8. South Sudan
Breach Density: 35
Accounts Breached Per Day: 4,234
Hackers issued an ultimatum to the Bank of South Sudan after taking control of the bank’s website in April. The hackers, who call themselves “Anonymous South Sudan” according to Sudans Post, warned the bank it would attack again if the government did not meet their demand to slash the dollar exchange rate from SSP850 to SSP400.
“We know that you have tried to recover but no way and no option the only option is 100 dollars to be 40,000. The website will work normally [and] we give you 144 hours for this to get done,” the hackers said in their message, Sudans Post reported.
Cyber Security Analyst Mike Deng said at the time that the hackers could have accessed sensitive information and “could use it for criminal purposes or political manipulation.” He added, “They could also inspire copycat attacks or trigger a chain reaction of cyber insecurity.”
