FuhrparkService (BWFU) transport fleet
August 14, 2020
•[ hack, government ]
Germany's Bundestag administration and federal parliamentarians were told Friday that unknown hackers had infiltrated the FuhrparkService (BWFU) transport fleet. The fleet is reportedly run by the German military and the hackers could have obtained parliamentarians' sensitive information.
Canada Revenue Agency
August 14, 2020
•[ hack, government ]
The Canada Revenue Agency was recently hit by two cyberattacks, compromising thousands of accounts linked to the agency's services. The agency confirmed on Saturday that as of Aug. 14, about 5,500 accounts had been affected by the separate attacks but that the breaches are now contained.
Taiwan Government Ministries
August 19, 2020
•[ espionage, government ]
Chinese hackers have gained access to around 6,000 email accounts beloning to at least 10 Taiwan government agencies.
GCKey
August 17, 2020
•[ hack, brute-force, government ]
According to a press release issued by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, thousands of user accounts for online government services were recently hacked. The hackers targeted GCKey, a service that is used by some 30 federal departments, with credential stuffing.
New South Wales drivers
August 26, 2020
•[ leak, government ]
A data leak containing 54,000 scanned New South Wales (NSW) driver's licenses and various tolling notice statutory declarations was discovered by security researcher Bob Diachenko last week.
Flintshire Council
August 12, 2020
•[ hack, government ]
Personal information of people who left comments about local planning issues on Flintshire council's website is hacked.
The Canadian Department of Justice
August 11, 2020
•[ hack, malware, government ]
Hackers have managed to infiltrate the Canadian Justice Department's system in August, and send Emotet malware to citizens who traded with these addresses.
Lousiana 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals
August 6, 2020
•[ insider, government ]
Attorney Trina Chu is charged with illegally copying sensitive court documents from the Louisiana 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in 2018.
Bexar County
August 5, 2020
•[ hack, misconfiguration, government ]
A Zoom-bomber interrupts court proceedings in Bexar County, TX.
UK trade minister Liam Fox
August 5, 2020
•[ hack, leak, government ]
The hack of Trade Minister Liam Fox's email account led to the leak of US-UK trade documents.
Israeli defense industry
August 12, 2020
•[ espionage, government ]
Israel claimed Wednesday that it had thwarted a cyberattack by a North Korea-linked hacking group on its classified defense industry. However, security researchers at ClearSky said the hackers penetrated the computer systems and were likely to have stolen a large amount of classified data.
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
August 8, 2020
•[ hack, malware, government ]
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority is hit with a malware attack.
Vatican and the Holy See's Study Mission to China'
July 29, 2020
•[ espionage, hack, government ]
Researchers from Recorded Future reveal that the Vatican's computer networks have allegedly been infiltrated by Chinese hackers in the run up to sensitive talks between the Catholic Church and Beijing focusing on the religion's status in China.
The city of Lafayette, CO
July 27, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The City of Lafayette suffers a ransomware attack that impact the phone services, email, and online payment reservation systems. The city is forced to pay $45,000.
Sylva, NC
July 23, 2020
•[ social, misconfiguration, government ]
A town board meeting in Sylva, NC was Zoom-bombed with unknown participants shouting racist remarks.
Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias (ADIF)
July 23, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias (ADIF), a Spanish state-owned railway infrastructure manager is hit by REvil ransomware operators.
New York state's Metropolitan Transport Authority
July 28, 2020
•[ leak, misconfiguration, government ]
The New York Metropolitan Authority blames Google algorithm for adding porn titles to train station search results.
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Twitter account
July 29, 2020
•[ hack, phishing, government ]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Twitter account is hijacked.
Chilton County
July 7, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Chilton County shuts down after being targeted by a suspected ransomware attack.
Sheriff's Office for Cooke County, Texas
July 4, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The Sheriff's Office for Cooke County is hit by a ransomware attack.
