Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2017-06-20 00:00:00
Affected organization: Christian Ferry
Affected country: Panama
Industry: Other Services (except Public Administration)
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of End Hosts
Motive: Political-Espionage
Actor: Panama
Actor type: Nation-State
Actor country: Panama
Description: A threat actor targeted individuals who were political critics and business rivals of Ricardo Martinelli, president of Panama between 2009 and 2014, for espionage purposes. The threat actor uses the Pegasus tool, created by the NSO Group. One of the victims is Christian Ferry, a political consultant who advised the 2014 campaign of Martinelli's successor: Juan Carlos Varela.