Country
country:kazakhstan
Country whose government, journalists, activists, and opposition figures are central to the Operation Manul investigation.
Country whose government, journalists, activists, and opposition figures are central to the Operation Manul investigation.
“Operation Manul started when the EFF was representing a woman named Irina Petrushova”
Country claimed as the location of the person contacting the scientist through LinkedIn.
“I’m in Kazakhstan”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| outgoing | USES | Arcanum Global Intelligence | Attributed | 38 |
| outgoing | USES | Hacking Team | Attributed | 38 |
| incoming | ASSOCIATED_WITH | Operation Manul | Uncertain | 38 |
| incoming | TARGETS | Dark Caracal | Explicit | 38 |
Operation Manul ASSOCIATED_WITH Kazakhstan
The researchers believed the people targeting Respublika and Irina were likely acting on behalf of Kazakhstan, but described the evidence as circumstantial.
Uncertain Confidence 88% · Cooper Quinton EP 38 Details
“were likely doing this on behalf of the government of Kazakhstan”
“we have a pretty good link to Kazakhstan although no – it’s all circumstantial evidence.”
Dark Caracal TARGETS Kazakhstan
The campaign included victims and earlier targets connected with Kazakhstan, although the researchers questioned whether Kazakhstan alone explained the operation.
Explicit Confidence 94% · Cooper Quinton EP 38 Details
“In this map we’ve got victims in Lebanon, Kazakhstan”
Kazakhstan USES Arcanum Global Intelligence
According to leaked government emails, Kazakhstan's president contracted Arcanum Global Intelligence for a surveillance and cyber-operation mission.
Attributed Confidence 98% · Cooper Quinton EP 38 Details
“the President of Kazakhstan had taken out a contract with a private intelligence company called Arcanum Global Intelligence”
Kazakhstan USES Hacking Team
The episode says leaked Hacking Team emails showed Kazakhstan trying to hire Hacking Team for hacking work.
Attributed Confidence 95% · Cooper Quinton EP 38 Details
“Kazakhstan trying to hire Hacking Team to do some hacking.”