About Us

Bangladesh Government’s e-Government Computer Incident Response Team (BGD e-GOV CIRT), Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) serving as the National CERT of Bangladesh (N-CERT) with responsibilities including but not limited to receiving, reviewing, and responding to computer security incidents and activities in the territory of Bangladesh as well as keeping close collaboration with international partners to secure the cyberspace of Bangladesh. BGD e-GOV CIRT reviews and takes necessary measures to resolve the issues with broad cybersecurity ramifications, conducts research & development, and provides guidance on security threats & vulnerabilities. BGD e-GOV CIRT also works with various Government Agencies, Critical Information Infrastructures (CII), Financial Organizations, Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs), Academia & Civil Societies to help improve the cybersecurity landscape of Bangladesh. BGD e-GOV CIRT has a very strong tie with international organizations and cybersecurity communities and works as a focal point for Bangladesh for trans-border cyber issues.

BGD e-GOV CIRT has a service catalog of its own which lists all the services provided by the team on a payment basis.

Honorable Advisor

Md. Nahid Islam

Secretary

Shish Haider Chowdhury, NDC

Executive Director, BCC

Dr. Muhammed Mehedi Hassan

News/Security Update
Security Advisories & Alerts

Critical Vulnerability (CVE-2018-19410) Exposes 600 PRTG Instances in Bangladesh

As part of BGD e-GOV CIRT continuous efforts to monitor emerging threats and vulnerabilities that could compromise national security, our Cyber Threat Intelligence Unit has identified 600 vulnerable PRTG instances in Bangladesh affected by CVE-2018-19410—a critical-severity vulnerability. This Local File Inclusion (LFI) and Authentication Bypass flaw is actively exploited by cybercriminals and is listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog. This vulnerability, affecting PRTG...

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0 / / Feb 18, 2025
Emerging Phishing Attack on Cyber Space of Bangladesh
Security Advisories & Alerts

Emerging Phishing Attack on Cyber Space of Bangladesh

TLP: CLEAR Distribution: Public Type of Threat: Phishing E-Mail Date: 12 January 2025 Executive Summary Recently, we have observed a surge in phishing attacks targeting various government organizations, law enforcement agencies, educational institutions, and others, with the attacks spreading further through compromised accounts. This campaign is targeted to steal sensitive information by impersonating official entities and leveraging malicious attachments and links. This advisory provides details...

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0 / / Jan 12, 2025
Active Exploitation of Critical F5 BIG – IP Vulnerability (CVE–2023-46747) Uncovered in Bangladesh
Security Advisories & Alerts

Active Exploitation of Critical F5 BIG – IP Vulnerability (CVE–2023-46747) Uncovered in Bangladesh

TLP: CLEAR Distribution: Public Type of Threat: RCE Vulnerability (CVE-2023-46747) Date: 06 November 2024   Executive Summary The Cyber Threat Intelligence Unit of the Bangladesh e-GOV Computer Incident Response Team (BGD e-GOV CIRT) has uncovered active evidence of compromise associated with a critical vulnerability in F5 BIG-IP systems, widely used across Bangladesh’s IT infrastructure. The investigation revealed that attackers managed to gain shell access on...

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0 / / Nov 06, 2024
Bangla Articles, CIRT In Media, News, Security Advisories & Alerts

সাইবার নিরাপত্তা বুলেটিন । জুন ২০২৪

সাম্প্রতিক সময়ে বাংলাদেশে সংঘটিত একাধিক সাইবার আক্রমনে র‍্যানসমওয়্যার, ওয়েব ডিফেসমেন্ট, তথ্য ফাঁস এবং ব্যক্তিগত সনাক্তকরণযোগ্য তথ্য (PII) চুরি, এসবের প্রবণতা বৃদ্ধি পেয়েছে। এমতাবস্থায় সরকারের সকল গুরুত্বপূর্ণ তথ্য পরিকাঠামো (CII), ব্যাংক, আর্থিক প্রতিষ্ঠান, স্বাস্থ্যসেবা প্রতিষ্ঠান এবং সরকারি ও বেসরকারি সংস্থাগুলোর সাইবার নিরাপত্তা নিশ্চিত করা আবশ্যক। এলক্ষ্যে BGD e-GOV CIRT বর্ণিত সকল সংস্থাকে সাইবার নিরাপত্তা ব্যবস্থাপনা জোরদার করা, প্রয়োজনীয় প্যাচ আপডেট করা, সন্দেহজনক কার্যকলাপ সম্পর্কে সতর্ক থাকা...

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0 / / Jun 13, 2024
Articles, English articles, News, Security Advisories & Alerts

Surge on Web Defacement and Web Application Related Vulnerabilities Targeting Bangladesh

Web defacement attacks and the exploitation of web application vulnerabilities are growing concerns in Bangladesh. These attacks, similar to virtual vandalism, involve hackers altering website appearances or content, often to embarrass site owners or promote personal agendas. Hackers also inject harmful code into websites, risking the security of visitor data. The exploitation of these vulnerabilities often leads to data breaches through exfiltration, dumping of personally...

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0 / / Jun 13, 2024