City of Las Vegas
January 7, 2020
•[ hack, phishing, government ]
The City of Las Vegas is hit by a cyber attack via a malicious email.
City of Bend
January 7, 2020
•[ hack, government ]
The City of Bend is the latest victim of the Click2Gov breach.
U.S. Federal Depository Library Program
January 4, 2020
•[ hack, misconfiguration, government ]
The homepage for the U.S. Federal Depository Library Program is briefly altered to show a pro-Iranian message and an image of bloodied Donald Trump being punched in the face.
Austrian Foreign Ministry
January 4, 2020
•[ espionage, government ]
Austria's foreign ministry is targeted by a cyber-attack that is suspected to have been conducted by a foreign country.
Klamath County Veterans Service Office
January 2, 2020
•[ social, phishing, government ]
Klamath County Veterans Service Office notifies a phishing attack occurred on September 19, 2019
City of Frankfurt
December 19, 2019
•[ hack, malware, government ]
Frankfurt shuts down its IT network following an infection with the Emotet malware.
City of Galt
December 16, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The city of Galt, California, is hit with a ransomware attack.
City of Sugarland
December 12, 2019
•[ hack, malware, government ]
The City of Sugarland joins the list of the victims of the Click2Gov breach.
Yerington Paiute Tribe
December 10, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The Yerington Paiute Tribe is hit by a ransomware virus.
City of Pascagoula
December 9, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The city of Pascagoula confirms to have been hit by a ransomware attack.
City of East Greenwich
December 8, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The City of East Greenwich is hit by a ransomware attack.
WebSAMS
December 6, 2019
•[ hack, leak, education ]
Hackers break into WebSAMS (web-based school administrative and management system), a government system used by most of Hong Kong's schools, as a consequence eight schools are breached, with three of them reporting data leaks.
French President Emmanuel Macron
December 6, 2019
•[ hack, malware, government ]
Researchers from Google and FireEye reveal that threat actors from APT28 and Sandworm hacked the correspondence of French President Emmanuel Macron in May 2017.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
November 29, 2019
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
Researchers from Anomali reveal a new campaign carried out by the Russia-linked Gamaredon cyberespionage group, targeting Ukrainian targets, including diplomats, government and military officials. One of the targets is the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Prison Rehabilitative Industries and Diversified Enterprises Inc (PRIDE)
December 7, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Prison Rehabilitative Industries and Diversified Enterprises Inc (PRIDE) is hit by a ransomware attack.
Leesport borough
December 6, 2019
•[ hack, government ]
The Leesport borough issues an alert to residents, advising taxpayers that a tax collector has been hacked.
Dnipro Control System
November 29, 2019
•[ espionage, government ]
Researchers from Anomali reveal a new campaign carried out by the Russia-linked Gamaredon cyberespionage group, targeting Ukrainian targets, including diplomats, government and military officials. One of the targets is the Dnipro Control System, which is used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Iran
December 11, 2019
•[ espionage, government ]
Iranian Telecoms Minister reveals to have foiled a major state-sponsored cyber attack on its infrastructure that was launched by a foreign government.
City of Waco
December 11, 2019
•[ hack, malware, government ]
The City of Waco is the latest victim of the Click2Gov breach and warns residents that their online payments for water services may have been intercepted by hackers who stole credit card details.
Indian Armed Forces
December 6, 2019
•[ social, phishing, government ]
The Indian Armed forces are hit by a spear phishing attack. The attacks are believed to originate from Pakistan or China.
