Cybersecurity incident — 2022-02-28 00:00:00
Affected organization: Undetermined
Affected country: Israel
Industry: Finance and Insurance
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Data Attack
Motive: Sabotage
Actor: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) (Agonizing Serpents)
Actor type: Nation-State
Actor country: Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Hackers allegedly connected to the Iranian government have been accused of targeting diamond companies in South Africa, Israel and Hong Kong with a wiper malware built to destroy data.