Cybersecurity incident — 2023-08-10 00:00:00
Affected organization: Foreign ministries of NATO-aligned governments
Affected country: Undetermined
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Not Available
Motive: Political-Espionage
Actor: SVR (COZYBEAR)
Actor type: Nation-State
Actor country: Russian Federation

Researchers from EclecticIQ discover a recent campaign targeting the foreign ministries of NATO-aligned governments with two malicious PDF files camouflaged as diplomatic invitations from a German embassy.