Security News > 2023 > October > International Criminal Court systems breached for cyber espionage
The International Criminal Court provided additional information about the cyberattack five weeks ago, saying that it was a targeted operation for espionage purposes.
As an international tribunal, the International Criminal Court is seated in The Hague, Netherlands, and its attributions are to investigate, and to hold accountable individuals committing crimes of concern to the international community.
"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" - the International Criminal Court.
The impact of the attack remains unclear at the moment and no evidence so far points to data entrusted to the Court being compromised.
The recent cyberattack occurred at a "Time of broader and heightened security concerns for the Court," with daily and persistent attempts to disrupt ICC's systems and criminal proceedings initiated against several elected officials, including Judges of the Court and the Prosecutor.
Hackers breached International Criminal Court's systems last week.
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