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405

Anonymous Cyberwar vs. Israel

Anonymous declares 'cyberwar' on Israel

2012-11-12

2012-11-20

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), politicized

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Data theft & Doxing; Disruption

null

['Israel']

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

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

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

['Anonymous']

['Unknown']

['Non-state-group']

['Hacktivist(s)']

1

null

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

Attacker confirms

null

Anonymous

Unknown

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

System / ideology

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

true

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

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

none

3

Moderate - high political importance

3

null

0

null

['https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/17/anonymous-hacks-israel-all-your-base_n_2150881.html', 'https://edition.cnn.com/2012/11/19/tech/web/cyber-attack-israel-anonymous/index.html', 'https://www.hackread.com/anonymous-destroys-israel-by-hacking-websites-destroying-databases-leaking-emails-passwords-for-opisrael/']

406

Accidental Syrian Internet Blackout

The NSA accidentally took down the syrian internet in an attempt to infiltrate the syrian telecommunication provider.

2012-11-29

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

Disruption

null

['Syria']

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

[['Critical infrastructure']]

[['Telecommunications']]

['NSA/Equation Group']

['United States']

['State']

null

2

2013-01-01; 2013-01-01

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

Attribution by third-party; Media-based attribution

null

NSA/Equation Group; NSA/Equation Group

United States; United States

State; State

null

[]

System / ideology; International power

System/ideology; International power

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 2

0

null

No

null

true

none

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

none

2

Moderate - high political importance

2

null

0

null

['https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/13/snowden-nsa-syria-internet-outage-civil-war#maincontent']

407

Pakistan CyberArmy vs. Bangladesh

Pakistan CyberArmy declares war on Chinese, Bangladeshi sites

2012-12-01

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

['China', 'Bangladesh']

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

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

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

['Bangladesh Cyber Army']

['Pakistan']

['Non-state-group']

['Hacktivist(s)']

1

null

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

Attacker confirms

null

Bangladesh Cyber Army

Pakistan

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

Cyber-specific

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

true

none

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

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/12/10/pakistan_cyber_army_hack_bangladesh_china/']

408

MoroccanGhosts attack South Africa

100 South African Websites hacked by MoroccanGhosts

2012-12-01

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

['South Africa']

[['AFRICA', 'SSA']]

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

null

['Moroccan Ghosts']

['Morocco']

['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

Moroccan Ghosts

Morocco

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

International power

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

true

none

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

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://www.hackread.com/100-south-african-websites-hacked-by-moroccan-ghosts/']

409

BGHH vs. Sri Lanka

22 Sri Lankan Ministry Websites Hacked by Bangladesh Gray Hat Hackers

2012-12-01

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

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['Sri Lanka']

[['ASIA', 'SASIA']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['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)

[]

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/22-srilankan-ministry-websites-hacked-by-bangladesh-gray-hat-hackers/']

410

BGHH vs. Pakistan

Bangladeshi Hackers Fight Back, Hack Pakistani Government Sites

2012-12-01

2012-12-10

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; Disruption

null

['Pakistan']

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

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

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

['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)

[]

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/Bangladeshi-Hackers-Fight-Back-Hack-Pakistani-Government-Sites-313309.shtml']

411

H4ksniper vs. SouthAfrica

Three SA government websites hacked

2012-12-09

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

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['South Africa']

[['AFRICA', 'SSA']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['H4ksniper']

['Morocco']

['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

H4ksniper

Morocco

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

Subnational predominance

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://mg.co.za/article/2012-12-09-three-government-websites-hacked']

412

OP India

#Op India: BSNL Server Hacked, Database Leaked by Anonymous India

2012-12-13

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']]

[['Media']]

null

['Anonymous']

['India']

['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

India

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/op_india-bsnl-server-hacked-database-leaked-by-anonymous-india/']

413

Brazil HackTeam vs. Interpol

Interpol Indonesia Hacked and Defaced by HighTech Brazil HackTeam

2012-12-25

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

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['Indonesia']

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

[['International / supranational organization']]

null

['Brazil Hack Team']

['Brazil']

['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

Brazil Hack Team

Brazil

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/interpol-indonesia-hacked-and-defaced-by-hightech-brazil-hackteam/']

414

Guatemala state surveillance

The Guatemalan government purchased surveillance tools (Pegasus, Circles) in order to monitor political opponents, activists and journalists.

2012-01-01

2015-05-01

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

null

Incident disclosed by media (without further information on source)

Data theft; Hijacking with Misuse

null

['Guatemala']

[['CENTAM']]

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

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

['General Directoral of Civil Intelligence (DIGICI)']

['Guatemala']

['State']

null

2

2018-01-01; 2018-01-01

Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF); Media report (e.g., Reuters makes an attribution statement, without naming further sources)

Attribution by third-party; Media-based attribution

null

General Directoral of Civil Intelligence (DIGICI); General Directoral of Civil Intelligence (DIGICI)

Guatemala; Guatemala

State; State

null

['https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=de&u=https%3A%2F%2Fnomada.gt%2Fpais%2Fla-corrupcion-no-es-normal%2Fespionaje-ilegal-del-gobierno-aqui-esta-la-investigacion-de-nuestro-diario-parte-i%2F']

System / ideology

System/ideology

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 3

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://citizenlab.ca/2020/12/running-in-circles-uncovering-the-clients-of-cyberespionage-firm-circles/', 'https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=de&u=https%3A%2F%2Fnomada.gt%2Fpais%2Fla-corrupcion-no-es-normal%2Fespionaje-ilegal-del-gobierno-aqui-esta-la-investigacion-de-nuestro-diario-parte-i%2F']

415

Moroccan government vs. Human rights organization

The Moroccan human rights activist Hisham Almiraat accuses the moroccan government of compromising his organization "Mamfakinch" after it won the Google-Global Voices Breaking Border award for promoting dialogue and democratic values.

2012-07-01

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

null

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

Data theft; Hijacking with Misuse

null

['Morocco']

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

[['Social groups']]

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

null

['Morocco']

['State']

null

2

2016-01-01; 2016-01-01

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

Receiver attributes attacker; Attribution by third-party

null

Morocco; Morocco

State; State

null

['https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2016/12/how-a-hacking-campaign-helped-shut-down-an-award-winning-news-site/']

System / ideology

System/ideology; National power

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 3

0

null

No

null

false

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

none

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.amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2016/12/how-a-hacking-campaign-helped-shut-down-an-award-winning-news-site/']

416

North Korea espionage campaign

North Korean state-sponsored hacking group APT37 conducted a perennial espionage campaign on South Korea, Japan, Vietnam and the Middle East.

2012-01-01

2017-01-01

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

['Korea, Republic of', 'Japan', 'Vietnam', 'Middle East (region)']

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

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

[['Government / ministries', 'Military', 'Transportation', 'Health', 'Telecommunications', 'Finance', 'Defence industry', 'Advocacy / activists (e.g. human rights organizations)', 'Political opposition / dissidents / expats', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Military', 'Transportation', 'Health', 'Telecommunications', 'Finance', 'Defence industry', 'Advocacy / activists (e.g. human rights organizations)', 'Political opposition / dissidents / expats', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Military', 'Transportation', 'Health', 'Telecommunications', 'Finance', 'Defence industry', 'Advocacy / activists (e.g. human rights organizations)', 'Political opposition / dissidents / expats', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Military', 'Transportation', 'Health', 'Telecommunications', 'Finance', 'Defence industry', 'Advocacy / activists (e.g. human rights organizations)', 'Political opposition / dissidents / expats', '']]

['APT37/Richochet Chollima/Red Eyes/InkySquid/ScarCruft/Reaper/Group123/TEMP.Reaper/Venus 121/G0067']

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

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

null

1

2018-01-01 00:00:00

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

IT-security community attributes attacker

null

APT37/Richochet Chollima/Red Eyes/InkySquid/ScarCruft/Reaper/Group123/TEMP.Reaper/Venus 121/G0067

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

null

['https://www2.fireeye.com/rs/848-DID-242/images/rpt_APT37.pdf']

System / ideology; International power

System/ideology; Territory; International power

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 2

0

null

Yes

multiple

null

false

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

none

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

none

4

Moderate - high political importance

4

null

0

null

['https://www2.fireeye.com/rs/848-DID-242/images/rpt_APT37.pdf']

417

ShiqiangGroup vs. Taiwan

Targeted Attack On Taiwanese Government & Tibetan Activists Open, allegedly by the Chinese Shiqianggang.

2013-01-01

2014-01-01

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

null

Incident disclosed by IT-security company

Data theft; Hijacking with Misuse

null

['Taiwan', 'China']

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

[['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', '']]

['Shiqiang Group']

['China']

['Unknown - not attributed']

null

1

null

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

IT-security community attributes attacker

null

Shiqiang Group

China

Unknown - not attributed

null

['https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/23/world/asia/us-case-offers-glimpse-into-chinas-hacker-army.html', 'https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2013/04/new-targeted-attack-on-taiwanese-government-tibetan-activists-open-up-a-can-of-worms-graypigeon-hangame-shiqiang-gang.html']

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.nytimes.com/2014/05/23/world/asia/us-case-offers-glimpse-into-chinas-hacker-army.html', 'https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2013/04/new-targeted-attack-on-taiwanese-government-tibetan-activists-open-up-a-can-of-worms-graypigeon-hangame-shiqiang-gang.html']

418

Operation WiltedTulip

Espionage Campaign by the allegedly Iranian APT Copykittens

2013-01-01

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

['Israel', 'United States', 'Turkey', 'Saudi Arabia', 'Germany', 'Jordan']

[['ASIA', 'MENA', 'MEA'], ['NATO', 'NORTHAM'], ['ASIA', 'NATO', 'MEA'], ['ASIA', 'MENA', 'MEA', 'GULFC'], ['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'WESTEU'], ['ASIA', 'MENA', 'MEA']]

[['State institutions / political system', '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'], ['State institutions / political system', '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'], ['State institutions / political system', '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'], ['State institutions / political system', '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'], ['State institutions / political system', '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'], ['State institutions / political system', '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', 'Military', 'Defence industry', '', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Military', 'Defence industry', '', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Military', 'Defence industry', '', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Military', 'Defence industry', '', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Military', 'Defence industry', '', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Military', 'Defence industry', '', '']]

['CopyKittens/Slayer Kitten/G0052']

['Iran, Islamic Republic of']

['Unknown - not attributed']

null

1

null

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

IT-security community attributes attacker

null

CopyKittens/Slayer Kitten/G0052

Iran, Islamic Republic of

Unknown - not attributed

null

['https://www.clearskysec.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Operation_Wilted_Tulip.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://www.ibtimes.co.uk/copykittens-iran-linked-cyber-espionage-group-lacks-sophistication-still-successful-1632024', 'https://www.clearskysec.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Operation_Wilted_Tulip.pdf']

419

ThripGroup

A sophisticated hacking campaign launched from computers in China burrowed deeply into satellite operators, defense contractors and telecommunications companies in the United States and southeast Asia, security researchers at Symantec Corp said.

2013-01-01

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 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

Hijacking without Misuse

null

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

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

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

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

['Thrip']

['China']

['Unknown - not attributed']

null

1

2018-01-01 00:00:00

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

IT-security community attributes attacker

null

Thrip

China

Unknown - not attributed

null

['https://symantec-enterprise-blogs.security.com/blogs/threat-intelligence/thrip-hits-satellite-telecoms-defense-targets']

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.reuters.com/article/us-china-usa-cyber/china-based-campaign-breached-satellite-defense-companies-symantec-idUSKBN1JF2X0', 'https://symantec-enterprise-blogs.security.com/blogs/threat-intelligence/thrip-hits-satellite-telecoms-defense-targets']

420

Operation Iron Tiger Part2/Emissary Panda

In 2013, Iron Tiger’s targets individuals in US defense-and technology-related fields like a erospace, energy, etc. It’s important to note that research has not shown an explicit, state-sponsored connection but the case shows that attackers don’t need to be connected to a state to engage in politically motivated activities.

2013-01-01

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), 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

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

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

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

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

['China']

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

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

1

2015-01-01 00:00:00

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

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

China

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

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

['https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/emissary-panda-chinese-hackers-cyberattack-icao-1.5034177', 'https://newsroom.trendmicro.com/blog/operation-iron-tiger-attackers-shift-east-asia-united-states']

System / ideology; International power

System/ideology; International power

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 2

0

null

No

null

false

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

none

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.erai.com/CustomUploads/ca/wp/2015_12_wp_operation_iron_tiger.pdf', 'https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/emissary-panda-chinese-hackers-cyberattack-icao-1.5034177', 'https://newsroom.trendmicro.com/blog/operation-iron-tiger-attackers-shift-east-asia-united-states']

421

Ajax Security Team aka Rocket Kitten 2013-2014

With the aim of cyber-espionage the at least state-encouraged Iranian hacking group Ajax Security Team have attacked companies in the U.S. and domestic users of anti-censorship technology.

2013-01-01

2014-01-01

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

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

Incident disclosed by IT-security company

Data theft; Hijacking with Misuse

null

['United States', 'Iran, Islamic Republic of']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM'], ['ASIA', 'MENA', 'MEA']]

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

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

['Flying Kitten/Ajax Security Team/Rocket Kitten/Saffron Rose/G0130', 'Flying Kitten/Ajax Security Team/Rocket Kitten/Saffron Rose/G0130']

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

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

Flying Kitten/Ajax Security Team/Rocket Kitten/Saffron Rose/G0130

Iran, Islamic Republic of

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

null

['https://www.thaicert.or.th/downloads/files/A_Threat_Actor_Encyclopedia.pdf']

System / ideology; National power; International power

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

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.thaicert.or.th/downloads/files/A_Threat_Actor_Encyclopedia.pdf', 'https://www.fireeye.com/content/dam/fireeye-www/global/en/current-threats/pdfs/rpt-operation-saffron-rose.pdf']

422

Operation SnowMan-->DeputyDog aka APT 17

Hackers from APT 17, an alleged Chinese state-proxy, according to Proofpoint and Intrusion Truth years later, are using a zero day vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer webbrowser and targeting US military personnels in an active attack campaign via the US Veterans of Foreign Wars website.

2013-01-01

2014-01-01

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

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

Incident disclosed by IT-security company

Hijacking without Misuse

null

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

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

[['Military', '']]

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

['China']

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

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

2

2014-01-01; 2014-01-01

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

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

China; China

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

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

['https://intrusiontruth.wordpress.com/2019/07/24/APT 17-is-run-by-the-jinan-bureau-of-the-chinese-ministry-of-state-security/', 'https://www.proofpoint.com/us/threat-insight/post/operation-rat-cook-chinese-APT -actors-use-fake-game-thrones-leaks-lures']

System / ideology

System/ideology; International power

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 2

0

null

Yes

One

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.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2014/02/operation-snowman-deputydog-actor-compromises-us-veterans-of-foreign-wars-website.html', 'https://intrusiontruth.wordpress.com/2019/07/24/APT 17-is-run-by-the-jinan-bureau-of-the-chinese-ministry-of-state-security/', 'https://www.proofpoint.com/us/threat-insight/post/operation-rat-cook-chinese-APT -actors-use-fake-game-thrones-leaks-lures']

423

Operation“Kimsuky”

The Kimsuky cyberespionage campaign appears to be originated in NorthKorea and hit numerous organizations, eleven of which located in the South Korea and two in China. The attackers infected victims with a malware able to remote controls the PC, loggingkey strokes, stealing HWP documents.

2013-01-01

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

null

Incident disclosed by IT-security company

Data theft; Hijacking with Misuse

null

['Korea, Republic of', 'China']

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

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

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

['Kimsuky/Velvet Chollima/STOLEN PENCIL/Thallium/Black Banshee/G0094']

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

['Unknown - not attributed']

null

1

null

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

IT-security community attributes attacker

null

Kimsuky/Velvet Chollima/STOLEN PENCIL/Thallium/Black Banshee/G0094

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Unknown - not attributed

null

['https://securelist.com/the-kimsuky-operation-a-north-korean-apt/57915/']

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

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

none

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

none

3

Moderate - high political importance

3

null

0

null

['https://securelist.com/the-kimsuky-operation-a-north-korean-apt/57915/']

424

APT 41

FireEye Intelligence released a comprehensive report detailing APT 41, a prolific Chinese cyber threat group that carries out state-sponsored espionage activity in parallel with financially motivated operations.

2013-01-01

2019-01-01

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

['Unknown']

null

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

null

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

['China']

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

null

1

2019-01-01 00:00:00

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

IT-security community attributes attacker

null

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

China

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

null

['https://content.fireeye.com/APT -41/website-APT 41-blog']

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://content.fireeye.com/APT-41/website-APT41-blog', 'https://content.fireeye.com/APT -41/website-APT 41-blog']

425

Attor Spyplatform

Unknown actors developed an spyplatform that managed to misuse various sites in the Russian language space, to force an targeted espionage campaign

2013-01-01

2019-01-01

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

null

Incident disclosed by IT-security company

Data theft; Hijacking with Misuse

null

['Russia', 'Ukraine', 'Slovakia']

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

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

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

null

['Unknown']

['Unknown - not attributed']

null

1

null

Attribution given, type unclear

Media-based attribution

null

Unknown

Unknown - not attributed

null

[]

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

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

none

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.welivesecurity.com/2019/10/10/eset-discovers-attor-spy-platform/']

426

Finnish MFA Hacked by Turla

Finnish Foreign Ministry hacked by Turla

2013-01-01

2016-03-01

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

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

Incident disclosed by victim

Data theft

null

['Finland']

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

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

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

['Russia']

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

null

2

2016-01-01; 2016-01-01

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

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

null

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

Russia; Russia

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

null

['https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/russian_group_behind_2013_foreign_ministry_hack/8591548']

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.scmagazine.com/finlands-foreign-ministry-hacked-by-russian-or-chinese-spies/article/528907/', 'https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/russian_group_behind_2013_foreign_ministry_hack/8591548']

427

Anonymous vs. Azerbaijani Government

Anonymous leaked internal data of the Special State Protection Service of Azerbaijan

2013-01-01

2013-01-19

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

Data theft & Doxing

null

['Azerbaijan']

[['ASIA', 'CENTAS']]

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

[['Police', 'Intelligence agencies']]

['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: non-sensitive information (incident scores 1 point in intensity)

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://www.databreaches.net/1-7gb-documents-leaked-from-special-state-protection-service-of-azerbaijan/']

428

Operation Toohash

Targeted attack campaign against various governments and companies in the Great Chinese Area, reported by German IT Company G data.

2013-01-01

2014-01-01

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

null

Incident disclosed by IT-security company

Data theft; Hijacking with Misuse

null

['Unknown']

null

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

null

['Unknown']

['Unknown - not attributed']

null

1

null

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

IT-security community attributes attacker

null

Unknown

Unknown - not attributed

null

[]

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

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

none

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://public.gdatasoftware.com/Presse/Publikationen/Whitepaper/EN/GDATA_TooHash_CaseStudy_102014_EN_v1.pdf']

429

Guccifer Affair Leak

The Romanian Hacker Guccifer leaked Emails between Colin Powell and MEP Corina Cretu

2013-01-01

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

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Data theft & Doxing

null

['United States', 'Romania']

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

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

[['Legislative', ''], ['Legislative', '']]

['Guccifer']

['Romania']

['Individual hacker(s)']

null

2

null

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

Attribution by receiver government / state entity; Attacker confirms

null

Guccifer; Guccifer

Romania; Romania

Individual hacker(s); Individual hacker(s)

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.nbcnews.com/news/world/guccifer-hacker-who-leaked-bush-paintings-sentenced-jail-n124556']

430

Cobalt Dickens (Mabna Institute)

US Department of Justice accuses Iranian hackers going by the handle "Cobalt Dickens"(Secure works) of stealing data from universities in the US, Germany and 20 other countries.

2013-01-01

2017-12-01

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

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

Incident disclosed by authorities of victim state

Data theft

null

['United States', 'Germany', 'Australia', 'Canada', 'China', 'Denmark', 'Israel', 'Italy', 'Japan', 'United Kingdom']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM'], ['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'WESTEU'], ['OC'], ['NATO', 'NORTHAM'], ['ASIA', 'SCS', 'EASIA', 'NEA', 'SCO'], ['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'NORTHEU'], ['ASIA', 'MENA', 'MEA'], ['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU'], ['ASIA', 'SCS', 'NEA'], ['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)', 'Science'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Science'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Science'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Science'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Science'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Science'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Science'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Science'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Science'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Science']]

null

['COBALT DICKENS/Silent Librarian/TA407/G0122 (Mabna Institute)', 'Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)']

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

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

null

2

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

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

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

null

COBALT DICKENS/Silent Librarian/TA407/G0122 (Mabna Institute); Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC); COBALT DICKENS/Silent Librarian/TA407/G0122 (Mabna Institute); Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)

Iran, Islamic Republic of; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Iran, Islamic Republic of

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

null

['https://www.secureworks.com/blog/back-to-school-cobalt-dickens-targets-universities', 'https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/nine-iranians-charged-conducting-massive-cyber-theft-campaign-behalf-islamic-revolutionary']

International power

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 2

0

null

No

null

false

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

none

2

Moderate - high political importance

2

null

0

null

['https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/US-Justizministerium-beschuldigt-Iraner-massiver-Hackerangriffe-4003100.html', 'https://www.secureworks.com/blog/back-to-school-cobalt-dickens-targets-universities', 'https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/nine-iranians-charged-conducting-massive-cyber-theft-campaign-behalf-islamic-revolutionary']

431

OPM Hack

US Office of Personal Management is hacked twice by Chinese hackers. Personal information of about 21 million US government employees and former applicants is compromised, including fingerprints. The APT Group DeepPanda has been blamed for it, Fire Eye however, claimed that DeepPanda was not responsible for the OPM Hack, but another Chinese group, later be named as Turbine Panda. Hackers involved have been arrested by the FBI in 2017.

2013-01-01

2015-03-01

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

null

Incident disclosed by media (without further information on source)

Data theft

null

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Civil service / administration']]

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

['China', 'China']

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

null

3

2015-01-01; 2015-01-01; 2015-01-01; 2015-01-01; 2015-01-01; 2015-01-01

Domestic legal action; Domestic legal action; Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media; Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media; Not available; Not available

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

null

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

China; China; China; China; China; China

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

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

['https://www.zdnet.com/article/building-chinas-comac-c919-airplane-involved-a-lot-of-hacking-report-says/', 'https://freebeacon.com/national-security/fbi-alert-reveals-groups-behind-opm-hack/', 'https://www.vox.com/2015/6/19/11563730/fireeye-identifies-chinese-group-behind-federal-hack', 'https://australiancybersecuritymagazine.com.au/new-intelligence-report-from-crowdstrike-turbine-panda/', 'https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/92649/APT /turbine-panda-aerospace-espionage.html', 'https://edition.cnn.com/2017/08/24/politics/fbi-arrests-chinese-national-in-opm-data-breach/index.html']

International power

System/ideology; International power

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 2

0

null

No

null

false

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

none

2

Moderate - high political importance

2

null

0

null

['https://therecord.media/us-marshals-service-becomes-latest-law-enforcement-agency-hit-by-hackers/', 'https://www.zdnet.com/article/building-chinas-comac-c919-airplane-involved-a-lot-of-hacking-report-says/', 'https://abcnews.go.com/US/exclusive-25-million-affected-opm-hack-sources/story?id=32332731#:~:text=The%20attack%20on%20OPM%20began%20in%20late%202013%2C,to%20two%20days%20of%20testimony%20on%20Capitol%20Hill.', 'https://freebeacon.com/national-security/fbi-alert-reveals-groups-behind-opm-hack/', 'https://www.vox.com/2015/6/19/11563730/fireeye-identifies-chinese-group-behind-federal-hack', 'https://australiancybersecuritymagazine.com.au/new-intelligence-report-from-crowdstrike-turbine-panda/', 'https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/92649/APT /turbine-panda-aerospace-espionage.html', 'https://edition.cnn.com/2017/08/24/politics/fbi-arrests-chinese-national-in-opm-data-breach/index.html', 'https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jun/04/us-government-massive-data-breach-employee-records-security-clearances', 'https://www.cyberscoop.com/china-hacking-talent-xi-jinping-education-policies/', 'https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/plugx-variants-in-usbs/']

432

APT32/Ocean Lotus Group

Espionage-Hacks against Vietnamese Dissidents and Journalists, as well as foreign governments.

2013-01-01

2017-01-01

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

['Vietnam', 'Southeast Asia (region)', 'China']

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

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

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

['APT32/Ocean Lotus/Sea Lotus']

['Vietnam']

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

null

2

2014-01-01; 2014-01-01

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

APT32/Ocean Lotus/Sea Lotus; APT32/Ocean Lotus/Sea Lotus

Vietnam; Vietnam

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

null

['https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2017/05/cyber-espionage-apt32.html', 'https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/01/vietnamese-malware-gets-personal']

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

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

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2017/05/cyber-espionage-apt32.html', 'https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/01/vietnamese-malware-gets-personal']

433

National Inventory of Dams Hack

U.S. intelligence agencies traced a recent cyber intrusion into a sensitive infrastructure database on vulnerabilities of US Dams to the Chinese government or military cyberwarriors, according to U.S.officials.

2013-01-01

2013-04-01

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

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

Incident disclosed by victim

Data theft

null

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Military']]

null

['China']

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

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.)

Attribution by receiver government / state entity

null

China

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

null

[]

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

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

none

2

Moderate - high political importance

2

null

0

null

['https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/may/1/sensitive-army-database-us-dams-compromised-chines/', 'https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/14089/security/us-army-corps-engineers-national-inventory-of-dams-nid-hacked.html']

434

DOE breach

US Energy Department was breached, no sensitive data stolen.

2013-01-01

2013-02-01

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

null

Incident disclosed by victim

Data theft

null

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

null

['China']

['State']

null

1

2013-01-01 00:00:00

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

Media-based attribution

null

China

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

['https://www.businessinsider.com/doe-attack-by-chinese-hackers-2013-2?IR=T']

435

Iron Tiger Attack(related to OPMhack)

Chinese HackerGroup IronTiger leakes sensitive data from several defence contractors

2013-01-01

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

Incident disclosed by IT-security company

Data theft; Hijacking with Misuse

null

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['Critical infrastructure']]

[['Defence industry']]

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

['China']

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

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

1

2015-01-01 00:00:00

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

IT-security community attributes attacker

null

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

China

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

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

['https://threatpost.com/APT -group-gets-selective-about-data-it-steals/114103/']

System / ideology; International power

System/ideology; International power

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 1

0

null

Yes

null

false

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

none

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

none

4

Moderate - high political importance

4

null

0

null

['https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisabrownlee/2015/09/17/chinese-cyber-attacks-on-us-military-interests-confirmed-as-advanced-persistent-and-ongoing/#28d21d12694f%C2%A0', 'https://threatpost.com/APT -group-gets-selective-about-data-it-steals/114103/']

436

Bangladesh Cyber Army vs. India

The Bangladesh Cyber Army claims to have defaced over 1,000 Indian websites, including India's biggest telecommunications providers BSNL, as a form of protest against the country’s Border Security Force (BSF).

2013-01-07

2013-01-08

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

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['India']

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

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

null

['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

[]

Subnational predominance; Territory

Subnational predominance

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

['http://news.softpedia.com/news/Bangladesh-Cyber-Army-Attacks-Indian-Sites-in-Memory-of-15-Year-Old-Girl-Video-319234.shtml']

437

RedHack vs. Turkish Council of Higher Education

Turkish hackergroup RedHack gains access to a database of Turkey's Council of Higher Education. They publish data which they claim proves corruption incidents at several Turkish universities.

2013-01-10

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

['Turkey']

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

[['Science']]

null

['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)

[]

System / ideology

System/ideology

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 3

0

null

No

null

false

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

none

2

Moderate - high political importance

2

null

0

null

['https://news.softpedia.com/news/Turkey-s-Council-of-Higher-Education-Hacked-by-RedHack-60-000-Documents-Leaked-319958.shtml']

438

LulzSec Peru vs. Chilean Army

Hackergroup LulzSec Peru hacks the website of the Chilean army.

2013-01-15

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

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['Chile']

[['SOUTHAM']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Military']]

['LulzSec Peru']

['Peru']

['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

LulzSec Peru

Peru

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/Army-of-Chile-Website-Hacked-by-LulzSec-Peru-321097.shtml']

439

DavyJones vs. Government of SriLanka

Website of Sri Lankan Minister of Sports hacked,website data published.

2013-01-26

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

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Data theft & Doxing

null

['Sri Lanka']

[['ASIA', 'SASIA']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['Davy Jones']

['Unknown']

['Individual hacker(s)']

null

1

null

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

Attacker confirms

null

Davy Jones

Unknown

Individual hacker(s)

null

[]

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

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

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://www.hackread.com/sri-lankas-minister-of-sports-website-hacked-data-leaked-by-davy-jones/']

440

Japan MFA leak

Unidentified hackers steal non-confidential data from Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

2013-01-28

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

null

Incident disclosed by victim

Data theft

null

['Japan']

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

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

null

['Unknown']

['Unknown - not attributed']

null

1

null

Attribution given, type unclear

Media-based attribution

null

Unknown

Unknown - not attributed

null

[]

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

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

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://news.softpedia.com/news/20-Documents-Stolen-by-Hackers-from-Japan-s-Ministry-of-Foreign-Affairs-327205.shtml']

441

Anonymous vs. Egypt government Part II

Hacker collective Anonymous takes down several Egyptian government websites with DDoS attacks to protest police violence against protesters.

2013-02-03

2013-02-04

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

['Egypt']

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

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['Anonymous']

['Unknown']

['Non-state-group']

['Hacktivist(s)']

1

null

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

Attacker confirms

null

Anonymous

Unknown

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

System / ideology; National power

System/ideology; National power

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

['http://www.ehackingnews.com/2013/02/opegypt-egyptian-government-websites.html']

442

Anonymous leaks Data of Fed

The hacker collective Anonymous obtains and publishes personal data of 4000 employees of the US central bank 'Federal Reserve Bank'.

2013-02-03

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

[['Federal Reserve Bank (United States)']]

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['Critical infrastructure']]

[['Finance']]

['Anonymous']

['Unknown']

['Non-state-group']

['Hacktivist(s)']

1

null

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

Attacker confirms

null

Anonymous

Unknown

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

System / ideology; 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

0

null

0

null

0

euro

null

0

null

['https://www.reuters.com/article/net-us-usa-fed-hackers/fed-says-internal-site-breached-by-hackers-no-critical-functions-affected-idUSBRE91501920130206']

443

Anonymous vs. Mongolian National Police

Anonymous-affiliated hacker defaces website of the Mongolian National Police.

2013-02-16

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

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['Mongolia']

[['ASIA', 'EASIA', 'NEA']]

[['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)

[]

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/Website-of-Mongolian-National-Police-Hacked-by-Viru-Noir-330201.shtml']

444

Malaysia Deparment of Information attacked by Hacker

Hackers gain access to the Malaysian Department of Information and post a notice on the PM's resignation.

2013-02-18

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

['Malaysia']

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

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

null

['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

Unknown

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

System / ideology; National power

System/ideology; National power

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 3

0

null

No

null

true

none

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

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://news.softpedia.com/news/Hackers-Publish-PM-Resignation-Notice-on-Malaysian-Government-Website-330327.shtml']

445

Anonymous vs. US State Department

Anonymous hacks and publishes data from the US State Department's website, defaces the website of George K. Baum & Company, in anti-US offensive.

2013-02-19

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

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Data theft & Doxing; Disruption

null

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

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

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

['Anonymous']

['Unknown']

['Non-state-group']

['Hacktivist(s)']

1

null

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

Attacker confirms

null

Anonymous

Unknown

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

System / ideology; 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://www.rt.com/usa/anonymous-hacks-state-department-617/']

446

Kuwaiti Hackers vs. Lebanese Parliaments

Hacking team KuwaitiHackers defaces webpage of the Lebanese parliament, accusing the government of supporting Assad in the Syrian civilwar.

2013-02-23

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

['Lebanon']

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

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Legislative']]

['Kuwaiti Hackers']

['Kuwait']

['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

Kuwaiti Hackers

Kuwait

Non-state-group

Ethnic actors

[]

System / ideology; International power

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

true

none

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

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2013/Feb-23/207634-lebanese-parliament-website-hacked.ashx', 'https://www.hackread.com/lebanon-parliament-website-hacked-by-team-kuwaiti-hackers/']

447

Chinese Attack on DRDO

Indian Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO,part of the Ministry of Defense) was hacked.Highly sensitive , strategic data was stolen and collected on a server in China.

2013-03-01

2014-03-01

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

null

Incident disclosed by victim

Data theft

null

['India']

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

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

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

null

['China']

['Unknown - not attributed']

null

1

null

Attribution given, type unclear

Media-based attribution

null

China

Unknown - not attributed

null

[]

International power

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

['https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2013/mar/14/chinese-hack-drdo-computers-antony-seeks-report-458371.html', 'https://www.hackread.com/indian-defence-organisation-drdo-servers-hacked-china-among-the-suspects/', 'https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/DRDO-computers-hacked/articleshow/18955837.cms']

448

phr0zen myst pakistani dataleak

Hacker publishes databases and login data,after breaching the websites of the Bangladeshi Ministry of Agriculture and the Supreme Court, in protest against violence at demonstrations.

2013-03-06

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

['Bangladesh']

[['ASIA', 'SASIA']]

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

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

['phr0zenmyst']

['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

phr0zenmyst

Unknown

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

System / ideology

System/ideology; Other

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://www.hackread.com/bangladeshi-supreme-court-ministry-of-agriculture-websites-breached-user-accounts-leaked-phr0zenmyst/']

449

OP BlackSummer

With support of Chinese hackers, hackers of the Tunisian CyberArmy and the Al-Qaeda ElectronicArmy steal data from the website of the Pentagon and other US-American government websites.

2013-03-10

2013-03-12

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']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['Tunisian Cyber Army', 'Al-Qaeda Electronic Army']

['China', 'Tunisia', 'China', 'Tunisia']

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

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

1

null

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

Attacker confirms; Attacker confirms; Attacker confirms; Attacker confirms

null

Tunisian Cyber Army; Tunisian Cyber Army; Al-Qaeda Electronic Army; Al-Qaeda Electronic Army

China; Tunisia; China; Tunisia

Non-state-group; Non-state-group; Non-state-group; Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s); Hacktivist(s); Hacktivist(s); Hacktivist(s)

['https://blog.sensecy.com/tag/opblacksummer/']

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

['http://www.ehackingnews.com/2013/03/al-qaeda-electronic-army-hack-us-government.html', 'http://www.ehackingnews.com/2013/03/hackers-infect-pentagon-admin-by.html', 'https://blog.sensecy.com/tag/opblacksummer/']

450

Godzilla vs. Pakistani Government

After gaining access to an important government server, an Indian hacker shuts down several Pakistani government websites. He later also publishes admin login data for several servers. He accuses Pakistan of supporting and executing terrorism.

2013-03-11

2013-03-13

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; Disruption

null

['Pakistan']

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

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['Godzilla']

['India']

['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

Godzilla

India

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

System / ideology; International power

Territory; International power

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 3

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/Indian-Hacker-Causes-Several-Pakistani-Government-Sites-to-Become-Inaccessible-336159.shtml']

451

Anti-NK DDOS

North Korea has been hit by a massive cyber attack according the declaration of a South Korean government official that also added the government of Seoul is investigating on the event denying every responsibility. Russia’s ITAR-TASS news agency, which has an office in Pyongyang, reported the events on Wednesday night, all web sites of the country went offline until late Thursday afternoon.

2013-03-13

2013-03-14

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

null

Incident disclosed by media (without further information on source)

Disruption

null

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

[['ASIA', 'NEA']]

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

[['Telecommunications', '']]

null

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

['State']

null

1

2013-01-01; 2013-01-01

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

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

null

Korea, Republic of; United States

State; State

null

[]

System / ideology; Territory; International power

System/ideology; Territory; International power

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 2

0

null

No

null

true

none

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

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/13005/security/n-korea-hit-by-large-scale-cyber-attackrepercussions-in-cyberspace.html']

452

Anonymous vs. Iranian Parliament

Hacker affiliated with Anonymous takes down Iranian websites of parliament, Economic Research Institute and Aerospace Industries Organization.

2013-03-14

2013-03-15

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']

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

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

[['Legislative', '', '']]

['Cyper (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

Cyper (Anonymous)

Unknown

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

System / ideology

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

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://news.softpedia.com/news/OpIran-Hacktivists-Launch-DDOS-Attacks-Against-Major-Iranian-Sites-337585.shtml']

453

Going Greyhat

German hacker publishes login data of Turkish Ministry of Economy and Central Finance and Contracts Unit's websites to show their vulnerabilities.

2013-03-18

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

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Data theft & Doxing

null

['Turkey']

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

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['D35m0nd142']

['Germany']

['Non-state-group']

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

1

null

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

Attacker confirms

null

D35m0nd142

Germany

Non-state-group

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

[]

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/Turkey-s-Ministry-of-Economy-and-Central-Finance-and-Contracts-Unit-Hacked-338107.shtml']

454

Dark Seoul 2013I

Two South Korean banks and television broadcasters experience disruption after"logicbomb" is (allegedly) placed by NorthKorea.

2013-03-20

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 authorities of victim state

Disruption; Hijacking with Misuse

null

['Korea, Republic of']

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

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

null

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

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

['State']

null

2

2013-01-01; 2013-01-01

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

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

null

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

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

State; Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

null

['https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sony-cybersecurity-northkorea/for-north-koreas-cyber-army-long-term-target-may-be-telecoms-utility-grids-idUSKBN0JX0JW20141219', 'https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324136204578639540757695644']

System / ideology

System/ideology; Territory; International power

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 2

0

null

No

null

true

none

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

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.wired.com/2013/03/logic-bomb-south-korea-attack/', 'https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sony-cybersecurity-northkorea/for-north-koreas-cyber-army-long-term-target-may-be-telecoms-utility-grids-idUSKBN0JX0JW20141219', 'https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324136204578639540757695644', 'https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/mar/20/south-korea-under-cyber-attack', 'https://thediplomat.com/2022/10/the-future-of-south-korea-us-cyber-cooperation/']

455

Syrian Electronic Army vs. BBCs Twitter

Hackers from 'Syrian Electronic Army' post tweets on BBC account apparently backing Basharal-Assad

2013-03-21

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

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

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['United Kingdom']

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

[['Media']]

null

['Syrian Electronic Army']

['Syria']

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

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

2

2013-01-01; 2013-01-01

Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF); Self-attribution in the course of the attack (e.g., via defacement statements on websites)

IT-security community attributes attacker; Attacker confirms

null

Syrian Electronic Army; Syrian Electronic Army

Syria; Syria

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

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

['https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2014/08/connecting-the-dots-syrian-malware-team-uses-blackworm-for-attacks.html']

System / ideology

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

true

none

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

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/mar/21/bbc-weather-twitter-syrian-regime', 'https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2014/08/connecting-the-dots-syrian-malware-team-uses-blackworm-for-attacks.html']

456

Sector404 vs. Mossad

The hacktivist group "Sector404" has launched a distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attack against mossad.gov.il, the official website of the Israeli Secret Intelligence Service.

2013-03-23

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']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Intelligence agencies']]

['Sector 404']

['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

Sector 404

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

['http://news.softpedia.com/news/Hackers-Take-Down-Official-Mossad-Website-Details-of-30-000-Israeli-Officials-Leaked-339742.shtml']

457

Anonymous and RedHack Leak

Hackers of Anonymous and RedHack published the personal details of more than 30,000 people, including politicians, government employees, military and police officials.

2013-03-23

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

['Israel']

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

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

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

['RedHack', 'Anonymous']

['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

RedHack; 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

[]

458

Shutdown of Pakistan Electoral Commission

Website of Pakistan's Electoral Commission Website is attacked, probably by"Russian and Asianhackers", and inaccessable.

2013-03-29

2013-03-30

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

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['Pakistan']

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

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

[['Civil service / administration', 'Election infrastructure / related systems']]

['Not available']

['India', 'Russia', 'Asia (region)']

['Unknown - not attributed']

null

3

null

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

Receiver attributes attacker; Receiver attributes attacker; Receiver attributes attacker; Media-based attribution; Media-based attribution; Media-based attribution; Contested attribution; Contested attribution; Contested attribution

null

India; Russia; Asia (region); India; Russia; Asia (region); India; Russia; Asia (region)

Unknown - not attributed; Unknown - not attributed; Unknown - not attributed; Unknown - not attributed; Unknown - not attributed; Unknown - not attributed; Unknown - not attributed; Unknown - not attributed; Unknown - not attributed

null

[]

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

true

none

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

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

0

null

0

null

0

euro

null

0

null

['https://www.hackread.com/massive-cyber-attack-on-election-commission-of-pakistan-servers-by-asian-russian-hackers/', 'https://advox.globalvoices.org/2013/04/01/cyber-attack-on-pakistans-electoral-commission-website/']

459

Anonymous vs. North Korea

Hacker collective Anonymous repeatedly hacks into North Korean propaganda websites and online accounts, posts pictures that mock Kim Jong Un.

2013-04-04

2013-04-15

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

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

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

[['ASIA', 'NEA']]

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

null

['Anonymous']

['Unknown']

['Non-state-group']

['Hacktivist(s)']

1

null

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

Attacker confirms

null

Anonymous

Unknown

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

System / ideology

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

true

none

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

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://www.cnet.com/news/anonymous-again-hacks-into-north-korean-web-sites/', 'https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/04/anonymous-hackers-take-control-of-north-korean-propaganda-sites/']

460

Anonymous attack on Israel (Holocaust Remebrance Day)

Anonymous attacks Israeli websites, twitter and bank accounts on Holocaust memorial day, to protest its policy towards Palestine. Israeli officials say that not much damage has been done.

2013-04-07

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

['Israel']

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

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

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

['Anonymous']

['Unknown']

['Non-state-group']

['Hacktivist(s)']

1

null

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

Attacker confirms

null

Anonymous

Unknown

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

System / ideology; Territory; International power

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://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/04/anonymous-hits-israel-massive-cyber-attack-israel-attacks-back/316538/']

461

Anonymous vs. Gabon Part II

Hacker collective Anonymous takes down webpages of Gabonese government to protest ritual killings.

2013-04-19

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

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['Gabon']

[['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)

[]

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/OpGabon-Gabon-Ministry-of-Justice-Other-Government-Sites-Attacked-by-Anonymous-346887.shtml']

462

AP Twitter Hack SEA

Hackers of the Syrian Electronic Army prompt a 143-point fall in the Dow Jones industrial average after sending a message from the Twitter feed of the Associated Press, saying the White House had been hit by two explosions and that Barack Obama was injured. The fake tweet, which was immediately corrected by Associated Press employees, caused a sensation on Twitter and in the stock market. Later on, three Members of the SEA have been indicted for the attack by the US.

2013-04-23

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

null

Incident disclosed by victim

Disruption

null

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['Media']]

null

['Syrian Electronic Army']

['Syria']

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

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

2

2013-01-01; 2013-01-01

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

Attribution by receiver government / state entity; Attacker confirms

null

Syrian Electronic Army; Syrian Electronic Army

Syria; Syria

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

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

['https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/18/technology/financial-times-site-is-hacked.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0', 'https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2014/08/connecting-the-dots-syrian-malware-team-uses-blackworm-for-attacks.html', 'https://www.ap.org/ap-in-the-news/2016/us-indicts-3-it-ties-to-syrian-electronic-army-for-hacking']

System / ideology; International power

System/ideology; International power

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 2

0

null

No

null

true

none

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

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://www.securityweek.com/syrian-electronic-army-members-face-hacking-charges', 'https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2013/04/23/syrian-hackers-claim-ap-hack-that-tipped-stock-market-by-136-billion-is-it-terrorism/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.b4388c4184ad', 'https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/18/technology/financial-times-site-is-hacked.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0', 'https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2014/08/connecting-the-dots-syrian-malware-team-uses-blackworm-for-attacks.html', 'https://www.ap.org/ap-in-the-news/2016/us-indicts-3-it-ties-to-syrian-electronic-army-for-hacking', 'https://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/apr/23/ap-tweet-hack-wall-street-freefall']

463

Syrian Electronic Army vs. Guardian

Syrian Electronic Army hackers capture twitteraccounts of the Guardian ,post pro-Assad messages.

2013-04-30

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

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

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['United Kingdom']

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

[['Media']]

null

['Syrian Electronic Army']

['Syria']

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

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

1

2013-01-01 00:00:00

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

Attacker confirms

null

Syrian Electronic Army

Syria

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

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

['https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/18/technology/financial-times-site-is-hacked.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0', 'https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2014/08/connecting-the-dots-syrian-malware-team-uses-blackworm-for-attacks.html']

System / ideology

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

true

none

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

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/press/syrian-electronic-army-hackers-attack-guardian-twitter-accounts-8597629.html', 'https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/18/technology/financial-times-site-is-hacked.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0', 'https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2014/08/connecting-the-dots-syrian-malware-team-uses-blackworm-for-attacks.html']

464

Australia Theft of Spy Headquarters

Chinese hackers have stolen the blueprints of a new multi-million-dollar Australian spy headquarters and other confidential information from the Australian Secret Intelligence Service.

2013-05-01

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

null

Incident disclosed by media (without further information on source)

Data theft

null

['Australia']

[['OC']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Intelligence agencies']]

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.)

Attribution by receiver government / state entity

null

China

Unknown - not attributed

null

[]

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

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

none

2

Moderate - high political importance

2

null

0

null

['https://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-hacking-idUSBRE94R02A20130528?feedType=RSS', 'https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/may/28/china-asio-australian-spy-hq-hacking-claims']

465

RedHack vs. Government of Istanbul

Turkish hackergroup RedHack defaces webpage of the Government of Istanbul, leaves anti-government messages.

2013-05-06

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

['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)

[]

System / ideology; National power

System/ideology

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

['http://www.ehackingnews.com/2013/05/istanbul-government-website-hacked-by.html']

466

Anonymous attacks Romanias Authority for Qualifications

The website of Romania's National Authority for Qualifications is hacked and user and admin passwords are leaked. The website is later defaced by hackers of the hacker collective Anonymous.

2013-05-11

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

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Data theft & Doxing; Disruption

null

['Romania']

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

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['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)

[]

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/Romania-s-National-Authority-for-Qualifications-Hacked-User-Data-Leaked-352508.shtml']

467

DDOS vs. Phillipines

Taiwanese hackers launch DDoS attacks and deface Philippino websites, leak government data, in response to the Philippino coast guard opening fire on a Taiwanese vessel.

2013-05-13

2013-05-14

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; Disruption

null

['Philippines']

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

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

null

['Taiwan']

['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

Taiwan

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

International power

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/Filipino-Government-Sites-Attacked-After-Philippines-Refuses-to-Apologize-to-Taiwan-352522.shtml']

468

Counter DDOS against Taiwan

Phillipino hackers launch DDoS attacks against Taiwanese government websites in response to Taiwanese hacking attacks.

2013-05-13

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

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['Taiwan']

[['ASIA', 'SCS']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

null

['Philippines']

['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

Receiver attributes attacker

null

Philippines

Unknown - not attributed

null

[]

International power

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

true

none

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

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://news.softpedia.com/news/DDOS-Attacks-Launched-by-Filipino-Hackers-Disrupt-Several-Taiwan-Government-Sites-352676.shtml']

469

Anonymous vs. Phillipine National Telecommunication

Filipino hackers, affiliated with Anonymous, deface the website of the Philippines National Telecommunications Commission, urging the government to "defend it s sovereignity against Malaysian airstrikes in Sabah.

2013-05-18

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

['Philippines']

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

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['Anonymous']

['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

Anonymous

Philippines

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

National power

National power; 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/Philippines-National-Telecommunications-Commission-Defaced-by-Anonymous-Hackers-338062.shtml']

470

Syrian Electronic Army vs. Saudi Arabian Ministry of Defense

Hackers from Syrian Electronic Army known for their hard core support for Syrian President Bashar Ul Assad have claimed to have breached the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Defense Email system and as a result number of secret emails correspondence have been leaked online.

2013-05-19

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

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

Incident disclosed by attacker

Data theft & Doxing

null

['Saudi Arabia']

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

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['Syrian Electronic Army']

['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

Syrian Electronic Army

Syria

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

['https://www.hackread.com/saudi-arabian-defense-ministry-mail-system-breached-secret-emails-leaked-by-syrian-electronic-army/', 'https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2013/07/syrian-electronic-army-hacks-major-communications-websites.html', 'https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/18/technology/financial-times-site-is-hacked.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0']

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/saudi-arabian-defense-ministry-mail-system-breached-secret-emails-leaked-by-syrian-electronic-army/', 'https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2013/07/syrian-electronic-army-hacks-major-communications-websites.html', 'https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/18/technology/financial-times-site-is-hacked.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0']

471

Op Saudi

Saudi branch of Anonymous hacktivist has launched cyberattack on Saudi Government websites, the operation has been named as "#Op Saudi".

2013-05-25

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

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['Saudi Arabia']

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

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

[['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)

[]

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

['http://www.ehackingnews.com/2013/05/opsaudi-anonymous-launched-cyber-attack.html']

472

HpHack vs. Syrian Ministry of Legal Affairs

Saudi hackergroup Hp-Hack defaces website of Syrian Ministry of Legal Affairs in support of anti-government protests.

2013-06-01

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

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

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['Syria']

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

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['HpHack']

['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

HpHack

Saudi Arabia

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

System / ideology; National power

System/ideology; National power

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 5

0

null

No

null

true

none

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

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://news.softpedia.com/news/Saudi-Arabian-Hackers-Breach-Syrian-Ministry-of-Legal-Affairs-Website-357738.shtml']

473

Iran vs. USNavy

Iranian hackers enter non-classified navy computer systems.

2013-06-01

2013-10-01

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), not politicized

null

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

Data theft

null

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Military']]

null

['Iran, Islamic Republic of']

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

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.)

Attribution by receiver government / state entity

null

Iran, Islamic Republic of

Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested

null

['https://www.theverge.com/2013/9/27/4778400/us-officials-say-iranian-hackers-compromised-navy-computers']

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.theverge.com/2014/2/18/5421636/us-navy-hack-by-iran-lasted-for-four-months-say-officials', 'https://www.theverge.com/2013/9/27/4778400/us-officials-say-iranian-hackers-compromised-navy-computers']

474

Op Turkey

Turkish hackers take down two government websites in solidarity with anti-government protests.

2013-06-05

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

Data theft & Doxing; Disruption

null

['Turkey']

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

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['Turk Hack Team']

['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

Turk Hack Team

Turkey

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

System / ideology

System/ideology

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 3

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/turkish-govt-hacked-by-turk-hack-team/']

475

SEA vs. Turkish Government

Hackergroup Syrian Electronic Army downs Turkish government websites and allegedly obtains personal information on PM staffers. Private e-mail addresses are leaked.

2013-06-05

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

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

Incident disclosed by attacker

Data theft & Doxing; Disruption

null

['Turkey']

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

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['Syrian Electronic Army']

['Syria']

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

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

2

2013-01-01; 2013-01-01

Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF); Self-attribution in the course of the attack (e.g., via defacement statements on websites)

IT-security community attributes attacker; Attacker confirms

null

Syrian Electronic Army; Syrian Electronic Army

Syria; Syria

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

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

['https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/18/technology/financial-times-site-is-hacked.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0', 'https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2014/08/connecting-the-dots-syrian-malware-team-uses-blackworm-for-attacks.html']

System / ideology

System/ideology

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 3

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/Syrian-Electronic-Army-Hacks-Website-of-Turkish-Ministry-of-Interior-358599.shtml', 'https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/18/technology/financial-times-site-is-hacked.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0', 'https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2014/08/connecting-the-dots-syrian-malware-team-uses-blackworm-for-attacks.html']

476

Anonymous vs. Zimbabwe 2013

Hacker collective Anonymous Africa attacks Zimbabwean Ministry of Defence, media outlets and South Africa's ANC to protest Robert Mugabe.

2013-06-14

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

['Zimbabwe', 'South Africa']

[['AFRICA', 'SSA'], ['AFRICA', 'SSA']]

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

[['Government / ministries', 'Political parties', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Political parties', '']]

['Anonymous']

['Unknown']

['Non-state-group']

['Hacktivist(s)']

1

null

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

Attacker confirms

null

Anonymous

Unknown

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

System / ideology

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

true

none

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

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://news.softpedia.com/news/Anonymous-Africa-Attacks-African-National-Congress-Website-361073.shtml']

477

Anonymous vs. Phillipine President

Hacker collective Anonymous Philippines publishes unverified phone numbers of the Philippino President.

2013-06-15

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

['Philippines']

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

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['Anonymous']

['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

Anonymous

Philippines

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

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://news.softpedia.com/news/Anonymous-Hacker-Leaks-Philippine-President-s-Phone-Numbers-361189.shtml']

478

Anonymous vs. Swaziland

Hacker collective Anonymous Africa takes down government websites of Swaziland and Zimbabwe for alleged crimes against democracy.

2013-06-24

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

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['Swaziland', 'Zimbabwe']

[['AFRICA', 'SSA'], ['AFRICA', 'SSA']]

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

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

['Anonymous']

['Unknown']

['Non-state-group']

['Hacktivist(s)']

1

null

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

Attacker confirms

null

Anonymous

Unknown

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

System / ideology; National power

System/ideology; National power

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/Anonymous-Africa-Attacks-Swaziland-Government-Zimbabwe-Ministry-of-Defence-363029.shtml']

479

Dark Seoul 2013 II

NorthKorea launches DDoS attacks against SouthKorea, hitting the websites of the president’s office, National Intelligence Service, the ruling party's website and local newspapers. Data of over 40000 US troops and two million workers of South Korea's ruling party are leaked.

2013-06-25

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

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

Incident disclosed by attacker

Data theft & Doxing; Disruption

null

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

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

[['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)']]

[['Political parties', ''], ['Political parties', '']]

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

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

['State', 'State']

null

3

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

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

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

null

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

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

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

null

['https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-23324172(falseflagVersuchdurchAnonymous-Attribution)']

System / ideology; International power

System/ideology; Territory; International power

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 2

0

null

No

null

true

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

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

none

2

Moderate - high political importance

2

null

0

null

0

null

0

null

0

euro

null

0

null

['https://thediplomat.com/2013/08/cyber-security-in-south-korea-the-threat-within/', 'https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-23324172(falseflagVersuchdurchAnonymous-Attribution)', 'https://thediplomat.com/2022/10/the-future-of-south-korea-us-cyber-cooperation/']

480

Operation Armageddon by GamaredonGroup

“Operation Armageddon,” active since at least mid-2013, exposes a cyberespionage campaign devised to provide a military advantage to Russian leadership by targeting Ukrainian government, law enforcement, and military officials. The Group has been later dubbed "Gamaredon" and seems to be sponsored by or the same as the 16th and 18th center of the FSB.

2013-06-26

2013-01-01

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

['Ukraine']

[['EUROPE', 'EASTEU']]

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

[['Government / ministries', 'Military', 'Police', 'Political parties']]

['Gamaredon Group/Shuckworm/BlueAlpha/ACTINIUM/Primitive Bear/Armageddon/DEV-0157, Group G0047 (FSB, 18th Center, Crimea)', 'Turla/Waterbug/Venomous Bear/Snake/Uroburos/Group 88/Krypton/G0010 (FSB, 16th / 18th Center)']

['Russia', 'Russia']

['State', 'State']

null

2

2015-01-01; 2015-01-01; 2015-01-01; 2015-01-01

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

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

null

Gamaredon Group/Shuckworm/BlueAlpha/ACTINIUM/Primitive Bear/Armageddon/DEV-0157, Group G0047 (FSB, 18th Center, Crimea); Turla/Waterbug/Venomous Bear/Snake/Uroburos/Group 88/Krypton/G0010 (FSB, 16th / 18th Center); Gamaredon Group/Shuckworm/BlueAlpha/ACTINIUM/Primitive Bear/Armageddon/DEV-0157, Group G0047 (FSB, 18th Center, Crimea); Turla/Waterbug/Venomous Bear/Snake/Uroburos/Group 88/Krypton/G0010 (FSB, 16th / 18th Center)

Russia; Russia; Russia; Russia

State; State; State; State

null

['https://www.lookingglasscyber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Operation_Armageddon_Final.pdf', 'https://lookingglasscyber.com/blog/threat-intelligence-insights/operation-armageddon-cyber-espionage-as-a-strategic-component-of-russian-modern-warfare/']

System / ideology; International power

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

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.lookingglasscyber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Operation_Armageddon_Final.pdf', 'https://lookingglasscyber.com/blog/threat-intelligence-insights/operation-armageddon-cyber-espionage-as-a-strategic-component-of-russian-modern-warfare/', 'https://ssu.gov.ua/uploads/files/DKIB/Technical%20report%20Armagedon.pdf', 'https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/129859/apt/armageddon-apt-targets-ukrainian-state-orgs.html', 'https://tarnkappe.info/artikel/hacking/ukraine-warnt-vor-cyber-angriffen-auf-den-telegram-messenger-219440.html', 'https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russian-state-hackers-hit-ukraine-with-new-malware-variants/', 'https://blogs.blackberry.com/en/2022/11/gamaredon-leverages-microsoft-office-docs-to-target-ukraine-government']

481

RedHack vs. Istanbul Part II

Turkish hackergroup RedHack hacks into the Istanbul Administration website, claims to have erased citizens' utility debts to government.

2013-06-28

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

['Turkey']

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

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Civil service / administration']]

['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)

[]

System / ideology

System/ideology

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

['http://news.softpedia.com/news/RedHack-Breaches-Istanbul-Administration-Site-Hackers-Claim-to-Have-Erased-Debts-364000.shtml']

482

SEA vs. Israel

Israeli Defense Forces official Blog Hacked by Syrian Electronic Army

2013-07-01

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

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

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['Israel']

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

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Military']]

['Syrian Electronic Army']

['Syria']

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

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

2

2013-01-01; 2013-01-01

Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF); Self-attribution in the course of the attack (e.g., via defacement statements on websites)

IT-security community attributes attacker; Attacker confirms

null

Syrian Electronic Army; Syrian Electronic Army

Syria; Syria

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

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

['https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2013/07/syrian-electronic-army-hacks-major-communications-websites.html', 'https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/18/technology/financial-times-site-is-hacked.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0']

System / ideology; Territory; Resources

System/ideology; Territory; Resources

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/syrian-electronic-army-hacks-israeli-defense-forces-blog/', 'https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2013/07/syrian-electronic-army-hacks-major-communications-websites.html', 'https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/18/technology/financial-times-site-is-hacked.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0']

483

Turkish Ajan attack on US Air Force Culture Center

Turkish hackers deface the webpage of the US Air Force Culture and Language Center and leak personal data of soldiers.

2013-07-02

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']]

[['Military']]

['Turkish Ajan']

['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

Turkish Ajan

Turkey

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/us-air-force-culture-language-hacked-leaked/']

484

RedHack vs. Turkish Directorate of religous affairs

Turkish hackergroup RedHack defaces webpage of the Turkish Directorate of Religious Affairs to protest the government's religion policies.

2013-07-03

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

['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)

[]

System / ideology

System/ideology

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://news.softpedia.com/news/Turkey-s-Ministry-of-Religious-Affairs-Hacked-by-RedHack-365149.shtml']

485

Turkish Hackers Uyghur Support

Turkish hackers deface 33 Chinese government websites to protest the killing of Uyghur Muslims in China.

2013-07-04

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

['China']

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

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['Bozkurt', 'De4THBLoW']

['Turkey', 'Turkey']

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

['Religious actors', 'Religious actors']

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

Bozkurt; De4THBLoW

Turkey; Turkey

Non-state-group; Non-state-group

Religious actors; Religious actors

[]

System / ideology

System/ideology; International power

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 2

0

null

No

null

true

none

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

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://www.hackread.com/33-chinese-govt-sites-hacked-turkish-hacker/']

486

Anonymous Jordan vs. Egyptian Government

Egyptian government websites are defaced by Anonymous Jordan in solidarity with anti-government protesters.

2013-07-07

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

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['Egypt']

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

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['Anonymous']

['Jordan']

['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

Jordan

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

System / ideology; National power

System/ideology; National power

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 5

0

null

No

null

true

none

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

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://www.hackread.com/egyptian-ministry-sites-hacked-anonymous-jordan/']

487

H4x0rHuSsy vs. Government of Goan

The Indian government makes Pakistani hackers responsible for the defacement of several regional government websites.

2013-07-10

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

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['India']

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

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['H4x0rHuSsy']

['Pakistan']

['Non-state-group']

['Criminal(s)']

1

null

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

H4x0rHuSsy

Pakistan

Non-state-group

Criminal(s)

[]

International power

Territory; International power

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 3

0

null

No

null

true

none

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

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://www.zdnet.com/article/india-pins-cyberattacks-on-pakistani-hackers/']

488

Afghan Cyber Army attack on Pakistan

Afghan hackers deface six Pakistani government websites, leaving messages that accuse Pakistan of having orchestrated a suicide bombing in Kabul.

2013-07-11

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

Disruption

null

['Pakistan']

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

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['Afghan Cyber Army']

['Afghanistan']

['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

Afghan Cyber Army

Afghanistan

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

System / ideology; International power

Territory; 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://www.hackread.com/afghan-cyber-army-hacks-pakistani-ministry-sites/']

489

LulzSecPeru vs. Peruvian Government 2013

LulzSec Peru defaces me in Peruvian government portal and dumps personal and login data in response to the NSA scandal.

2013-07-15

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; Disruption

null

['Peru']

[['SOUTHAM']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Civil service / administration']]

['LulzSec Peru']

['Peru']

['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

LulzSec Peru

Peru

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

System / ideology; 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://www.hackread.com/lulzsecperu-hacks-leaks-portal-nsa/']

490

SyrianElectronicArmy vs. Truecaller, Tango & Viber

SEA hacked the Swedish site Truecaller, home to the world's largest online telephone directory, with over a billion phone numbers in over 100 countries. SEA claimed this attack also gave it accesscodes to more than a million Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Gmailaccounts. Other targets of this campaign were the free online calling application Viber as well as the textmessaging service Tango.

2013-07-16

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

['Sweden']

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

[['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

['Syrian Electronic Army']

['Syria']

['Unknown - not attributed']

null

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

Syrian Electronic Army; Syrian Electronic Army

Syria; Syria

Unknown - not attributed; Non-state-group

; Hacktivist(s)

['https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2013/07/syrian-electronic-army-hacks-major-communications-websites.html', 'https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/18/technology/financial-times-site-is-hacked.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0']

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.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2013/07/syrian-electronic-army-hacks-major-communications-websites.html', 'https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/18/technology/financial-times-site-is-hacked.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0']

491

Anonymous vs. FEMA

Hacker collective Anonymous hacks into the database of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and allegedly obtains login data of government employees.

2013-07-17

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

Data theft & Doxing

null

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['Anonymous']

['Unknown']

['Non-state-group']

['Hacktivist(s)']

1

null

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

Attacker confirms

null

Anonymous

Unknown

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

System / ideology; 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/2013-07-17/fema-hacked-anonymous-hacks-us-server-defense-snowden-and-government-transparency']

492

Defacement of Transport Authority

Saudi hackers deface the page of the United Arab Emirate's National Transport Authority and leave a message accusing the ARE and Qatar of cooperating with Iran and the USA.

2013-07-20

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']

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

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

null

['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

Saudi Arabia

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

System / ideology; International power

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

true

none

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

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://www.hackread.com/national-transport-authority-uae-hacked/']

493

Anonymous vs. Nauru

Hacker group Anonymous brings down Nauruan government websites and main internet provider in solidarity with a riot at an Australian refugee camp on the island. Government has to be "shut down" for over four hours.

2013-07-22

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

['Nauru']

[['OC']]

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

[['Government / ministries', '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)

[]

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/world/2013/jul/22/anonymous-responsibility-nauruan-government-attack']

494

Reuters Hack-Syrian Electronic Army

The Reuters Twitter Account was hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army and broadcasted false tweets for a few hours

2013-07-29

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

['Canada']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['Media']]

null

['Syrian Electronic Army']

['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

Syrian Electronic Army

Syria

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

['https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/07/thomson-reuters-apparently-latest-pro-assad-twitter-hack-victim/312749/']

System / ideology; International power

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

true

none

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

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/07/thomson-reuters-apparently-latest-pro-assad-twitter-hack-victim/312749/']

495

SEA vs. White House

Syrian hackers gain access to three White House E-Mail accounts, send phishing mails to other employees.

2013-07-29

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

null

['United States']

[['NATO', 'NORTHAM']]

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['Syrian Electronic Army']

['Syria']

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

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

2

2013-01-01; 2013-01-01

Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF); Self-attribution in the course of the attack (e.g., via defacement statements on websites)

IT-security community attributes attacker; Attacker confirms

null

Syrian Electronic Army; Syrian Electronic Army

Syria; Syria

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

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

['https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2013/07/syrian-electronic-army-hacks-major-communications-websites.html', 'https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/18/technology/financial-times-site-is-hacked.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0']

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.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2013/07/syrian-electronic-army-hacks-major-communications-websites.html', 'http://www.ehackingnews.com/2013/07/whitehouse-email-hacked.html', 'https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/18/technology/financial-times-site-is-hacked.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0']

496

Cyber Jihad in Indonesia

Bangladeshi hackers deface Indonesian commercial and public webpages, in retaliation against small attacks from Indonesia against Bangladeshi sites.

2013-07-30

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

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['Indonesia']

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

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

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

['Bangladesh Grey Hat Hackers']

['Bangladesh']

['Non-state-group']

['Religious actors']

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

Religious actors

[]

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

['http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/07/30/cyber_war_erupts_between_indonesia_and_bangladesh/']

497

Making the Dalai Lama a Watering hole

A prominent computer security firm warned that the Dalai Lama’s Chinese-language website has been hacked and is infecting visitors’ computers with viruses in what may to be an effort to spy on human rights activists who frequently visit the site.

2013-08-01

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

null

Incident disclosed by IT-security company

Data theft; Hijacking with Misuse

null

['China']

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

[['Social groups']]

[['Ethnic']]

null

['Unknown']

['Unknown - not attributed']

null

1

null

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

IT-security community attributes attacker

null

Unknown

Unknown - not attributed

null

['http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-23680686']

System / ideology; Autonomy; Territory; Subnational predominance

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

false

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

none

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

none

3

Moderate - high political importance

3

null

0

null

['https://www.reuters.com/article/net-us-tibet-cyberattack/dalai-lamas-china-site-hacked-infects-others-expert-idUSBRE97B0QU20130812?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews', 'http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-23680686']

498

Op Myanmar

Website of Myanmar's president experiences DDoS attack.

2013-08-02

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

['Myanmar']

[['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

true

none

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

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['http://news.softpedia.com/news/Official-Website-of-Myanmar-President-s-Office-Disrupted-by-Anonymous-Hackers-372683.shtml', 'https://twitter.com/780thC/status/1621464181152141312', 'https://twitter.com/Cyber_O51NT/status/1621313406367309825']

499

Afghan Cyber Army attack on Pakistan Part II

Afghan hackers hack the webpage of the Pakistani National Database and Registration Authority in retaliation against airstrikes in Kunar and Jalalabad.

2013-08-03

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

['Pakistan']

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

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Civil service / administration']]

['Afghan Cyber Army']

['Afghanistan']

['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

Afghan Cyber Army

Afghanistan

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

Territory

Territory; 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

['http://www.ehackingnews.com/2013/08/nadra-pk-hacked-by-afghan-hackers.html']

500

Hack of TwitterAccount of AEC

Twitter account of the Australian Electoral Commission hacked, phishing messages sent.

2013-08-06

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

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['Australia']

[['OC']]

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

[['Civil service / administration', 'Election infrastructure / related systems']]

null

['Unknown']

['Non-state-group']

['Criminal(s)']

1

null

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

Unknown

Non-state-group

Criminal(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

['http://news.softpedia.com/news/Twitter-Account-of-Australian-Electoral-Commission-Hacked-373292.shtml']

501

Anonymous vs. Gabon

All government websites of Gabon are disrupted by hacktivists, as part of an offensive against the government.

2013-08-08

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

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['Gabon']

[['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)

[]

System / ideology

National power

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 2

0

null

No

null

true

none

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

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

['http://news.softpedia.com/news/All-Gabon-Government-Websites-Disrupted-by-Anonymous-374149.shtml']

502

DDOS against Egypt

Several Egyptian government websites were hit by DDoS attacks, with the attackers showing solidarity with anti-government protesters. Their targets were the websites of the National Bank of Egypt, the State Information Service, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt, the Ministry of Information, the Cabinet Information and Decision Support Centre and the Egyptian Armed Forces.

2013-07-14

2013-08-14

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

[['National Bank (Egypt)']]

['Egypt']

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

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

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

null

['Unknown']

['Non-state-group']

['Hacktivist(s)']

1

null

Attribution given, type unclear

Media-based attribution

null

Unknown

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

[]

System / ideology; National power

System/ideology; National power

null

Yes / HIIK intensity

HIIK 5

0

null

No

null

true

none

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

none

1

Moderate - high political importance

1

null

0

null

0

null

0

null

0

euro

null

0

null

['http://news.softpedia.com/news/Several-Egyptian-Government-Sites-Disrupted-by-Hackers-as-Violence-Continues-375441.shtml']

503

Hacker disrupt AlQaida Forums

Three Al-Qaida forums are disrupted by DDoS attacks from anonymous attackers.

2013-08-16

2013-08-19

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

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['Unknown']

null

[['Social groups']]

[['Terrorist']]

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

[]

Unknown

null

Unknown

null

0

null

No

null

true

none

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

none

2

Moderate - high political importance

2

null

0

null

['http://news.softpedia.com/news/Three-Major-Al-Qaida-Forums-Disrupted-by-DDOS-Attack-376443.shtml']

504

Azerbaijan vs. Armenia August

An organization ran by Azerbaijani hackers known as ANTI-ARMENIA.ORG has hacked and defaced high profile Armenian government ministries websites.

2013-08-23

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

null

Incident disclosed by attacker

Disruption

null

['Armenia']

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

[['State institutions / political system']]

[['Government / ministries']]

['Anti-Armenia Team']

['Azerbaijan']

['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

Anti-Armenia Team

Azerbaijan

Non-state-group

Hacktivist(s)

['https://www.hackread.com/aateam-hacks-armenian-ministries-websites/']

Territory

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/aateam-hacks-armenian-ministries-websites/']