Significant Cyber Incidents 5/11

This site records the timeline of cyber incidents since 2006. I would like to analyze and evaluate the operation scale.

1)March 2024: Iranian hackers compromised an IT network connected to an Israeli nuclear facility. Hackers leaked sensitive facility documents but did not compromise its operational technologies network.

Foreign intelligence collection for National Security 0.7-0.9
Suspected Victims: Iranian hackers
Suspected State Sponsors: Unknown
Type of Incident: Hacking
Target Category: Israeli nuclear facility
Victim Gorvernment Reaction: Unknown
Policy Response: Unknown
Suspected State Sponser Response: Unknown

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2)March 2024: Russian hackers launched phishing attacks against German political parties. Hackers concealed ransomware in a fake dinner invitation from Germany’s Christian Democratic Union to install a backdoor in their victim’s computer.

Amassing & Protecting Wealth 0.4-0.6
Suspected Victims: Russian hackers
Suspected State Sponsors: Unknown
Type of Incident: Phishing, Ransomware, backdoor
Target Category: German political parties
Victim Gorvernment Reaction: Unknown
Policy Response: Unknown
Suspected State Sponser Response: Unknown

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3)March 2024: India’s goverment and energy sectors was breached in a cyber espionage campaign. Hackers sent a malicious file diguised as a letter from India’s Royal Air Force to offices responsible for India’s electronic communications, IT governance, and national defense. Research have not yet determined who conducted the attack.

No evaluation

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4)March 2024: A U.S. Department of Justice indictment revealed Chinese hackers targeted several EU members of the Inter-Paliamentary Alliance on China and Italian MPs. The attack was designed to detect IP addresses and the targets’locations.

Foreign Intelligence Collection for National Security 0.1-0.3
Suspected Victims: Chinese hackers
Suspected State Sponsors: Unknown
Type of Incident: Hacking
Target Category: several EU members of the Inter-Paliamentary Alliance and Italian MPs
Victim Gorvernment Reaction: Unknown
Policy Response: A U.S. Department of Justice indictment revealed
Suspected State Sponser Response: Unknown

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