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
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
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