Cybersecurity incident — 2020-03-12 00:00:00
Affected organization: The Armenian Institute of International and Security Affairs (aiisa.am)
Affected country: Armenia
Industry: Other Services (except Public Administration)
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of End Hosts
Motive: Political-Espionage
Actor: FSB 18th Center for Information Security (Berserk Bear)
Actor type: Nation-State
Actor country: Russian Federation

The Russian threat actor Turla compromised four Armenian websites, including the website of the Armenian Institute of International and Security Affairs, to use in a strategic web compromise/watering-hole attack.