Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2015-03-16 00:00:00
Affected organization: Government of Kazakhstan
Affected country: Kazakhstan
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
Motive: Undetermined
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP files a lawsuit on behalf of its client, the Republic of Kazakhstan, after the Gmail accounts and computers of several government officials were hacked and their contents posted online, exposing communications between the officials and the firm.