▁of ▁cy ber ▁intelligence ▁signal ▁activities . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁" g ig aby tes " ▁of ▁sensitive ▁data ▁were ▁reported ▁st olen ▁from ▁J PM organ ▁Ch ase ▁( see ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁J PM organ ▁Ch ase ▁data ▁bre ach ), ▁and ▁the ▁company ' s ▁internal ▁investigation ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁data ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁a ▁" major ▁Russian ▁city ." ▁The ▁F BI ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁investig ating ▁whether ▁the ▁bre ach ▁was ▁in ▁ret ali ation ▁for ▁san ctions ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁had ▁im posed ▁on ▁Russia ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Russian ▁military ▁inter vention ▁in ▁Ukraine . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁i SI G HT ▁Part ners , ▁a ▁global ▁provider ▁of ▁cy ber ▁threat ▁intelligence , unc over ed ▁a ▁" long - term " ▁and ▁" un pre ced ented " ▁cy ber ▁esp ion age ▁that ▁was ▁" the ▁most ▁elaborate ▁cy ber ▁esp ion age ▁campaign ▁using ▁social ▁engineering ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁un cover ed ▁to ▁date ▁from ▁any ▁nation ". ▁Label led ▁" Operation ▁New sc aster ", ▁it ▁target ed ▁senior ▁U . S . ▁military ▁and ▁diplom atic ▁personnel , ▁con gress people , ▁journal ists , ▁lo bb y ists , ▁think ▁tank ers ▁and ▁defense ▁contract ors , ▁including ▁a ▁four - star ▁adm iral . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1