Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2018-08-16 00:00:00
Affected organization: The Alaska Communications Systems Group
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Information
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of Application Server
Motive: Industrial-Espionage
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: A threat actor is targeting multiple organizations with trade ties to China, including those connected with China's Belt and Road Initiative. The actor also targets organizations in advance of officials' meetings with Chinese trade officials.