Iran
December 15, 2019
•[ hack, government ]
Iran telecommunications minister announces that for the second time in a week, the country has foiled a cyber attack against its infrastructure allegedly carried out by APT27.
City of New Orleans
December 13, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The city of New Orleans is hit with a ransomware attack. All employees are immediately alerted to power down computers, unplug devices & disconnect from the city's WiFi.
Iran
December 10, 2019
•[ leak, government ]
The private details of 15 million debit cards in Iran are published on Telegram. Cyber security experts suspect it was the work of intelligence agencies from the U.S. or Israel.
Fort Worth Water Department
December 5, 2019
•[ financial, malware, government ]
The Fort Worth Water Department notifies about 3,000 customers that their payment information may have been exposed during a data breach. This is another occurrence of the Click2Gov breach.
Union County, NJ
November 12, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Union County, NJ is the victim of an apparent ransomware attack, with the threat actors disrupting employee email access.
Dover, NJ
November 9, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The town of Dover's municipal computers are hit by the Ryuk ransomware. The attack was repelled swiftly and no ransom demand was made.
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
November 7, 2019
•[ espionage, government ]
It is believed that North Korean hackers from the Lazarus group targeted the Indian Space Research Organisation during the Chandrayaan-2 moon mission in September.
UK Conservative Party
November 12, 2019
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
The UK Conservative Party is hit by a DDoS attack in the same day.
Ohio election infrastructure
November 26, 2019
•[ hack, government ]
Ohio officials reveal to have thwarted a cyber attack against its election infrastructure earlier this month (November 5). The attack was apparently linked to a Russian company in Panama.
Belgium's trade mission to China
November 23, 2019
•[ espionage, government ]
Belgium's trade mission to China suffers a "massive cyber-attack." China State Security is indicated as the possible culprit.
Twitter account of Arron Banks, the founder of the pro-Brexit campaign Leave.EU
November 19, 2019
•[ hack, leak, government ]
The Twitter account of Arron Banks, the founder of the pro-Brexit campaign Leave.EU, is hacked. The attackers leak thousands of his private messages.
Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
November 25, 2019
•[ espionage, government ]
Gamaredon, a Russian-speaking APT, targeted Ukrainian government entities, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, from September to November 2019.
New York City Police Department
November 24, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The New York Post reveals that the New York City Police Department's fingerprint database was hit with ransomware in October 2018.
UK Labour Party
November 12, 2019
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
The UK Labour Party is hit by two DDoS attack in the same day. The Lizard Squad group takes responsibility for the attack.
Government of Nunavut
November 2, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
A ransomware attack cripples essential electronic communications within the Government of Nunavut.
Eltuz
October 31, 2019
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
Unit 02616 of Uzbekistan's National Security Service used FinFisher, a German spyware, to attack dissidents. Among the targets is Eltuz a regional news outlet that reports on the Uzbek government.
City of Johannesburg
October 24, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The City of Johannesburg shuts down its website and billing systems after a group hacked into the authority's system and demanded a ransom of four Bitcoins worth about $30,000.
Pine County
October 22, 2019
•[ hack, government ]
Pine County says that around 4,400 people may have their data breached after a county employee had their email account accessed by unauthorized personnel.
Chilean Carabineros
October 22, 2019
•[ hack, leak, government ]
The Chilean Carabineros are hacked and the attackers leak 10,000 sensitive files.
Website of the President of Georgia
October 28, 2019
•[ hack, government ]
The websites of several Georgian government agencies, media outlets, and NGOs are hit by cyberattattacks. Among the victims are the websites of President Salome Zourabichvili and the Goergian courts. Russia is blamed for the attacks.
