Targeting of high-value customers of an East Asian data-loss prevention company
Date of report
  • March 2023
Affiliations
Tick, a Chinese intelligence-aligned actor, compromised an internal update to the servers of a data-loss prevention company in order to deliver malware within the network. Tick packaged its malware as part of legitimate installers so that the malware was eventually executed on computers of the company’s customers. 
Suspected victims
  • Two customers of an East Asian data-loss prevention company
Suspected state sponsor
  • China
Type of incident
  • Espionage
Target category
  • Private sector
Victim government reaction
  • Unknown
Policy response
Suspected state sponsor response