Targeting of Think20 Summit and Munich Security Conference attendees
Date of report
  • October 2020
Affiliations
Iranian hackers posing as conference organizers sent fraudulent invitations linking to credential-harvesting pages to government officials, policy experts, and academics expected to attend the Think20 Summit and the Munich Security Conference.
Suspected victims
  • Think20 Summit and Munich Security Conference attendees
Suspected state sponsor
  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Type of incident
  • Espionage
Target category
  • Civil society
Victim government reaction
  • Unknown