The key facts

  • 26 cyber incidents in September — the third-highest monthly result of the year (January — 32, August — 28)
  • Only one incident was classified as significant, none as highly significant
  • On average, about 17 incidents per month were recorded last year

NUKIB reported an increase in the number of incidents

Czechia recorded 26 cyber incidents in September — the third-highest monthly figure of the past year, the National Cyber and Information Security Agency (NUKIB) reported on Friday, as relayed by Radio Prague International. Higher figures were registered only in January (32 incidents) and August (28). For comparison, last year an average of about 17 incidents per month was recorded.

Nature of the attacks

According to the agency, only one of the 26 September incidents was classified as significant, the rest as less serious, and no incidents of extremely high significance were recorded. The attacks targeted user accounts, websites, mail and cloud servers. In a number of cases, attackers gained unauthorized access to internal networks via VPN. The agency also reported security breaches and incidents involving malicious software.