Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2014-08-18 00:00:00
Affected organization: Julie Bishop
Affected country: Australia
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of End Hosts
Motive: Political-Espionage
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop is the latest victim to be targeted by suspected state-sponsored phone hackers, having her smartphone seized by local intelligence officials after a two-week international sojourn.