Regin
Date of report
  • Nov 2014
Affiliations

A threat actor, using a tool dubbed Regin, compromised telecommunications networks and collected information about how those networks operate to facilitate espionage on other targets such as governments, financial institutions, and academics.

Suspected victims
  • Algeria, Afghanistan, Belgium, Brazil, Fiji, Germany, Iran, India, Indonesia, Kiribati, Malaysia, Pakistan, Syria, Russia
Suspected state sponsor
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
Type of incident
  • Espionage
Target category
  • Government
  • Private sector
Victim government reaction
  • Unknown
Suspected state sponsor response