ICC headquarters heightens security after espionage cyber-attack

The International Criminal Court (ICC) headquartered at The Hague in the Netherlands has heightened its online security after detecting a serious cyber security incident five weeks ago, which it revealed was an act of espionage.

In a statement on Friday the ICC said that as soon as the incident was confirmed by its alert mechanism, steps were taken to mitigate its effects by initiating an immediate incident response with the support of the Netherlands as the “host state” and external cyber security experts. This included 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 ICC said.