Poland's War Studies University
April 22, 2020
•[ hack, government, education ]
Hackers breached Poland's War Studies University's website and posted a fake letter from the university's commander, urging Polish soldiers "to fight against the American occupation."
Chinese Ministry of Emergency Management
April 22, 2020
•[ espionage, phishing, government ]
Vietnamese hackers have sent spear-phishing messages to the China's Ministry of Emergency Management as part of a campaign to gather information about China's COVID-19 response.
Wuhan government
April 22, 2020
•[ espionage, phishing, government ]
Vietnamese hackers have sent spear-phishing messages to the government of the Wuhan province as part of a campaign to gather information about China's COVID-19 response.
New York State
April 12, 2020
•[ hack, government ]
New York State officials are investigating a breach of the state government computer network. The attack, discovered in late January, is believed to have originated outside of the United States.
San Francisco International Airport
April 7, 2020
•[ hack, government ]
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) discloses a data breach after two of its websites, SFOConnect.com and SFOConstruction.com, were hacked during March 2020.
US government
April 3, 2020
•[ hack, misconfiguration, government ]
Criminals disrupt a Zoom meeting held at the highest levels of the US government, despite warnings against using the software.
Town of Jupiter
March 25, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The town of Jupiter is hit by a REvil/Sodinokibi ransomware attack.
South African Department for Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities
April 15, 2020
•[ hack, misconfiguration, government ]
The South African Department for Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities is the latest victim of a Zoom bombing attack.
Indian State Tax Office
March 26, 2020
•[ hack, government ]
A hacker having the handle "Bassterlord", claims to have Admin access to an Indian State Tax office's network on a Russian hacking forum.
Government of North Rhine-Westphalia
April 9, 2020
•[ financial, phishing, government ]
The government of North Rhine-Westphalia, a province in western Germany, is believed to have lost tens of millions of euros through a phishing operation mimicking a website built to distribute COVID-19 aid.
Camden County
April 9, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Camden County, MO is the victim of a "sophisticated encryption attack".
World Health Organization (WHO)
April 2, 2020
•[ espionage, phishing, government ]
Hackers working in the interests of the Iranian government have sent phishing emails masquerading as Google web services to WHO employees, attempting to gain access to internal information.
Indian State Tax Office
March 26, 2020
•[ hack, government ]
A hacker having the handle "Bassterlord", claims to have Admin access to an Indian State Tax office's network on a Russian hacking forum,
Townhall of Marseille
March 15, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The townhall of Marseille is hit with a ransomware attack.
InformInvestGroup CJSC
March 20, 2020
•[ hack, espionage, government ]
Russian hacker group Digital Revolution claims to have breached InformInvestGroup CJSC, a contractor for the FSB, Russia's national intelligence service, and discovered details about Fronton, a project intended for hacking Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
Town of Houlton Police
March 17, 2020
•[ hack, malware, government ]
The Town of Houlton Police discloses that it suffered a malware attack discovered on October 2019.
Oregon Department of Human Services
March 20, 2020
•[ social, phishing, government ]
The Oregon Department of Human Services announces that it uncovered a "phishing" incident on March 6 that affected one staff member's e-mail.
Unknown Organization
March 12, 2020
•[ hack, malware, government ]
The Russian threat actor Turla compromised four Armenian websites, including the website of the consular Section of the Embassy of Armenia in Russia, to use in a strategic web compromise/watering-hole attack.
Durham County
March 6, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The City of Durham and Durham County are hit by two separate Ryuk ransomware attacks.
