Between January 2020 and June 2024, threat actors with political intent launched 12 cyberattacks against various companies and critical infrastructure in Denmark. The May 2024 attack against the Danish identification system MitID was the latest registered cyberattack with a political intent.
Cyber incidents with a political dimension initiated against Denmark from January 2020 to June 2024
Incident details
Incident type
The Danish Ministry of Defence was hit by a DDoS attack (8th of December, 2022)
Disruption
Denmark`s central bank and seven other private banks have been targeted with a DDoS attack by pro-Russian hacktivist group NoName057(16) (January 10th, 2023)
Disruption
Anonymous Sudan hit websites of Danish hospitals with DDoS attacks (26th of February, 2023)
Disruption
Several websites of the Danish Ministry of Defence and affiliated entities hit by DDOS attacks (12th of May, 2023)
Disruption
Suspected Chinese threat actor UNC4841 exploited zero-day vulnerability in Barracuda Email Security Gateway to conduct espionage against victim organizations in at least 16 countries (since 10th of October, 2022)
Hijacking with Misuse; Data theft
Unknown ransomware group disrupted entire IT system of two Danish cloud computing service providers CloudNordic and AzeroCloud (18th of August, 2023)
Disruption; Hijacking with Misuse; Ransomware
Chinese state-sponsored hacking group GREF accessed backup data of unspecified Android users and exfiltrated unspecified data through malicious FlyGram app (June 2020)
Hijacking with Misuse; Data theft
Chinese state-sponsored hacking group GREF spied on unspecified Android users using malicious Signal plus Messenger app (June 2022)
Hijacking with Misuse; Data theft
The Pro-Russian Hacktivist group NoName057 targeted Danish websites with a DDoS Attack (25th of February, 2024)
Disruption
Consumer services of Danish local water and wastewater company Fanø Vand disrupted (18th of March, 2024)
Hijacking with Misuse; Data theft
Unknown threat actors attack ASIAQ with ransomware (March 2024)
Disruption; Hijacking with Misuse; Ransomware
Unknown hackers disrupted the Danish digital identification system MitID (22nd of May, 2024)
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SWP. (June 23, 2024). Cyber incidents with a political dimension initiated against Denmark from January 2020 to June 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1475154/denmark-political-cyberattacks-timeline/
SWP. "Cyber incidents with a political dimension initiated against Denmark from January 2020 to June 2024." Chart. June 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1475154/denmark-political-cyberattacks-timeline/
SWP. (2024). Cyber incidents with a political dimension initiated against Denmark from January 2020 to June 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1475154/denmark-political-cyberattacks-timeline/
SWP. "Cyber Incidents with a Political Dimension Initiated against Denmark from January 2020 to June 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1475154/denmark-political-cyberattacks-timeline/
SWP, Cyber incidents with a political dimension initiated against Denmark from January 2020 to June 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1475154/denmark-political-cyberattacks-timeline/ (last visited December 25, 2024)
Cyber incidents with a political dimension initiated against Denmark from January 2020 to June 2024 [Graph], SWP, June 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1475154/denmark-political-cyberattacks-timeline/
