Ministry of Defence of Ukraine – Anti-Corruption Council election system
January 7, 2025
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
DDoS attack on Ukraines MoD online election for its Anti-Corruption Council. Over 1.1 million malicious requests blocked, including 300k from Belarus IPs. Attack attempted to disrupt voting but was contained the same day, and election integrity was maintained with ~101k Ukrainians successfully voting.
Tecta America Corporation
October 1, 2024
•[ hack ]
Tecta America discovered suspicious network activity around October 1, 2024. Investigation revealed that between September 20October 2, an unauthorized actor accessed or acquired files. Impacted data includes names, Social Security numbers, drivers licenses, and financial account info for approximately 22,573 individuals Notifications sent January 2, 2025, and credit monitoring offered.
Town of Webster, New York
November 15, 2024
•[ financial, social, phishing ]
The Town of Webster fell victim to a phishing scam in November 2024, when scammers impersonated a contractor and tricked officials into diverting $520,275.67. Criminal investigation recovered over $300,000, and cyber insurance is expected to cover the remainder. No sensitive or confidential data was compromised.
Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO
December 27, 2024
•[ ransomware, malware, technology ]
On December 27, 2024, Fraunhofer IAO in Stuttgart suffered a ransomware attack that encrypted and disrupted internal systems. The institute reported the incident to the Bavarian Data Protection Authority and law enforcement within statutory deadlines. While research data is typically anonymized, unauthorized disclosure cannot be ruled out, though no confirmed exfiltration has been identified.
Senior Citizens, Inc.
March 11, 2024
•[ hack, healthcare ]
Senior Citizens, Inc., a nonprofit in Savannah, Georgia, detected suspicious network activity on March 11, 2024. Investigation revealed that an unauthorized party accessed and acquired files containing names and Social Security numbers. Affected individuals were identified by November 26 and breach notifications were mailed beginning December 31, 2024, offering identity monitoring.
Pembina Trails School Division
December 2, 2024
•[ ransomware, financial, leak ]
Canadian school division compromised by Rhysida ransomware Dec 2, 2024. Attack disrupted thousands of devices and exposed ~35,000+ student records and staff payroll/financial data. Group attempted $1.7M ransom before leaking stolen data on the dark web.
AuthoraCare Collective
August 18, 2024
•[ hack, healthcare ]
Between August 1822, 2024, an unauthorized actor accessed AuthoraCare Collectives network, compromising protected health information of approximately 58,019 people. The review concluded on October 21, 2024, and notification letters were issued January 2, 2025. AuthoraCare offered credit monitoring services to those affected.
Rivers Casino Philadelphia
October 14, 2024
•[ ransomware, malware, retail ]
Rivers Casino Philadelphia disclosed that between Oct 1422, 2024, an unauthorized actor accessed and exfiltrated patron data, including names, SSNs, bank account details, and drivers license numbers. Notifications were issued Dec 30, 2024, with public filings Feb 16, 2025. The ransomware group Cicada3301 claimed responsibility, stating it stole 2.56 TB of data. Rivers Casino offered identity protection services to affected patrons.
CR&R Environmental Services (CR&R Incorporated)
October 30, 2024
•[ hack, financial ]
CR&R discovered unauthorized access on October 30, 2024, affecting ~9,895 individuals. Notifications were issued December 26, 2024. Data included sensitive PII such as SSNs, drivers license and financial account data.
Northwest Asthma & Allergy Center
November 12, 2024
•[ hack, phishing, healthcare ]
An unauthorized party accessed an employees email account on November 12, 2024, compromising sensitive patient data at Northwest Asthma & Allergy Center. The breach was discovered and contained by November 13. At least ~1,000 patients were notified by January 2, 2025, and the incident was reported to HHS OCR. Investigation did not find evidence of exfiltration beyond what was accessible via the compromised mailbox.
Crown Mortgage Company
December 20, 2024
•[ ransomware, finance ]
Unauthorized access was discovered on Dec 20, 2024, at Crown Mortgage Company, exposing customer names and Social Security numbers. Breach notifications were sent on Jan 2, 2025, and the company offered 24 months of identity monitoring. A ransomware group has claimed responsibility, but this remains unconfirmed.
Individual
January 27, 2025
•[ social, phishing, finance ]
Police began investigating when a 90-year-old man told authorities he gave $49,900 to a courier purportedly acting on behalf of PayPal. Victim was deceived via fake PayPal email & link leading to remote access of computer/password theft
Individual in Austria
January 26, 2025
•[ financial, phishing, finance ]
Eine Sdoststeirerin hat sich im Jnner an die Polizei gewandt, nachdem sie vermutet hatte, Opfer eines Phishing-Betrugs geworden zu sein. Sie fiel einem Link in einer SMS zum Opfer, eine Betrgerbande behob daraufhin Geld von ihrem Konto. Die Polizei verffentlichte nun Fotos der mutmalichen Betrger aus Wien.
Gazprom
January 28, 2025
•[ hack, ddos, energy ]
Ukrainian cyber experts have carried out a DDOS attack on the digital infrastructure of some of the largest Russian energy companies, Gazprom and Gazpromneft. Babel and a number of other media outlets report this , citing a source.
Jan Nygaard AS, a major BMW & MINI dealership in Denmark
January 25, 2025
•[ ransomware, hack, malware ]
Den store BMW- og Mini-forhandler Jan Nygaard, der omstter for mere end to milliarder kroner, advarer efter Computerworlds afslring tirsdag morgen sine kunder om, at deres data kan vre blevet stjlet af ransomware-gruppe under hackerangreb for mere end tre uger siden.
Centric.eu
January 24, 2025
•[ ransomware, technology ]
Ransomwaregroepering Clop claimt data van Centric in handen te hebben
45 schools in Rhineland-Palatinate served by IT provider Topackt
January 15, 2025
•[ hack, education ]
Die Server der betroffenen Schulen in der Pfalz sind weitgehend wiederhergestellt. Das Backup-System des Betreibers hat offensichtlich funktioniert.
~100 UTEP Students
January 22, 2025
•[ social, phishing, education ]
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is urging students to remain vigilant following a phishing attack that compromised several accounts.
Individual in Cento, Italy
January 15, 2025
•[ financial ]
Denunciato il responsabile e recuperato il denaro
Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB)
January 5, 2025
•[ education ]
Board's Jan. 22 update reveals personal information about staff members, students, some donors, and bursary recipients was compromised.
