stu8king/securityincidents · Datasets at Hugging Face

305

Operation Slingshot

Kaspersky revealed an allegedly US-counter terrorism cybercampaign in MENA countries, especially Kenya and Yemen.

2012-01-01

2018-01-01

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; Hijacking with Misuse

null

['Kenya', 'Yemen', 'Iraq', 'Middle East (region)', 'Africa']

[['AFRICA', 'SSA'], ['ASIA', 'MENA', 'MEA'], ['ASIA', 'MENA', 'MEA'], [], []]

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

[['Terrorist'], ['Terrorist'], ['Terrorist'], ['Terrorist'], ['Terrorist']]

['Slingshot']

['Unknown']

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

null

2

2018-01-01; 2018-01-01

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

null

Slingshot; Slingshot

Unknown; United States

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested; State

null

['https://www.cyberscoop.com/kaspersky-slingshot-isis-operation-socom-five-eyes/', 'https://securelist.com/apt-slingshot/84312/']

Other

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

['https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/apts-cyberespionage/slingshot-apt-campaign-exposed-after-six-years-of-sophisticated-spying/', 'https://www.cyberscoop.com/kaspersky-slingshot-isis-operation-socom-five-eyes/', 'https://securelist.com/apt-slingshot/84312/']

306

IAEA Hack 2012

Parastoo (aka Charming Kitten), an Iran-related group, claimed to have compromised computer systems at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

2012-01-01

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

Data theft & Doxing

[['International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA; Austria)']]

['Austria']

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

[['International / supranational organization']]

null

['Parastoo']

['Iran, Islamic Republic of']

['Non-state-group']

['Hacktivist(s)']

2

null

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

IT-security community attributes attacker; Attacker confirms

null

Parastoo; Parastoo

Iran, Islamic Republic of; Iran, Islamic Republic of

Non-state-group; Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s); Hacktivist(s)

['https://go.crowdstrike.com/rs/281-OBQ-266/images/15GlobalThreatReport.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

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

0

null

0

null

0

euro

null

0

null

['https://www.thedailybeast.com/did-irans-cyber-army-hack-into-the-iaeas-computers', 'https://go.crowdstrike.com/rs/281-OBQ-266/images/15GlobalThreatReport.pdf']

307

Israel Police Hack

A virus struck the Israeli Police department and gathered data for more than a week. Israeli IT company AVNET attributes the attack to Iran as a state-sponsor.

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 IT-security company

Data theft

null

['Israel']

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

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Police']]

null

['Iran, Islamic Republic of']

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

null

1

2012-01-01 00:00:00

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

IT-security community attributes attacker

null

Iran, Islamic Republic of

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

null

['https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-israel-police-computers-were-hacked-the-inside-story/']

System / ideology; International power

System/ideology; International power

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 2

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.timesofisrael.com/how-israel-police-computers-were-hacked-the-inside-story/']

308

Operation SoftCell

In 2018, the Cybereason Nocturnus team identified an advanced, persistent attack targeting global telecommunications providers carried out by a threat actor using tools and techniques commonly associated with Chinese-affiliated threat actors, such as APT 10. This multi-wave attacks focused on obtaining data of specific, high-value targets and resulted in a complete takeover of the network.

2012-01-01

2018-01-01

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; Hijacking with Misuse

null

['Global (region)']

null

[['Critical infrastructure']]

[['Telecommunications']]

['APT10/Stone Panda/MenuPass Team/Cloud Hopper/Red Apollo/Cicada/POTASSIUM/BRONZE RIVERSIDE/CVNX/HOGFISH/G0045 (MSS, Tianjin State Security Bureau)']

['China']

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

null

1

2019-01-01 00:00:00

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

IT-security community attributes attacker

null

APT10/Stone Panda/MenuPass Team/Cloud Hopper/Red Apollo/Cicada/POTASSIUM/BRONZE RIVERSIDE/CVNX/HOGFISH/G0045 (MSS, Tianjin State Security Bureau)

China

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

null

[]

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.cybereason.com/blog/operation-soft-cell-a-worldwide-campaign-against-telecommunications-providers', 'https://securityaffairs.com/143928/apt/operation-soft-cell-china-telecom-providers.html']

309

US Recon on Russian Power Grids

The US - according to former officials - targeted the Russian cybernetwork with reconnaissance operations, later on leading to agressive operations in 2019

2012-01-01

2019-01-01

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

Hijacking without Misuse

null

['Russia']

[['EUROPE', 'EASTEU', 'CSTO', 'SCO']]

[['Critical infrastructure']]

[['Energy']]

['NSA/Equation Group']

['United States']

['State']

null

1

2019-01-01 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

NSA/Equation Group

United States

State

null

[]

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

['https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/87220/cyber-warfare-2/malware-russian-power-grid.html', 'https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/15/us/politics/trump-cyber-russia-grid.html']

310

NSA vs. System Administrators

The American NSA hacked the computers of system admins globally, to gain access to the networks they manage.

2012-01-01

2014-01-01

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; Hijacking with Misuse

null

['Global (region)']

null

[['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

['NSA/Equation Group']

['United States']

['State']

null

2

2014-01-01; 2014-01-01

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

[]

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://theintercept.com/2014/03/20/inside-nsa-secret-efforts-hunt-hack-system-administrators/']

311

GCHQ vs. Taliban

In Afghanistan, according to the 2012 presentation, the British used a blizzard of text messages, phone calls and faxes to “significantly disrupt” Taliban communications, with texts and calls programmed to arrive every minute.

2012-01-01

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

['Afghanistan']

[['ASIA', 'SASIA']]

[['Social groups']]

[['Criminal']]

['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

[]

System / ideology; International power

System/ideology; International power

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

['https://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/snowden-docs-british-spies-used-sex-dirty-tricks-n23091']

312

CSEC vs. Canadian travellers

The Canadian CSEC used airport wifi to spy on canadian travellers

2012-01-01

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

['Canada']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

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

null

['CSEC']

['Canada']

['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

CSEC; CSEC

Canada; Canada

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.cbc.ca/news/politics/csec-used-airport-wi-fi-to-track-canadian-travellers-edward-snowden-documents-1.2517881']

313

Operation Muscular

The NSA and GCHQ managed to access the security parameters of Yahoo and Google, therefore bypassing the encription and getting access to the full data traffic

2012-01-01

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

[['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

[]

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://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/10/how-the-nsas-muscular-tapped-googles-and-yahoos-private-networks/']

314

BlackTech campaign "PLEAD"

BlackTech attacked Taiwanese government and private actor networks with the goal of the theft of confidential documents

2012-01-01

2017-01-01

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

null

Incident disclosed by IT-security company

Data theft; Hijacking with Misuse

null

['Taiwan', 'Japan', 'Hong Kong']

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

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

['Blacktech']

['Unknown']

['Unknown - not attributed']

null

1

2017-01-01 00:00:00

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

IT-security community attributes attacker

null

Blacktech

Unknown

Unknown - not attributed

null

[]

Secession

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 2

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.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/17/f/following-trail-blacktech-cyber-espionage-campaigns.html']

315

Machete vs. Venezuelan Army

A cyber-espionage group known as "Machete" has been observed stealing sensitive files from the Venezuelan military,according to an ESET report published today.

2012-01-01

2019-01-01

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

null

Incident disclosed by IT-security company

Data theft; Hijacking with Misuse

null

['Venezuela', 'Ecuador']

[['SOUTHAM'], []]

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

[['Military'], ['Military']]

['Machete']

['Unknown']

['Unknown - not attributed']

null

1

null

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

IT-security community attributes attacker

null

Machete

Unknown

Unknown - not attributed

null

['https://www.welivesecurity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ESET_Machete.pdf']

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

['https://www.zdnet.com/article/a-cyber-espionage-group-has-been-stealing-files-from-the-venezuelan-military/', 'https://www.welivesecurity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ESET_Machete.pdf']

322

Volatile Cedar

Volatile Cedar–Analysis of a Global Cyber Espionage Campaign

2012-01-01

2015-01-01

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

null

Incident disclosed by IT-security company

Data theft; Hijacking with Misuse

null

['United States', 'Canada', 'United Kingdom', 'Turkey', 'Israel', 'Lebanon']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM'], ['NATO', 'NORTHAM'], ['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'NORTHEU'], ['ASIA', 'NATO', 'MEA'], ['ASIA', 'MENA', 'MEA'], ['ASIA', 'MENA', 'MEA']]

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

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

['Volatile Ceder']

['Lebanon']

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

null

1

2015-01-01 00:00:00

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

IT-security community attributes attacker

null

Volatile Ceder

Lebanon

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

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

[]

317

PLA vs. SolarWorld, ATI & USW

Chinese-government backed military hackers stole e-mails of German Solar company's executives containting solar panel technological innovations and manufacturing metrics. The same holds true for the companies ATI and USW in the respective year.

2012-01-01

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

null

Incident disclosed by authorities of victim state

Data theft

null

['United States', 'Germany']

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

['China']

['State']

null

1

2014-01-01 00:00:00

Domestic legal action

Attribution by receiver government / state entity

null

China

State

null

['https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-charges-five-chinese-military-hackers-cyber-espionage-against-us-corporations-and-labor']

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.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-charges-five-chinese-military-hackers-cyber-espionage-against-us-corporations-and-labor']

318

Leak of Israeli CreditCard Data

Saudi hackers publish creditcard details of about 20000 Israelis, Israeli officials call cyberterrorism

2012-01-01

2012-01-06

Attack on non-political target(s), politicized

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Data theft & Doxing

null

['Israel']

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

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

null

['OxOmar']

['Saudi Arabia']

['Individual hacker(s)']

null

1

null

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

Attacker confirms

null

OxOmar

Saudi Arabia

Individual hacker(s)

null

['https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/06/israel-hack-saudi-arabia-oxomar_n_1188979.html']

System / ideology

System/ideology; Resources; Secession

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

['http://www.jpost.com/International/Hackers-post-1000s-of-Israeli-credit-card-numbers', 'https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/06/israel-hack-saudi-arabia-oxomar_n_1188979.html', 'http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/07/world/middleeast/cyberattack-exposes-20000-israeli-credit-card-numbers.html']

319

Wikileaks leaks Stratfor Info

Hacked email from leading private US intelligence agency Stratfor

2012-01-01

2012-02-27

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

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

Attribution given, type unclear

Media-based attribution

null

Anonymous

Unknown

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(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.rt.com/news/stratfor-syria-secret-wikileaks-989/']

320

Wikileaks leaks US Info

WikiLeaks to release two million ‘humiliating’ hacked Syrian government emails

2012-01-01

2012-07-05

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 & Doxing

null

['Syria']

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

[['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', '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

[]

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.hackread.com/wikileaks-to-release-two-million-humiliating-hacked-syrian-government-emails/']

321

Attack on Indian Navy

China hackers enter Navy computers, plant bug to extract sensitive data

2012-01-01

2012-06-01

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

null

Incident disclosed by media (without further information on source)

Data theft; Hijacking with Misuse

null

['India']

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

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Military']]

null

['China']

['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.)

Receiver attributes attacker

null

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

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://archive.indianexpress.com/news/china-hackers-enter-navy-computers-plant-bug-to-extract-sensitive-data/968897/']

304

StealthFalcon aka FruityArmor

Spy-Campaign against dissidents, journalistis and activists, allegedly tied to the United Arab Emirates government.

2012-01-01

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 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

Data theft; Hijacking with Misuse

null

['United Arab Emirates', 'United Kingdom']

[['ASIA', 'MENA', 'MEA', 'GULFC'], ['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'NORTHEU']]

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

null

['Stealth Falcon/Fruity Armor']

['United Arab Emirates']

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

null

1

2016-01-01 00:00:00

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

Attribution by third-party

null

Stealth Falcon/Fruity Armor

United Arab Emirates

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

null

[]

National 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://citizenlab.ca/2016/05/stealth-falcon/']

323

Belgian MFA hacked

Belgium’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hacked, Foreign Policy Data Leaked

2012-01-01

2012-09-01

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

null

Incident disclosed by victim

Data theft

null

['Belgium']

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

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['NSA/Equation Group']

['United States']

['State']

null

1

2013-01-01 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.)

Media-based attribution

null

NSA/Equation Group

United States

State

null

[]

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://news.softpedia.com/news/Belgium-s-Ministry-of-Foreign-Affairs-Hacked-Foreign-Policy-Data-Leaked-384413.shtml']

324

Op Freedom Palestine Pak CyberPirates

800 Websites Hacked by Pak CyberPyrates for #op Freedom Palestine

2012-01-01

2012-03-01

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

['Israel']

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

[['Unknown']]

null

['Pak Cyber Pirates']

['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 Pirates

Pakistan

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://www.hackread.com/800-websites-hacked-by-pak-cyber-pyrates-for-opfreedompalestine/']

325

Bangladesh Cyber Army hack indian webpages

Indian Government and 30 websites hacked by Bangladesh Cyber Army

2012-01-01

2012-03-01

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

Disruption

null

['India']

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

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

null

['Bangladesh Cyber Army']

['Bangladesh']

['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

Bangladesh Cyber Army

Bangladesh

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

System / ideology; 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

['https://www.hackread.com/indian-government-and-and-30-websites-hacked-by-bangladesh-cyber-army/']

326

Espionage Campaign targeting Japan

Espionage campaign targeting Japan

2012-01-01

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 IT-security company

Data theft; Hijacking with Misuse

null

['Taiwan']

[['ASIA', 'SCS']]

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

null

['China']

['Unknown - not attributed']

null

1

null

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

IT-security community attributes attacker

null

China

Unknown - not attributed

null

[]

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

Yes

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://news.softpedia.com/news/cyber-espionage-campaign-targeting-japan-may-have-ties-to-2012-taiwan-attacks-505607.shtml']

327

Telvent Hack

A company whose software and services are used to remotely administer and monitor large sections of the energy industry began warning customers last week that it is investigating a sophisticated hacker attack spanning its operations in the United States, Canada and Spain. Experts say digital fingerprints left behind by attackers point to a Chinese hacking group tied to repeated cyber-espionage campaigns against key Western interests.

2012-01-01

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

['Canada']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

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

null

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

['China', 'China']

['State', 'State']

null

1

2012-01-01; 2012-01-01

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

China; China

State; State

null

['https://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/09/chinese-hackers-blamed-for-intrusion-at-energy-industry-giant-telvent/', 'https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/technology/chinas-army-is-seen-as-tied-to-hacking-against-us.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://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/09/chinese-hackers-blamed-for-intrusion-at-energy-industry-giant-telvent/', 'https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/technology/chinas-army-is-seen-as-tied-to-hacking-against-us.html']

328

Ocean Lotus (vs. China)

Last week, SkyEye, Qihoo 360’s threat intelligence service, released a report entitled OceanLotus. The report describes the working of an APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) group engaged for at least three years in cyber espionage against Chinese targets, including ocean affairs agencies, the departments in charge of China’s territorial waters, research institutes, and aviation, aeronautics, and shipping companies.

2012-01-01

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 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 IT-security company

Data theft

null

['China']

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

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

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

['APT32/Ocean Lotus/Sea Lotus']

['Unknown']

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

null

1

2015-01-01 00:00:00

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

IT-security community attributes attacker

null

APT32/Ocean Lotus/Sea Lotus

Unknown

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

null

['https://www.cfr.org/blog/oceanlotus-china-hits-back-its-own-cybersecurity-report']

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/blog/oceanlotus-china-hits-back-its-own-cybersecurity-report']

329

Operation Beebus/APT 1

Allegedly a Chinese-state-sponsored group spied on US defense and aerospace companies.

2012-01-01

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

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

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

[['Defence industry', '']]

null

['China']

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

null

1

2013-01-01 00:00:00

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

IT-security community attributes attacker

null

China

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

null

['https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2013/02/operation-beebus.html']

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://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2013/02/operation-beebus.html']

330

Operation Quantum Entanglement/MoafeeGroup

The attack group “Moafee” (named after their command and control infrastructure) appears to operate out of the Guangdong province in China and is known to target the governments and military organizations of countries with national interests in the South China Sea.

2012-01-01

2000-01-01

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

null

Incident disclosed by IT-security company

Data theft

null

['Southeast Asia (region)', 'United States']

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

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

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

['Moafee Group']

['China']

['Unknown - not attributed']

null

1

2014-01-01 00:00:00

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

IT-security community attributes attacker

null

Moafee Group

China

Unknown - not attributed

null

[]

Resources

Territory; Resources; International power

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 2

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

[]

331

Ox Omer leaks Saudi Credit Data

An Israeli hacker published details of hundreds of Saudi creditcards online in revenge for acts by Arab hackers.

2012-01-11

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

['Saudi Arabia']

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

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

null

['OxOmer']

['Israel']

['Individual hacker(s)']

null

1

null

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

Attacker confirms

null

OxOmer

Israel

Individual hacker(s)

null

['http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-16526067']

System / ideology

System/ideology; Resources; Secession

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://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/01/11/1', 'http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-16526067']

332

Molerats deface Israeli Fire Service

A group of hackers claiming to be from the Gaza Strip succeeded on Thursday night in hacking into the Israeli Fire and Rescue Services' official website's homepage was changed to black with a sneering message from the hackers to the Israeli government.

2012-01-13

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

['Israel']

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

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['Molerats/Extreme Jackal', 'Gaza Cybergang 1 /Hamas']

['Palestine', 'Palestine']

['Non-state-group', 'Non-state-group']

['Hacktivist(s)', 'Hacktivist(s)']

1

null

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

Attacker confirms; Attacker confirms

null

Molerats/Extreme Jackal; Gaza Cybergang 1 /Hamas

Palestine; Palestine

Non-state-group; Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s); Hacktivist(s)

['https://www.cybereason.com/blog/new-cyber-espionage-campaigns-targeting-palestinians-part-one#conclusion', 'https://middle-east-online.com/en/cyber-war-gaza-hackers-deface-israel-fire-service-website']

System / ideology

System/ideology; Resources; 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.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4175183,00.html', 'https://www.cybereason.com/blog/new-cyber-espionage-campaigns-targeting-palestinians-part-one#conclusion', 'https://middle-east-online.com/en/cyber-war-gaza-hackers-deface-israel-fire-service-website']

333

Nightmare disrupts Israeli Site

Saudi hackergroup 'Nightmare', lead by 0xOmar, shortly disrupted the websites of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, El Al Airlines and several commercial banks.

2012-01-16

Attack on non-political target(s), politicized

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['Israel']

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

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

[['Transportation', 'Finance']]

['Nightmare(OxOmar)']

['Saudi Arabia']

['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

Nightmare(OxOmar)

Saudi Arabia

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

['https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/9019204/Hackers-disrupt-Tel-Aviv-Stock-Exchange-and-El-Al.html']

System / ideology

System/ideology; Resources; 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

0

null

0

null

0

euro

null

0

null

['https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-hackers/israel-rattled-as-hackers-hit-bourse-banks-el-al-idUSTRE80F0V220120116', 'https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/9019204/Hackers-disrupt-Tel-Aviv-Stock-Exchange-and-El-Al.html']

334

IDF-Team takes down Stock Exchanges

Israeli hackers brought down the websites of both the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) and the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) Tuesday, in the latest episode of a continuing cyberwar between hackers in the two countries.

2012-01-17

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 Arab Emirates', 'Saudi Arabia']

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

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

[['Finance'], ['Finance']]

['IDF-Team']

['Israel']

['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

IDF-Team

Israel

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

System / ideology

System/ideology; Resources; 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

0

null

0

null

0

euro

null

0

null

['https://www.haaretz.com/1.5166851']

335

Anonymous revenge for Megaupload Shutdown

Department of Justice, FBI, and Universal Music sites hacked after Megaupload shutdown, Anonymous claims credit

2012-01-20

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

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

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

['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)

['https://www.hackread.com/us-top-government-security-website-hacked-by-anonymous-and-login-details-leaked/']

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.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/department-of-justice-site-hacked-after-megaupload-shutdown-anonymous-claims-credit/2012/01/20/gIQAl5MNEQ_story.html?utm_term=.a9426cb8a27d', 'https://www.hackread.com/us-top-government-security-website-hacked-by-anonymous-and-login-details-leaked/']

336

Anonymous takes down Israeli hospital and newspaper websites

Anonymous Palestina shuts down two Israeli hospital websites and one newspaper website.

2012-01-25

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

['Israel']

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

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

[['Health', '']]

['Anonymous']

['Palestine']

['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

Palestine

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

System / ideology

System/ideology; Resources; 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.haaretz.com/1.5174761', 'http://jerusalemworldnews.com/2012/01/25/palestinian-hackers-jam-israeli-hospital-websites/']

337

Mofang_ShimRat

A threatgroup called "Mofang" believed to be affiliated with the Chinese government has been conducting cyberespionage operations against Myanmar and other countries for economic gain, using the malware"ShimRat".

2012-02-01

2012-09-01

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; Hijacking with Misuse

null

['Myanmar', 'United States', 'Germany', 'Canada', 'India', 'Singapore']

[['ASIA', 'SEA'], ['NATO', 'NORTHAM'], ['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'WESTEU'], ['NATO', 'NORTHAM'], ['ASIA', 'SASIA', 'SCO'], ['ASIA']]

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

['Mofang']

['China']

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

null

1

2016-01-01 00:00:00

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

IT-security community attributes attacker

null

Mofang

China

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

null

['https://foxitsecurity.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/fox-it_mofang_threatreport_tlp-white.pdf']

Other

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.securityweek.com/chinese-attackers-conduct-cyberespionage-economic-gain', 'https://foxitsecurity.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/fox-it_mofang_threatreport_tlp-white.pdf']

338

Anonmyous leaks Conversation between FBI and Scotland Yard

Anonymous hacks into phone call between FBI and Scotland Yard, leaks recordings.

2012-02-03

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

Data theft & Doxing

null

['United States', 'United Kingdom']

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

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

[['Police'], ['Police']]

['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

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/2012/feb/03/anonymous-hacks-call-fbi-scotland-yard']

339

SilentHacker Defaces Bangladeshi Pages

Indian hacker "SilentHacker"defaces 30 Bangladeshi government websites.

2012-02-09

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

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Hijacking without Misuse

null

['Bangladesh']

[['ASIA', 'SASIA']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['Silent Hacker']

['India']

['Non-state-group']

['Ethnic actors']

1

null

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

Attacker confirms

null

Silent Hacker

India

Non-state-group

Ethnic actors

[]

Territory

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.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cyberwar-between-india-and-bangladesh-escalates/']

340

Anonymous takedown of CIA website

Anonymous takes down CIA website in large-scale DDos attack.

2012-02-11

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

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Police']]

['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)

['https://www.rt.com/news/anonymous-cia-interpol-down-702/']

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/world-us-canada-16993488', 'https://www.hackread.com/cia-website-hacked-taken-down-by-anonymous/', 'https://www.rt.com/news/anonymous-cia-interpol-down-702/']

341

Indishell defaces Bangladeshi government pages

Indians hacking Group "Indishell" deface 38 Bangladeshi government websites, including ministry of the ministries are communications, youth and sports, primary and mass education, Trading Corporation of Bangladesh, leaving remarks on border disputes.

2012-02-11

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

Hijacking without Misuse

null

['Bangladesh']

[['ASIA', 'SASIA']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['Indishell']

['India']

['Non-state-group']

['Ethnic actors']

1

null

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

Attacker confirms

null

Indishell

India

Non-state-group

Ethnic actors

[]

Territory

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://thehackernews.com/2012/02/38-bangladeshi-government-sites-defaced.html']

342

Black Hat Hackers defaces Indian Pages

Bangaldeshi group Black Hat Hackers hack into roughly 10000 Indian websites, including governmental ones.

2012-02-12

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

Hijacking without Misuse

null

['India']

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

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

null

['Black Hat Hackers']

['Bangladesh']

['Non-state-group']

['Ethnic actors']

1

null

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

Attacker confirms

null

Black Hat Hackers

Bangladesh

Non-state-group

Ethnic actors

[]

Territory

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.hackread.com/over-200-bangladeshi-government-and-private-websites-hacked-by-indishell/', 'https://www.hackread.com/over-20000-indian-websites-hacked-by-bangladeshi-hackers/']

343

Bangladesh Cyber Army hack indian regional government

Bangladeshi hackers deface website of Indian local government (and claim to have hacked 20,000 other pages), leave message that calls for end of innocent killings at border.

2012-02-15

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

Hijacking without Misuse

null

['India']

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

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['Bangladesh Cyber Army']

['Bangladesh']

['Non-state-group']

['Ethnic actors']

1

null

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

Attacker confirms

null

Bangladesh Cyber Army

Bangladesh

Non-state-group

Ethnic actors

[]

Territory

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.hackread.com/indian-kaliabor-sub-division-government-website-hacked-by-bangladesh-cyber-army/', 'https://www.kahawatungu.com/2012/02/15/bangladesh-hackers-engages-indian-hackers-in-major-cyber-warfare/']

344

rOOtw0rm vs. UNEP

The hacking group rOOtw0rm hacked and leaked the database of United Nations Environment Programme UNEP, including admin login and usersdata. UNEP's website service was also disrupted.

2012-02-28

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

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Data theft & Doxing; Disruption

null

['United Nations']

null

[['International / supranational organization']]

null

['rOOtw0rm']

['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

rOOtw0rm

Unknown

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

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

['https://www.hackread.com/united-nations-environment-programme-database-leaked-by-r00tw0rm/']

345

Anonymous disrupt Interpol

Anonymous disrupts website of Interpol with DDos attack, after the arrest of 25 alleged hackers.

2012-02-29

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

['Interpol']

null

[['International / supranational organization']]

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)

[]

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/technology/2012/feb/29/interpol-website-cyber-attack']

346

Op Freedom Palestine & Kashmir

OP Palestine and Kashmir

2012-03-01

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

['India']

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

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

null

['Pak Cyber Pirates']

['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 Pirates

Pakistan

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

Secession

Autonomy

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.hackread.com/over-400-indian-websites-hacked-pak-cyber-pyrates-for-opfreedom-palestine-kashmir/']

347

Anonymous takes down Vatikan Pages 2012

Anonymous brings down Vatican website

2012-03-01

2012-03-13

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

['Holy See (Vatican City State)']

[['EUROPE']]

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

[['', 'Telecommunications']]

['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://www.hackread.com/official-vatican-radio-website-hacked-once-again-by-anonymous/']

348

YeiZeta Data Leak

Pentagon and Mexican Presidential Servers Hacked

2012-03-01

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

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Data theft & Doxing

null

['United States', 'Mexico']

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

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

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

['YeiZeta']

['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

YeiZeta

Unknown

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://www.hackread.com/pentagon-and-mexican-presidential-servers-hacked-by-yei-zeta-and-database-leaked/']

349

Muslim Liberation Army Defacement of Indian pages

Indian websites hacked by MLA

2012-03-01

2012-03-18

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

['India']

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

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

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

['Muslim Liberation Army']

['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

Muslim Liberation Army

Unknown

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

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.hackread.com/2300-indian-websites-hacked-including-government-and-online-channels-websites-by-muslim-liberation-army-mla/']

350

Guardian on Iranian cyber-attack

BBC fears Iranian cyber-attack over its Persian TV service

2012-03-02

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

null

Incident disclosed by victim

Disruption

null

['United Kingdom']

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

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

null

['Iran, Islamic Republic of']

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

null

1

2012-01-01 00:00:00

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

Receiver attributes attacker

null

Iran, Islamic Republic of

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

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/media/2012/mar/14/bbc-fears-iran-cyber-attack-persian']

351

Cyberwar against Israel for freedom of Palestine

34 Israeli Websites hacked by GaZaHaCkeRTeam

2012-03-21

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

['Israel']

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

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

null

['GaZaHaCkeRTeam']

['Palestine']

['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

GaZaHaCkeRTeam

Palestine

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

National power

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 4

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.hackread.com/34-israeli-websites-hacked-by-gaza-hacker-team/']

352

Pirate Cr3wdoxxes Israeli Parliament

Massive Israeli Government Doxby PirateCr3w

2012-03-25

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

['Israel']

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

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

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

['PirateCr3w']

['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

PirateCr3w

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://www.hackread.com/massive-israeli-government-dox-by-piratecr3w/']

353

Team P0ison Defaces NATO Website

Official NATO Croatia Website defaced

2012-04-01

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

['Croatia']

[['EUROPE', 'BALKANS', 'NATO', 'EU']]

[['State institutions / political system', 'International / supranational organization']]

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

['Team P0ison']

['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

Team P0ison

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://www.hackread.com/official-nato-croatia-website-defaced-by-teamp0ison/']

354

AlQaedaSec DDOS vs. NYC

DDOS attack on the official site of New York City

2012-04-01

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']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['Al Qaeda Sec']

['Syria']

['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

Al Qaeda Sec

Syria

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://news.softpedia.com/news/AlQaedaSec-Launch-DDOS-Attack-on-New-York-City-Website-264960.shtml']

355

Anonymous attacks chinese government sited

Anonymous hackers attack Chinese govt websites

2012-04-01

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; Disruption

null

['China']

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

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

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

['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

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

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

none

3

Moderate - high political importance

3

null

0

null

['http://tvnewswatch.blogspot.de/2012/04/anonymous-hackers-attack-chinese-govt.html']

356

Team GhostShell hack Uarkansas

Team GhostShell Hacks University of Arkansas Computer Store

2012-04-01

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

Data theft

null

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['Science']]

null

['Team Ghostshell']

['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

Team Ghostshell

Unknown

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

Cyber-specific

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.softpedia.com/news/Team-GhostShell-Hacks-University-of-Arkansas-Computer-Store-264675.shtml']

357

Anonymous DDOS CIA Part II

(DDOS) attacks against the official site of the Central Intelligence Agency

2012-04-01

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

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['Social groups']]

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)

[]

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://news.softpedia.com/news/Hackers-Launch-DDOS-Attacks-on-CIA-and-DOD-Sites-264665.shtml']

358

The Unknowns hack NASA

The Unknowns' hack NASA

2012-04-20

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

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Data theft & Doxing

null

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['The Unknowns']

['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

The Unknowns

Unknown

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

Cyber-specific

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.pri.org/stories/2012-05-04/unknowns-hack-nasa']

359

Wiper

Wiper was an aggressive piece of malware that targeted machines belonging to the Iranian Oil Ministry and the National Iranian Oil Company in April, sharing some similarities with Stuxnet, Duqu, Gauss and Flame, according to Kaspersky.

2012-04-21

2012-04-30

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 media (without further information on source)

Disruption; Hijacking with Misuse

null

['Iran, Islamic Republic of']

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

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

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

['NSA/Equation Group']

['Unknown']

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

null

2

2012-01-01; 2012-01-01

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

null

NSA/Equation Group; NSA/Equation Group

Unknown; United States

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested; State

null

['https://securelist.com/what-was-that-wiper-thing-48/34088/']

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

true

none

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

0

null

0

null

0

euro

null

0

null

['https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/24/world/middleeast/iranian-oil-sites-go-offline-amid-cyberattack.html', 'https://www.wired.com/2012/08/wiper-possible-origins/', 'https://securelist.com/what-was-that-wiper-thing-48/34088/']

360

UgNazi vs. CIA

UG NaziHackers Launch DDOS Attacks on CIA

2012-04-24

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

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

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

null

['UGNazi']

['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

UGNazi

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://news.softpedia.com/news/UGNazi-Hackers-Launch-DDOS-Attack-on-CIA-DOJ-Site-to-Protest-CISPA-266033.shtml']

361

Defacement of Taliban Website

Taliban website hacked

2012-04-26

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), politicized

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['Afghanistan']

[['ASIA', 'SASIA']]

[['Social groups']]

[['Terrorist']]

null

['Unknown']

['Unknown - not attributed']

null

1

null

Attribution given, type unclear

Media-based attribution

null

Unknown

Unknown - not attributed

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.reuters.com/article/net-us-afghanistan-taliban-hacking/taliban-website-hacked-as-afghan-cyber-war-heats-up-idUSBRE83Q09I20120427']

362

Mofang_ShimRat Reporter

A threatgroup called "Mofang" believed to be affiliated with the Chinese government has been conducting cyberespionage operations against Myanmar and other countries for economic gain, using the malware"ShimRatReporter".

2012-05-01

2015-09-01

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; Hijacking with Misuse

null

['Myanmar', 'Canada', 'Germany', 'United States', 'Korea, Republic of', 'Singapore']

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

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

['Mofang']

['China']

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

null

1

2016-01-01 00:00:00

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

IT-security community attributes attacker

null

Mofang

China

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

null

['https://foxitsecurity.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/fox-it_mofang_threatreport_tlp-white.pdf']

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://foxitsecurity.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/fox-it_mofang_threatreport_tlp-white.pdf']

363

Anonymous vs. DOJ

Anonymous Hacks Department of Justice

2012-05-22

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

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Data theft & Doxing

null

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Judiciary']]

['Anonymous']

['Unknown']

['Non-state-group']

['Hacktivist(s)']

2

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

Receiver attributes attacker; Attacker confirms

null

Anonymous; Anonymous

Unknown; Unknown

Non-state-group; Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s); 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://mashable.com/2012/05/22/anonymous-department-justice/#YTbwFNx45ZqN']

364

Zcompany Hacking Crew hacks government pages

Government & Civilian Websites Hacked by Zcompany Hacking Crew

2012-05-29

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', 'Other']]

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

['Zcompany Hacking 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

Zcompany Hacking Crew

Unknown

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

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.hackread.com/1846-government-civilian-websites-hacked-by-z-company-hacking-crew/']

365

Bangladeshi Cyber Army Declares War

Bangladeshi Cyber Army Declares War on Myanmar

2012-06-01

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

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['Myanmar']

[['ASIA', 'SEA']]

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

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

['Bangladesh Cyber Army']

['Bangladesh']

['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

Bangladesh Cyber Army

Bangladesh

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

Cyber-specific; 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

['https://news.softpedia.com/news/Bangladeshi-Cyber-Army-Declares-War-on-Myanmar-Attacks-Websites-276450.shtml']

366

Danish Car Register Hacked

Hackers have got into the identity register

2012-06-01

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

null

Incident disclosed by victim

Data theft

null

['Denmark']

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

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Police']]

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://politiken.dk/newsinenglish/art5450702/Hackers-have-got-into-the-identity-register']

367

Anonymous vs. ARE

The hacking group Anonymous leaked data from the netfilter server of the United Arab Emirates

2012-06-01

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

Data theft

null

['United Arab Emirates']

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

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

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

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.softpedia.com/news/Anonymous-Hackers-Leak-Data-from-United-Arab-Emirates-Netfilter-Servers-278274.shtml']

368

Project Hell Fire Leak

Massive Leak: Project Hell Fire Hackers Dump 1 Million Accounts from 100 Sites

2012-06-01

2012-08-01

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

['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)']]

null

['Team Ghostshell']

['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

Team Ghostshell

Unknown

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

['https://www.imperva.com/blog/analyzing-the-team-ghostshell-attacks/']

Cyber-specific

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.csoonline.com/article/2223032/microsoft-subnet/massive-leak--project-hellfire-hackers-dump-1-million-accounts-from-100-sites.html', 'https://www.imperva.com/blog/analyzing-the-team-ghostshell-attacks/']

369

Myanmar CyberArmy strikes back against Bangladesh

92 Bangladeshi Government Sites Taken Down

2012-06-19

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

['Bangladesh']

[['ASIA', 'SASIA']]

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

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

['Myanmar Cyber Army']

['Myanmar']

['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

Myanmar Cyber Army

Myanmar

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://news.softpedia.com/news/Myanmar-Hackers-Fight-Back-92-Bangladeshi-Government-Sites-Taken-Down-276714.shtml']

370

Hitcher vs. Knesset

Israeli Government Site Hacked

2012-06-26

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

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Data theft; Disruption

null

['Israel']

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

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['Hitcher']

['Pakistan']

['Individual hacker(s)']

null

1

null

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

Attacker confirms

null

Hitcher

Pakistan

Individual hacker(s)

null

[]

Cyber-specific

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

['https://news.softpedia.com/news/Israeli-Government-Site-Hacked-in-Protest-Against-Mr-Badoo-s-Arrest-277842.shtml']

371

Iran Hack Security Team Hacks Israeli Pages

45 Israeli Websites hacked by Iran Hack SecurityTeam

2012-06-27

2012-06-28

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

['Israel']

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

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

null

['Iran Hack Security Team']

['Iran, Islamic 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

Iran Hack Security Team

Iran, Islamic Republic of

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

System / ideology

Subnational predominance

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.hackread.com/45-israeli-websites-hacked-by-iran-hack-security-team/']

372

Anonymous vs. Tamil Cyber Crime Cell

Tamil Nadu’s Cyber Crime Cell website taken by Anonymous

2012-07-01

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

['India']

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

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Police']]

['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.hackread.com/tamil-nadus-cyber-crime-cell-website-taken-by-anonymous/']

373

Poltergeist h4cker hacks Iranian and Chinese Websites

66 Iranian and Chinese websites hacked by Poltergeist h4cker

2012-07-01

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

['Iran, Islamic Republic of', 'China']

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

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

null

['Poltergeisth4cker']

['Netherlands']

['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

Poltergeisth4cker

Netherlands

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

System / ideology

Third-party intervention / third-party affection

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.hackread.com/66-iranian-and-chinese-websites-hacked-by-poltergeisth4cker-from-netherlands/']

374

NullCrew vs. PBS and WHO

PBS and World Health Organization Hacked, User Details Leaked

2012-07-01

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

Data theft & Doxing

null

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['International / supranational organization', 'Media']]

null

['Null 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

Null Crew

Unknown

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://news.softpedia.com/news/PBS-and-World-Health-Organization-Allegedly-Hacked-User-Details-Leaked-281123.shtml']

375

Sharp-Cyber-Group vs. Indian Websites

216 Indian Websites hacked by Hcrack2ofSharp-CyberGroup

2012-07-13

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', 'Other']]

[['Political parties', '']]

['Sharp-Cyber-Group']

['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

Sharp-Cyber-Group

Pakistan

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://www.hackread.com/216-indian-websites-hacked-by-hcrack2-of-sharp-cyber-group/']

376

OP Free Assange Part II

Anonymous Attacks UK Home Office, DWP, Ministry of Justice in Op Free Assange

2012-08-01

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

['United Kingdom']

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

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

['http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-19381444', 'https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2012/aug/21/anonymous-hits-government-websites-julian-assange']

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

['https://news.softpedia.com/news/Anonymous-Attacks-UK-Home-Office-DWP-Ministry-of-Justice-in-OpFreeAssange-287189.shtml', 'http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-19381444', 'https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2012/aug/21/anonymous-hits-government-websites-julian-assange']

377

Anonymous vs. Uganda

Uganda Government Websites Hacked By Anonymous In Defense Of Gay Pride, LGBT Rights

2012-08-01

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

['Uganda']

[['AFRICA', 'SSA']]

[['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)

[]

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

[]

378

SEA vs. Reuters Round I 2012

Disinformation flies in Syria's growing cyberwar: Reuters Twitter Account hacked allegedly by Assad-supporters.

2012-08-03

2012-08-05

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 Kingdom']

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

[['Media']]

null

['Unknown']

['Unknown - not attributed']

null

1

null

Attribution given, type unclear

Media-based attribution

null

Unknown

Unknown - not attributed

null

[]

System / ideology

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://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-crisis-hacking/disinformation-flies-in-syrias-growing-cyber-war-idUSBRE8760GI20120807']

379

Saudi Aramco/Shamoon

Cyberattack on Saudi Firm Saudi Aramco, by the self-proclaimed Hacking Group "Cutting Sword of Justice". The virus erased data on three-quarters of Aramco’s corporate PCs — documents, spreadsheets, e-mails, files — replacing all of it with an image of a burning American flag.

2012-08-15

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 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)

Disruption; Hijacking with Misuse

null

['Saudi Arabia', 'Qatar']

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

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

[['Energy'], ['Energy']]

['APT33/Elfin/MAGNALLIUM/Holmium/Magic Hound/G0064']

['Iran, Islamic Republic of']

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

null

2

2012-01-01; 2012-01-01

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; Attribution by third-party

null

APT33/Elfin/MAGNALLIUM/Holmium/Magic Hound/G0064; APT33/Elfin/MAGNALLIUM/Holmium/Magic Hound/G0064

Iran, Islamic Republic of; Iran, Islamic Republic of

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

null

['https://community.broadcom.com/symantecenterprise/communities/community-home/librarydocuments/viewdocument?DocumentKey=281521ea-2d18-4bf9-9e88-8b1dc41cfdb6&CommunityKey=1ecf5f55-9545-44d6-b0f4-4e4a7f5f5e68&tab=librarydocuments', 'https://www.mcafee.com/blogs/other-blogs/mcafee-labs/shamoon-attackers-employ-new-tool-kit-to-wipe-infected-systems/']

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

true

none

Long-term disruption (> 24h; incident scores 2 points 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://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/wiper-malware-surges-ahead-spiking-53-in-3-months', 'https://www.wired.com/2012/08/hack-attack-strikes-rasgas/', 'https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/business/global/cyberattack-on-saudi-oil-firm-disquiets-us.html', 'https://community.broadcom.com/symantecenterprise/communities/community-home/librarydocuments/viewdocument?DocumentKey=281521ea-2d18-4bf9-9e88-8b1dc41cfdb6&CommunityKey=1ecf5f55-9545-44d6-b0f4-4e4a7f5f5e68&tab=librarydocuments', 'https://www.mcafee.com/blogs/other-blogs/mcafee-labs/shamoon-attackers-employ-new-tool-kit-to-wipe-infected-systems/', 'https://www.reuters.com/article/saudi-attack-idUSL5E8N91UE20121209', 'https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/12/effective-fast-and-unrecoverable-wiper-malware-is-popping-up-everywhere/', 'https://cyberscoop.com/pro-iranian-abraham-ax-saudi-israel-moses-staff/', 'https://twitter.com/780thC/status/1618571785276100609', 'https://twitter.com/DarkReading/status/1620558295672012807']

380

Anonymous defaces Page of Pritish Prime Minister

Hackers Deface website of former British cabinet minister

2012-08-25

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

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['United Kingdom']

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

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['Anonymous']

['United Kingdom']

['Non-state-group']

['Hacktivist(s)']

2

null

Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media; Self-attribution in the course of the attack (e.g., via defacement statements on websites)

Receiver attributes attacker; Attacker confirms

null

Anonymous; Anonymous

United Kingdom; United Kingdom

Non-state-group; Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s); Hacktivist(s)

[]

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

['https://thehackernews.com/2012/08/hackers-deface-website-of-former.html']

381

HonkerUnion attacks Japan

Chinese cyberattacks hit Japan over islands dispute

2012-09-01

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

['Japan']

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

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

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

['Honker Union']

['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

Honker Union

China

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

Territory

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.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/chinese-cyber-attacks-hit-japan-over-islands-dispute/article4553048/']

382

BedU33N vs. UN Department of Agriculture

US Department of Agriculture Sites Hacked by BedU33N against Anti-Islamic Movie

2012-09-01

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

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['BedU33N']

['Bangladesh']

['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

BedU33N

Bangladesh

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

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

['https://www.hackread.com/us-department-of-agriculture-sites-hacked-by-bedu33n-against-anti-islamic-movie/']

383

Phillipines CyberArmy vs. Government of Phillipines

Government of Philippines Hacked by Philippines CyberArmy

2012-09-01

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

['Philippines']

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

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['Philippines Cyber Army']

['Philippines']

['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

Philippines Cyber Army

Philippines

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.hackread.com/government-of-philippines-hacked-by-philippines-cyber-army/']

384

Domainer and Anonymous Leak Data of the South African Police Department

South African Police Database Hacked and Leaked by Domainer & Anonymous

2012-09-01

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

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['South Africa']

[['AFRICA', 'SSA']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Police']]

['Anonymous', 'Domainer']

['Unknown', 'Unknown']

['Non-state-group', 'Non-state-group']

['Hacktivist(s)', 'Hacktivist(s)']

1

null

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

Attacker confirms; Attacker confirms

null

Anonymous; Domainer

Unknown; Unknown

Non-state-group; Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s); Hacktivist(s)

[]

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

['https://www.hackread.com/south-african-police-database-hacked-and-leaked-by-domainer-anonymous/']

385

Sizzling Soulhacks Mexican Regional Governments

Three Mexican Government Websites Hacked by SizzlingSoul Against Anti-Islamic Movie

2012-09-01

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

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['Mexico']

null

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['Sizzling Soul (Pakistan Cyber Army)']

['Pakistan']

['Individual hacker(s)']

null

1

null

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

Attacker confirms

null

Sizzling Soul (Pakistan Cyber Army)

Pakistan

Individual hacker(s)

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

['https://www.hackread.com/three-mexican-government-websites-hacked-by-sizzling-soul-against-anti-islamic-movie/']

386

Bangladesh Cyber Army attacks Israeli and Bangladeshi Sites

25 Israeli and 118 British, Including Government Websites Hacked by Bangladesh Cyber Army

2012-09-01

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

['Israel', 'United Kingdom']

[['ASIA', 'MENA', 'MEA'], ['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'NORTHEU']]

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

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

['Bangladesh Cyber Army']

['Bangladesh']

['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

Bangladesh Cyber Army

Bangladesh

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

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

['https://www.hackread.com/25-israeli-and118-british-websites-hacked-by-bangladesh-cyber-army/']

387

TurkHackTeam vs. UN and UNESCO

UNESCO Cuba and UN Philippine Hacked By SaMuRa! Of TurkHackTeam

2012-09-01

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

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['Philippines', 'Cuba']

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

[['International / supranational organization'], ['International / supranational organization']]

null

['Turk Hack Team']

['Turkey']

['Individual hacker(s)']

null

1

null

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

Attacker confirms

null

Turk Hack Team

Turkey

Individual hacker(s)

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.hackread.com/unesco-cuba-and-un-philippine-hacked-by-samura-of-turk-hack-team/']

388

Godzilla pentrated Database of Pakistan Army

IndianHacker Claims to Leak Database of Pakistan Army and KSE Websites

2012-09-01

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

['India']

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

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Military']]

['Godzilla']

['Pakistan']

['Individual hacker(s)']

null

1

null

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

Attacker confirms

null

Godzilla

Pakistan

Individual hacker(s)

null

[]

System / ideology

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.hackread.com/indian-hacker-claims-to-leak-database-of-pakistan-army-and-kse-websites/']

389

RedHack leak Data of Turkish Ministry of Culture

Turkish Ministry of Culture & Tourism Website Taken Down by RedHack Hackers

2012-09-01

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

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['Turkey']

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

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['RedHack']

['Turkey']

['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

RedHack

Turkey

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

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

['https://www.hackread.com/turkish-ministry-of-culture-tourism-website-taken-down-by-redhack-hackers/']

390

PennState University Hack

Hackers from China infiltrated the computer systems of Pennsylvania State University‘s College of Engineering, gaining usernames and passwords in what investigators described as a sophisticated cyberattack that lasted more than two years.

2012-09-01

2015-01-01

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

null

Incident disclosed by victim

Data theft

null

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['Science']]

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

['https://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/05/15/penn-states-college-of-engineering-hit-by-cyberattack/?mtrref=www.google.com']

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://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/05/15/penn-states-college-of-engineering-hit-by-cyberattack/?mtrref=www.google.com']

391

Website of Al-Jazeera hacked

Al-Jazeera websites hacked

2012-09-05

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']]

[['Media']]

null

['Syria']

['Non-state-group']

['Hacktivist(s)']

1

null

Attribution given, type unclear

Media-based attribution

null

Syria

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://phys.org/news/2012-09-al-jazeera-websites-hacked.html']

392

Anonymous revenge for Pirate Bay

Hackers Protest Against Arrest of TPB Co-Founder, 5,000 Documents Leaked

2012-09-11

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

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Data theft & Doxing

null

['Cambodia']

[['ASIA', 'SEA']]

[['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)

[]

Cyber-specific

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://news.softpedia.com/news/Hackers-Protest-Against-Arrest-of-TPB-Co-Founder-5-000-Documents-Leaked-291495.shtml']

393

Anonymous vs. NTC Phillipines

ANONYMOUS BRINGS GOVERNMENT SITES OFFLINE IN PHILIPPINES

2012-10-01

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

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['Philippines']

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

[['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)

[]

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://threatpost.com/anonymous-brings-government-sites-offline-philippines-petition-cybercrime-law-100112/77064/']

394

Kosova Hacker’s Security vs. Us_weather.gov

US Weather.Gov hacked, Data leaked by Kosova Hacker’s Security

2012-10-01

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

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['Kosova Hacker’s Security']

['United Kingdom']

['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

Kosova Hacker’s Security

United Kingdom

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.hackread.com/us-weather-gov-hacked-data-leaked-by-kosova-hackers-security/']

395

CapoO_TunisiAnoO hack vs. Israel

86 Israeli websites hacked by CapoO_TunisiAnoO

2012-10-01

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

['Israel']

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

[['Unknown']]

null

['CapoO_TunisiAnoO']

['Tunisia']

['Individual hacker(s)']

null

1

null

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

Attacker confirms

null

CapoO_TunisiAnoO

Tunisia

Individual hacker(s)

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.hackread.com/86-israeli-websites-hacked-by-capoo_tunisianoo/']

396

BGHH defaces pages

54 Israeli Sites Defaced by Bangladesh Grey Hat Hackers

2012-10-01

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

['Israel']

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

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

null

['Bangladesh Grey Hat Hackers']

['Bangladesh']

['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

Bangladesh Grey Hat Hackers

Bangladesh

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://news.softpedia.com/news/54-Israeli-Sites-Defaced-by-Bangladesh-Grey-Hat-Hackers-303008.shtml']

397

LolSec leak Nigerian National Assembly Data

Nigerian National Assembly Hacked, Huge Database Leaked by @LolSec

2012-10-01

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

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Data theft & Doxing

null

['Nigeria']

[['AFRICA', 'SSA']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['LolSec']

['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

LolSec

Unknown

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

Cyber-specific

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.hackread.com/nigerian-national-assembly-hacked-huge-database-leaked-by-lolsec/']

398

Mike Mullen Hacked

US Ex-Military Head Mike Mullen Computers Hacked by Unknown hackers

2012-10-01

2012-11-01

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 media (without further information on source)

Disruption

null

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Military']]

null

['China']

['State']

null

1

2012-01-01 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

State

null

[]

International power

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 1

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.hackread.com/us-ex-military-head-mike-mullen-computers-hacked-by-unknown-hackers/']

399

US Media Outlets hacked by the Chinese

The networks of the WashingtonPost, NewYork Times, Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg have been attacked by Chinese hackers

2012-10-01

2013-02-01

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); Incident disclosed by victim

Data theft

null

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['Media']]

null

['China']

['State']

null

1

2013-01-01 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.)

Receiver attributes attacker

null

China

State

null

['https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/02/technology/washington-posts-joins-list-of-media-hacked-by-the-chinese.html']

System / ideology

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/2013/01/31/technology/chinese-hackers-infiltrate-new-york-times-computers.html?mtrref=undefined&gwh=7F43CD54F8B386F686DA4E46DE17163F&gwt=pay', 'https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/02/technology/washington-posts-joins-list-of-media-hacked-by-the-chinese.html']

400

Op Israel 2012 Bangladeshi Part

Bangladeshi Hackers Deface 20 Israeli Websites in Support for the People of Palestine

2012-11-01

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

['Israel']

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

[['Unknown']]

null

['Pakistan Grey Hat Hackers']

['Bangladesh']

['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

Pakistan Grey Hat Hackers

Bangladesh

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

System / ideology

System/ideology; Resources; Secession; Third-party intervention / third-party affection

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://news.softpedia.com/news/Bangladeshi-Hackers-Deface-20-Israeli-Websites-in-Support-for-the-People-of-Palestine-308272.shtml']

401

Zcompany Hacking Crew hacks government pages in Israel

Hackers Breach Israeli Vice PM's Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Blogger Accounts

2012-11-01

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

['Israel']

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

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['Zcompany Hacking 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

Zcompany Hacking Crew

Unknown

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

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://news.softpedia.com/news/Hackers-Breach-Israeli-Vice-PM-s-Twitter-Facebook-YouTube-and-Blogger-Accounts-308464.shtml']

402

Muslim Liberation Army vs. Israel

Israel’s Ministry of National Infrastructures Websites Hacked by Muslim Liberation Army

2012-11-01

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

['Israel']

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

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['Muslim Liberation Army']

['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

Muslim Liberation Army

Unknown

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

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.hackread.com/israels-ministry-of-national-infrastructures-webites-hacked-by-muslim-liberation-army/']

403

Yourikan counter attack OP Israel

Pro-Israel Hacker Disrupts Palestinian Hamas Websites

2012-11-01

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

['Palestine']

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

[['Critical infrastructure']]

[['Telecommunications']]

['Yourikan']

['Israel']

['Individual hacker(s)']

null

1

null

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

Attacker confirms

null

Yourikan

Israel

Individual hacker(s)

null

[]

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://news.softpedia.com/news/Pro-Israel-Hacker-Disrupts-Palestinian-Hamas-Websites-308821.shtml']

404

Op Syria

Anonymous Leak Confidential Emails from Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for #Op Syria

2012-11-01

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

['Syria']

[['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)

[]

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.hackread.com/anonymous-leak-emails-from-syrian-government/']