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2 | Cyberwar Azerbaijan-Armenia 2000/Azerbaijani Attack | Azerbaijani Hackers took down and defaced webpages of the Armenian state TV and webpages with information about the Armenia genocide. | 2000-01-01 | 2000-01-01 | Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized | null | Incident disclosed by attacker | Disruption | [['Not available']] | ['Armenia'] | [['ASIA', 'CENTAS', 'CSTO']] | [['State institutions / political system', 'Media', 'Other']] | null | ['Not available'] | ['Azerbaijan'] | ['Non-state-group'] | ['Hacktivist(s)'] | 1 | null | Self-attribution in the course of the attack (e.g., via defacement statements on websites) | Attacker confirms | null | null | null | null | Azerbaijan | Non-state-group | Hacktivist(s) | [] | Territory; Secession | Territory; Secession | null | Yes / HIIK intensity | HIIK 3 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | true | none | Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity) | none | none | none | 1 | Moderate - high political importance | 1 | null | 0 | null | null | null | 0 | null | 0 | null | 0 | euro | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ['https://eurasianet.org/nagorno-karabakh-dispute-takes-to-cyber-space'] |
3 | Cyberwar Azerbaijan-Armenia 2000/Armenian Counterattack | In response to the previous attack Armenian hacker group Liazor took down the webpages of many Azerbaijani users | 2000-01-01 | 2000-01-01 | Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized | null | Incident disclosed by attacker | Disruption | null | ['Azerbaijan'] | [['ASIA', 'CENTAS']] | [['Social groups', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'End user(s) / specially protected groups', 'Other']] | [['Advocacy / activists (e.g. human rights organizations)', '', '', '']] | ['Liazor'] | ['Armenia'] | ['Non-state-group'] | ['Hacktivist(s)'] | 1 | null | Self-attribution in the course of the attack (e.g., via defacement statements on websites) | Attacker confirms | null | null | null | Liazor | Armenia | Non-state-group | Hacktivist(s) | [] | Territory; Secession | Territory; Secession | null | Yes / HIIK intensity | HIIK 3 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | true | none | Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity) | none | none | none | 1 | Moderate - high political importance | 1 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | [] |
4 | Taiwan Election Hack 2000 | Chinese hackers succeeded in attacking several government websites after Mr Chen (Taiwanese President) was sworn in on May 20. | 2000-05-20 | 2000-05-20 | Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized | null | Incident disclosed by attacker | Disruption | null | ['Taiwan'] | [['ASIA', 'SCS']] | [['State institutions / political system']] | [['Government / ministries']] | null | ['China'] | ['Unknown - not attributed'] | null | 1 | null | Self-attribution in the course of the attack (e.g., via defacement statements on websites) | Attacker confirms | null | null | null | null | China | Unknown - not attributed | null | ['https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu//NSAEBB/NSAEBB424/docs/Cyber-030.pdf'] | National power | National power | null | Yes / HIIK intensity | HIIK 2 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | true | none | Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity) | none | none | none | 1 | Moderate - high political importance | 1 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ['http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/55/105.html', 'https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu//NSAEBB/NSAEBB424/docs/Cyber-030.pdf'] |
5 | "First Sino-US-Cyber-War" I | After the collision of an American spy plane and a Chinese jet, hackers in the United States and China began defacing Web sites on both sides of the Pacific. | 2001-05-01 | 2001-05-01 | Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), politicized | null | Incident disclosed by attacker | Disruption | null | ['United States'] | [['NATO', 'NORTHAM']] | [['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system']] | [['Government / ministries', '']] | ['Honker Union'] | ['China'] | ['Non-state-group'] | ['Hacktivist(s)'] | 1 | null | Self-attribution in the course of the attack (e.g., via defacement statements on websites) | Attacker confirms | null | null | null | Honker Union | China | Non-state-group | Hacktivist(s) | ['https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/13/weekinreview/may-6-12-the-first-world-hacker-war.html', 'https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2001/may/04/china.internationalnews', 'https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu//NSAEBB/NSAEBB424/docs/Cyber-030.pdf'] | Other | Other | null | Yes / HIIK intensity | HIIK 2 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | true | none | Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity) | none | none | none | 1 | Moderate - high political importance | 1 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ['https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/13/weekinreview/may-6-12-the-first-world-hacker-war.html', 'https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2001/may/04/china.internationalnews', 'https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu//NSAEBB/NSAEBB424/docs/Cyber-030.pdf', 'https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2002/10/29/China-prevented-repeat-cyber-attack-on-US/51011035913195/'] |
6 | "First Sino-US-Cyber-War" II | After the collision of an American spy plane and a Chinese jet, hackers in the United States and China began defacing Web sites on both sides of the Pacific. | 2001-05-01 | 2001-05-01 | Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), politicized | null | Incident disclosed by attacker | Disruption | null | ['China'] | [['ASIA', 'SCS', 'EASIA', 'NEA', 'SCO']] | [['Other']] | null | null | ['United States'] | ['Non-state-group'] | ['Hacktivist(s)'] | 1 | null | Self-attribution in the course of the attack (e.g., via defacement statements on websites) | Attacker confirms | null | null | null | null | United States | Non-state-group | Hacktivist(s) | ['https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/13/weekinreview/may-6-12-the-first-world-hacker-war.html'] | Other | Other | null | Yes / HIIK intensity | HIIK 2 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | true | none | Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity) | none | none | none | 1 | Moderate - high political importance | 1 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ['https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/13/weekinreview/may-6-12-the-first-world-hacker-war.html', 'https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2001/may/04/china.internationalnews', 'https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2002/10/29/China-prevented-repeat-cyber-attack-on-US/51011035913195/'] |
7 | Textbook Hack South Korea vs. Japan | DDoS retaliatory campaign over a revisionist WWII Japanese history textbook | 2001-05-01 | 2001-05-01 | Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals | null | Incident disclosed by attacker | Disruption | null | ['Japan'] | [['ASIA', 'SCS', 'NEA']] | [['Social groups', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'End user(s) / specially protected groups']] | null | ['Antijapan'] | ['Korea, Republic of'] | ['Non-state-group'] | ['Hacktivist(s)'] | 1 | null | Self-attribution in the course of the attack (e.g., via defacement statements on websites) | Attacker confirms | null | null | null | Antijapan | Korea, Republic of | Non-state-group | Hacktivist(s) | ['https://cmsw.mit.edu/mit2/Abstracts/ducke1.pdf'] | System / ideology; Other | Unknown | null | Unknown | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | true | none | Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity) | none | none | none | 1 | Moderate - high political importance | 1 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ['https://cmsw.mit.edu/mit2/Abstracts/ducke1.pdf'] |
8 | Prior 9/11 Taliban Hack | A couple of weeks bevor 9/11 pro Taliban websites have been defaced by western activists, claiming to do so because of the Taliban`s threats to internet users. | 2001-08-01 | 2001-08-01 | Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized | null | Incident disclosed by attacker | Disruption | null | ['Afghanistan'] | [['ASIA', 'SASIA']] | [['Critical infrastructure']] | [['Health']] | ['Not available'] | ['Unknown'] | ['Non-state-group'] | ['Hacktivist(s)'] | 1 | null | Self-attribution in the course of the attack (e.g., via defacement statements on websites) | Attacker confirms | null | null | null | null | Unknown | Non-state-group | Hacktivist(s) | [] | System / ideology; Cyber-specific | Unknown | null | Unknown | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | true | none | Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity) | none | none | none | 1 | Moderate - high political importance | 1 | null | 0 | null | null | null | 0 | null | 0 | null | 0 | euro | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ['https://books.google.de/books?id=WfIFiEs0HQ8C&pg=PA89&lpg=PA89&dq=Pro-Palestinian+Hackers++AT%26T+2000&q=Pro-Palestinian%20Hackers%20%20AT%26T%202000&f=false'] |
9 | ZeeNews/India Today Hack 2001 | Website-defacements of Indian news outlets over the criticism of militant groups operating inside Pakistan, and Pakistani-controlled Kashmir. | 2001-10-22 | 2001-10-22 | Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals | null | Incident disclosed by attacker | Disruption | [['Not available']] | ['India'] | [['ASIA', 'SASIA', 'SCO']] | [['Media']] | null | ['Not available'] | ['Pakistan'] | ['Non-state-group'] | ['Hacktivist(s)'] | 1 | null | Self-attribution in the course of the attack (e.g., via defacement statements on websites) | Attacker confirms | null | null | null | null | Pakistan | Non-state-group | Hacktivist(s) | ['http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1617478.stm'] | System / ideology; Territory; Resources | Territory; Resources; International power | null | Yes / HIIK intensity | HIIK 4 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | true | none | Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity) | none | none | none | 1 | Moderate - high political importance | 1 | null | 0 | null | null | null | 0 | null | 0 | null | 0 | euro | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ['http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1617478.stm'] |
10 | NSA vs. US muslims | The NSA spied on prominent muslims in the US | 2002-01-01 | 2008-01-01 | Attack conducted by nation state (generic “state-attribution” or direct attribution towards specific state-entities, e.g., intelligence agencies); Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized | null | Incident disclosed by third-party-actor (e.g., Citizen Lab, Amnesty International, whistleblowers) or authorities of another state | Data theft | null | ['United States'] | [['NATO', 'NORTHAM']] | [['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Social groups', 'End user(s) / specially protected groups', 'Science']] | [['Legislative', 'Civil service / administration', 'Election infrastructure / related systems', 'Religious', '', '']] | ['NSA/Equation Group'] | ['United States'] | ['State'] | null | 1 | 2013-01-01 00:00:00 | Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media | Attribution by third-party | null | null | null | NSA/Equation Group | United States | State | null | [] | National power | Unknown | null | Unknown | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | false | For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity) | none | none | none | none | 2 | Moderate - high political importance | 2 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ['https://theintercept.com/2014/07/09/under-surveillance/'] |
11 | Titan Rain | Titan Rain was the designation given by the federal government of the United States to a series of coordinated attacks on American computer systems since 2003; they were known to have been ongoing for at least three years.[1] The attacks were labeled as Chinese in origin, although their precise nature, e.g., state-sponsored espionage, corporate espionage, or random hacker attacks, and their real identities – masked by proxy, zombie computer, spyware/virus infected – remain unknown. | 2003-01-01 | 2007-01-01 | Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals | Attack conducted by a state-affiliated group (includes state-sanctioned, state-supported, state-controlled but officially non-state actors) (“cyber-proxies”) / a group that is generally attributed as state-affiliated | Incident disclosed by media (without further information on source); Incident disclosed by victim | Data theft | null | ['United States', 'United Kingdom'] | [['NATO', 'NORTHAM'], ['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'NORTHEU']] | [['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure'], ['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure']] | [['Government / ministries', 'Military', 'Defence industry'], ['Government / ministries', 'Military', 'Defence industry']] | null | ['China'] | ['Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested'] | null | 2 | 2005-01-01; 2005-01-01 | Anonymous statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements of unnamed officials, or persons with knowledge into the matter etc.); Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF) | Attribution by receiver government / state entity; IT-security community attributes attacker | null | null | null | null | China; China | Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested; Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested | null | ['https://www.symantec.com/content/en/us/enterprise/articles/b-cxo_how_to_combat_cyber_espionage_somaini_ART_21032685.en-us.pdf', 'https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/may/19/us-accusations-chinese-hacking-eight-years', 'https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/24/AR2005082402318.html'] | Unknown | Unknown | null | Unknown | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | false | For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity) | none | none | none | none | 2 | Moderate - high political importance | 2 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ['http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,1098961,00.html', 'https://www.symantec.com/content/en/us/enterprise/articles/b-cxo_how_to_combat_cyber_espionage_somaini_ART_21032685.en-us.pdf', 'https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/may/19/us-accusations-chinese-hacking-eight-years', 'https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/24/AR2005082402318.html'] |
13 | DDoS North Korea 2004 | A total of 314 PCs were hacked, including servers at the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, enterprises and universities. The attack was attributed to North Korea by the Korea Economic Institute of America. | 2004-04-01 | 2004-07-01 | Attack conducted by nation state (generic “state-attribution” or direct attribution towards specific state-entities, e.g., intelligence agencies); Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized | null | Incident disclosed by media (without further information on source) | Disruption | null | ['Korea, Republic of'] | [['ASIA', 'SCS', 'NEA']] | [['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Science']] | [['Government / ministries', 'Military', 'Police', '', '']] | null | ["Korea, Democratic People's Republic of"] | ['State'] | null | 1 | 2009-01-01 00:00:00 | Attribution given, type unclear | Attribution by third-party | null | null | null | null | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | State | null | [] | System / ideology | System/ideology; International power | null | Yes / HIIK intensity | HIIK 2 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | true | none | Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity) | none | none | none | 1 | Moderate - high political importance | 1 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ['http://www.keia.org/sites/default/files/publications/kei_aps_mansourov_final.pdf'] |
14 | Taiwan's Kuomintang Hack 2004 | Attacks against Taiwan continued in 2004 targeting Websites belonging to Taiwan's Ministry of Finance, the Kuomintang Party, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and the Ministry of National Defense’s (MND) Military News Agency. | 2004-07-01 | 2004-07-01 | Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), politicized | null | Incident disclosed by third-party-actor (e.g., Citizen Lab, Amnesty International, whistleblowers) or authorities of another state | Disruption | null | ['Taiwan'] | [['ASIA', 'SCS']] | [['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system']] | [['Government / ministries', 'Political parties']] | null | ['China'] | ['Individual hacker(s)'] | null | 2 | null | Self-attribution in the course of the attack (e.g., via defacement statements on websites); Attribution given, type unclear | Attacker confirms; Media-based attribution | null | null | null | null | China; China | Individual hacker(s); Individual hacker(s) | null | ['https://books.google.de/books?id=APT eCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT122&lpg=PT122&dq=china+taiwan+2004+hacks+party&source=bl&ots=3sWN_ujpJn&sig=ACfU3U1lbym48HyjivjwwQzcJHCMcESvRQ&hl=de&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj-99T1i77jAhXD_KQKHeRZDYMQ6AEwB3oECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=china%20taiwan%202004%20hacks%20party&f=false'] | System / ideology; International power | System/ideology; International power | null | Yes / HIIK intensity | HIIK 2 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | true | none | Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity) | none | none | none | 1 | Moderate - high political importance | 1 | null | 0 | null | null | null | 0 | null | 0 | null | 0 | euro | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ['https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu//NSAEBB/NSAEBB424/docs/Cyber-030.pdf', 'https://books.google.de/books?id=APT eCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT122&lpg=PT122&dq=china+taiwan+2004+hacks+party&source=bl&ots=3sWN_ujpJn&sig=ACfU3U1lbym48HyjivjwwQzcJHCMcESvRQ&hl=de&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj-99T1i77jAhXD_KQKHeRZDYMQ6AEwB3oECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=china%20taiwan%202004%20hacks%20party&f=false'] |
15 | ROK Hack 2004 | An attack, that has been attributed to the Chinese PLA was sophisticated and surprisingly successful, infecting at least 278 computers at 10 South Korean government agencies with Trojan horse-type viruses that allowed hackers to access computer data when the user opens the files. | 2004-07-01 | 2004-07-01 | Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized | Attack conducted by a state-affiliated group (includes state-sanctioned, state-supported, state-controlled but officially non-state actors) (“cyber-proxies”) / a group that is generally attributed as state-affiliated ; | Incident disclosed by third-party-actor (e.g., Citizen Lab, Amnesty International, whistleblowers) or authorities of another state | Data theft | null | ['Korea, Republic of'] | [['ASIA', 'SCS', 'NEA']] | [['State institutions / political system']] | [['Government / ministries']] | null | ['China'] | ['Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested'] | null | 1 | 2004-01-01 00:00:00 | Attribution given, type unclear | Attribution by third-party | null | null | null | null | China | Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested | null | ['http://cc.pacforum.org/2004/10/turning-point-china-korea-relations/'] | Unknown | Unknown | null | Unknown | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | false | For private / commercial targets: non-sensitive information (incident scores 1 point in intensity) | none | none | none | none | 1 | Moderate - high political importance | 1 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ['http://cc.pacforum.org/2004/10/turning-point-china-korea-relations/'] |
16 | Athens Affair | Vodafone Greeces services were hacked by an group, later attributed to the American NSA. They wiretapped the phones of parts of the greek government and of greek civil society for 5 months, via the "lawful intercept" system of Vodafone. | 2004-07-01 | 2005-01-01 | Attack conducted by nation state (generic “state-attribution” or direct attribution towards specific state-entities, e.g., intelligence agencies); Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), politicized | null | Incident disclosed by media (without further information on source); Incident disclosed by victim | Data theft; Hijacking with Misuse | null | ['Greece'] | [['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'BALKANS']] | [['State institutions / political system', 'International / supranational organization', 'Other']] | [['Political parties', '', '']] | ['NSA/Equation Group'] | ['United States'] | ['State'] | null | 2 | 2015-01-01; 2015-01-01 | Political statement/report and indictment / sanctions; Anonymous statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements of unnamed officials, or persons with knowledge into the matter etc.) | Attribution by receiver government / state entity; Media-based attribution | null | null | null | NSA/Equation Group; NSA/Equation Group | United States; United States | State; State | null | ['https://theintercept.com/2015/09/28/death-athens-rogue-nsa-operation/'] | International power | Unknown | null | Unknown | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | false | For private / commercial targets: non-sensitive information (incident scores 1 point in intensity) | none | Hijacking, system misuse, e.g., through data theft and / or disruption (incident scores 2 points in intensity) | none | none | 3 | Moderate - high political importance | 3 | null | 0 | null | null | null | 0 | null | 0 | null | 0 | euro | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ['https://spectrum.ieee.org/telecom/security/the-athens-affair', 'https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/sep/30/athens-affair-encryption-backdoors', 'https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/07/story_of_the_gr_1.html', 'https://theintercept.com/2015/09/28/death-athens-rogue-nsa-operation/'] |
17 | Korea vs. Japan 2005 | A series of attacks believed to have originated from China and South Korea hit numerous Japanese university and industrial Websites. The attacks may have been caused by a rise in tensions between the countries over the Japanese Education Ministry‘s alleged omission of key historical facts pertaining to Japan’s actions in World War II and China’s opposition to Japan’s attempt to be a permanent member of the UN Security Council. | 2005-01-01 | 2005-01-01 | Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized | null | Incident disclosed by media (without further information on source) | Disruption | null | ['Japan'] | [['ASIA', 'SCS', 'NEA']] | [['State institutions / political system', 'Social groups', 'End user(s) / specially protected groups', 'Science', 'State institutions / political system']] | [['Government / ministries', 'Religious', '', '', 'Police']] | ['Not available', 'Not available'] | ['China', 'Korea, Republic of'] | ['Not available', 'Not available'] | null | 1 | null | Anonymous statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements of unnamed officials, or persons with knowledge into the matter etc.); Anonymous statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements of unnamed officials, or persons with knowledge into the matter etc.) | Media-based attribution; Media-based attribution | null | null | null | null | China; Korea, Republic of | null | null | ['http://www.crime-research.org/news/11.05.2005/1227/'] | System / ideology; International power | Unknown | null | Unknown | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | true | none | Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity) | none | none | none | 1 | Moderate - high political importance | 1 | null | 0 | null | null | null | 0 | null | 0 | null | 0 | euro | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ['http://www.crime-research.org/news/11.05.2005/1227/'] |
18 | APT 30 aka Naikon, PLA Unit 78020, Lotus Panda | The Chinese government is accused of being behind a newly discovered set of cyber attacks waged against government agencies, corporate companies and journalists across India and Southeast Asia between 2005 and 2015. | 2005-01-01 | 2015-01-01 | Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized | Attack conducted by a state-affiliated group (includes state-sanctioned, state-supported, state-controlled but officially non-state actors) (“cyber-proxies”) / a group that is generally attributed as state-affiliated ; | Incident disclosed by IT-security company | Data theft | null | ['India', 'United States', 'Vietnam', 'Myanmar', 'Philippines', 'Korea, Republic of', 'Singapore', 'Saudi Arabia', 'Thailand'] | [['ASIA', 'SASIA', 'SCO'], ['NATO', 'NORTHAM'], ['ASIA', 'SCS', 'SEA'], ['ASIA', 'SEA'], ['ASIA', 'SCS', 'SEA'], ['ASIA', 'SCS', 'NEA'], ['ASIA'], ['ASIA', 'MENA', 'MEA', 'GULFC'], ['ASIA', 'SEA']] | [['State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media']] | [['Government / ministries', '', ''], ['Government / ministries', '', ''], ['Government / ministries', '', ''], ['Government / ministries', '', ''], ['Government / ministries', '', ''], ['Government / ministries', '', ''], ['Government / ministries', '', ''], ['Government / ministries', '', ''], ['Government / ministries', '', '']] | ['APT30/Naikon/G0013 (PLA, Unit 78020)', 'PLA Unit 78020'] | ['China', 'China'] | ['Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested', 'Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested'] | null | 1 | 2015-01-01; 2015-01-01 | Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF); Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF) | IT-security community attributes attacker; IT-security community attributes attacker | null | null | null | APT30/Naikon/G0013 (PLA, Unit 78020); PLA Unit 78020 | China; China | Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested; Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested | null | ['https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/04/APT _30_and_the_mecha.html', 'http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/454298/Project_CAMERASHY_ThreatConnect_Copyright_2015.pdf'] | Unknown | Unknown | null | Unknown | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | false | For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity) | none | none | none | none | 2 | Moderate - high political importance | 2 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ['https://techcrunch.com/2015/04/12/fireeye-APT%20-30-southeast-asia-india-report/', 'https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/04/APT _30_and_the_mecha.html', 'http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/454298/Project_CAMERASHY_ThreatConnect_Copyright_2015.pdf', 'https://twitter.com/elinanoor/status/1630983893573566481'] |
19 | PoseidonGroup: The Boutique | Kaspersky identified Poseidon; a Brazilian, Portuguese-speaking APT active since at least 2005 and involved in numerous espionage operations until 2016. The targets are companies in energy and utilities, telecommunications, public relations, media, financial institutions, governmental institutions, services in general and manufacturing. | 2005-01-01 | 2016-01-01 | Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized | null | Incident disclosed by IT-security company | Data theft; Hijacking with Misuse | null | ['United States', 'Brazil', 'France', 'Kazakhstan', 'United Arab Emirates', 'India', 'Russia'] | [['NATO', 'NORTHAM'], ['SOUTHAM'], ['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'WESTEU'], ['ASIA', 'CSTO', 'SCO'], ['ASIA', 'MENA', 'MEA', 'GULFC'], ['ASIA', 'SASIA', 'SCO'], ['EUROPE', 'EASTEU', 'CSTO', 'SCO']] | [['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media', 'Critical infrastructure'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media', 'Critical infrastructure'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media', 'Critical infrastructure'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media', 'Critical infrastructure'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media', 'Critical infrastructure'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media', 'Critical infrastructure'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media', 'Critical infrastructure']] | [['Government / ministries', 'Energy', '', '', 'Finance'], ['Government / ministries', 'Energy', '', '', 'Finance'], ['Government / ministries', 'Energy', '', '', 'Finance'], ['Government / ministries', 'Energy', '', '', 'Finance'], ['Government / ministries', 'Energy', '', '', 'Finance'], ['Government / ministries', 'Energy', '', '', 'Finance'], ['Government / ministries', 'Energy', '', '', 'Finance']] | ['Poseidon Group'] | ['Brazil'] | ['Non-state-group'] | ['Private technology companies / hacking for hire groups without state affiliation / research entities'] | 1 | null | Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF) | IT-security community attributes attacker | null | null | null | Poseidon Group | Brazil | Non-state-group | Private technology companies / hacking for hire groups without state affiliation / research entities | [] | Unknown | Unknown | null | Unknown | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | false | For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity) | none | Hijacking, system misuse, e.g., through data theft and / or disruption (incident scores 2 points in intensity) | none | none | 4 | Moderate - high political importance | 4 | null | 0 | null | null | null | 0 | null | 0 | null | 0 | euro | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ['https://securelist.com/poseidon-group-a-targeted-attack-boutique-specializing-in-global-cyber-espionage/73673/', 'https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/44402/cyber-crime/poseidon-group-attacks.html'] |
20 | Tulip Revolution Kyrgyzstan | Websites belonging to political parties and independent media were subject to unexplained technical failures and deliberate hacking during Kyrgyzstan's recent Parliamentary elections. Attacks included flooding journalist e-mailaccounts with large amounts of spam, and spoofing of e-mail from Kyrgyz websites located in the US. Several political websites were deliberately defaced. | 2005-02-01 | 2005-04-01 | Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized | null | Incident disclosed by third-party-actor (e.g., Citizen Lab, Amnesty International, whistleblowers) or authorities of another state | Disruption | null | ['Kyrgyzstan'] | [['ASIA', 'CENTAS', 'CSTO', 'SCS']] | [['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Social groups', 'End user(s) / specially protected groups', 'Media']] | [['Political parties', 'Election infrastructure / related systems', 'Advocacy / activists (e.g. human rights organizations)', '', '']] | null | ['Kyrgyzstan'] | ['Unknown - not attributed'] | null | 1 | null | Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF) | Attribution by third-party | null | null | null | null | Kyrgyzstan | Unknown - not attributed | null | ['https://opennet.net/special/kg/'] | System / ideology; National power | System/ideology; National power | null | Yes / HIIK intensity | HIIK 3 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | true | none | Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity) | none | none | none | 1 | Moderate - high political importance | 1 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ['http://web.mit.edu/smadnick/www/wp/2017-10.pdf', 'https://opennet.net/special/kg/'] |
21 | NSA vs. Al Jazeera | The NSA hacked the arab Al-Jazeera | 2006-01-01 | 2000-01-01 | Attack conducted by nation state (generic “state-attribution” or direct attribution towards specific state-entities, e.g., intelligence agencies) | null | Incident disclosed by third-party-actor (e.g., Citizen Lab, Amnesty International, whistleblowers) or authorities of another state | Data theft | null | ['Qatar'] | [['ASIA', 'MENA', 'MEA', 'GULFC']] | [['Media']] | null | ['NSA/Equation Group'] | ['United States'] | ['State'] | null | 2 | 2013-01-01; 2013-01-01 | Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF); Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media | Attribution by third-party; Media-based attribution | null | null | null | NSA/Equation Group; NSA/Equation Group | United States; United States | State; State | null | [] | International power | Unknown | null | Unknown | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | false | For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity) | none | none | none | none | 2 | Moderate - high political importance | 2 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ['https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/nsa-spied-on-al-jazeera-communications-snowden-document-a-919681.html'] |
22 | NSA vs. Aeroflot | The NSA hacked the Russian airline Aeroflot | 2006-01-01 | 2000-01-01 | Attack conducted by nation state (generic “state-attribution” or direct attribution towards specific state-entities, e.g., intelligence agencies) | null | Incident disclosed by third-party-actor (e.g., Citizen Lab, Amnesty International, whistleblowers) or authorities of another state | Data theft | null | ['Russia'] | [['EUROPE', 'EASTEU', 'CSTO', 'SCO']] | [['Critical infrastructure']] | [['Transportation']] | ['NSA/Equation Group'] | ['United States'] | ['State'] | null | 2 | 2013-01-01; 2013-01-01 | Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF); Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media | Attribution by third-party; Media-based attribution | null | null | null | NSA/Equation Group; NSA/Equation Group | United States; United States | State; State | null | [] | System / ideology; International power | Unknown | null | Unknown | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | false | For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity) | none | none | none | none | 2 | Moderate - high political importance | 2 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | [] |
23 | PLA vs. Westinghouse Electric & US Steel | Chinese-government backed hackers steal e-mails from a US electric company containing the company's strategy. The US unsealed an indictment against the PLA hackers in 2014. | 2006-01-01 | 2014-01-01 | Attack conducted by nation state (generic “state-attribution” or direct attribution towards specific state-entities, e.g., intelligence agencies) | null | Incident disclosed by authorities of victim state | Data theft | null | ['United States'] | [['NATO', 'NORTHAM']] | [['Social groups', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)']] | [['Advocacy / activists (e.g. human rights organizations)', '']] | ['APT1/Comment Crew/Comment Panda/Byzantine Candor/Group 3/ TG-8223/BrownFox/G0006 (PLA, Unit 61398)', 'PLA Unit 61398'] | ['China', 'China'] | ['State', 'State'] | null | 1 | 2014-01-01; 2014-01-01 | Domestic legal action; Domestic legal action | Attribution by receiver government / state entity; Attribution by receiver government / state entity | null | null | null | APT1/Comment Crew/Comment Panda/Byzantine Candor/Group 3/ TG-8223/BrownFox/G0006 (PLA, Unit 61398); PLA Unit 61398 | China; China | State; State | null | ['https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-charges-five-chinese-military-hackers-cyber-espionage-against-us-corporations-and-labor'] | International power | Unknown | null | Unknown | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | false | For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity) | none | none | none | none | 2 | Moderate - high political importance | 2 | null | 0 | null | null | null | 0 | null | 0 | null | 0 | euro | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ['http://time.com/106319/heres-what-chinese-hackers-actually-stole-from-u-s-companies/', 'https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-charges-five-chinese-military-hackers-cyber-espionage-against-us-corporations-and-labor'] |
24 | Red Storm Rising | China has downloaded 10 to 20 terabytes of data from the NIPRNet (DOD's Non-Classified IP Router Network),' said Maj. Gen. William Lord, director of information, services and integration in the Air Force's Office of Warfighting Integration and Chief Information Officer. | 2006-01-01 | 2006-01-01 | Attack conducted by nation state (generic “state-attribution” or direct attribution towards specific state-entities, e.g., intelligence agencies); Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized | null | Incident disclosed by victim | Data theft | null | ['United States'] | [['NATO', 'NORTHAM']] | [['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system']] | [['Government / ministries', 'Military']] | null | ['China'] | ['State'] | null | 1 | 2006-01-01 00:00:00 | Statement in media report and political statement/technical report | Attribution by receiver government / state entity | null | null | null | null | China | State | null | ['https://gcn.com/Articles/2006/08/17/Red-storm-rising.aspx?Page=1'] | Unknown | Unknown | null | Unknown | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | false | For private / commercial targets: non-sensitive information (incident scores 1 point in intensity) | none | none | none | none | 1 | Moderate - high political importance | 1 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ['https://gcn.com/Articles/2006/08/17/Red-storm-rising.aspx?Page=1'] |
25 | Operation Shady RAT | Operation Shady RAT is the name given to hacker attacks in which at least 72 companies, organizations and governments around the world were systematically spied out between 2006 and 2011, attributed by Dimitri Alperovitch, a former employee of McAfee. | 2006-01-01 | 2011-01-01 | Attack conducted by nation state (generic “state-attribution” or direct attribution towards specific state-entities, e.g., intelligence agencies); Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), politicized | null | Incident disclosed by IT-security company | Data theft | null | ['United States', 'Canada', 'Korea, Republic of', 'Taiwan', 'Vietnam', 'Germany', 'India', 'Japan', 'United Kingdom'] | [['NATO', 'NORTHAM'], ['NATO', 'NORTHAM'], ['ASIA', 'SCS', 'NEA'], ['ASIA', 'SCS'], ['ASIA', 'SCS', 'SEA'], ['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'WESTEU'], ['ASIA', 'SASIA', 'SCO'], ['ASIA', 'SCS', 'NEA'], ['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'NORTHEU']] | [['State institutions / political system', 'International / supranational organization', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Social groups', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media'], ['State institutions / political system', 'International / supranational organization', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Social groups', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media'], ['State institutions / political system', 'International / supranational organization', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Social groups', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media'], ['State institutions / political system', 'International / supranational organization', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Social groups', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media'], ['State institutions / political system', 'International / supranational organization', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Social groups', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media'], ['State institutions / political system', 'International / supranational organization', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Social groups', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media'], ['State institutions / political system', 'International / supranational organization', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Social groups', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media'], ['State institutions / political system', 'International / supranational organization', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Social groups', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media'], ['State institutions / political system', 'International / supranational organization', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Social groups', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media']] | [['Government / ministries', '', 'Energy', 'Telecommunications', 'Defence industry', 'Other social groups', '', ''], ['Government / ministries', '', 'Energy', 'Telecommunications', 'Defence industry', 'Other social groups', '', ''], ['Government / ministries', '', 'Energy', 'Telecommunications', 'Defence industry', 'Other social groups', '', ''], ['Government / ministries', '', 'Energy', 'Telecommunications', 'Defence industry', 'Other social groups', '', ''], ['Government / ministries', '', 'Energy', 'Telecommunications', 'Defence industry', 'Other social groups', '', ''], ['Government / ministries', '', 'Energy', 'Telecommunications', 'Defence industry', 'Other social groups', '', ''], ['Government / ministries', '', 'Energy', 'Telecommunications', 'Defence industry', 'Other social groups', '', ''], ['Government / ministries', '', 'Energy', 'Telecommunications', 'Defence industry', 'Other social groups', '', ''], ['Government / ministries', '', 'Energy', 'Telecommunications', 'Defence industry', 'Other social groups', '', '']] | ['APT1/Comment Crew/Comment Panda/Byzantine Candor/Group 3/ TG-8223/BrownFox/G0006 (PLA, Unit 61398)', 'PLA Unit 61398'] | ['China', 'China'] | ['Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested', 'Non-state-group', 'Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested', 'Non-state-group'] | ['', 'Criminal(s)', '', 'Criminal(s)'] | 3 | 2011-01-01; 2011-01-01; 2011-01-01; 2011-01-01; 2011-01-01; 2011-01-01; 2011-01-01; 2011-01-01; 2011-01-01; 2011-01-01; 2011-01-01; 2011-01-01 | Statement in media report and political statement/technical report; Statement in media report and political statement/technical report; Statement in media report and political statement/technical report; Statement in media report and political statement/technical report; Statement in media report and political statement/technical report; Statement in media report and political statement/technical report; Statement in media report and political statement/technical report; Statement in media report and political statement/technical report; Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media; Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media; Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media; Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media | IT-security community attributes attacker; IT-security community attributes attacker; IT-security community attributes attacker; IT-security community attributes attacker; IT-security community attributes attacker; IT-security community attributes attacker; IT-security community attributes attacker; IT-security community attributes attacker; Contested attribution; Contested attribution; Attribution by third-party; Attribution by third-party | null | null | null | APT1/Comment Crew/Comment Panda/Byzantine Candor/Group 3/ TG-8223/BrownFox/G0006 (PLA, Unit 61398); APT1/Comment Crew/Comment Panda/Byzantine Candor/Group 3/ TG-8223/BrownFox/G0006 (PLA, Unit 61398); APT1/Comment Crew/Comment Panda/Byzantine Candor/Group 3/ TG-8223/BrownFox/G0006 (PLA, Unit 61398); APT1/Comment Crew/Comment Panda/Byzantine Candor/Group 3/ TG-8223/BrownFox/G0006 (PLA, Unit 61398); PLA Unit 61398; PLA Unit 61398; PLA Unit 61398; PLA Unit 61398; APT1/Comment Crew/Comment Panda/Byzantine Candor/Group 3/ TG-8223/BrownFox/G0006 (PLA, Unit 61398); PLA Unit 61398; APT1/Comment Crew/Comment Panda/Byzantine Candor/Group 3/ TG-8223/BrownFox/G0006 (PLA, Unit 61398); PLA Unit 61398 | China; China; China; China; China; China; China; China; China; China; China; China | Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested; Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested; Non-state-group; Non-state-group; Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested; Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested; Non-state-group; Non-state-group; Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested; Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested; Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested; Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested | ; Criminal(s); ; Criminal(s); ; Criminal(s); ; Criminal(s); ; ; ; | ['https://eugene.kaspersky.com/2011/08/18/shady-rat-shoddy-rat/', 'https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/national-security/report-identifies-widespread-cyber-spying/2011/07/29/gIQAoTUmqI_story.html?utm_term=.f1ca0cb01882', 'https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-and-breaches/shady-rat-no-china-smoking-gun/d/d-id/1099506?=&piddl_msgorder=thrd', 'https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/technology/chinas-army-is-seen-as-tied-to-hacking-against-us.html?emc=na&_r=1&', 'https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2012/0914/Stealing-US-business-secrets-Experts-ID-two-huge-cyber-gangs-in-China'] | Unknown | Unknown | null | Unknown | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | false | For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity) | none | none | none | none | 2 | Moderate - high political importance | 2 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ['https://web.archive.org/web/20110804083836/http://www.mcafee.com/us/resources/white-papers/wp-operation-shady-rat.pdf', 'https://eugene.kaspersky.com/2011/08/18/shady-rat-shoddy-rat/', 'https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/national-security/report-identifies-widespread-cyber-spying/2011/07/29/gIQAoTUmqI_story.html?utm_term=.f1ca0cb01882', 'https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-and-breaches/shady-rat-no-china-smoking-gun/d/d-id/1099506?=&piddl_msgorder=thrd', 'https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/technology/chinas-army-is-seen-as-tied-to-hacking-against-us.html?emc=na&_r=1&', 'https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2012/0914/Stealing-US-business-secrets-Experts-ID-two-huge-cyber-gangs-in-China', 'https://www.foxnews.com/tech/u-s-cybercops-caught-flat-footed-by-massive-global-cyberattack'] |
34 | APT 1 Campaign 2006-2013 | In its seminal report about APT 1, IT-company Mandiant exposed this group as being PLA Unit 61398, conducting economic cyber-espionage against targets wordlwide. One year later, the US released its first indictment against forein hackers, in this case from the Chinese APT 1. | 2006-01-01 | 2013-01-01 | Attack conducted by nation state (generic “state-attribution” or direct attribution towards specific state-entities, e.g., intelligence agencies); Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), politicized | null | Incident disclosed by IT-security company | Data theft; Hijacking with Misuse | null | ['United States', 'United Kingdom', 'Canada', 'Taiwan', 'Singapore', 'Switzerland', 'Belgium', 'Israel', 'India', 'Japan'] | [['NATO', 'NORTHAM'], ['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'NORTHEU'], ['NATO', 'NORTHAM'], ['ASIA', 'SCS'], ['ASIA'], ['EUROPE', 'WESTEU'], ['EUROPE', 'EU', 'NATO', 'WESTEU'], ['ASIA', 'MENA', 'MEA'], ['ASIA', 'SASIA', 'SCO'], ['ASIA', 'SCS', 'NEA']] | [['State institutions / political system', 'International / supranational organization', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media', 'Science'], ['State institutions / political system', 'International / supranational organization', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media', 'Science'], ['State institutions / political system', 'International / supranational organization', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media', 'Science'], ['State institutions / political system', 'International / supranational organization', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media', 'Science'], ['State institutions / political system', 'International / supranational organization', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media', 'Science'], ['State institutions / political system', 'International / supranational organization', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media', 'Science'], ['State institutions / political system', 'International / supranational organization', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media', 'Science'], ['State institutions / political system', 'International / supranational organization', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media', 'Science'], ['State institutions / political system', 'International / supranational organization', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media', 'Science'], ['State institutions / political system', 'International / supranational organization', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media', 'Science']] | [['Civil service / administration', '', '', '', '', ''], ['Civil service / administration', '', '', '', '', ''], ['Civil service / administration', '', '', '', '', ''], ['Civil service / administration', '', '', '', '', ''], ['Civil service / administration', '', '', '', '', ''], ['Civil service / administration', '', '', '', '', ''], ['Civil service / administration', '', '', '', '', ''], ['Civil service / administration', '', '', '', '', ''], ['Civil service / administration', '', '', '', '', ''], ['Civil service / administration', '', '', '', '', '']] | ['APT1/Comment Crew/Comment Panda/Byzantine Candor/Group 3/ TG-8223/BrownFox/G0006 (PLA, Unit 61398)', 'PLA Unit 61398'] | ['China', 'China'] | ['State', 'State'] | null | 2 | 2013-01-01; 2013-01-01; 2013-01-01; 2013-01-01 | Domestic legal action; Domestic legal action; Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF); Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF) | Attribution by receiver government / state entity; Attribution by receiver government / state entity; IT-security community attributes attacker; IT-security community attributes attacker | null | null | null | APT1/Comment Crew/Comment Panda/Byzantine Candor/Group 3/ TG-8223/BrownFox/G0006 (PLA, Unit 61398); PLA Unit 61398; APT1/Comment Crew/Comment Panda/Byzantine Candor/Group 3/ TG-8223/BrownFox/G0006 (PLA, Unit 61398); PLA Unit 61398 | China; China; China; China | State; State; State; State | null | [] | International power | Unknown | null | Unknown | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | false | For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity) | none | Hijacking, system misuse, e.g., through data theft and / or disruption (incident scores 2 points in intensity) | none | none | 4 | Moderate - high political importance | 4 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ['https://www.fireeye.com/content/dam/fireeye-www/services/pdfs/mandiant-APT%201-report.pdf', 'https://books.google.de/books?id=KNlEWdlTxYYC&pg=PA5&lpg=PA5&dq=APT +1+report+mandiant+senator&source=bl&ots=3Vjtz3BJHM&sig=ACfU3U35FSxtDFVHjIwB-4M0St6m8FAatg&hl=de&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiNzICc_LLyAhXxhf0HHcYJDyoQ6AF6BAglEAM#v=onepage&q=APT %201%20report%20mandiant%20senator&f=false'] |
27 | NSA vs. SWIFT | The NSA hacked the global payment system SWIFT | 2006-01-01 | 2013-01-01 | Attack conducted by nation state (generic “state-attribution” or direct attribution towards specific state-entities, e.g., intelligence agencies); Attack on non-political target(s), politicized | null | Incident disclosed by third-party-actor (e.g., Citizen Lab, Amnesty International, whistleblowers) or authorities of another state | Data theft | null | ['Belgium'] | [['EUROPE', 'EU', 'NATO', 'WESTEU']] | [['Critical infrastructure']] | [['Finance']] | ['NSA/Equation Group'] | ['United States'] | ['State'] | null | 2 | 2013-01-01; 2013-01-01 | Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF); Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media | Attribution by third-party; Media-based attribution | null | null | null | NSA/Equation Group; NSA/Equation Group | United States; United States | State; State | null | [] | International power | Unknown | null | Unknown | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | false | For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity) | none | none | none | none | 2 | Moderate - high political importance | 2 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ['https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/how-the-nsa-spies-on-international-bank-transactions-a-922430.html'] |
28 | Denmark Cartoon Hack | Hackers break into about 600 Danish Websites to post threats and protest against satirical cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad | 2006-03-01 | 2006-03-01 | Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals | null | Incident disclosed by third-party-actor (e.g., Citizen Lab, Amnesty International, whistleblowers) or authorities of another state | Disruption | null | ['Denmark'] | [['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'NORTHEU']] | [['Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'End user(s) / specially protected groups', 'Other']] | null | null | ['Unknown'] | ['Non-state-group'] | ['Hacktivist(s)'] | 1 | null | Self-attribution in the course of the attack (e.g., via defacement statements on websites) | Attacker confirms | null | null | null | null | Unknown | Non-state-group | Hacktivist(s) | [] | System / ideology | Unknown | null | Unknown | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | true | none | Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity) | none | none | none | 1 | Moderate - high political importance | 1 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ['https://www.cnet.com/news/danish-web-sites-hacked-over-mohammad-cartoons/'] |
29 | DOS Asia Department Hack | The State Department is recovering from large-scale computer break-ins worldwide over the past several weeks that appeared to be directed at its headquarters and at offices dealing with Asia. | 2006-06-01 | 2006-07-01 | Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized | null | Incident disclosed by victim | Data theft; Hijacking without Misuse | null | ['United States'] | [['NATO', 'NORTHAM']] | [['State institutions / political system']] | [['Government / ministries']] | null | ['China'] | ['Unknown - not attributed'] | null | 2 | null | Attribution given, type unclear; Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media | Attribution by third-party; Media-based attribution | null | null | null | null | China; China | Unknown - not attributed; Unknown - not attributed | null | ['https://books.google.de/books?id=bpgq3nwxU2EC&pg=PA71&lpg=PA71&dq=Dawn+Onley,+Dawn+and+Patience+Wait,+“Red+Storm+Rising:+DoD’s+Efforts+to+Stave+Off+Nation-+State+Cyber+Attacks+Begin+with+China,”+Government+Computer+News,+August+2006.&source=bl&ots=awl6HiyumB&sig=ACfU3U0RTfaKYx8TP4qt3qLNQSbmCoGOmQ&hl=de&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwinsuDJgLzjAhVBEVAKHZyNBAsQ6AEwAHoECAUQAQ#v=onepage&q=Dawn%20Onley%2C%20Dawn%20and%20Patience%20Wait%2C%20“Red%20Storm%20Rising%3A%20DoD’s%20Efforts%20to%20Stave%20Off%20Nation-%20State%20Cyber%20Attacks%20Begin%20with%20China%2C”%20Government%20Computer%20News%2C%20August%202006.&f=false(S.71)'] | Unknown | Unknown | null | Unknown | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | false | For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity) | none | Hijacking, not used - empowerment (incident scores 1 point in intensity) | none | none | 3 | Moderate - high political importance | 3 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ['https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/12/washington/12hacker.html', 'https://books.google.de/books?id=bpgq3nwxU2EC&pg=PA71&lpg=PA71&dq=Dawn+Onley,+Dawn+and+Patience+Wait,+“Red+Storm+Rising:+DoD’s+Efforts+to+Stave+Off+Nation-+State+Cyber+Attacks+Begin+with+China,”+Government+Computer+News,+August+2006.&source=bl&ots=awl6HiyumB&sig=ACfU3U0RTfaKYx8TP4qt3qLNQSbmCoGOmQ&hl=de&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwinsuDJgLzjAhVBEVAKHZyNBAsQ6AEwAHoECAUQAQ#v=onepage&q=Dawn%20Onley%2C%20Dawn%20and%20Patience%20Wait%2C%20“Red%20Storm%20Rising%3A%20DoD’s%20Efforts%20to%20Stave%20Off%20Nation-%20State%20Cyber%20Attacks%20Begin%20with%20China%2C”%20Government%20Computer%20News%2C%20August%202006.&f=false(S.71)'] |
30 | BND vs. Spiegel & Afghan Minister | The German BND spied on the email conversation between an Afghani minister and a German Spiegel Journalist. | 2006-06-08 | 2006-12-01 | Attack conducted by nation state (generic “state-attribution” or direct attribution towards specific state-entities, e.g., intelligence agencies); Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized | null | Incident disclosed by victim | Data theft | null | ['Germany', 'Afghanistan'] | [['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'WESTEU'], ['ASIA', 'SASIA']] | [['State institutions / political system', 'Media'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Media']] | [['Government / ministries', ''], ['Government / ministries', '']] | ['BND'] | ['Germany'] | ['State'] | null | 1 | 2008-01-01 00:00:00 | Anonymous statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements of unnamed officials, or persons with knowledge into the matter etc.) | Media-based attribution | null | null | null | BND | Germany | State | null | [] | Unknown | Unknown | null | Unknown | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | false | For private / commercial targets: non-sensitive information (incident scores 1 point in intensity) | none | none | none | none | 1 | Moderate - high political importance | 1 | null | 0 | null | null | null | 0 | null | 0 | null | 0 | euro | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ['https://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-56756328.html'] |
31 | Republican Frank Wolf, Chris Smith Hack | The office of the Republican Frank Wolf was hacked by China because of its longstanding critical attitude towards its human rights abuses, he said. | 2006-08-01 | 2006-01-01 | Attack conducted by nation state (generic “state-attribution” or direct attribution towards specific state-entities, e.g., intelligence agencies); Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), politicized | null | Incident disclosed by victim | Data theft | null | ['United States'] | [['NATO', 'NORTHAM']] | [['State institutions / political system', 'End user(s) / specially protected groups']] | [['Legislative', '']] | null | ['China'] | ['State'] | null | 1 | 2008-01-01 00:00:00 | Statement in media report and political statement/technical report | Attribution by receiver government / state entity | null | null | null | null | China | State | null | [] | System / ideology | Unknown | null | Unknown | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | false | For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity) | none | none | none | none | 2 | Moderate - high political importance | 2 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ['https://www.nysun.com/foreign/china-critic-says-congressional-computers-hacked/79782/'] |
32 | BIS Hack | An attack against the US Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) forced the agency to turn off Internet access in early September 2006. Hundreds of computers must be replaced to cleanse the agency of malicious code. | 2006-08-01 | 2006-10-01 | Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized | Attack conducted by a state-affiliated group (includes state-sanctioned, state-supported, state-controlled but officially non-state actors) (“cyber-proxies”) / a group that is generally attributed as state-affiliated ; | Incident disclosed by victim | Hijacking without Misuse | null | ['United States'] | [['NATO', 'NORTHAM']] | [['State institutions / political system']] | [['Civil service / administration']] | null | ['China'] | ['Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested'] | null | 2 | 2006-01-01; 2006-01-01 | Anonymous statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements of unnamed officials, or persons with knowledge into the matter etc.); Direct statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements by a person) / self-attribution via social media | Attribution by receiver government / state entity; IT-security community attributes attacker | null | null | null | null | China; China | Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested; Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested | null | ['https://custom.crn.com/news/security/193105261/chinese-hackers-hit-commerce-department.htm?itc=refresh'] | Resources | Unknown | null | Unknown | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | false | none | none | Hijacking, not used - empowerment (incident scores 1 point in intensity) | none | none | 1 | Moderate - high political importance | 1 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ['https://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/09/chinese_crackers_attack_us/', 'https://custom.crn.com/news/security/193105261/chinese-hackers-hit-commerce-department.htm?itc=refresh'] |
33 | US Naval War College Hack 2006 | Computer and e-mail systems were off-line at the Naval War College following a network intrusion Nov.15. According to newsreports, hackers in China attacked the Website of the college, which trains senior Navy officers and develops cyberspace strategies. | 2006-11-15 | 2006-12-04 | Attack conducted by nation state (generic “state-attribution” or direct attribution towards specific state-entities, e.g., intelligence agencies); Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized | null | Incident disclosed by media (without further information on source) | Data theft; Disruption | null | ['United States'] | [['NATO', 'NORTHAM']] | [['State institutions / political system', 'Science']] | [['Military', '']] | null | ['China'] | ['Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested'] | null | 1 | 2006-01-01 00:00:00 | Media report (e.g., Reuters makes an attribution statement, without naming further sources) | Media-based attribution | null | null | null | null | China | Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested | null | ['https://fcw.com/articles/2006/12/04/china-is-suspected-of-hacking-into-navy-site.aspx?sc_lang=en'] | Unknown | Unknown | null | Unknown | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | true | For private / commercial targets: non-sensitive information (incident scores 1 point in intensity) | Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity) | none | none | none | 2 | Moderate - high political importance | 2 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ['https://fcw.com/articles/2006/12/04/china-is-suspected-of-hacking-into-navy-site.aspx?sc_lang=en'] |
26 | APT 10/Technology Theft Campaign | Beginning in or about 2006, members of the APT 10 Group, engaged in an intrusion campaign to obtain unauthorized access to the computers and computer networks of commercial and defense technology companies and U.S. Government agencies in order to steal information and data concerning a number of technologies | 2006-01-01 | 2018-01-01 | Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized | Attack conducted by a state-affiliated group (includes state-sanctioned, state-supported, state-controlled but officially non-state actors) (“cyber-proxies”) / a group that is generally attributed as state-affiliated ; | Incident disclosed by authorities of victim state | Data theft | null | ['United States', 'Brazil', 'Canada', 'France', 'Switzerland', 'Germany', 'India', 'Japan', 'United Kingdom', 'United Arab Emirates'] | [['NATO', 'NORTHAM'], ['SOUTHAM'], ['NATO', 'NORTHAM'], ['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'WESTEU'], ['EUROPE', 'WESTEU'], ['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'WESTEU'], ['ASIA', 'SASIA', 'SCO'], ['ASIA', 'SCS', 'NEA'], ['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'NORTHEU'], ['ASIA', 'MENA', 'MEA', 'GULFC']] | [['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)']] | [['Government / ministries', 'Energy', 'Telecommunications', 'Defence industry', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Energy', 'Telecommunications', 'Defence industry', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Energy', 'Telecommunications', 'Defence industry', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Energy', 'Telecommunications', 'Defence industry', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Energy', 'Telecommunications', 'Defence industry', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Energy', 'Telecommunications', 'Defence industry', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Energy', 'Telecommunications', 'Defence industry', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Energy', 'Telecommunications', 'Defence industry', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Energy', 'Telecommunications', 'Defence industry', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Energy', 'Telecommunications', 'Defence industry', '']] | ['APT10/Stone Panda/MenuPass Team/Cloud Hopper/Red Apollo/Cicada/POTASSIUM/BRONZE RIVERSIDE/CVNX/HOGFISH/G0045 (MSS, Tianjin State Security Bureau)'] | ['China'] | ['Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested'] | null | 2 | 2018-01-01; 2018-01-01 | Domestic legal action; Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF) | Attribution by receiver government / state entity; Attribution by third-party | null | null | null | APT10/Stone Panda/MenuPass Team/Cloud Hopper/Red Apollo/Cicada/POTASSIUM/BRONZE RIVERSIDE/CVNX/HOGFISH/G0045 (MSS, Tianjin State Security Bureau); APT10/Stone Panda/MenuPass Team/Cloud Hopper/Red Apollo/Cicada/POTASSIUM/BRONZE RIVERSIDE/CVNX/HOGFISH/G0045 (MSS, Tianjin State Security Bureau) | China; China | Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested; Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested | null | ['https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1121706/download', 'https://intrusiontruth.wordpress.com/2018/08/15/APT 10-was-managed-by-the-tianjin-bureau-of-the-chinese-ministry-of-state-security/'] | International power | Unknown | null | Unknown | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | false | For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity) | none | none | none | none | 2 | Moderate - high political importance | 2 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ['https://www.wired.com/story/doj-indictment-chinese-hackers-APT%2010/', 'https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1121706/download', 'https://intrusiontruth.wordpress.com/2018/08/15/APT 10-was-managed-by-the-tianjin-bureau-of-the-chinese-ministry-of-state-security/'] |
35 | Operation RedOctober | Kaspersky found 2013 a campaign of espionage/stealing of confidential information in many countries, mostly in Eastern Europe, but also in Western Europe and America, specifically targeting "Cryptofiler"files. Some evidence point to Russian and Chinese hackers,while precisely the origin could not be identified | 2007-01-01 | 2013-01-01 | Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized | null | Incident disclosed by IT-security company | Data theft | null | ['Russia', 'Kazakhstan', 'Azerbaijan', 'Belgium', 'India', 'Afghanistan', 'Armenia', 'Iran, Islamic Republic of', 'Turkmenistan', 'Ukraine'] | [['EUROPE', 'EASTEU', 'CSTO', 'SCO'], ['ASIA', 'CSTO', 'SCO'], ['ASIA', 'CENTAS'], ['EUROPE', 'EU', 'NATO', 'WESTEU'], ['ASIA', 'SASIA', 'SCO'], ['ASIA', 'SASIA'], ['ASIA', 'CENTAS', 'CSTO'], ['ASIA', 'MENA', 'MEA'], ['ASIA'], ['EUROPE', 'EASTEU']] | [['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)'], ['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)']] | [['Government / ministries', 'Military', 'Energy', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Military', 'Energy', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Military', 'Energy', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Military', 'Energy', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Military', 'Energy', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Military', 'Energy', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Military', 'Energy', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Military', 'Energy', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Military', 'Energy', ''], ['Government / ministries', 'Military', 'Energy', '']] | null | ['China', 'Russia'] | ['Unknown - not attributed'] | null | 1 | null | Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF); Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF) | IT-security community attributes attacker; IT-security community attributes attacker | null | null | null | null | China; Russia | Unknown - not attributed; Unknown - not attributed | null | ['https://symantec-enterprise-blogs.security.com/blogs/threat-intelligence/inception-framework-hiding-behind-proxies'] | Unknown | Unknown | null | Unknown | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | false | For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity) | none | none | none | none | 2 | Moderate - high political importance | 2 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ['https://securelist.com/the-red-october-campaign/57647/', 'https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-21013087', 'https://symantec-enterprise-blogs.security.com/blogs/threat-intelligence/inception-framework-hiding-behind-proxies'] |
36 | Operation Byzantine Hades (Lockheed Martin) - 2007 | Documents leaked by Edward Snowden are the first public confirmation that Chinese hackers have been able to extrapolate top secret data on the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter jet. According to sources, the data breach already took place in 2007 at the prime subcontractor Lockheed Martin. | 2007-01-01 | 2007-01-01 | Attack conducted by nation state (generic “state-attribution” or direct attribution towards specific state-entities, e.g., intelligence agencies); Attack on non-political target(s), politicized | null | Incident disclosed by media (without further information on source); Incident disclosed by victim | Data theft | null | ['United States'] | [['NATO', 'NORTHAM']] | [['Critical infrastructure']] | [['Defence industry']] | null | ['China'] | ['State'] | null | 2 | 2013-01-01; 2013-01-01 | Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF); Anonymous statement in media report (e.g., Reuters article cites the attribution statements of unnamed officials, or persons with knowledge into the matter etc.) | Attribution by third-party; Media-based attribution | null | null | null | null | China; China | State; State | null | ['https://thediplomat.com/2015/01/new-snowden-documents-reveal-chinese-behind-f-35-hack/'] | Unknown | Unknown | null | Unknown | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | false | For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity) | none | none | none | none | 2 | Moderate - high political importance | 2 | null | 0 | null | null | null | 0 | null | 0 | null | 0 | euro | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ['https://thediplomat.com/2015/01/new-snowden-documents-reveal-chinese-behind-f-35-hack/', 'https://de.reuters.com/article/usa-fighter-hacking/theft-of-f-35-design-data-is-helping-u-s-adversaries-pentagon-idUSL2N0EV0T320130619'] |
37 | Turkish Hacker vs. Sweden | Attacks on Swedish Web hosts and Web sites following the publication of a satirical drawing by Lars Vilks portraying the Muslim Prophet Mohammed as a roundabout dog by turkish hackers | 2007-01-01 | 2007-01-01 | Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals | null | Incident disclosed by attacker | Disruption | null | ['Sweden'] | [['EUROPE', 'EU', 'NORTHEU']] | [['Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'End user(s) / specially protected groups', 'Other']] | null | null | ['Turkey'] | ['Non-state-group'] | ['Hacktivist(s)'] | 1 | null | Self-attribution in the course of the attack (e.g., via defacement statements on websites) | Attacker confirms | null | null | null | null | Turkey | Non-state-group | Hacktivist(s) | ['https://www.worldbulletin.net/archive/swedish-hackers-retaliate-against-turkish-attack-h12233.html'] | System / ideology | Unknown | null | Unknown | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | true | none | Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity) | none | none | none | 1 | Moderate - high political importance | 1 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ['https://www.worldbulletin.net/archive/swedish-hackers-retaliate-against-turkish-attack-h12233.html'] |
38 | Swedish Hackers vs. Turkey | A group of swedish hackers has chosen to leak these user details in response to the many recent attacks on Swedish Web hosts and Web sites following the publication of a satirical drawing by Lars Vilks portraying the Muslim Prophet Mohammed as a roundabout dog. | 2007-01-01 | 2007-01-01 | Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals | null | Incident disclosed by attacker | Disruption | null | ['Turkey'] | [['ASIA', 'NATO', 'MEA']] | [['Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Science', 'Other']] | null | null | ['Sweden'] | ['Non-state-group'] | ['Hacktivist(s)'] | 1 | null | Self-attribution in the course of the attack (e.g., via defacement statements on websites) | Attacker confirms | null | null | null | null | Sweden | Non-state-group | Hacktivist(s) | ['https://www.worldbulletin.net/archive/swedish-hackers-retaliate-against-turkish-attack-h12233.html'] | System / ideology | Unknown | null | Unknown | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | true | none | Short-term disruption (< 24h; incident scores 1 point in intensity) | none | none | none | 1 | Moderate - high political importance | 1 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ['https://www.worldbulletin.net/archive/swedish-hackers-retaliate-against-turkish-attack-h12233.html'] |
39 | Infy/Prince of Persia | Prince of Persia Campaign used InfyMalware for almost ten years to spy on government and corporate entities, also known as Operation Mermaid. | 2007-01-01 | 2016-01-01 | Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals | Attack conducted by a state-affiliated group (includes state-sanctioned, state-supported, state-controlled but officially non-state actors) (“cyber-proxies”) / a group that is generally attributed as state-affiliated | Incident disclosed by IT-security company | Data theft | null | ['Iran, Islamic Republic of', 'United States', 'Denmark', 'Israel', 'Saudi Arabia', 'Pakistan', 'Afghanistan', 'Iraq'] | [['ASIA', 'MENA', 'MEA'], ['NATO', 'NORTHAM'], ['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'NORTHEU'], ['ASIA', 'MENA', 'MEA'], ['ASIA', 'MENA', 'MEA', 'GULFC'], ['ASIA', 'SASIA', 'SCO'], ['ASIA', 'SASIA'], ['ASIA', 'MENA', 'MEA']] | [['State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'End user(s) / specially protected groups'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'End user(s) / specially protected groups'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'End user(s) / specially protected groups'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'End user(s) / specially protected groups'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'End user(s) / specially protected groups'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'End user(s) / specially protected groups'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'End user(s) / specially protected groups'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'End user(s) / specially protected groups']] | [['Government / ministries', '', ''], ['Government / ministries', '', ''], ['Government / ministries', '', ''], ['Government / ministries', '', ''], ['Government / ministries', '', ''], ['Government / ministries', '', ''], ['Government / ministries', '', ''], ['Government / ministries', '', '']] | ['Infy'] | ['Unknown'] | ['Unknown - not attributed'] | null | 1 | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 | Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF) | IT-security community attributes attacker | null | null | null | Infy | Unknown | Unknown - not attributed | null | ['http://blogs.360.cn/post/operation-mermaid.html', 'https://www.blackhat.com/docs/us-16/materials/us-16-Guarnieri-Iran-And-The-Soft-War-For-Internet-Dominance-wp.pdf'] | National power; International power | System/ideology; International power | null | Yes / HIIK intensity | HIIK 2 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | false | For private / commercial targets: non-sensitive information (incident scores 1 point in intensity) | none | none | none | none | 1 | Moderate - high political importance | 1 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ['https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/prince-of-persia-infy-malware-active-in-decade-of-targeted-attacks/', 'http://blogs.360.cn/post/operation-mermaid.html', 'https://www.blackhat.com/docs/us-16/materials/us-16-Guarnieri-Iran-And-The-Soft-War-For-Internet-Dominance-wp.pdf'] |
40 | Darkhotel APT | DarkHotel: A Sophisticated New Hacking Attack Targets High-Profile Hotel Guests | 2007-01-01 | 2014-01-01 | Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized | Attack conducted by a state-affiliated group (includes state-sanctioned, state-supported, state-controlled but officially non-state actors) (“cyber-proxies”) / a group that is generally attributed as state-affiliated ; | Incident disclosed by IT-security company | Data theft | null | ["Korea, Democratic People's Republic of", 'Japan', 'India', 'United States', 'Asia (region)'] | [['ASIA', 'NEA'], ['ASIA', 'SCS', 'NEA'], ['ASIA', 'SASIA', 'SCO'], ['NATO', 'NORTHAM'], []] | [['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media', 'Other'], ['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media', 'Other'], ['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media', 'Other'], ['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media', 'Other'], ['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Media', 'Other']] | [['Military', 'Intelligence agencies', 'Defence industry', '', '', ''], ['Military', 'Intelligence agencies', 'Defence industry', '', '', ''], ['Military', 'Intelligence agencies', 'Defence industry', '', '', ''], ['Military', 'Intelligence agencies', 'Defence industry', '', '', ''], ['Military', 'Intelligence agencies', 'Defence industry', '', '', '']] | ['DarkHotel'] | ['Korea, Republic of'] | ['Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested'] | null | 1 | 2014-01-01 00:00:00 | Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF) | IT-security community attributes attacker | null | null | null | DarkHotel | Korea, Republic of | Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested | null | ['https://www.wired.com/2014/11/darkhotel-malware/', 'https://labs.bitdefender.com/2017/07/inexsmar-an-unusual-darkhotel-campaign/'] | Unknown | Unknown | null | Unknown | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | multiple | null | null | null | false | For private / commercial targets: non-sensitive information (incident scores 1 point in intensity) | none | none | none | none | 1 | Moderate - high political importance | 1 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ['https://securelist.com/the-darkhotel-apt/66779/', 'https://www.wired.com/2014/11/darkhotel-malware/', 'https://labs.bitdefender.com/2017/07/inexsmar-an-unusual-darkhotel-campaign/'] |
41 | CozyBear vs. Obama Campaign | State-sponsored Russian hackers systematically targeted the campaign of Barack Obama and close government officials in 2007 and thus immediately before his first candidacy in 2008. Mainly phishing attacks are said to have been involved. According to the Area 1 Security report, however, Chinese influence cannot be ruled out entirely, as they carried out a massive cyberespionage operation against the 2008 presidential campaigns of Barack Obama and John McCain. | 2007-01-01 | 2017-01-01 | Attack conducted by nation state (generic “state-attribution” or direct attribution towards specific state-entities, e.g., intelligence agencies); Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized | null | Incident disclosed by IT-security company | Data theft | null | ['United States'] | [['NATO', 'NORTHAM']] | [['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system']] | [['Government / ministries', 'Election infrastructure / related systems']] | ['Cozy Bear/APT29/Dukes/Group 100/IRON HEMLOCK/NOBELIUM/UNC2452/Cozy Duke/YTTRIUM/G0016 (SVR)'] | ['Russia'] | ['Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested'] | null | 1 | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 | Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF) | IT-security community attributes attacker | null | null | null | Cozy Bear/APT29/Dukes/Group 100/IRON HEMLOCK/NOBELIUM/UNC2452/Cozy Duke/YTTRIUM/G0016 (SVR) | Russia | Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested | null | [] | Unknown | Unknown | null | Unknown | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | false | For private / commercial targets: non-sensitive information (incident scores 1 point in intensity) | none | none | none | none | 1 | Moderate - high political importance | 1 | null | 0 | null | null | null | 0 | null | 0 | null | 0 | euro | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ['https://www.newsweek.com/russia-hacking-trump-clinton-607956'] |
42 | Poison Ivy APT | Through research, 360 Helios Team has found that, since 2007, the PoisonIvy Group has carried out 11 years of cyberespionage campaigns against Chinese key units and departments, such as national defense, government, science and technology, education and maritime agencies. The group seems to have similar interests as OceanLotus. | 2007-01-01 | 2018-01-01 | Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized | null | Incident disclosed by IT-security company | Data theft | null | ['China'] | [['ASIA', 'SCS', 'EASIA', 'NEA', 'SCO']] | [['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Science', 'Other']] | [['Government / ministries', 'Military', '', '']] | ['PoisonIvy/APT-C-01'] | ['Unknown'] | ['Unknown - not attributed'] | null | 1 | null | Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF) | IT-security community attributes attacker | null | null | null | PoisonIvy/APT-C-01 | Unknown | Unknown - not attributed | null | ['http://blogs.360.cn/post/APT_C_01_en.html'] | Unknown | Unknown | null | Unknown | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | One | null | null | null | false | For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity) | none | none | none | none | 2 | Moderate - high political importance | 2 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ['http://blogs.360.cn/post/APT_C_01_en.html'] |
43 | Careto aka The Mask | The Mask is an advanced threat actor that has been involved in cyber-espionage operations since at least 2007. What makes The Mask special is the complexity of the toolset used by the attackers. | 2007-01-01 | 2014-01-01 | Attack conducted by non-state group / non-state actor with political goals (religious, ethnic, etc. groups) / undefined actor with political goals; Attack on (inter alia) political target(s), not politicized | Attack conducted by a state-affiliated group (includes state-sanctioned, state-supported, state-controlled but officially non-state actors) (“cyber-proxies”) / a group that is generally attributed as state-affiliated ; | Incident disclosed by IT-security company | Data theft | null | ['Morocco', 'Brazil', 'United Kingdom', 'Spain', 'France', 'Switzerland', 'Libya', 'United States'] | [['AFRICA', 'NAF', 'MENA'], ['SOUTHAM'], ['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'NORTHEU'], ['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU'], ['EUROPE', 'NATO', 'EU', 'WESTEU'], ['EUROPE', 'WESTEU'], ['AFRICA', 'MENA', 'MEA', 'NAF'], ['NATO', 'NORTHAM']] | [['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Science', 'Other'], ['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Science', 'Other'], ['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Science', 'Other'], ['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Science', 'Other'], ['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Science', 'Other'], ['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Science', 'Other'], ['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Science', 'Other'], ['State institutions / political system', 'State institutions / political system', 'Corporate Targets (corporate targets only coded if the respective company is not part of the critical infrastructure definition)', 'Science', 'Other']] | [['Government / ministries', '', '', '', ''], ['Government / ministries', '', '', '', ''], ['Government / ministries', '', '', '', ''], ['Government / ministries', '', '', '', ''], ['Government / ministries', '', '', '', ''], ['Government / ministries', '', '', '', ''], ['Government / ministries', '', '', '', ''], ['Government / ministries', '', '', '', '']] | ['Careto/The Mask'] | ['Unknown'] | ['Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested'] | null | 1 | 2014-01-01 00:00:00 | Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF) | IT-security community attributes attacker | null | null | null | Careto/The Mask | Unknown | Non-state actor, state-affiliation suggested | null | ['https://securelist.com/the-caretomask-apt-frequently-asked-questions/58254/'] | Unknown | Unknown | null | Unknown | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | false | For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity) | none | none | none | none | 2 | Moderate - high political importance | 2 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ['https://securelist.com/the-caretomask-apt-frequently-asked-questions/58254/'] |
44 | Putter Panda aka APT 2 | Crowdstrike has been tracking the activity of a cyber espionage group operating out of shanghai, China, with connections to the People’s liberation army third General staff department (Gsd) 12th Bureau Military Unit Cover designator (MUCd) 61486, since 2012, active at least since 2007. The group shows similarities to the conduct of APT 1 aka Comment Crew/Panda, which is aligned with PLA Unit 61398. | 2007-01-01 | 2012-01-01 | Attack conducted by nation state (generic “state-attribution” or direct attribution towards specific state-entities, e.g., intelligence agencies) | null | Incident disclosed by IT-security company | Data theft | null | ['United States', 'Europe (region)'] | [['NATO', 'NORTHAM'], []] | [['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Science'], ['State institutions / political system', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Critical infrastructure', 'Science']] | [['Military', 'Telecommunications', 'Defence industry', ''], ['Military', 'Telecommunications', 'Defence industry', '']] | ['Putter Panda/APT 2'] | ['China'] | ['State'] | null | 1 | 2014-01-01 00:00:00 | Technical report (e.g., by IT-companies, Citizen Lab, EFF) | IT-security community attributes attacker | null | null | null | Putter Panda/APT 2 | China | State | null | ['http://cdn0.vox-cdn.com/assets/4589853/crowdstrike-intelligence-report-putter-panda.original.pdf'] | International power | International power | null | Yes / HIIK intensity | HIIK 2 | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | false | For private / commercial targets: sensitive information (incident scores 2 points in intensity) | none | none | none | none | 2 | Moderate - high political importance | 2 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ['http://cdn0.vox-cdn.com/assets/4589853/crowdstrike-intelligence-report-putter-panda.original.pdf'] |
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