Cybersecurity incident — 2016-08-02 00:00:00
Affected organization: Mukhtar Ablyazov's family
Affected country: Italy
Industry: Other Services (except Public Administration)
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of End Hosts
Motive: Political-Espionage
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined

Threat actors believed to be tied to the Kazakh government have targeted lawyers and exiled Kazakh dissidents for the purpose of espionage. The victims include members of dissident Mukhtar Ablyazov's family.