Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2018-04-16 00:00:00
Affected organization: Middle Eastern Individuals
Affected country: Israel
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of End Hosts
Motive: Political-Espionage
Actor: HAMAS
Actor type: Terrorist
Actor country: Palestine, State of
Description: Researchers from Lookout reveal the details of an espionage campaign using two malware strains called Desert Scorpion and FrozenCell, to spy on targets in Palestine. The attackers are thought to be linked to Hamas.