The International Criminal Court (ICC) has confirmed recently suffering a cyberattack - noting a “new, sophisticated and targeted” attack was spotted through the court’s alert and response mechanism. Since spotting the attack, the organization claims to have contained it, and is now working to mitigate any effects.

The International Criminal Court contained a “sophisticated and targeted” cybersecurity incident that it first identified last week, the organization said in a statement Monday.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- The International Criminal Court has been targeted by a “sophisticated” cyberattack and is taking measures to limit any damage, the global tribunal announced Monday.