GCHQ']

['United Kingdom']

['State']

null

2

2013-01-01; 2013-01-01

Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF); Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media

Attribution by third-party; Media-based attribution

null

GCHQ; GCHQ

United Kingdom; United Kingdom

State; State

null

['https://theintercept.com/2014/12/13/belgacom-hack-gchq-inside-story/']

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: non-sensitive information (incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

Hijacking, system misuse, e.g., through data theft and / or disruption (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

3

Moderate - high political importance

3

null

0

null

['http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/british-spy-agency-gchq-hacked-belgian-telecoms-firm-a-923406.html', 'https://theintercept.com/2014/12/13/belgacom-hack-gchq-inside-story/']

138

Operation DustStorm

Multi-year, multi-attack campaign against critical Infrastrucure companies mostly in Japan last years since 2015, but also in South Korea, U.S., Europe and countries in Southeast Asia, revealed by Cylance, partly using vulnerabilities, with purpose of long-term data exfiltration and theft. APT 1 has been attributed as a possible suspect.

2010-01-01

2015-01-01

Attack conducted by nation state (generic “state-attribution” or direct attribution towards specific state-entities, e.g., intelligence agencies)

null

Incident disclosed by IT-security company

Data theft

null

['Japan', 'Korea, Republic of', 'United States', 'Europe (region)', 'Southeast Asia (region)']

[['ASIA', 'SCS', 'NEA'], ['ASIA', 'SCS', 'NEA'], ['NATO', 'NORTHAM'], [], []]

[['Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)']]

[['Energy', 'Transportation', 'Finance', ''], ['Energy', 'Transportation', 'Finance', ''], ['Energy', 'Transportation', 'Finance', ''], ['Energy', 'Transportation', 'Finance', ''], ['Energy', 'Transportation', 'Finance', '']]

['APT1/Comment Crew/Comment Panda/Byzantine Candor/Group 3/ TG-8223/BrownFox/G0006 (PLA, Unit 61398)', 'PLA Unit 61398']

['Unknown', 'Unknown']

['Unknown - not attributed', 'Unknown - not attributed']

null

1

2016-01-01; 2016-01-01

Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF); Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF)

IT-security community attributes attacker; IT-security community attributes attacker

null

APT1/Comment Crew/Comment Panda/Byzantine Candor/Group 3/ TG-8223/BrownFox/G0006 (PLA, Unit 61398); PLA Unit 61398

Unknown; Unknown

Unknown - not attributed; Unknown - not attributed

null

['https://threatpost.com/five-year-dust-storm-APT -campaign-targets-japanese-critical-infrastructure/116436/']

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

Yes

null

false

For private / commercial targets: non-sensitive information (incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2016/02/24/japanese-critical-infrastructure-under-targeted-attack/', 'https://threatpost.com/five-year-dust-storm-APT -campaign-targets-japanese-critical-infrastructure/116436/']

139

Operation Hangover

Private hackers spy on targets with national security interests and privatesector

2010-01-01

2013-01-01

Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

null

Incident disclosed by IT-security company

Data theft

null

['Pakistan', 'Iran, Islamic Republic of', 'United States', 'Norway', 'United Arab Emirates']

[['ASIA', 'SASIA', 'SCO'], ['ASIA', 'MENA', 'MEA'], ['NATO', 'NORTHAM'], ['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'NORTHEU'], ['ASIA', 'MENA', 'MEA', 'GULFC']]

[['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)']]

[['', 'Telecommunications', ''], ['', 'Telecommunications', ''], ['', 'Telecommunications', ''], ['', 'Telecommunications', ''], ['', 'Telecommunications', '']]

null

['India']

['Non-state-group']

['Criminal(s)']

1

null

Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF)

IT-security community attributes attacker

null

India

Non-state-group

Criminal(s)

[]

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: non-sensitive information (incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://paper.seebug.org/papers/APT/APT_CyberCriminal_Campagin/2013/Norman_HangOver%20report_Executive%20Summary_042513.pdf', 'https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/operation-hangover-qa-attacks']

140

Anonymous vs. Australian Parliament

Anonymous disrupts Australian Parliament website in protest of online filter

2010-02-10

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['Australia']

[['OC']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Legislative']]

['Anonymous']

['Unknown']

['Non-state-group']

['Hacktivist(s)']

1

null

Self-attribution in the course of the attack (e.g., via defacement statements on websites)

Attacker confirms

null

Anonymous

Unknown

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

Cyber-specific

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

true

none

Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://www.pcworld.com/article/189023/article.html']

141

Bauxit War

Vietnamese malware infects Vietnamese computers to disrupt and spy on their owners trying to squelch opposition to Chinese bauxite mining efforts in Vietnam, according to Human Rights Watch and McAfee.

2010-03-01

Attack conducted by nation state (generic “state-attribution” or direct attribution towards specific state-entities, e.g., intelligence agencies)

null

Incident disclosed by IT-security company; Incident disclosed by third-party-actor (e.g., Citizen Lab, Amnesty International, whistleblowers) or authorities of another state

Data theft; Disruption; Hijacking with Misuse

null

['Vietnam']

[['ASIA', 'SCS', 'SEA']]

[['Social groups', 'Social groups']]

[['Advocacy / activists (e.g. human rights organizations)', 'Political opposition / dissidents / expats']]

null

['Vietnam']

['Non-state-group']

['Hacktivist(s)']

3

2010-01-01; 2010-01-01; 2010-01-01

Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media; Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media; Political statement / report (e.g., on government / state agency websites)

IT-security community attributes attacker; Media-based attribution; Attribution by third-party

null

Vietnam; Vietnam; Vietnam

Non-state-group; State; State

Hacktivist(s); ;

['https://www.hrw.org/news/2010/05/26/vietnam-stop-cyber-attacks-against-online-critics']

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

true

For private / commercial targets: non-sensitive information (incident scores 1 point in intensity)

Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity)

Hijacking, system misuse, e.g., through data theft and / or disruption (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

4

Moderate - high political importance

4

null

0

null

['https://security.googleblog.com/2010/03/chilling-effects-of-malware.html', 'https://www.hrw.org/news/2010/05/26/vietnam-stop-cyber-attacks-against-online-critics']

142

RioTinto hacks

Chinese hackers into RioTinto IT system to target key employees and to steal valuable company information, allegedly to gain competition advantage

2010-03-01

Attack conducted by nation state (generic “state-attribution” or direct attribution towards specific state-entities, e.g., intelligence agencies)

null

Incident disclosed by media (without further information on source)

Data theft

null

['United Kingdom', 'Australia']

[['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'NORTHEU'], ['OC']]

[['Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)']]

null

['China']

['State']

null

2

2018-01-01; 2018-01-01

Anonymous statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements of unnamed officials, or persons with knowledge into the matter etc.); Anonymous statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements of unnamed officials, or persons with knowledge into the matter etc.)

Attribution by receiver government / state entity; Media-based attribution

null

China; China

State; State

null

[]

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

2

Moderate - high political importance

2

null

0

null

['https://www.itnews.com.au/news/abc-fingers-china-over-cyber-attacks-172554']

143

Government Income Leak

Hackers leak the real incomes of Latvian government officals

2010-03-01

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Data theft & Doxing

null

['Latvia']

[['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'NORTHEU']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['People’s Army of the Fourth Awakening (Latvia)']

['Latvia']

['Non-state-group']

['Hacktivist(s)']

1

null

Self-attribution in the course of the attack (e.g., via defacement statements on websites)

Attacker confirms

null

People’s Army of the Fourth Awakening (Latvia)

Latvia

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: non-sensitive information (incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://hackertarget.com/when-neo-hacked-the-latvian-srs-database/']

144

Chinese Espionage against US-Mail

China's cyber spies have accessed the private emails of “many”top Obama administration officials ,according to a senior U.S. intelligence official and a top secret document obtained by NBC News,and have been doing so since at least April 2010.

2010-04-01

2015-01-01

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

Attack conducted by a state-affiliated group (includes state-sanctioned, state-supported, state-controlled but officially non-state actors) (“cyber-proxies”) / a group that is generally attributed as state-affiliated ;

Incident disclosed by media (without further information on source); Incident disclosed by victim

Data theft

null

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['Dancing Panda/Legion Amethyst']

['China']

['Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested']

null

1

2015-01-01 00:00:00

Anonymous statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements of unnamed officials, or persons with knowledge into the matter etc.)

Attribution by receiver government / state entity

null

Dancing Panda/Legion Amethyst

China

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

null

['https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/china-read-emails-top-us-officials-n406046']

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: non-sensitive information (incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/10/chinese-national-security-officials-hack', 'https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/china-read-emails-top-us-officials-n406046']

145

The great SIM Heist

The British GCHQ and the American NSA stole certificates from the most important sim manufacturer.

2010-04-01

2010-07-01

Attack conducted by nation state (generic “state-attribution” or direct attribution towards specific state-entities, e.g., intelligence agencies)

null

Incident disclosed by third-party-actor (e.g., Citizen Lab, Amnesty International, whistleblowers) or authorities of another state

Data theft; Hijacking with Misuse

null

['Netherlands']

[['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'WESTEU']]

[['Critical infrastructure']]

[['Telecommunications']]

['NSA/Equation Group', 'GCHQ']

['United States', 'United Kingdom']

['State', 'State']

null

2

2013-01-01; 2013-01-01; 2013-01-01; 2013-01-01; 2013-01-01; 2013-01-01; 2013-01-01; 2013-01-01

Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF); Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF); Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF); Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF); Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media; Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media; Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media; Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media

Attribution by third-party; Attribution by third-party; Attribution by third-party; Attribution by third-party; Media-based attribution; Media-based attribution; Media-based attribution; Media-based attribution

null

NSA/Equation Group; NSA/Equation Group; GCHQ; GCHQ; NSA/Equation Group; NSA/Equation Group; GCHQ; GCHQ

United States; United Kingdom; United States; United Kingdom; United States; United Kingdom; United States; United Kingdom

State; State; State; State; State; State; State; State

null

[]

International power

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

Hijacking, system misuse, e.g., through data theft and / or disruption (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

4

Moderate - high political importance

4

null

0

null

0

null

0

null

0

euro

null

0

null

['https://theintercept.com/2015/02/19/great-sim-heist/']

146

Shadow Network

Chinese spies steel topsecret files from the Indian Defence Ministry and obtain emails from Dalai Lama office servers

2010-04-02

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

null

Incident disclosed by third-party-actor (e.g., Citizen Lab, Amnesty International, whistleblowers) or authorities of another state

Data theft

null

['India', 'China', 'United Nations Organization']

[['ASIA', 'SASIA', 'SCO'], ['ASIA', 'SCS', 'EASIA', 'NEA', 'SCO'], []]

[['State institutions / political system', 'International / supranational organization', 'Social groups', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Science'], ['State institutions / political system', 'International / supranational organization', 'Social groups', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Science'], ['State institutions / political system', 'International / supranational organization', 'Social groups', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Science']]

[['', '', 'Religious', '', ''], ['', '', 'Religious', '', ''], ['', '', 'Religious', '', '']]

null

['China']

['Unknown - not attributed']

null

1

null

Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF)

Attribution by third-party

null

China

Unknown - not attributed

null

['https://citizenlab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/shadows-in-the-cloud.pdf']

System / ideology; Resources; Secession

System/ideology; Resources; Secession

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 3

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

2

Moderate - high political importance

2

null

0

null

['https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/apr/06/cyber-spies-china-target-india', 'https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/china-rejects-allegations-of-hacking-indian-defence-websites/articleshow/5767336.cms', 'https://citizenlab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/shadows-in-the-cloud.pdf']

147

Chinese Hack into South Korean military networks 2010

Chinese computer hackers last June gained access to secret South Korean military files on a planned spy plane purchase from the United States, a Seoul law maker says.

2010-06-01

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), politicized

Attack conducted by a state-affiliated group (includes state-sanctioned, state-supported, state-controlled but officially non-state actors) (“cyber-proxies”) / a group that is generally attributed as state-affiliated ;

Incident disclosed by victim

Data theft

null

['Korea, Republic of']

[['ASIA', 'SCS', 'NEA']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Military']]

null

['China']

['Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested']

null

1

2011-01-01 00:00:00

Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media

Attribution by receiver government / state entity

null

China

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

null

[]

Other

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

2

Moderate - high political importance

2

null

0

null

['https://thehackernews.com/2011/03/china-hackers-hacked-into-secret-south.html']

148

GCHQ vs. Al-Qaida newspaper

White hall sources have revealed that British intelligence officers successfully sabotaged the launch of the first English language website set up by an al-Qaida affiliate. The officers, understood to be based at Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) in Cheltenham, attacked an online jihadist magazine in English called Inspire, devised by supporters of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula.

2010-06-01

Attack conducted by nation state (generic “state-attribution” or direct attribution towards specific state-entities, e.g., intelligence agencies)

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['Yemen']

[['ASIA', 'MENA', 'MEA']]

[['Social groups']]

[['Terrorist']]

['GCHQ']

['United Kingdom']

['State']

null

1

2011-01-01 00:00:00

Anonymous statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements of unnamed officials, or persons with knowledge into the matter etc.)

Attacker confirms

null

GCHQ

United Kingdom

State

null

[]

System / ideology

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

true

none

Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/jun/02/british-intelligence-ruins-al-qaida-website']

149

Turkey Censor Protest

The websites of the Ministry of Transportation, the Information and Communication Technologies Authority and the Telecommunications Communication Presidency have been inaccessible. These three state bodies are responsible for internet censorship and have been the principal actors behind attempts to block access to YouTube and Google-related services in Turkey.

2010-06-18

2018-10-18

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['Turkey']

[['ASIA', 'NATO', 'MEA']]

[['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries', 'Civil service / administration', '']]

null

['Turkey']

['Non-state-group']

['Hacktivist(s)']

1

null

Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF)

Attribution by third-party

null

Turkey

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

['https://freedomhouse.org/sites/default/files/FOTN2011.pdf']

Cyber-specific

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

true

none

Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://freedomhouse.org/sites/default/files/FOTN2011.pdf', 'https://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/06/18/turkey_dos_attack/']

150

Italian Intelligence agency steals sensitive defence data from Indian Embassy

2010-06-22

Attack conducted by nation state (generic “state-attribution” or direct attribution towards specific state-entities, e.g., intelligence agencies)

null

Incident disclosed by authorities of victim state

Data theft

null

['India']

[['ASIA', 'SASIA', 'SCO']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

null

['Italian cyber police - National Anti-Crime Computer Centre for Critical Infrastructure Protection(CNAIPIC)']

['Italy']

['State']

null

2

2011-01-01; 2011-01-01

Anonymous statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements of unnamed officials, or persons with knowledge into the matter etc.); Anonymous statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements of unnamed officials, or persons with knowledge into the matter etc.)

Attribution by third-party; Media-based attribution

null

Italian cyber police - National Anti-Crime Computer Centre for Critical Infrastructure Protection(CNAIPIC); Italian cyber police - National Anti-Crime Computer Centre for Critical Infrastructure Protection(CNAIPIC)

Italy; Italy

State; State

null

[]

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

2

Moderate - high political importance

2

null

0

null

['https://thehackernews.com/2011/08/italian-intelligence-agency-cnaipic.html']

151

BKA Doxxing

Unknown hackers hack into German Federal Police and Customs computers and publish stolen documents online

2010-09-01

Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Data theft & Doxing

null

['Germany']

[['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'WESTEU']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Military']]

['noname-crew']

['Unknown']

['Unknown - not attributed']

null

1

null

Self-attribution in the course of the attack (e.g., via defacement statements on websites)

Attacker confirms

null

noname-crew

Unknown

Unknown - not attributed

null

['https://www.focus.de/digital/computer/tid-22964/angriff-auf-zoll-computer-hacker-ueberlisten-antiviren-software_aid_646219.html']

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

2

Moderate - high political importance

2

null

0

null

['https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/hackers-infiltrate-german-police-and-customs/', 'https://www.heise.de/security/meldung/Server-der-Bundespolizei-ausspioniert-1276055.html', 'https://www.focus.de/digital/computer/tid-22964/angriff-auf-zoll-computer-hacker-ueberlisten-antiviren-software_aid_646219.html']

152

Anonymous Copyright Operation

Piracy activists have carried out coordinated attacks on websites owned by the music and film industry. The attacks were declared on notorious message-board 4chan and were reportedly in retaliation for anti-piracy efforts against file-sharing websites.

2010-09-01

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['United States', 'United Kingdom', 'Australia', 'Spain']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM'], ['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'NORTHEU'], ['OC'], ['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU']]

[['Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)']]

null

['Anonymous']

['Unknown']

['Non-state-group']

['Hacktivist(s)']

1

null

Self-attribution in the course of the attack (e.g., via defacement statements on websites)

Attacker confirms

null

Anonymous

Unknown

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

Cyber-specific

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

true

none

Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/10/07/anonymous_ent_biz_ddos_hits_spain/', 'https://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/10/04/ministry_of_sound_ddos/', 'https://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/22/acs_4chan/', 'https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-11371315', 'https://www.itnews.com.au/news/operation-payback-directs-ddos-attack-at-afact-233573']

153

Myanmar Election DDoS

An ongoing computerattack has knocked Burma off the internet, just days ahead of its first election in 20 years. More over, Burmese exiled mediagroups are calling for international support in ending cyberattacks that have crippled two news websites over the past week.The Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) and TheIrrawaddy magazine, which provide independent coverage of current affairs in Burma,have been the target of intense attacks which it is believed originate from the Burmese government.

2010-09-27

2010-11-07

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals

null

Incident disclosed by victim

Disruption

null

['Myanmar', 'Thailand']

[['ASIA', 'SEA'], ['ASIA', 'SEA']]

[['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Media'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Media']]

[['Government / ministries', 'Telecommunications', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Telecommunications', '']]

null

['Myanmar']

['State']

null

1

2010-01-01 00:00:00

Attribution given, type unclear

Media-based attribution

null

Myanmar

State

null

[]

System / ideology; National power

System/ideology; National power

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 3

0

null

No

null

true

none

Long-term disruption (> 24h; incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

2

Moderate - high political importance

2

null

0

null

['https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-11693214']

154

Stealing the NASDAQ

Hackers, most likely from Russia, manage to hack into NASDAQ and plant malware that let several hackergroups operate freely ;another allegations states that the Russian hackers tried to clone the NASDAQ

2010-10-01

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on non-political target(s), politicized

Attack conducted by a state-affiliated group (includes state-sanctioned, state-supported, state-controlled but officially non-state actors) (“cyber-proxies”) / a group that is generally attributed as state-affiliated ;

Incident disclosed by media (without further information on source)

Data theft; Hijacking without Misuse

null

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['Critical infrastructure']]

[['Finance']]

null

['Russia']

['Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested']

null

2

2014-01-01; 2014-01-01

Political statement / report (e.g., on government / state agency websites); Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media

Attribution by receiver government / state entity; Media-based attribution

null

Russia; Russia

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested; Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

null

[]

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

Yes

multiple

null

false

For private / commercial targets: non-sensitive information (incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

Hijacking, not used - empowerment (incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

2

Moderate - high political importance

2

null

0

null

['https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/07/how-elite-hackers-almost-stole-the-nasdaq/', 'https://www.wired.com/2011/03/nsa-investigates-nasdaq-hack/', 'https://web.archive.org/web/20170712031930/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-07-17/how-russian-hackers-stole-the-nasdaq']

155

Wikileaks DDoS

It's possible that the DDoS against Wikileaks was orchestrated by a government in effort to retaliate against the leak and disrupt access to the documents.

2010-11-30

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals

Attack conducted by a state-affiliated group (includes state-sanctioned, state-supported, state-controlled but officially non-state actors) (“cyber-proxies”) / a group that is generally attributed as state-affiliated

Incident disclosed by media (without further information on source)

Disruption

null

['Sweden']

[['EUROPE', 'EU', 'NORTHEU']]

[['Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media']]

null

['Unknown']

['Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested']

null

1

2010-01-01 00:00:00

Attribution given, type unclear

Media-based attribution

null

Unknown

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

null

[]

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

true

none

Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2010/11/wikileaks-moves-to-amazons-cloud-to-evade-massive-ddos/']

156

French Ministry of Finance Hack

Unknown hackers hack into French Finance ministry to get information about France's G20 presidency

2010-12-01

2011-01-01

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), politicized

Attack conducted by a state-affiliated group (includes state-sanctioned, state-supported, state-controlled but officially non-state actors) (“cyber-proxies”) / a group that is generally attributed as state-affiliated ;

Incident disclosed by media (without further information on source)

Data theft

null

['France']

[['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'WESTEU']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

null

['China']

['Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested']

null

1

2011-01-01 00:00:00

Attribution given, type unclear

Media-based attribution

null

China

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

null

[]

International power

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

2

Moderate - high political importance

2

null

0

null

['https://spectrum.ieee.org/riskfactor/telecom/internet/spectacular-cyber-attack-gains-access-to-frances-g20-files']

157

Infiltration of British Foreign Office

Unknown hackers infiltrates British Foreign Office's staff computers with a data-stealing viruses

2010-12-01

Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), politicized

null

Incident disclosed by victim

Data theft

null

['United Kingdom']

[['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'NORTHEU']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

null

['Unknown']

['Unknown - not attributed']

null

1

null

Attribution given, type unclear

Media-based attribution

null

Unknown

Unknown - not attributed

null

[]

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: non-sensitive information (incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/feb/06/hacking-william-hague-munich']

158

Pakistani Hackers vs. India

Pakistani hackergroup shuts down Indian Central Bureau of Investigation website

2010-12-03

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['India']

[['ASIA', 'SASIA', 'SCO']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Police']]

['Pakistani Cyber Army']

['Pakistan']

['Non-state-group']

['Hacktivist(s)']

1

null

Self-attribution in the course of the attack (e.g., via defacement statements on websites)

Attacker confirms

null

Pakistani Cyber Army

Pakistan

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

Territory; International power

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 3

0

null

No

null

true

none

Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2010/12/20101241373583977.html']

159

Operation "Payback"

Hackers attack Mastercard, Visa and Postfinance in the so-called "Operation Payback" because of the banks refusal to transfer money to Wikileaks accounts.

2010-12-08

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['United States', 'Switzerland']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM'], ['EUROPE', 'WESTEU']]

[['Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)']]

null

['Anonymous/4Chan']

['Unknown']

['Non-state-group']

['Hacktivist(s)']

1

null

Self-attribution in the course of the attack (e.g., via defacement statements on websites)

Attacker confirms

null

Anonymous/4Chan

Unknown

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

Other

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

true

none

Long-term disruption (> 24h; incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

2

Moderate - high political importance

2

null

0

null

['http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web/operation-payback-hacker-grossangriff-auf-mastercard-visa-co-a-733520.html']

160

Retaliation for Kim Jong Il Hack

In recent days hackers from the South have poked fun at the Kim dynasty, rulers of NorthKorea for more than 60 years, and their Northern counter parts retaliated by temporarily disabling a popular South Korean website suspected of being behind the attacks.

2011-01-01

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['Korea, Republic of']

[['ASIA', 'SCS', 'NEA']]

[['Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)']]

null

["Korea, Democratic People's Republic of"]

['State']

null

1

2011-01-01 00:00:00

Attribution given, type unclear

Media-based attribution

null

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

State

null

['https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jan/11/korea-hackers-mount-cyber-skirmishes']

System / ideology

System/ideology; Territory; International power

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 2

0

null

No

null

true

none

Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jan/11/korea-hackers-mount-cyber-skirmishes']

161

Ke3chang aka APT 15

As the crisis in Syria escalates, Fire Eye researchers have discovered a cyberespionage campaign, which is called “Ke3chang,” that falsely advertises information updates about the ongoing crisis to compromise MFA networks in Europe

2011-01-01

2014-01-01

Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

null

Incident disclosed by IT-security company

Data theft

null

['Europe (region)']

null

[['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)']]

[['Government / ministries', 'Energy', 'Defence industry', '']]

['Ke3chang/Vixen Panda/APT 15']

['China']

['Unknown - not attributed']

null

1

null

Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF)

IT-security community attributes attacker

null

Ke3chang/Vixen Panda/APT 15

China

Unknown - not attributed

null

[]

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: non-sensitive information (incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://www.fireeye.com/content/dam/fireeye-www/global/en/current-threats/pdfs/wp-operation-ke3chang.pdf']

162

Longhorn Group

Spying tools and operational protocols of the CIA, detailed in the recent Vault 7 leak have been used in cyberattacks against at least 40 targets in 16 different countries by a group Symantec calls Longhorn, Chinese IT Company Qi'anxin Threat Intelligence Center directly refers to it in its report as the CIA tools.

2011-01-01

2017-01-01

Attack conducted by nation state (generic “state-attribution” or direct attribution towards specific state-entities, e.g., intelligence agencies); Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

null

Incident disclosed by IT-security company

Data theft; Hijacking with Misuse

null

['EU (region)', 'Mena Region (region)', 'Asia (region)', 'Africa', 'China']

[['EU'], [], [], [], ['ASIA', 'SCS', 'EASIA', 'NEA', 'SCO']]

[['State institutions / political system', 'International / supranational organization', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Science'], ['State institutions / political system', 'International / supranational organization', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Science'], ['State institutions / political system', 'International / supranational organization', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Science'], ['State institutions / political system', 'International / supranational organization', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Science'], ['State institutions / political system', 'International / supranational organization', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Science']]

[['Government / ministries', '', '', '', ''], ['Government / ministries', '', '', '', ''], ['Government / ministries', '', '', '', ''], ['Government / ministries', '', '', '', ''], ['Government / ministries', '', '', '', '']]

['Longhorn/The Lamberts', 'CIA']

['United States', 'United States']

['State', 'State']

null

1

2017-01-01; 2017-01-01

Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF); Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF)

IT-security community attributes attacker; IT-security community attributes attacker

null

Longhorn/The Lamberts; CIA

United States; United States

State; State

null

['https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/symantec-links-longhorn-group-to-cia-hacking-files-a-9824', 'https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/longhorn-cyber-espionage-group-is-actually-the-cia/']

International power

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

Yes

multiple

null

false

For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

Hijacking, system misuse, e.g., through data theft and / or disruption (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

4

Moderate - high political importance

4

null

0

null

['https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/symantec-links-longhorn-group-to-cia-hacking-files-a-9824', 'https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/longhorn-cyber-espionage-group-is-actually-the-cia/']

163

First Phase Dragonfly aka EnergeticBear (2011-2014)

The Dragonfly group, which is also known by other vendors as EnergeticBear, appears to have been in operation since at least 2011 and may have been active even longer than that. Dragonfly initially targeted defense and aviation companies in the US and Canada before shifting its focus mainly to US and European energy firms in early 2013. In their campaign against companies and organizations in the international energy sector, including oil and gas firms, nuclear power plants, and utility and power transmission companies. they used the malware "Havex". An US indictment from August 26, 2021 charged three Russian hackers from the Military Unit 71330 or “Center 16” of the FSB for the campaign.

2011-01-01

2014-01-01

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals

Attack conducted by a state-affiliated group (includes state-sanctioned, state-supported, state-controlled but officially non-state actors) (“cyber-proxies”) / a group that is generally attributed as state-affiliated

Incident disclosed by IT-security company

Data theft; Hijacking with Misuse

null

['United States', 'Canada']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM'], ['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['Critical infrastructure'], ['Critical infrastructure']]

[['Defence industry'], ['Defence industry']]

['Pavel Aleksandrovich Akulov (FSB, Center 16, Military Unit 71330)', 'Mikhail Mikhailovich Gavrilov (FSB, Center 16, Military Unit 71330)', 'Marat Valeryevich Tyukov (FSB, Center 16, Military Unit 71330)']

['Russia', 'Russia', 'Russia']

['State', 'State', 'State']

null

2

2022-03-24; 2022-03-24; 2022-03-24; 2014-07-07

Domestic legal action; Domestic legal action; Domestic legal action; Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF)

Attribution by receiver government / state entity; Attribution by receiver government / state entity; Attribution by receiver government / state entity; IT-security community attributes attacker

US Department of Justice (DoJ); US Department of Justice (DoJ); US Department of Justice (DoJ); Symantec

null

United States; United States; United States; United States

Pavel Aleksandrovich Akulov (FSB, Center 16, Military Unit 71330); Mikhail Mikhailovich Gavrilov (FSB, Center 16, Military Unit 71330); Marat Valeryevich Tyukov (FSB, Center 16, Military Unit 71330); Energetic Bear/Dragonfly/Crouching Yeti/DYMALLOY/Group 24/Havex/TEMP.Isotope/TG-4192/IRON LIBERTY/G0035 (FSB, 16th Center)

Russia; Russia; Russia; Not available

State; State; State; Unknown - not attributed

null

['https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-russia-sanctions-energygrid/in-a-first-u-s-blames-russia-for-cyber-attacks-on-energy-grid-idUSKCN1GR2G3', 'https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/01/technology/energy-sector-faces-attacks-from-hackers-in-russia.html']

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

Not available

Hijacking, system misuse, e.g., through data theft and / or disruption (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

4

Moderate - high political importance

4

null

0

null

0

null

0

null

0

euro

null

0

null

['https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/four-russian-government-employees-charged-two-historical-hacking-campaigns-targeting-critical', 'https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-russia-sanctions-energygrid/in-a-first-u-s-blames-russia-for-cyber-attacks-on-energy-grid-idUSKCN1GR2G3', 'https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/01/technology/energy-sector-faces-attacks-from-hackers-in-russia.html', 'https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/24/us-charges-russian-hackers-cyber-attacks', 'https://docs.broadcom.com/doc/dragonfly_threat_against_western_energy_suppliers']

164

The Jasmine Revolution

Tunisia’s Jasmine Revolution included the hacking of user names and passwords for the entire online population of Tunisia by AMMAR, the country’s government-run Internet Services Provider.

2011-01-01

Attack conducted by nation state (generic “state-attribution” or direct attribution towards specific state-entities, e.g., intelligence agencies)

null

Incident disclosed by victim

Data theft

null

['Tunisia']

[['AFRICA', 'NAF', 'MENA']]

[['End user(s) / specially protected groups']]

null

['AMMAR']

['Tunisia']

['State']

null

1

2011-01-01 00:00:00

Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF)

Attribution by third-party

null

AMMAR

Tunisia

State

null

['http://web.mit.edu/smadnick/www/wp/2017-10.pdf']

National power

System/ideology; National power

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 4

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: non-sensitive information (incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['http://web.mit.edu/smadnick/www/wp/2017-10.pdf', 'https://cpj.org/blog/2011/01/tunisia-invades-censors-facebook-other-accounts.php']

165

Winnti vs. Gaming Industry

According to Kasperskys estimations, the Chinese Winnti Group has been active for several years and specializes in cyberattacks against the online video game industry. The group’s main objective is to steal sourcecodes for online game projects as well as the digital certificates of legitimate software vendors. In addition, they are very interested in how network infrastructure (including the production of gaming servers) is setup, and new developments such as conceptual ideas, design and more.

2011-01-01

2013-01-01

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals

Attack conducted by a state-affiliated group (includes state-sanctioned, state-supported, state-controlled but officially non-state actors) (“cyber-proxies”) / a group that is generally attributed as state-affiliated

Incident disclosed by IT-security company

Data theft

null

['Global (region)']

null

[['Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)']]

null

['APT41/BARIUM/Wicked Panda/G0096 (Chengdu 404 Network Technology) <\xa0Winnti Umbrella/G0044']

['China']

['Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested']

['Non-state-group, state-affiliation suggested (widely held view for the attributed initiator (group), but not invoked in this case)']

1

2018-01-01 00:00:00

Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF)

IT-security community attributes attacker

null

APT41/BARIUM/Wicked Panda/G0096 (Chengdu 404 Network Technology) < Winnti Umbrella/G0044

China

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

Non-state-group, state-affiliation suggested (widely held view for the attributed initiator (group), but not invoked in this case)

['https://401trg.com/burning-umbrella/']

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: non-sensitive information (incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://401trg.com/burning-umbrella/', 'https://securelist.com/winnti-more-than-just-a-game/37029/']

166

Winnti vs. Korean Social Media

South Korea has blamed Chinese hackers (according to an IT company the Winnti Group) for stealing data from 35 million accounts on a popular social network.

2011-01-01

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals

Attack conducted by a state-affiliated group (includes state-sanctioned, state-supported, state-controlled but officially non-state actors) (“cyber-proxies”) / a group that is generally attributed as state-affiliated

Incident disclosed by authorities of victim state

Data theft

null

['Korea, Republic of']

[['ASIA', 'SCS', 'NEA']]

[['Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)']]

null

['APT41/BARIUM/Wicked Panda/G0096 (Chengdu 404 Network Technology) <\xa0Winnti Umbrella/G0044']

['China']

['Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested']

['Non-state-group, state-affiliation suggested (widely held view for the attributed initiator (group), but not invoked in this case)']

2

2018-01-01; 2018-01-01

Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media; Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF)

Attribution by receiver government / state entity; IT-security community attributes attacker

null

APT41/BARIUM/Wicked Panda/G0096 (Chengdu 404 Network Technology) < Winnti Umbrella/G0044; APT41/BARIUM/Wicked Panda/G0096 (Chengdu 404 Network Technology) < Winnti Umbrella/G0044

China; China

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested; Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

Non-state-group, state-affiliation suggested (widely held view for the attributed initiator (group), but not invoked in this case); Non-state-group, state-affiliation suggested (widely held view for the attributed initiator (group), but not invoked in this case)

['https://401trg.com/burning-umbrella/', 'https://securelist.com/winnti-more-than-just-a-game/37029/']

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: non-sensitive information (incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://401trg.com/burning-umbrella/', 'https://securelist.com/winnti-more-than-just-a-game/37029/', 'https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-14323787']

167

Attack against Moodys

An APT linked to Chinese military attacked the American rating agency moodys.

2011-01-01

2014-01-01

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals

Attack conducted by a state-affiliated group (includes state-sanctioned, state-supported, state-controlled but officially non-state actors) (“cyber-proxies”) / a group that is generally attributed as state-affiliated

Incident disclosed by authorities of victim state

Data theft

null

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['Critical infrastructure']]

[['Finance']]

['APT3/Gothic Panda/Buckeye/UPS Team/Group 6/TG-0110/G0022 (MSS, Boyusec)', 'Boyusec']

['China', 'China']

['Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested', 'Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested']

['Non-state-group, state-affiliation suggested (widely held view for the attributed initiator (group), but not invoked in this case)', 'Non-state-group, state-affiliation suggested (widely held view for the attributed initiator (group), but not invoked in this case)']

2

2017-01-01; 2017-01-01; 2017-01-01; 2017-01-01

Domestic legal action; Domestic legal action; Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media; Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media

Attribution by receiver government / state entity; Attribution by receiver government / state entity; Attribution by third-party; Attribution by third-party

null

APT3/Gothic Panda/Buckeye/UPS Team/Group 6/TG-0110/G0022 (MSS, Boyusec); Boyusec; APT3/Gothic Panda/Buckeye/UPS Team/Group 6/TG-0110/G0022 (MSS, Boyusec); Boyusec

China; China; China; China

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested; Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested; Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested; Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

Non-state-group, state-affiliation suggested (widely held view for the attributed initiator (group), but not invoked in this case); Non-state-group, state-affiliation suggested (widely held view for the attributed initiator (group), but not invoked in this case); Non-state-group, state-affiliation suggested (widely held view for the attributed initiator (group), but not invoked in this case); Non-state-group, state-affiliation suggested (widely held view for the attributed initiator (group), but not invoked in this case)

['https://intrusiontruth.wordpress.com/2017/05/09/APT 3-is-boyusec-a-chinese-intelligence-contractor/']

International power

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 2

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

2

Moderate - high political importance

2

null

0

null

['https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-charges-three-chinese-hackers-who-work-internet-security-firm-hacking-three-corporations', 'https://intrusiontruth.wordpress.com/2017/05/09/APT 3-is-boyusec-a-chinese-intelligence-contractor/']

168

MagicKitten vs. Iranian Activists outside Iran

The Iranian APT MagicKitten started a phishing campaign against Iranian exile activists, trying to access their data. Those attacks continued at least until mid 2013.

2011-01-01

2013-07-01

Attack conducted by nation state (generic “state-attribution” or direct attribution towards specific state-entities, e.g., intelligence agencies)

null

Incident disclosed by third-party-actor (e.g., Citizen Lab, Amnesty International, whistleblowers) or authorities of another state

Data theft

null

['United States', 'Canada', 'Europe (region)', 'Mena Region (region)']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM'], ['NATO', 'NORTHAM'], [], []]

[['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure']]

[['', 'Telecommunications'], ['', 'Telecommunications'], ['', 'Telecommunications'], ['', 'Telecommunications']]

['Magic Kitten/Group 42']

['Iran, Islamic Republic of']

['Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested']

null

1

2013-01-01 00:00:00

Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media

Attribution by third-party

null

Magic Kitten/Group 42

Iran, Islamic Republic of

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

null

['https://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/12/google-says-it-has-uncovered-iranian-spy-campaign/']

System / ideology; National power

System/ideology; National power

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 3

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: non-sensitive information (incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://carnegieendowment.org/files/Iran_Cyber_Final_Full_v2.pdf', 'https://security.googleblog.com/2013/06/iranian-phishing-on-rise-as-elections.html', 'https://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/12/google-says-it-has-uncovered-iranian-spy-campaign/']

169

Dagger Pandas East Asian Campaign

A new APT-Dagger Panda-emerged against the nations of South Korea, Japan and Taiwan, attacking their government(espacially)military networks with spearphishing

2011-01-01

2013-01-01

Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

null

Incident disclosed by IT-security company

Data theft; Hijacking with Misuse

null

['Taiwan', 'Korea, Republic of', 'Japan']

[['ASIA', 'SCS'], ['ASIA', 'SCS', 'NEA'], ['ASIA', 'SCS', 'NEA']]

[['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Media', 'Science'], ['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Media', 'Science'], ['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Media', 'Science']]

[['Government / ministries', 'Military', 'Telecommunications', 'Defence industry', '', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Military', 'Telecommunications', 'Defence industry', '', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Military', 'Telecommunications', 'Defence industry', '', '']]

null

['Unknown']

['Non-state-group']

['Private technology companies / hacking for hire groups without state affiliation / research entities']

1

null

Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF)

IT-security community attributes attacker

null

Unknown

Non-state-group

Private technology companies / hacking for hire groups without state affiliation / research entities

[]

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: non-sensitive information (incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

Hijacking, system misuse, e.g., through data theft and / or disruption (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

3

Moderate - high political importance

3

null

0

null

['https://securelist.com/the-icefog-apt-a-tale-of-cloak-and-three-daggers/57331/']

170

BlackEnergy usage against American SCADA Systems

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued an updated alert last week stating that a variant of the BlackEnergy malware had infiltrated the SCADA systems that control critical infrastructure, including oil and gas pipelines, water distribution systems and the power grid. ABC News reported that national security experts believe hackers sponsored by the Russian government are responsible.

2011-01-01

2014-01-01

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals

Attack conducted by a state-affiliated group (includes state-sanctioned, state-supported, state-controlled but officially non-state actors) (“cyber-proxies”) / a group that is generally attributed as state-affiliated

Incident disclosed by authorities of victim state

Hijacking without Misuse

null

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure']]

[['Energy', 'Water']]

['Sandworm/VOODOO Bear/Quedagh/TeleBots/IRON VIKING/Black Energy/IRIDIUM/ELECTRUM/G0034 (GRU, Main Centre for Special Technologies (GTsST) Military Unit 74455)']

['Russia']

['Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested']

null

1

2014-01-01 00:00:00

Anonymous statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements of unnamed officials, or persons with knowledge into the matter etc.)

Attribution by receiver government / state entity

null

Sandworm/VOODOO Bear/Quedagh/TeleBots/IRON VIKING/Black Energy/IRIDIUM/ELECTRUM/G0034 (GRU, Main Centre for Special Technologies (GTsST) Military Unit 74455)

Russia

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

null

['https://abcnews.go.com/US/trojan-horse-bug-lurking-vital-us-computers-2011/story?id=26737476']

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

none

Hijacking, not used - empowerment (incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/dhs-russian-hackers-infiltrated-us-energy-infrastructure#gs.fWFJYmqF', 'https://abcnews.go.com/US/trojan-horse-bug-lurking-vital-us-computers-2011/story?id=26737476']

171

Operation Ababil

The hackergroup Cyberfighters of IzzAd-Din AlQassam attacks US American banks in a third wave of attacks, protesting an islamophobic video on youtube. The alleged hackers indicted in 2016 are believed to be responsible for the distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks launched against 46 U.S. banks between late 2011 and mid-2013. One of the suspects, Hamid Firoozi, has also been charged in connection to a hackerattack targeting the Bowman DaminRye, NewYork. Authorities said here peatedly breached the dam's computersystems between August and September 2013, allowing him to obtain information about the status and operation of the facility.

2011-01-01

2011-09-01

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals

Attack conducted by a state-affiliated group (includes state-sanctioned, state-supported, state-controlled but officially non-state actors) (“cyber-proxies”) / a group that is generally attributed as state-affiliated

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption; Hijacking without Misuse

null

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure']]

[['Energy', 'Finance']]

['Cyber fighters of Izz Ad-Din Al Qassam/ITSec Company/Mersad (IRGC)']

['Iran, Islamic Republic of']

['Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested']

null

2

2012-01-01; 2012-01-01

Statement in media report and indictment / sanctions; Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF)

Attribution by receiver government / state entity; IT-security community attributes attacker

null

Cyber fighters of Izz Ad-Din Al Qassam/ITSec Company/Mersad (IRGC); Cyber fighters of Izz Ad-Din Al Qassam/ITSec Company/Mersad (IRGC)

Iran, Islamic Republic of; Iran, Islamic Republic of

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested; Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

null

['https://www.justice.gov/opa/file/834996/download', 'https://www.recordedfuture.com/iran-hacker-hierarchy/', 'http://www.startribune.com/group-halts-bank-cyberattacks/188944711/?refer=y', 'https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2017/09/20/iran-hacker-crew-apt33-heading-for-destructive-cyberattacks/#38b0b8454a48', 'https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/iran-blamed-for-cyberattacks/2012/09/21/afbe2be4-0412-11e2-9b24-ff730c7f6312_story.html']

System / ideology; International power

International power

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 2

0

null

No

null

true

none

Long-term disruption (> 24h; incident scores 2 points in intensity)

Hijacking, not used - empowerment (incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

3

Moderate - high political importance

3

null

0

null

['https://www.justice.gov/opa/file/834996/download', 'https://www.recordedfuture.com/iran-hacker-hierarchy/', 'http://www.startribune.com/group-halts-bank-cyberattacks/188944711/?refer=y', 'https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2017/09/20/iran-hacker-crew-apt33-heading-for-destructive-cyberattacks/#38b0b8454a48', 'https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/iran-blamed-for-cyberattacks/2012/09/21/afbe2be4-0412-11e2-9b24-ff730c7f6312_story.html', 'https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/to-safeguard-critical-infrastructure-go-back-to-basics']

172

Countering the Hacktivists

Hacker collectives Anonymous and LulzSec have both been the targets of cyber attacks by UK government spy agency GCHQ

2011-01-01

Attack conducted by nation state (generic “state-attribution” or direct attribution towards specific state-entities, e.g., intelligence agencies)

null

Incident disclosed by third-party-actor (e.g., Citizen Lab, Amnesty International, whistleblowers) or authorities of another state

Disruption

null

['Unknown']

null

[['Social groups']]

[['Hacktivist']]

['GCHQ']

['United Kingdom']

['State']

null

2

2013-01-01; 2013-01-01

Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF); Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media

Attribution by third-party; Media-based attribution

null

GCHQ; GCHQ

United Kingdom; United Kingdom

State; State

null

[]

Other

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

true

none

Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26049448', 'http://www.wired.co.uk/article/gchq-ddos-attack-anonymous']

173

E-Mail Theft of Australian Parliament

Hackers have broken into Federal Parliamentary email accounts to gain access to emails between ministers and Australian companies mining in China.

2011-01-01

Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

null

Incident disclosed by media (without further information on source); Incident disclosed by victim

Data theft

null

['Australia']

[['OC']]

[['State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries', '', 'Legislative']]

null

['Unknown']

['Unknown - not attributed']

null

1

null

Attribution given, type unclear

Media-based attribution

null

Unknown

Unknown - not attributed

null

[]

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: non-sensitive information (incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

0

null

0

null

0

euro

null

0

null

['https://www.australianmining.com.au/news/chinese-hack-australian-miners-emails/']

174

Operation Newscaster (aka CharmingKitten)

Iranian hackers use social engineering tactics and other hacking tools to access socialmedia accounts and accounts on other platforms of high-ranking officials, personnel and communityleader, accessing vast amounts of confidential data.The group has been later linked to the Iranian government under the name CharmingKitten.

2011-01-01

2014-01-01

Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

null

Incident disclosed by IT-security company

Data theft; Hijacking with Misuse

null

['Saudi Arabia', 'Israel', 'Yemen', 'Venezuela', 'United States', 'Iraq', 'United Kingdom', 'Afghanistan', 'Kuwait', 'Egypt']

[['ASIA', 'MENA', 'MEA', 'GULFC'], ['ASIA', 'MENA', 'MEA'], ['ASIA', 'MENA', 'MEA'], ['SOUTHAM'], ['NATO', 'NORTHAM'], ['ASIA', 'MENA', 'MEA'], ['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'NORTHEU'], ['ASIA', 'SASIA'], ['ASIA', 'MENA', 'MEA', 'GULFC'], ['MENA', 'MEA', 'AFRICA', 'NAF']]

[['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)']]

[['Government / ministries', 'Legislative', 'Military', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Legislative', 'Military', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Legislative', 'Military', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Legislative', 'Military', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Legislative', 'Military', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Legislative', 'Military', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Legislative', 'Military', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Legislative', 'Military', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Legislative', 'Military', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Legislative', 'Military', '']]

['Charming Kitten/NEWSCASTER/APT35/Phosphorus/NewsBeef/Group 83/TA453/G0059']

['Iran, Islamic Republic of']

['Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested']

['Non-state-group, state-affiliation suggested (widely held view for the attributed initiator (group), but not invoked in this case)']

1

2014-01-01 00:00:00

Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF)

IT-security community attributes attacker

null

Charming Kitten/NEWSCASTER/APT35/Phosphorus/NewsBeef/Group 83/TA453/G0059

Iran, Islamic Republic of

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

Non-state-group, state-affiliation suggested (widely held view for the attributed initiator (group), but not invoked in this case)

['https://cyber-peace.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/NEWSCASTER-An-Iranian-Threat-Inside-Social-Media-iSIGHT-Partners.pdf', 'https://www.clearskysec.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Charming_Kitten_2017.pdf']

International power

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: non-sensitive information (incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

Hijacking, system misuse, e.g., through data theft and / or disruption (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

3

Moderate - high political importance

3

null

0

null

['https://www.reuters.com/article/iran-hackers/rpt-iranian-hackers-use-fake-facebook-accounts-to-spy-on-u-s-others-idUSL1N0OF06R20140529', 'https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-spied-on-israel-saudi-arabia-with-major-cyberattack/', 'https://cyber-peace.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/NEWSCASTER-An-Iranian-Threat-Inside-Social-Media-iSIGHT-Partners.pdf', 'https://www.clearskysec.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Charming_Kitten_2017.pdf']

175

RSA breached

RSA is hacked with a Trojanhorse and Secure ID Token, its security technology in use by several governments and private firms around the globe. RSA later states that two probably state-sponsored groups intiated the attack, U.S. government and parts of the IT security community make China responsible.

2011-01-01

2011-03-17

Attack conducted by nation state (generic “state-attribution” or direct attribution towards specific state-entities, e.g., intelligence agencies); Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

null

Incident disclosed by victim

Data theft

null

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)']]

null

['China']

['State']

null

2

2011-01-01; 2011-01-01

Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media; Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media

Attribution by receiver government / state entity; Receiver attributes attacker

null

China; China

State; State

null

['https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2011/10/11/rsa-blames-nation-state-attack/', 'https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/china-hacked-rsa-us-official-says/d/d-id/1137409', 'https://www.security-insider.de/so-knackten-hacker-die-sicherheit-bei-rsa-und-lockheed-martin-a-393338/']

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

2

Moderate - high political importance

2

null

0

null

['https://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/magazineContent/The-RSA-breach-One-year-later', 'https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2011/10/11/rsa-blames-nation-state-attack/', 'https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2011/03/18/security-firm-rsa-warns-that-its-servers-have-been-hacked/', 'https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/china-hacked-rsa-us-official-says/d/d-id/1137409', 'https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2011/09/chinese-hacking-201109', 'https://www.security-insider.de/so-knackten-hacker-die-sicherheit-bei-rsa-und-lockheed-martin-a-393338/']

176

Phishing Norways National Security Authority

Norway's National Security Authority (NSM) on Friday confirmed that systems associated with the country's energy and defence sectors were hit with a cyber attack, resulting in a loss of sensitive information.

2011-01-01

Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

null

Incident disclosed by authorities of victim state

Data theft

null

['Norway']

[['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'NORTHEU']]

[['Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure']]

[['Energy', 'Defence industry']]

null

['Unknown']

['Unknown - not attributed']

null

1

null

Anonymous statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements of unnamed officials, or persons with knowledge into the matter etc.)

Media-based attribution

null

Unknown

Unknown - not attributed

null

[]

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

2

Moderate - high political importance

2

null

0

null

['https://uk.pcmag.com/news/114528/norway-cyber-attack-targets-countrys-oil-gas-systems']

177

Citigroup hacked

Citigroup Inc. C 0.01% plans to send replacement credit cards to about 100,000 North American customers after its systems were breached by a hacking attack affecting about 200,000 accounts. Possibly the attack was even worse, leading to a breach of up to 300.000 Creditcards

2011-01-01

Attack on non-political target(s), politicized

null

Incident disclosed by media (without further information on source); Incident disclosed by authorities of victim state

Data theft

null

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'End user(s) / specially protected groups']]

null

['Unknown']

['Non-state-group']

['Criminal(s)']

1

null

Political statement / report (e.g., on government / state agency websites)

Attribution by receiver government / state entity

null

Unknown

Non-state-group

Criminal(s)

[]

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

2

Moderate - high political importance

2

null

0

null

['https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/27/citigroup-hack_n_885045.html', 'https://www.reuters.com/article/us-citi/regulators-pressure-banks-after-citi-data-breach-idUSTRE7580TM20110609']

178

APT 6 vs. US government

The feds warned that "a group of malicious cyber actors," whom security experts believe to be the government-sponsored hacking group known as APT 6, "have compromised and stolen sensitive information from various government and commercial networks" since at least 2011, according to an FBI alert obtained by Motherboard.

2011-01-01

2016-01-01

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

Attack conducted by a state-affiliated group (includes state-sanctioned, state-supported, state-controlled but officially non-state actors) (“cyber-proxies”) / a group that is generally attributed as state-affiliated ;

Incident disclosed by victim

Data theft

null

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)']]

[['Government / ministries', '']]

['APT 6']

['China']

['Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested']

['Non-state-group, state-affiliation suggested (widely held view for the attributed initiator (group), but not invoked in this case)']

3

2016-01-01; 2016-01-01; 2016-01-01

Political statement / report (e.g., on government / state agency websites); Attribution given, type unclear; Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF)

Attribution by receiver government / state entity; Media-based attribution; IT-security community attributes attacker

null

APT 6; APT 6; APT 6

China; China; China

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested; Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested; Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

Non-state-group, state-affiliation suggested (widely held view for the attributed initiator (group), but not invoked in this case); Non-state-group, state-affiliation suggested (widely held view for the attributed initiator (group), but not invoked in this case); Non-state-group, state-affiliation suggested (widely held view for the attributed initiator (group), but not invoked in this case)

[]

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

2

Moderate - high political importance

2

null

0

null

['https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/qkjkxv/fbi-flash-alert-hacking-group-has-had-access-to-us-govt-files-for-years']

179

Attack on various Australian Networks

Australian government computer networks breached in cyber attacks by Chinese hackers

2011-01-01

2016-01-01

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

Attack conducted by a state-affiliated group (includes state-sanctioned, state-supported, state-controlled but officially non-state actors) (“cyber-proxies”) / a group that is generally attributed as state-affiliated ;

Incident disclosed by media (without further information on source)

Data theft

null

['Australia']

[['OC']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

null

['China']

['Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested']

null

2

2016-01-01; 2016-01-01

Anonymous statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements of unnamed officials, or persons with knowledge into the matter etc.); Attribution given, type unclear

Attribution by receiver government / state entity; Media-based attribution

null

China; China

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested; Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

null

[]

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

2

Moderate - high political importance

2

null

0

null

['http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-29/chinese-hackers-behind-defence-austrade-security-breaches/7790166']

180

IMF Hack

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is investigating a serious cyber-attack in which some of its systems were compromised and used to access internal data. Security experts said the source seemed to be a "nation state"aiming to gain a "digital insider presence"on the network of the IMF

2011-01-01

2011-06-01

Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

null

Incident disclosed by media (without further information on source)

Data theft

[['International Monetary Fund (IMF) ']]

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['International / supranational organization']]

null

['Unknown']

['Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested']

null

1

2011-01-01 00:00:00

Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media

Media-based attribution

null

Unknown

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

null

[]

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: non-sensitive information (incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

0

null

0

null

0

euro

null

0

null

['https://www.reuters.com/article/us-imf-cyberattack/imf-cyber-attack-aimed-to-steal-insider-information-expert-idUSTRE75A20720110612', 'https://www.theguardian.com/business/2011/jun/12/imf-cyber-attack-hack', 'https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/12/world/12imf.html?_r=3']

181

PutterPanda cyberespionage vs. Canada

Chinas hackers gain access to highly classified federal information of the Canadian Finance Department, Treasury Board and a defense research institution through hijacking government computers. The named institutions are forced offline.

2011-01-01

Attack conducted by nation state (generic “state-attribution” or direct attribution towards specific state-entities, e.g., intelligence agencies); Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), politicized

null

Incident disclosed by victim

Data theft; Hijacking with Misuse

null

['Canada']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Science']]

[['Government / ministries', 'Defence industry', '']]

['Putter Panda/APT 2']

['China']

['State']

null

2

2011-01-01; 2011-01-01

Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media; Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media

Attribution by receiver government / state entity; IT-security community attributes attacker

null

Putter Panda/APT 2; Putter Panda/APT 2

China; China

State; Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

null

['https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-canada-cybersecurity/hacking-attack-in-canada-bears-signs-of-chinese-army-unit-expert-idUSKBN0G13X220140801']

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: non-sensitive information (incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

Hijacking, system misuse, e.g., through data theft and / or disruption (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

3

Moderate - high political importance

3

null

0

null

['https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/foreign-hackers-attack-canadian-government-1.982618', 'https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/hackers-stole-secret-canadian-government-data-1.990875', 'https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-canada-cybersecurity/hacking-attack-in-canada-bears-signs-of-chinese-army-unit-expert-idUSKBN0G13X220140801']

182

Anonymous vs. Tunisian Government

Anonymous attacks several Tunisian government websites.

2011-01-01

2011-01-02

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['Tunisia']

[['AFRICA', 'NAF', 'MENA']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['Anonymous']

['Unknown']

['Non-state-group']

['Hacktivist(s)']

1

null

Self-attribution in the course of the attack (e.g., via defacement statements on websites)

Attacker confirms

null

Anonymous

Unknown

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

true

none

Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://thehackernews.com/2011/01/anonymous-hacktivists-attack-african.html']

183

FatalErrorCrew vs. President of Brazil

Hackers attack several Brazilian government websites.

2011-01-01

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['Brazil']

[['SOUTHAM']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['Fatal Error Crew']

['Unknown']

['Non-state-group']

['Hacktivist(s)']

1

null

Self-attribution in the course of the attack (e.g., via defacement statements on websites)

Attacker confirms

null

Fatal Error Crew

Unknown

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

true

none

Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://thehackernews.com/2011/01/police-probe-hacker-attack-on-brazil.html']

184

PakBugs vs. Kerala Pradesh Congress Commitee

Website of the Indian party Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee is hacked and pro-Pakistani remarks are left.

2011-01-02

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['India']

[['ASIA', 'SASIA', 'SCO']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Political parties']]

['PakBugs']

['Pakistan']

['Non-state-group']

['Hacktivist(s)']

1

null

Self-attribution in the course of the attack (e.g., via defacement statements on websites)

Attacker confirms

null

PakBugs

Pakistan

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

International power

Territory; International power

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 3

0

null

No

null

true

none

Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://thehackernews.com/2011/01/kerala-pradesh-congress-committee-kpcc.html']

185

Fine Gael defacement of Anonymous

The website of the main Irish opposition party Fine Gael was hacked and defaced with a critical message by Anonymous in January 2011. The data of 2000 users were compromised.

2011-01-09

2011-01-10

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Data theft; Disruption; Hijacking with Misuse

[['Fine Gael']]

['Ireland']

[['EUROPE', 'EU', 'NORTHEU']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Political parties']]

['Anonymous']

['Unknown']

['Non-state-group']

['Hacktivist(s)']

1

null

Self-attribution in the course of the attack (e.g., via defacement statements on websites)

Attacker confirms

null

Anonymous

Unknown

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

System / ideology

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

true

For private / commercial targets: non-sensitive information (incident scores 1 point in intensity)

Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

2

Moderate - high political importance

2

null

0

null

0

null

0

null

0

euro

null

0

null

Not available

null

['https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/jan/10/fine-gael-website-anonymous-hackers', 'http://www.thejournal.ie/fine-gael-website-defaced-by-anonymous-hacktivists-66151-Jan2011/']

186

Breach of Sarkozys Facebook

Hackers managed to break into the Facebook page of French President Nicolas Sarkozy to announce he would be quitting next year.

2011-01-24

Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), politicized

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['France']

[['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'WESTEU']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Political parties']]

null

['Unknown']

['Unknown - not attributed']

null

1

null

Self-attribution in the course of the attack (e.g., via defacement statements on websites)

Attacker confirms

null

Unknown

Unknown - not attributed

null

['https://www.france24.com/en/20110125-france-president-nicolas-sarkozy-facebook-hacked']

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

true

none

Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/8278200/Nicolas-Sarkozys-Facebook-page-hacked.html', 'https://www.france24.com/en/20110125-france-president-nicolas-sarkozy-facebook-hacked']

187

Anonymous vs. Egypt 2011

Sites belonging to Egypt’s cabinet, the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology were inaccessible, after DDoS attacks by Anonymous.

2011-01-26

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['Egypt']

[['MENA', 'MEA', 'AFRICA', 'NAF']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['Anonymous']

['Unknown']

['Non-state-group']

['Hacktivist(s)']

1

null

Self-attribution in the course of the attack (e.g., via defacement statements on websites)

Attacker confirms

null

Anonymous

Unknown

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

System / ideology; National power

System/ideology; National power; Third-party intervention / third-party affection

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 5

0

null

No

null

true

none

Long-term disruption (> 24h; incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

2

Moderate - high political importance

2

null

0

null

['http://www.nbcnews.com/id/41280813/ns/technology_and_science-security/t/anonymous-hacktivists-attack-egyptian-websites/#.W7IzEuF1NEY']

188

Lybia anti-Government DDOS

Anti-government activists Tuesday accused Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi of hacking websites reporting on Libya's pro-democracy demonstrations.

2011-02-01

Attack conducted by nation state (generic “state-attribution” or direct attribution towards specific state-entities, e.g., intelligence agencies); Attack on non-political target(s), politicized

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['Libya']

[['AFRICA', 'MENA', 'MEA', 'NAF']]

[['Social groups', 'Media']]

[['Political opposition / dissidents / expats', '']]

null

['Unknown']

['State']

null

1

2011-01-01 00:00:00

Self-attribution in the course of the attack (e.g., via defacement statements on websites)

Attacker confirms

null

Unknown

State

null

[]

System / ideology; National power

System/ideology; National power

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 5

0

null

No

null

true

none

Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://thehackernews.com/2011/03/libyan-opposition-websites-hacked.html']

189

Anonymous vs. Egypt 2011 II

The online group Anonymous said Wednesday that it had paralyzed the Egyptian government’s Web sites in support of the antigovernment protests.

2011-02-02

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['Egypt']

[['MENA', 'MEA', 'AFRICA', 'NAF']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['Anonymous']

['Unknown']

['Non-state-group']

['Hacktivist(s)']

1

null

Self-attribution in the course of the attack (e.g., via defacement statements on websites)

Attacker confirms

null

Anonymous

Unknown

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

System / ideology; National power

System/ideology; National power; Third-party intervention / third-party affection

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 5

0

null

No

null

true

none

Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/03/world/middleeast/03hackers.html']

190

Anonymous vs. Yemen Ministry of Information

Anonymous takes down the websites of Yemen’s Ministry of Information, as well as Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh

2011-02-03

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['Yemen']

[['ASIA', 'MENA', 'MEA']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['Anonymous']

['Unknown']

['Non-state-group']

['Hacktivist(s)']

1

null

Self-attribution in the course of the attack (e.g., via defacement statements on websites)

Attacker confirms

null

Anonymous

Unknown

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

System / ideology; National power

System/ideology; National power; Third-party intervention / third-party affection

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 5

0

null

No

null

true

none

Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/anonymous-hackers-strike-back-against-governments-of-egypt-yemen/']

191

Al-Jazeera fake advertising

Hackers insert false news into Al Jazeera website in protest against its coverage of protests in Egypt.

2011-02-09

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['Qatar']

[['ASIA', 'MENA', 'MEA', 'GULFC']]

[['Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)']]

null

['Unknown']

['Non-state-group']

['Hacktivist(s)']

1

null

Self-attribution in the course of the attack (e.g., via defacement statements on websites)

Media-based attribution

null

Unknown

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

System / ideology; National power

System/ideology; National power; Third-party intervention / third-party affection

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 5

0

null

No

null

true

none

Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://thehackernews.com/2011/02/hackers-insert-rogue-content-on-al.html']

192

Anonymous posts Aaron Barrs Mails

Anonymous has already posted around 50,000 emails of Aaron Barr, the CEO of sister organisation HPGary Federal, which revealed a report by the firm looking at ways to sabotage WikiLeaks in collaboration with Palantir Technologies and Berico Technologies. The emails also show that Bank of America, a potential target of WikiLeaks, was to hear the proposal via its outside law firm Hunton & Williams. The proposal's recommendations included a disinformation campaign against WikiLeaks and cyber attacks on its Web site.

2011-02-11

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Data theft & Doxing

null

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)']]

null

['Anonymous']

['Unknown']

['Non-state-group']

['Hacktivist(s)']

1

null

Self-attribution in the course of the attack (e.g., via defacement statements on websites)

Attacker confirms

null

Anonymous

Unknown

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

System / ideology

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

2

Moderate - high political importance

2

null

0

null

['https://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2011/02/11/anonymous-ready-to-dump-more-hbgary-e-mails-launch-anonleaks/#2d6a31f4698f', 'https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/jun/22/hacking-anonymous']

193

Iranian cyber Army hacks Voice of America

Iranian Cyber Army, a hackergroup that might be affiliated with the Iranian government, hacks the website of Voice of America and leaves political messages critical of the US foreign policy.

2011-02-21

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

Attack conducted by a state-affiliated group (includes state-sanctioned, state-supported, state-controlled but officially non-state actors) (“cyber-proxies”) / a group that is generally attributed as state-affiliated ;

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)']]

null

['Iranian Cyber Army']

['Iran, Islamic Republic of']

['Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested']

['Non-state-group, state-affiliation suggested (widely held view for the attributed initiator (group), but not invoked in this case)']

1

2011-01-01 00:00:00

Self-attribution in the course of the attack (e.g., via defacement statements on websites)

Attacker confirms

null

Iranian Cyber Army

Iran, Islamic Republic of

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

Non-state-group, state-affiliation suggested (widely held view for the attributed initiator (group), but not invoked in this case)

[]

International power

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 2

0

null

No

null

true

none

Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://thehackernews.com/2011/02/voice-of-america-voa-website-hacked-by.html']

194

Anonymous vs. Westboro Baptist Church

Anonymous hacks several websites of Westboro Baptist Church to protest its worldviews.

2011-02-24

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['Social groups']]

[['Religious']]

['Anonymous']

['Unknown']

['Non-state-group']

['Hacktivist(s)']

1

null

Self-attribution in the course of the attack (e.g., via defacement statements on websites)

Attacker confirms

null

Anonymous

Unknown

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

System / ideology

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

true

none

Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://thehackernews.com/2011/02/anonymous-hackers-send-video-message-to.html']

195

DoD hacked by nation state

Pentagon systems are penetrated in sophisticated attack, probably by other nation state, confidential data is stolen.

2011-03-01

Attack conducted by nation state (generic “state-attribution” or direct attribution towards specific state-entities, e.g., intelligence agencies); Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

null

Incident disclosed by media (without further information on source); Incident disclosed by victim

Data theft

null

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

null

['Unknown']

['State']

null

1

2011-01-01 00:00:00

Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media

Attribution by receiver government / state entity

null

Unknown

State

null

[]

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

2

Moderate - high political importance

2

null

0

null

['https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/15/world/15cyber.html?mtrref=www.google.com&gwh=33D9E59FC84D0817FABA517CD46991C8&gwt=pay']

196

PakCyber Combat Squad vs. Western Sites

Pakistani hackers deface websites of the Indian embassy in Sweden and Australian beer and wine companies, leave political messages about Kashmir.

2011-03-02

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['Sweden', 'Australia']

[['EUROPE', 'EU', 'NORTHEU'], ['OC']]

[['State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)']]

[['Government / ministries', ''], ['Government / ministries', '']]

['Pak Cyber Combat Squad']

['Pakistan']

['Non-state-group']

['Hacktivist(s)']

1

null

Self-attribution in the course of the attack (e.g., via defacement statements on websites)

Attacker confirms

null

Pak Cyber Combat Squad

Pakistan

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

System / ideology; Territory; International power

Territory; International power

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 3

0

null

No

null

true

none

Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://thehackernews.com/2011/03/26-australian-beerwine-shop-websites.html', 'https://thehackernews.com/2011/03/indian-embassy-of-sweden-hacked-by.html']

197

Dark Seoul 2011

DDoS and Disk wiping attacks in South Korea.

2011-03-04

2011-01-01

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals

Attack conducted by a state-affiliated group (includes state-sanctioned, state-supported, state-controlled but officially non-state actors) (“cyber-proxies”) / a group that is generally attributed as state-affiliated

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['Korea, Republic of']

[['ASIA', 'SCS', 'NEA']]

[['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries', 'Military']]

['Lazarus Group/Labyrinth Chollima/HIDDEN COBRA/Guardians of Peace/ZINC/NICKEL ACADEMY/NewRomanic Cyber Army Team/Whois Hacking Team/Appleworm/Group 77/G0032 (Reconnaissance General Bureau, Bureau 121, Unit 180, Lab 110)']

["Korea, Democratic People's Republic of"]

['Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested']

null

2

2011-01-01; 2011-01-01

Political statement / report (e.g., on government / state agency websites); Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF)

Attribution by receiver government / state entity; IT-security community attributes attacker

null

Lazarus Group/Labyrinth Chollima/HIDDEN COBRA/Guardians of Peace/ZINC/NICKEL ACADEMY/NewRomanic Cyber Army Team/Whois Hacking Team/Appleworm/Group 77/G0032 (Reconnaissance General Bureau, Bureau 121, Unit 180, Lab 110); Lazarus Group/Labyrinth Chollima/HIDDEN COBRA/Guardians of Peace/ZINC/NICKEL ACADEMY/NewRomanic Cyber Army Team/Whois Hacking Team/Appleworm/Group 77/G0032 (Reconnaissance General Bureau, Bureau 121, Unit 180, Lab 110)

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of; Unknown

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested; Individual hacker(s)

null

['https://thediplomat.com/2013/08/cyber-security-in-south-korea-the-threat-within/', 'https://www.mcafee.com//wp-content/uploads/2011/07/McAfee-Labs-10-Days-of-Rain-July-2011.pdf', 'https://www.sans.org/reading-room/whitepapers/critical/tracing-lineage-darkseoul-36787', 'http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2013/04/11/2013041100648.html']

System / ideology

System/ideology; Territory; International power

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 2

0

null

No

null

true

none

Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://thediplomat.com/2013/08/cyber-security-in-south-korea-the-threat-within/', 'https://www.mcafee.com//wp-content/uploads/2011/07/McAfee-Labs-10-Days-of-Rain-July-2011.pdf', 'https://www.sans.org/reading-room/whitepapers/critical/tracing-lineage-darkseoul-36787', 'http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2013/04/11/2013041100648.html']

198

Attack on Norway after Lybia Bombing

The Norwegian military has been the victim of a serious cyber attack , a day after Norwegian F-16 fighter jets for the first time carried out bombings in Libya. According to military officials, no sensitive information was lost.

2011-03-25

2011-03-27

Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

null

Incident disclosed by victim

Data theft

null

['Norway']

[['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'NORTHEU']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Military']]

null

['Unknown']

['Unknown - not attributed']

null

1

null

Attribution given, type unclear

Media-based attribution

null

Unknown

Unknown - not attributed

null

[]

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: non-sensitive information (incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://news.abs-cbn.com/global-filipino/world/05/19/11/norway-army-says-faced-cyber-attack-after-libya-bombing']

199

Zcompany Hacking Crew vs. Government of Orissa

Pakistani hacker defaces the website of the government of Orissa, India, and leaves political messages on Kashmir.

2011-04-05

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['India']

[['ASIA', 'SASIA', 'SCO']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['Zcompany Hacking Crew']

['Pakistan']

['Non-state-group']

['Hacktivist(s)']

1

null

Self-attribution in the course of the attack (e.g., via defacement statements on websites)

Attacker confirms

null

Zcompany Hacking Crew

Pakistan

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

System / ideology; Territory; International power

Territory; International power

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 3

0

null

No

null

true

none

Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://thehackernews.com/2011/04/govt-of-orissa-website-owned-by-zhc.html']

200

North Korea disrupts South Korean Bank Service

NorthKorea hacks SouthKorean bank with over 30 million customers, disrupts service for almost a week and deletes transaction data.

2011-04-12

2011-04-17

Attack conducted by nation state (generic “state-attribution” or direct attribution towards specific state-entities, e.g., intelligence agencies)

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['Korea, Republic of']

[['ASIA', 'SCS', 'NEA']]

[['Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)']]

null

["Korea, Democratic People's Republic of"]

['State']

null

1

2011-01-01 00:00:00

Statement in media report and political statement/technical report

Attribution by receiver government / state entity

null

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

State

null

[]

System / ideology; Territory; International power

System/ideology; Territory; International power

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 2

0

null

No

null

true

none

Long-term disruption (> 24h; incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

2

Moderate - high political importance

2

null

0

null

['http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13263888']

201

Playstation Network Outage

The 2011 PlayStation Network outage was the result of an "external intrusion"on Sony's PlayStation Network and Qriocity services, in which personal details from approximately 77 million accounts were compromised and prevented users of PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable consoles from accessing the service. The attack occurred between April 17 and April 19, 2011, forcing Sony to turn off the PlayStation Network on April 20. On May 4 Sony confirmed that personally identifiable information from each of the 77 million accounts had been exposed. The outage lasted 23days.

2011-04-17

2011-05-14

Attack on non-political target(s), politicized

null

Incident disclosed by victim

Data theft

null

['Japan']

[['ASIA', 'SCS', 'NEA']]

[['Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'End user(s) / specially protected groups']]

null

['Unknown']

['Unknown - not attributed']

null

1

null

Attribution given, type unclear

Media-based attribution

null

Unknown

Unknown - not attributed

null

[]

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity)

none

2

Moderate - high political importance

2

null

0

null

['https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-13192359', 'https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/8475728/Millions-of-internet-users-hit-by-massive-Sony-PlayStation-data-theft.html', 'https://www.flickr.com/photos/playstationblog/sets/72157626521862165/', 'https://web.archive.org/web/20110505041135/http://blumenthal.senate.gov/press/release/index.cfm?id=82698973-255D-4B92-9E18-39E5937C9361']

202

Chinese DDOS vs. Change.Org

Change.org, an online petitioning platform,has come under an ongoing distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack originating from China after the site hosted a call urging Chinese authorities to release artist Ai Weiwei from custody.

2011-04-19

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)']]

null

['China']

['Non-state-group']

['Hacktivist(s)']

1

null

Self-attribution in the course of the attack (e.g., via defacement statements on websites)

Media-based attribution

null

China

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

true

none

Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://thehackernews.com/2011/04/ddos-attack-on-changeorg-from-china.html']

203

Gmail Hack

Google claims that hundreds of users of Gmail, its e-mailservice, had been the targets of clandestine attacks apparently originating in China that were aimed at stealing their passwords and monitoring their e -mail. Victims included senior government officials in the United States, Chinese political activists, officials in several Asian countries, military personnel and journalists.

2011-05-01

2011-06-01

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized

Attack conducted by a state-affiliated group (includes state-sanctioned, state-supported, state-controlled but officially non-state actors) (“cyber-proxies”) / a group that is generally attributed as state-affiliated ;

Incident disclosed by victim

Data theft

null

['United States', 'Korea, Republic of', 'Asia (region)']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM'], ['ASIA', 'SCS', 'NEA'], []]

[['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Media'], ['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Media'], ['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Media']]

[['Government / ministries', 'Military', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Military', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Military', '']]

null

['China']

['Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested']

null

1

2011-01-01 00:00:00

Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media

Attribution by receiver government / state entity

null

China

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

null

[]

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

For private / commercial targets: non-sensitive information (incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/02/technology/02google.html', 'https://money.cnn.com/2011/06/01/technology/gmail_hack/index.htm']

204

Anonymous vs. Iran

Anonymous attacks several Iranian government websites.

2011-05-01

Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), politicized

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['Iran, Islamic Republic of']

[['ASIA', 'MENA', 'MEA']]

[['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries', 'Legislative', 'Police', 'Political parties']]

['Anonymous']

['Unknown']

['Non-state-group']

['Hacktivist(s)']

1

null

Self-attribution in the course of the attack (e.g., via defacement statements on websites)

Attacker confirms

null

Anonymous

Unknown

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

System / ideology

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

true

none

Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://thehackernews.com/2011/05/anonymous-attacks-iranian-state.html']