Security News > 2023 > September > International Criminal Court hit in cyber-attack amid Russia war crimes probe

The International Criminal Court said criminals breached its IT systems last week but it isn't over yet, with the ICC saying the "Cybersecurity incident" is still ongoing.

As the court continues to analyze and mitigate the impact of the incident, the priority is ensuring that the core work of the Court continues.

"Looking forward, the Court will be building on existing work presently underway to strengthen its cyber security framework, including accelerating its use of cloud technology," the statement said, noting that the ICC "Will not be providing further information in relation to the incident at present."

The hack comes as the ICC is investigating war crimes allegedly committed by Russia during its illegal invasion of Ukraine.

These warrants make the ICC a "Prime target for cyber attacks," Jelle Wieringa, security awareness advocate for EMEA at security shop KnowBe4 told The Register.

Because the ICC has information on criminal cases, "Access to this information for the purpose of tampering with it, or for intelligence, is a powerful way for bad actors to influence and disrupt the proceedings of the international criminal justice system," Wieringa said.

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