Hacker posted stolen material from Mandiant researcher in attempt to damage FireEye stock
A hacker broke into an Israeli-based security researcher’s personal email account one year ago, but waited until the day before his employer, U.S. cybersecurity firm FireEye, announced earnings to publish the stolen material in an effort designed to damage the company’s stock value, people familiar with the matter told CyberScoop. While the investigation is ongoing, it’s believed that the attacker’s underlying motive was to cause financial and reputational damage to FireEye. The incident highlights how a hacker can stoke fears of a corporate breach to negatively affect the stock price of a specific, targeted company. The attacker behind this widely publicized incident, dubbed operation “LeakTheAnalyst,” first started posting evidence on July 31 of breached email and social media accounts belonging to a single analyst who worked for Mandiant, a FireEye subsidiary. FireEye posted earnings for their second fiscal quarter the next day. The hacker’s first message included a cache of documents, […]
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