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Armed Forces Communications, Electronics Association and the US Geospatial Intelligence Foundation Third-Party Breach (March 2021)

πŸ“… 2021-03-01 🏒 SPARGO
Primary Source β†—

Incident Details

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Technical Details

Initial Attack Vector
Compromise of third-party service provider / vendor relationship
Vendor / Product
SPARGO
Supply Chain Attack
βœ… Confirmed third-party / vendor compromise

Timeline

  1. 2021-03-01 Breach occurred
  2. 2021-03-24 Publicly disclosed