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City of Pantin
December 11, 2020
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[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The city of Pantin is the victim of what looks to be a ransomware attack.
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Fax Express
December 11, 2020
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[ hack, retail ]
A hacked database belonging to Fax Express was found advertised on hacker forums.
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Subway
December 11, 2020
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[ hack, malware, retail ]
Subway UK that a hacked system used for marketing campaigns was used for distributing phishing emails sent out to customers. The emails distributed Excel documents laden with the latest version of the Trickbot malware.
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Socorro Independent School District
December 11, 2020
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[ ransomware, malware, education ]
The Socorro Independent School District has been hit by a ransomware attack.
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Able Software
December 10, 2020
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[ espionage, technology ]
A Chinese state-sponsored hacking group is suspected of breaching Able Software and compromising a chat app used by the Mongolian government. The hackers targeted Able Desktop, which is used by over 430 Mongolian government agencies including the Office of the President.
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Air France-KLM
December 10, 2020
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[ espionage ]
Air France-KLM has reported that it was the victim of a cyberattack. The hacking attempt appears to be intended to gather intelligence for a potential follow-up attack. The attackers initially targeted the Dutch side of the network. When extra security measures were taken there, the hackers attacked the French branch.
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Bansley and Kiener LLP
December 10, 2020
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[ ransomware, malware ]
Chicago law firm suffers ransomware attack, the breach affected over 70,000 individuals.
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Embassy of China in the US
December 10, 2020
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[ hack, government ]
The Chinese Embassy in the United States stated that its Twitter account was hacked after retweeting a claim from President Trump about the election.
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European Medicines Agency
December 9, 2020
The European Medicines Agency, which is responsible for COVID-19 vaccine approval, has been hit by a cyberattack. Pfizer and BioNTech have stated that documents related to their vaccines were accessed during the attack. The EMA later revealed that some of those documents were doctored by the threat actors to undermine the public's trust in the vaccines.
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Lithuania
December 9, 2020
In a coordinated cyber-attack on Lithuania, hackers have breached multiple content management systems to gain access to 22 different websites operated by Lithuania's public sector. The attackers then published articles containing misinformation on the sites. Russia is identified as the likely culprit.
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Afghanistan National Security Council
December 9, 2020
Researchers from Trend Micro discover a new campaign from the Sidewinder APT targeting government entities in South Asia. One of the targets is the Afghanistan National Security Council.
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Florida Healthy Kids Corporation
December 9, 2020
Florida Healthy Kids Corporation has disclosed that its website has been hacked. The victim's web hosting vendor had unpatched vulnerabilities dating back to late 2013, allowing the hackers access to sensitive information.
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Nepali Ministry of Defense
December 9, 2020
Researchers from Trend Micro discover a new campaign from the Sidewinder APT targeting government entities in South Asia. One of the targets is the Nepali Ministry of Defense.
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Presidential Palace in Afghanistan
December 9, 2020
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[ espionage, government ]
Researchers from Trend Micro discover a new campaign from the Sidewinder APT targeting government entities in South Asia. One of the targets is the Presidential Palace in Afghanistan.
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Ludlow Town Hall
December 9, 2020
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[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The town of Ludlow was the victim of a ransomware attack. As a result, documents relating to the payroll system of the Ludlow Town Hall were accessed.
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Nepali Army
December 9, 2020
Researchers from Trend Micro discover a new campaign from the Sidewinder APT targeting government entities in South Asia. One of the targets is the Nepali Army.
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Nepali Ministry of Foreign Affairs
December 9, 2020
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[ espionage, malware, government ]
Researchers from Trend Micro discover a new campaign from the Sidewinder APT targeting government entities in South Asia. One of the targets is the Nepali Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Sri Lankan Ministry of Defense
December 9, 2020
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[ espionage, malware, government ]
Researchers from Trend Micro discover a new campaign from the Sidewinder APT targeting government entities in South Asia. One of the targets is the Sri Lankan Ministry of Defense.
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7 million debit and credit cardholders in India
December 8, 2020
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[ leak, misconfiguration, finance ]
Sensitive details belonging to 7 million debit and credit cardholders in India are available on a public Google Drive document that has been circulating on the dark web.
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City of Marieville
December 8, 2020
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[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The City of Marieville is the apparent victim of a ransomware attack.
