Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2016-01-05 00:00:00
Affected organization: AI Squared
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Retail Trade
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of Network Infrastructure
Motive: Political-Espionage
Actor: Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) (APT 34 OilRig)
Actor type: Nation-State
Actor country: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Description: AI Squared, a small Vermont-based tech firm, was targeted by the OilRig threat actors. The hackers allegedly stole the company's certificates to disguise their malware and make it appear legitimate to other targets.