Cybersecurity incident — 2018-07-10 00:00:00
Affected organization: Monovithya Kem
Affected country: Cambodia
Industry: Other Services (except Public Administration)
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of End Hosts
Motive: Political-Espionage
Actor: Ministry of State Security's (MSS) Hainan State Security Department (APT40)
Actor type: Nation-State
Actor country: China

A threat actor has compromised political parties, as well as organizations charged with overseeing the 2018 Cambodian elections, for espionage purposes. The threat actors, who are likely Chinese, have also targeted Cambodian government organizations. One of the targets is Monovithya Kem, the daughter of a jailed opposition leader.