4,000 NATO soldiers
October 4, 2017
•[ hack, government ]
The Wall Street Journal reports that Russian hackers have so far accessed the phones of 4,000 NATO troops in Europe.
Danish Ministry Foreign Affairs
September 28, 2017
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
The Ministry of Immigration and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, are hit by a DDoS attack thought to have come from a Turkish hacker group dubbed Aslan Neferler Tim.
Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment Authority (GEA)
September 29, 2017
•[ hack, government ]
Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment Authority (GEA), says that its website had been the target of cyber attacks from outside the kingdom.
Toms River Police Department
September 28, 2017
•[ leak, government ]
The township of Toms River plans to notify about 3,700 people that their personal information may have been compromised by a data breach inside the police department over the summer.
UAE government
September 17, 2017
•[ leak, espionage, government ]
A trove of leaking emails belonging to the UAE government reveals an alleged plot to "conquer" Qatar.
Swiss Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sports
September 15, 2017
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
Switzerland's Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sports reveals to have detected a cyber attack carried on by the infamous Turla APT.
North Korea's Reconaissance General Bureau
September 30, 2017
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
U.S. government officials told the Washington Post that the United States had launched a denial of service campaign against North Korea's Reconnaissance General Bureau, the country's intelligence agency.
Minsk Operational Administration of the Armed Forces
September 28, 2017
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
A threat actor targeted the government of Belarus for espionage purposes, using a tool known as Travle or PYLOT, which is believed to be an update of malware used by NetTraveler. Between June and August the threat actor sent a total of 20 unique emails to various government entities. The emails contained a series of subject lines revolving around Zapad-2017, a joint exercise between the Russian and Belarusian militaries.
Road Sign in Modesto
September 10, 2017
•[ hack, misconfiguration, government ]
An electronic road sign in the city of Modesto, California is hacked and defaced with a message against President Donald Trump.
Schuyler County Sheriff's Department
September 8, 2017
•[ hack, government ]
Schuyler County Sheriff's Department is disrupted by a hacking attack.
Julia Kloeckner Website
September 4, 2017
•[ hack, government ]
Julia Kloeckner, a top leader of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative party says her website has been hit by thousands of cyber attacks -- many from Russian IP addresses -- ahead of the television election debate between Merkel and her opponent, Social Democratic leader Martin Schulz.
Scottish Parliament
August 15, 2017
•[ hack, brute-force, government ]
Officials reveal that the Scottish Parliament has been targeted by a "brute force" cyber attack. The attack, from "external sources", was similar to that which affected Westminster in June.
Steve Weichert Twitter Account
August 7, 2017
•[ hack, government ]
Steve Weichert, a politician running for District 17's State Senate Seat in the 2018 election reveals that his Twitter account has been hacked. The alleged attackers post pornographic content.
Central German state of Saxony-Anhalt
August 31, 2017
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Internet and telephone networks at the regional parliament in the central German state of Saxony-Anhalt are offline after a ransomware attack.
Kenya Electoral Commission IT System
August 9, 2017
•[ hack, government ]
Kenya opposition presidential candidate Raila Odinga claims the electoral commission's IT system has been hacked to manipulate the election results.
Ukrposhta (Ukraine National Postal Service)
August 7, 2017
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
The website for Ukraine's national postal service Ukrposhta was recently taken down by DDoS attacks for two days in a row, Interfax reports.
Pakistan
August 3, 2017
•[ hack, government ]
An Indian hacker going by the online handle of Ne0-H4ck3r defaces the official government portal of Pakistan (Pakistan.gov.pk), leaving a deface page along with a message and a patriotic Indian song.
Unknown Organization
September 1, 2017
•[ leak, government, healthcare ]
The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reveals to have suffered a security breach in July that may have disclosed personal information of individuals who have interacted with the Office of Children's Services.
Official website of Charlottesville
August 12, 2017
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
The Anonymous claim responsibility for carrying out a DDoS attack on the official website of Charlottesville city Virginia. The attack is conducted under the banner of #OpDomesticTerrorism.
22 GOP Senators
August 18, 2017
•[ leak, government ]
Hacktivist collective Anonymous reportedly leaks the private contact details of 22 GOP senators, in the wake of the Charlottesville violence and US President Donald Trump's controversial response to the event, asking for Trump's impeachment.
