Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2016-12-01 00:00:00
Affected organization: General Authority of Civil Aviation of Saudi Arabia
Affected country: Saudi Arabia
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Data Attack
Motive: Sabotage
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: An Iranian threat actor used malware known as Shamoon 2.0 to compromise and destroy computers at the General Authority of Civil Aviation of Saudi Arabia.