Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2016-12-29 00:00:00
Affected organization: OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe)
Affected country: Finland
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of Application Server
Motive: Political-Espionage
Actor: GRU 85th Main Special Service Center (Unit 26165) (FANCYBEAR)
Actor type: Nation-State
Actor country: Russian Federation
Description: The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe has recently confirmed a successful hack attack that occurred in November and which was launched by what are believed to be Russian hackers.