2026 2M (Morocco) — Bashe/APT73 claimed attack on broadcaster (late March)

2026 Unknown records affected

Data compromised

Internal broadcaster materials alleged; specifics unverified

Technical writeup

2M (Deuxième chaîne marocaine) is a major Moroccan public television broadcaster. In late March 2026, threat reporting described ransomware-style extortion activity attributed to groups operating under names such as Bashe / APT73 affecting multiple Moroccan organizations; 2M was named among targets with alleged theft of internal materials (on the order of tens of gigabytes cited in regional press). Full scope, authenticity of all leaked samples, and whether data was published remained fluid at reporting time.

Root cause

Ransomware / extortion campaign (group attribution per open-source reporting)

References

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