Bangladesh Cyber Threat Landscape 2024

07 Sep 2025

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The 2024 Bangladesh Cyber Threat Landscape report, developed by the Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) Unit of BGD e-GOV CIRT, utilized a comprehensive approach to assess the evolving cyber threat environment. Data was collected through incident reports, global threat intelligence feeds, and dark web monitoring, identifying affecting and exploited vulnerabilities, malware-infected IPs, and various data leaks. Hacktivism, ransomware and phishing campaigns were tracked via social media, forums, and network traffic analysis. Quantitative analysis provided statistical insights (e.g., sectoral impacts, top vulnerabilities like CVE-2017- 17215), while qualitative investigations, including negotiations with threat actors, uncovered specific incidents like organization’s server access sale on dark web marketplaces. The report leveraged a robust set of tools, including Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems, Wireshark for network traffic analysis, sandbox environments for malware analysis, open-source platforms such as VirusTotal, and additional threat intelligence enrichment tools. Key limitations of the report include reliance on victim-reported incidents, which likely underrepresent the total number of cyberattacks, and dependence on information disclosed by threat actors claiming responsibility for attacks, often gathered through social media monitoring and other public sources to collect as much data as possible. These constraints were addressed through proactive measures, such as issuing timely advisories and leveraging multiple data sources, to provide a comprehensive and evidence-based assessment of Bangladesh’s cybersecurity landscape.