The attack on the International Criminal Court was targeted and sophisticated

The attack on the International Criminal Court was targeted and sophisticated

The International Criminal Court revealed the recent attack was carried out by a threat actor for espionage purposes.

The International Criminal Court shared additional information about the cyberattack that hit the organizations in September.

In September, the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced that threat actors have breached its systems last week. The experts at the International Criminal Court discovered the intrusion after having detected anomalous activity affecting its information systems.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is an intergovernmental organization and a permanent international tribunal established to prosecute individuals for the most serious international crimes, including genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. It was established by the Rome Statute, which entered into force on July 1, 2002. The ICC is headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands.

The organization immediately activated the incident response plan to mitigate the incident. Now the ICC provided additional information about the attack and revealed it was carried out by a threat actor for espionage purposes. The attack was targeted and sophisticated, according to an update provided by the ICC that resumes the result of a forensic analysis of the incident, its causes and its impact, and initial mitigating measures. 

“The evidence available thus far indicates a targeted and sophisticated attack with the objective of espionage. The attack can therefore be interpreted as a serious attempt to undermine the Court’s mandate.” reads the press release published by ICC. “Based on the forensic analysis carried out, the Court has alrea ..

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