Cyber Threat Actor: Anka Neferler Timi

The threat actor known as Anka Neferler Timi also operates under the alias The Turkish Hacker Team. Open‑source reporting associates the group with a base in France. The actor first came to public attention after claiming responsibility for a cyber‑attack on the European Court of Human Rights on 22 December 2020. In that incident the group used a newly created Twitter account to announce its involvement and to demand an apology from the Court. The attack rendered the Court’s website inaccessible for roughly sixteen hours before services were restored.

The target of the observed operation was an international human‑rights institution, indicating a focus on governmental or intergovernmental organizations in the European region. The group’s stated objective was to compel the Court to withdraw criticism of Turkey’s detention of a political figure, which reflects a politically motivated disruption aim rather than financial gain or espionage. No public reporting describes the actor seeking monetary profit, stealing data, or engaging in prolonged intelligence collection. The activity is therefore characterized as a short‑term denial‑of‑service effort intended to convey a political message. No additional sectors or geographic patterns are documented in the available sources.

The source material does not detail any specific malware families, initial‑access vectors, or tooling employed by Anka Neferler Timi, so no TTPs can be confirmed from the reported incident. Likewise, no evidence links the group to a state sponsor, a criminal consortium, or any broader affiliation that has been publicly attributed. The December 2020 operation against the European Court of Human Rights remains the sole publicly reported campaign associated with the alias. This event represents the actor’s most notable activity to date, illustrating a capability to disrupt online services of a high‑profile target for a defined political demand. Consequently, the profile of Anka Neferler Timi is limited to the observed disruption of the Court’s website and the associated claim of responsibility.