APT17 (AKA Deputy Dog and Axiom)
July 24, 2019
•[ espionage, hack, government ]
Intrusion Truth, an online group of anonymous cyber-security analysts, reveals the details of APT17 (AKA Deputy Dog and Axiom) another cyber-espionage hacking group linked to the Chinese government.
Joshua Wong
July 16, 2019
•[ hack, government ]
Google warns Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong about government-backed hacking attempts.
Bulgaria National Revenue Agency (NRA).
July 15, 2019
•[ hack, government ]
A hacker steals the personal details of millions of Bulgarians and emails download links to local news publications. The data is believed to come from the country's National Revenue Agency (NRA). Kristian Boykov, a 20-year-old IT technician is arrested.
City of New Bedford
July 13, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The city of New Bedford is hit by what appears to be a ransomware attack.
Croatian government
July 5, 2019
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
A new report reveals that Croatian government employees have been targeted by a state-sponsored actor between February and April this year, via the Empire and SilentTrinity backdoors.
Village of Key Biscayne
June 27, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The Village of Key Biscayne is hit by a ransomware attack.
City of Sun Prairie
June 25, 2019
•[ hack, government ]
A press release reveals that for nearly two months this year, an unauthorized party had illegitimate access to the email accounts of certain employees working for the city of Sun Prairie.
Village of Key Biscayne
June 23, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The Village of Key Biscayne is hit by a ransomware attack.
Lake City
June 10, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Lake City is hit by a ransomware attack that knocks out its email and online payment systems.
Iran computer systems controlling rocket and missile launchers
June 20, 2019
•[ hack, government ]
The US launch a cyber-attack on Iranian weapons systems. The cyber-attack disables computer systems controlling rocket and missile launchers.
Iran
June 17, 2019
•[ espionage, government ]
Iran says it had exposed a large cyber espionage network allegedly run by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Philadelphia's online court system
June 11, 2019
•[ hack, government ]
After a May 21, 2019, cyber-attack downed Philadelphia's online court system for e-filing and docketing services, issues remain throughout the county.
City of Sun Prairie
June 26, 2019
•[ hack, government ]
A press release reveals that for nearly two months this year, an unauthorized party had illegitimate access to the email accounts of certain employees working for the city of Sun Prairie.
Riviera Beach
June 20, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Riviera Beach agrees to pay $600,000 in ransom to hackers who took over its computer system in a ransomware attack.
City of Edcouch
June 12, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The city of Edcouch is hit by a ransomware attack.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
June 11, 2019
•[ leak, government ]
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection says that a data breach exposed photos of the faces and license plates for more than 100,000 travelers. The breach is allegedly related to the one suffered by Perceptics earlier this year.
European Union's embassy in Moscow
June 5, 2019
•[ hack, government ]
The European Union's embassy in Moscow was hacked and had information stolen from its network back in February 2017. The attack was discovered in April 2019.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
June 20, 2019
•[ hack, misconfiguration, government ]
A report from NASA reveals an April 2018 security breach, wherein a Raspberry Pi that was not authorized to be linked to the JPL network was targeted by hackers.
City of Burlington
June 13, 2019
•[ social, phishing, government ]
The city of Burlington says it has fallen victim to a $503,000 phishing scheme occurred on May 16.
Italian Union of State Police
May 21, 2019
•[ leak, government ]
In name of #OpPulizia, Anonymous Italia release leaks of the Italian Union of State Police and four additional national organizations.
