Scammers tried to gain access to Estonian officials' devices. They used the name of a famous think tank leader.
RIA warned officials about email scams. The scam email claimed to invite to a strategic meeting. The meeting was titled "Fault Lines & Firewalls".
Usually scammers create fake bank pages. But this time it was "spear phishing". This means specific individuals were targeted.
The scammers sent emails only to important people. They wanted access to people's data, not money.
Normally the victim has to enter data themselves. But this time just clicking the link was enough. The scammers gained full access to the phone.
The attack used the DarkSword tool. It works on older iPhones. The attack is hard to detect.
Kapo said this is a global attack. In Estonia, they're still investigating how many people received the emails.
The same email reached an aide of a Russian opposition figure. Previously it's been seen that DarkSword attacks originate from Russia.
In March, RIA reported 886 dangerous incidents. These threatened data security.