Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2016-07-08 00:00:00
Affected organization: Alejandro Calvillo
Affected country: Mexico
Industry: Other Services (except Public Administration)
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of End Hosts
Motive: Political-Espionage
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: The Mexican government is suspected of using NSO Group spyware to compromise the personal devices of journalists, lawyers, activists, scientists, politicians, and civil society organizations. One of the victims is Alejandro Calvillo, the director of an El Poder del Consumidor, a consumer rights NGO. Mr. Calvillo is an advocate for Mexico's soda tax.