Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2018-06-22 00:00:00
Affected organization: South Korean defense company
Affected country: Korea (the Republic of)
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of Application Server
Motive: Political-Espionage
Actor: Tick
Actor type: Nation-State
Actor country: China
Description: Researchers from Palo Alto Networks uncover a new operation conducted by the cyber espionage group known as Tick APT. The campaign targets a secure USB drive built by a South Korean defense company.