Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2014-07-14 00:00:00
Affected organization: Israeli Defense Contractors
Affected country: Israel
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of Application Server
Motive: Political-Espionage
Actor: People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force (PLA Unit 61398)
Actor type: Nation-State
Actor country: China
Description: Brian Krebs reveals that three Israeli defense contractors responsible for building the Iron DomeÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆÃ¢â¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ÃÂ¢Ã¢'Â¬ÃÂ ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆÃ¢â¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'ÃÂ missile shield were compromised by a well-crafted phishing attack and robbed of huge quantities of sensitive documents pertaining to the shield technology.