Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2019-07-27 00:00:00
Affected organization: ProtonMail
Affected country: Switzerland
Industry: Information
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of End Hosts
Motive: Political-Espionage
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: ProtonMail reveals that Reporters investigating Russian military intelligence have been targeted by highly sophisticated cyberattacks through their encrypted email accounts, with evidence suggesting Moscow was responsible.