Mysterious Team Bangladesh
Mysterious Team Bangladesh or MTB is a hacktivist collective from Bangladesh. The group has targeted Israel, India, as well as pages and services of adult and atheist content.[1] The attacks are mainly motivated by religious and political motives.[1] The group claims to protect Bangladesh Cyber Space.
বাংলাদেশ ব্ল্যাক হ্যাট হ্যাকার্স | |
Nickname | MTB |
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Formation | 28 July 2020 |
Founders | D4RK TSN, P1T3R, M1R4 V41 |
Type | Hacker group |
Legal status | Inactive |
Official language | Bangla, English (language) |
Website | https://www.mysteriousteambd.online/ |
History
The group appeared in mid-2020, but did not gain traction until mid-2022.[2] Cyber-attack solution provider Group-IB stated that between June 2022 and August 2023, the organization carried out 750 DDoS attack and 70+ website defacement.[3] The attacks target government, finance, logistics of target countries.
In December 2022, an attack on India's Central Board of Higher Education (CBHE) systems led to the exposure of personally identifiable information such as government identification numbers.
References
- "Who is 'Mysterious Team Bangladesh', the hacktivist group targeting countries with DDoS attacks". The Business Standard. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- Dobberstein, Laura. "Hacktivism is back because it never went away". www.theregister.com. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- "Demystifying Mysterious Team Bangladesh". GROUP-IB. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.