Mkinac Regional County Municipality
November 18, 2018
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The Quebec region of M kinac pays a $30,000 Bitcoin ransom after its servers are hit by ransomware.
Middle East Airlines
November 14, 2018
•[ espionage, misconfiguration, government ]
An unknown actor with a connection to Iran hijacked DNS records to target the traffic of governments and telecommunications organizations around the world. One of the victims is Middle East Airlines, a Lebanese airline.
Democratic National Committee
November 14, 2018
•[ hack, government ]
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) claims that Russian hackers tried to break into its servers in November 2018, shortly after the conclusion of the US midterm elections.
Christian Ehring
November 14, 2018
•[ hack, leak, government ]
German security officials detected a cyberattack, believed to be by the Russian group Snake, on the email accounts of German celebrities, lawmakers, military officials, and staff of several German embassies. As a result of the hack, the personal details of the victims were leaked online by the hackers. One of the victimis is TV presenter Christian Ehring.
kasvyksta.lt
October 26, 2018
•[ espionage, hack, government ]
Ghostwriter, a suspected Belarus-backed hacking group, has compromised websites and email accounts in Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland'to publish fabricated documents pushing anti-North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) narratives consistent with Kremlin talking points. The influence campaign started in 2017.
Cork City Council
October 9, 2018
•[ hack, government ]
5,000 people's personal information, who used a parking app, collected by Cork City Council, is illegally accessed by a hacker.
City of Lake Worth Utilities
October 9, 2018
•[ financial, malware, government ]
Customers of the City of Lake Worth Utilities who utilized the online option to pay their bill, between August 28 and October 9, may have experienced a possible breach of their credit card information.
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
October 4, 2018
•[ espionage, misconfiguration, government ]
A threat actor, believed to be Russian military intelligence, targeted the office of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in The Hague with a view of compromising its Wi-Fi network for espionage purposes.
City of West Haven
October 16, 2018
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The City of West Haven pays $2,000 after having 23 of its servers encrypted from a ransomware attack.
Onslow Water and Sewer Authority (ONWASA)
October 13, 2018
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The Onslow Water and Sewer Authority (ONWASA) is hit by a targeted ransomware attack carried out via Ryuk.
Minnesota Department of Human Services
October 9, 2018
•[ social, phishing, government ]
The Minnesota Department of Human Services falls victim to a phishing email scam. The attackers accessed the information of approximately 21,000 individuals in two incidents back in June and July.
70 Gabon Government Websites
October 28, 2018
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
The hacktivist group Anonymous takes down 70 Gabon government websites as part of its "anti-dictatorships" campaign.
Rep. Pete King's campaign website
October 7, 2018
•[ hack, misconfiguration, government ]
Rep. Pete King's campaign website is defaced.
Indiana National Guard
October 18, 2018
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The Indiana National Guard reports that a non-military server that contains the personal information of civilian and military personnel is hit with ransomware.
Madison County Government Services
October 7, 2018
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
A ransomware attack hits Madison County Government services.
City of Regina
October 2, 2018
•[ hack, phishing, government ]
A city of Regina email is hacked, and used as a phishing tool to try and get passwords and emails from other city of Regina staff as well as external groups.
Perth Mint
September 17, 2018
•[ hack, government ]
A data breach at Perth Mint sees hackers take the personal details of about 3200 customers, far more than initially suspected. The breach occurred on the system of a third-party technology provider and only involved 13 customers initially.
South African Department of Labour
September 3, 2018
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
The South African Department of Labour confirms a DDoS attack which disrupted the government agency's website.
Borough of Matanuska-Susitna
July 31, 2018
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The Borough of Matanuska-Susitna is hit by CryptoLocker. The attack took place on July 24 but was maybe dormant since May. The IT systems are not operational with some users starting to use typewriters.
Italian Military
July 15, 2018
•[ espionage, government ]
Security researchers from the Z-Lab at CSE Cybersec reveal the details of Operation "Roman Holiday" an operation carried on by APT28 (AKA Fancy Bear) and targeting the Italian Military.
