Date of report
- September 2022
Affiliations
An expert in nuclear security was targeted as part of an Iranian spear-phishing campaign. The threat actors conversed at length with the target via email before sending a malicious document to the researcher.
Suspected victims
- A nuclear security researcher
Suspected state sponsor
- Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Type of incident
- Espionage
Target category
- Civil society
Victim government reaction
- Unknown
Policy response