City of Ocala
October 28, 2019
•[ financial, social, phishing ]
The City of Ocala in Florida falls victim to a business email compromise scam (BEC) that ends with redirecting over $742,000 to a bank account controlled by the fraudster(s).
Czech Republic
October 21, 2019
•[ espionage, government ]
Czech government officials reveal that they dismantled a Russian cyber-espionage network operating in the country. The attack occurred in March.
U.S. Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA)
November 1, 2019
•[ hack, misconfiguration, government ]
The U.S. Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority is the latest victim of a new Click2Gov Breach.
City of Jerez de la Frontera
October 4, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
A hacker takes over the computer system of the southern Spanish city of Jerez de la Frontera and demands a ransom paid in bitcoin to unlock it.
Khaled Dawoud
October 3, 2019
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
The Egyptian government installed mobile apps on targets' phones to extract files, track their locations, and identify contacts. One of the targets is Khaled Dawoud, a former journalist and leader of the Constitution Party.
Jasper County
October 15, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Jasper County suffers a ransomware attack on their countywide systems, including email and emergency response systems.
City of Carrollton
October 10, 2019
•[ hack, government ]
The city of Carrollton, Texas, is the victim of a cyber attack that makes some services unavailable.
City of Cornelia
October 2, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
A ransomware attack on City of Cornelia's billing system results in a day of lost productivity.
Maati Monjib
October 10, 2019
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
Amnesty International released a report showing how Morocco's government used the NSO Group's Pegasus malware to target two human rights activists in Morocco. The second target is Abdessadak El Bouchattaoui, a human rights lawyer.
An official with the Egyptian-Canadian Coalition for Democracy
October 3, 2019
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
The Egyptian government installed mobile apps on targets' phones to extract files, track their locations, and identify contacts. One of the targets is an official with the Egyptian-Canadian Coalition for Democracy who was targeted after his organization published a video of an Egyptian government minister making threatening gestures during a speech.
Voatz
October 1, 2019
•[ hack, government ]
The FBI is investigating after someone allegedly tried to hack into Voatz, West Virginia's mobile voting app during the 2018 midterm elections.
Italian Democratic Party
October 6, 2019
•[ hack, leak, government ]
Anonymous Italia hacks 8 websites of the Italian Democratic Party (PD) and leaks 220 databases containing personal data in clear text.
Japanese government agencies
October 2, 2019
•[ espionage, government, malware ]
Researchers at JPCERT reveal the details of a campaign targeting Japanese government agencies and exploiting a vulnerability in the local Sanshiro spreadsheet application (CVE-2014-0810).
City of Woodstock
September 23, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The City of Woodstock tries to recover from a cyber attack that has blocked access to email and most of the files involved in the operation of the municipal government.
Bradford City Hall
September 30, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Bradford City Hall suffers a ransomware attack.
Union City
September 23, 2019
•[ hack, malware, government ]
Union City is hit by a malware.
Irish Department of Communications, Climate Action and the Environment
September 15, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The Irish Department of Communications, Climate Action and the Environment admits to have been hit by a ransomware attack last year.
Robstown Police Department
September 13, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
A ransomware attack results in the loss of Robstown Police Department evidence and reports in pending investigations from 2018 and 2019.
Hungarian Development Center (MFK)
September 13, 2019
•[ hack, government ]
The Hungarian Development Center is hit by a cyber attack allegedly carried out by hackers from North Korea.
Travis Central Appraisal
September 11, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The Travis Central Appraisal District is hit by a ransomware attack.
