Tawakkol Karman
January 30, 2019
•[ espionage, hack, malware ]
Former U.S. government intelligence operatives working for the UAE used the spying tool Karma to hack the iPhones of activists, diplomats, and rival foreign leaders. One of the targets is Tawakkol Karman, a human rights activist known as the Iron Woman of Yemen.
Mehmet ?im?ek
January 30, 2019
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
Former U.S. government intelligence operatives working for the UAE used the spying tool Karma to hack the iPhones of activists, diplomats, and rival foreign leaders. One of the targets is Turkey's former Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet ?im?ek.
Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani
January 30, 2019
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
Former U.S. government intelligence operatives working for the UAE used the spying tool Karma to hack the iPhones of activists, diplomats, and rival foreign leaders. One of the targets is Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani.
Australian Parliament
February 8, 2019
•[ hack, government ]
Authorities in Australia say they are investigating an attempt to hack into its parliament's computer network. There is no evidence that information has been accessed or stolen. The hack likely came from a foreign state.
Electoral servers and personal computers of election staff in Ukraine
January 25, 2019
•[ hack, government ]
The head of Ukraine's cyber police says that Hackers likely controlled by Russia are stepping up efforts to disrupt Ukraine's presidential election in March with cyber attacks on electoral servers and personal computers of election staff.
National Party of Australia
February 8, 2019
•[ espionage, government ]
Authorities in Australia have concluded that China was responsible for hacking the National Party of Australia before the Australian election in a campaign that also included the hacking of the country's Parliament.
Liberal Party of Australia
February 8, 2019
•[ hack, government ]
Authorities in Australia have concluded that China was responsible for hacking the Liberal Party of Australia before the Australian election in a campaign that also included the hacking of the country's Parliament.
City of Del Rio
January 15, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Officials based at the City of Del Rio, in Texas, are forced to abandon electronic services and switch to pen and paper after a ransomware attack effectively closed down City Hall servers.
Australian Labor Party
February 8, 2019
•[ espionage, government ]
Authorities in Australia have concluded that China was responsible for hacking the Australian Labor Party before the Australian election in a campaign that also included the hacking of the country's Parliament.
Palisades Park
January 30, 2019
•[ financial, government ]
Officials in Palisades Park are notified that nearly half a million dollars have been drained from its accounts at Mariner's Bank.
City of Sammamish
January 23, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The City of Sammamish is hit by a ransomware attack.
Sunderland City Council
January 14, 2019
•[ hack, phishing, ddos ]
Sunderland City Council reveals to have been hit with phishing and spoofing emails, and at least one Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack, back in November.
Volodymyr Zelenskiy website
January 1, 2019
•[ hack, government ]
Hackers launch an attack on the website of showman Volodymyr Zelenskiy following the announcement of his candidacy for president on New Year's Eve.
Linda Frum's Twitter account
January 6, 2019
•[ hack, government ]
Conservative Senator Linda Frum's Twitter account is hacked. The attackers share personal information including her drivers license and post racial tweets.
Hanover County
January 9, 2019
•[ financial, misconfiguration, government ]
Another victim of the Click2Gov breach. Officials disclose that an unauthorized party stole credit card information between Aug. 1, 2018 and Jan. 9, 2019.
Sen. Claire McCaskill
December 31, 2018
•[ espionage, phishing, government ]
Sen. Claire McCaskill and her staffers are the targets of a spear phishing campaign allegedly orchestrated by the infamous Fancy Bear AKA APT28.
City of Lake Charles
December 29, 2018
•[ hack, government ]
City of Lake Charles reports security breach of its information technology systems.
British Post Office
December 23, 2018
•[ leak, government ]
A threat actor compromised the British Post Office and local government networks, stealing personal data including email addresses and mobile phone numbers of thousands of employees.
Borough of Westwood
December 22, 2018
•[ leak, government ]
The borough of Westwood, discloses a data breach that began in December 2018.
Salisbury Police Department
January 9, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The Salisbury Police Department is hit by a ransomware attack.
