Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2015-11-06 00:00:00
Affected organization: Obama Administration officials
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of Application Server
Motive: Undetermined
Actor: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (APT 35 Charming Kitten)
Actor type: Nation-State
Actor country: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Description: The Wall Street Journal reveals that the email and social media accounts of Obama administration officials were recently hacked by members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard.