Caribbean cyberattacks on the rise?
The recent Bahamas bank breach is only the latest to hit the Caribbean. Regional technology writer Michele Marius of ict-pulse.com curated the following list of Caribbean cyber crime stories from 2012 to 2013.
| DATE | PLACE | HEADLINE | LINK |
| 2013 |
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| Mar 11 | Bahamas | Hackers spark credit card chaos | http://bit.ly/ZEdXS2 |
| Feb 20 | Jamaica | Hackers attack at least four state bodies in two weeks | http://bit.ly/VwlaEu |
| Feb 6 | Jamaica | Hacker said found with DPP files | http://bit.ly/TICSoT |
| Feb 6 | Barbados | Barbados police investigating missing data on oil industry | http://bit.ly/10xbiL1 |
| Jan 26 | Jamaica | Digicel Hacked | http://bit.ly/WYyeAG |
| Jan 25 | Jamaica | Hackers on the loose | http://bit.ly/WlTulO |
| 2012 |
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| Oct 5 | St Vincent | Guyanese remanded in St.Vincent | http://t.co/YC2wcDkrjZ |
| Sep 13 | Antigua & Barbuda | Crooks hack emails to demand money | http://t.co/MvNdipuHcz |
| Jul 18 | Dominican Republic | Anonymous group says it hacked two major Dominican websites | http://bit.ly/OnaHXr |
| Jul 18 | Dominican Republic | AnonymousRD hacks State University’s Website | http://t.co/at9BVDT6pV |
| Jul 18 | Dominican Republic | Anonymous group says it hacked two major Dominican websites | http://t.co/5pr0BAdFHT |
| Jul 12 | St Maarten | Police Arrest ATM Scammer After High Speed Chase | http://bit.ly/14P2hO6 |
| Jul 11 | Trinidad & Tobago | Two men held in ATM scam | http://t.co/delip4Jhih |
| Jul 10 | Trinidad & Tobago | New security features coming after ATM scam revealed' | http://t.co/qaisFenN8f |
| Jul 9 | Trinidad & Tobago | Banks respond to illegal cash withdrawal from ATMs | http://t.co/ZkupfbiazA |
| Jun 29 | Jamaica | Tax Officials Reveal System Breach By Online Hacker | http://t.co/UWiaVH41kq |
| June 1 | Caribbean | Escalating cyber security up the political agenda | http://bit.ly/L2Y7Hr |
| May 31 | Dominican Republic | Top official: Anonymous from Mexico launched attacks on polls | http://t.co/cgcCBKwXqh |
| May 29 | Dominican Republic | Anti-hack company confirms attacks on Electoral Board during polls | http://t.co/Jwbogo0hgJ |
| Apr 22 | Trinidad & Tobago | Hacker strikes Parliament website | http://t.co/tf2py8bKAa |