Compromise of Kaspersky Labs
Date of report
  • Oct 2017
Affiliations

A threat actor, believed to be the Israeli government, compromised Kaspersky Labs, a Russia-based cybersecurity company. The compromise of Kaspersky allegedly led Israeli intelligence to tip off U.S. officials that a former contractor had classified data from the National Security Agency on his home computer.

Suspected victims
  • Kaspersky Labs
Suspected state sponsor
  • Israel
Type of incident
  • Espionage
Target category
  • Private sector
Victim government reaction
  • Unknown