Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2018-01-12 00:00:00
Affected organization: International Ski Federation
Affected country: Switzerland
Industry: Other Services (except Public Administration)
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
Motive: Political-Espionage
Actor: GRU 85th Main Special Service Center (Unit 26165) (FANCYBEAR)
Actor type: Nation-State
Actor country: Russian Federation
Description: A threat actor targeted international sports organizations in Western Europe in the run-up to the International Olympic Committee's banning Russian athletes from participating in the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea.