Pacific Islands Forum Targeted by Malicious Cyber Attack Ahead of Summit

New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has revealed that the Pacific Islands Forum has been targeted by what it calls a ’malicious cyber attack.’

Flags from the Pacific Islands countries displayed in Yaren on the last day of the Pacific Islands Forum on Sept. 5, 2018. Mike Leyral/AFP via Getty Images

The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) was targeted in a cyber attack before its regional summit in late August.

New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) has characterised the incident as “malicious,” while the Australian government described the incident as “extensive.”