A new form of industrial espionage using malware exploits that have been built up over the years and are available now to anyone willing to pay the price to engage the hacking team. The primary targets are government institutions; diplomatic offices and embassies; energy, oil, and gas companies; research organizations; and activists. This would indicate a state-sponsored attack, perhaps by a Spanish-speaking country, or perhaps a less-than-fully-democratic one heavily involved in energy production. If you are in a competitive industry, and your competition has more money than ethics, this should have you worried.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/boutique-malware-hackers-for-hire