YEAR IN REVIEW
Year: 2012
Court filings and enforcement actions initiated or unsealed during calendar year 2012.
Key Facts
Cases Opened
1
Prosecution dockets
Identified Losses
$1.0 billion
Reported damages
- 1 major cases opened or unsealed in 2012.
- Cumulative losses identified for 2012 matters exceed $1.0 billion.
- Documented from federal indictments and official government disclosures.
Documented Matters for 2012
uncharged 2012-08-15
Saudi Aramco Shamoon Wiper Attack (Cutting Sword of Justice)
Devastating state-sponsored wiper attack attributed to Iranian threat actors ('Cutting Sword of Justice') that detonated the Shamoon (Disttrack) wiper across Saudi Aramco, simultaneously wiping 35,000 workstation hard drives and overwriting Master Boot Records with an image of a burning American flag.
2 techniques
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