Weaponized Letter and Package Attacks Against Public and Private SectorTargets: Key Takeaways for Security Practitioners

Weaponized Letter and Package Attacks Against Public and Private SectorTargets: Key Takeaways for Security Practitioners
August 19, 2019 sdcdesign
By TorchStone Consultant, Joshua Sinai, PhD, Published in The InfraGard Journal

This article assesses the risk posed by the ability of a variety of threat actors to send weaponized letters and packages, usually via a country’s mail system, against a spectrum of public and private sector targets in the U.S. and globally. A chronological listing of significant past attacks provides an empirical basis to assess the nature and severity of these incidents.