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The International Criminal Court (ICC) revealed that it suffered a “new, sophisticated and targeted” cyber attack last week.
In a statement released overnight, the ICC said it has now contained a cyber attack that targeted it last week, but it did not reveal details of the incident.
“Late last week, the International Criminal Court (‘ICC’ or ‘the court’) detected a new, sophisticated and targeted cyber security incident, which has now been contained,“ it said.
The ICC pointed out that this is the second cyber incident it has suffered in the last few years, after it detected a cyber attack on its network in 2023.
Like the 2023 incident, the ICC said the latest cyber attack “was swiftly discovered, confirmed and contained, through the court’s alert and response mechanisms”.
It also said its investigation into the impact of the incident has been initiated and that steps to mitigate the impact of the cyber attack are being taken.
“The court considers it essential to inform the public and its states parties about such incidents as well as efforts to address them, and calls for continued support in the face of such challenges,” added the ICC
“Such support ensures the court’s capacity to implement its critical mandate of justice and accountability, which is a shared responsibility of all states parties.”
The latest cyber attack on the ICC comes only weeks after the court issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Children’s Rights Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova for their illegal deportation of children.
The ICC claims that the two are “allegedly responsible for the war crime of unlawful deportation of population (children) and that of unlawful transfer of population (children) from occupied areas of Ukraine to the Russian Federation (under articles 8(2)(a)(vii) and 8(2)(b)(viii) of the Rome Statute)”.
The ICC has also issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant for “crimes against humanity and war crimes committed from at least 8 October 2023 until at least 20 May 2024”, regarding the situation in Gaza.
It is unknown whether or not the cyber attack is connected to the ICC’s rulings.
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