Austrian Ministry of Health
December 4, 2020
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
The website of the Austrian Ministry of Health has gone offline after a flood of requests.
European Commission's Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union
December 3, 2020
•[ hack, government ]
Hackers have targeted the European Commission's Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Unio as part of a campaign to collect information on COVID-19 vaccine distribution.
Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications
December 2, 2020
•[ leak, government ]
The Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications suffered a data breach in November.
TRF-1 (Tribunal Regional da Primeira Region)
November 27, 2020
•[ hack, government ]
The Brazilian Tribunal Regional da Primeira Region is hit with a cyber attack. The attackers claim to have accessed more than 40 court databases.
Uganda Police
November 20, 2020
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
Anonymous have taken down the Uganda Police website downed in the wake of protests trigerred by the arrest of presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu (AKA Bobi Wine).
Port of Kennewick
November 17, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Hackers are demanding a $200,000 ransom after encryting the computer servers and files of the Port of Kennewick.
City of Vincennes
November 3, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The French city of Vincennes is the apparent target of a ransomware attack.
Brazilian Superior Court of Justice
November 3, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
A ransomware attack brought Brazil's Superior Court of Justice systems to a standstill for over two weeks and is reportedly the "worst-ever" cyberattack suffered by a Brazilian government body.
City of Kuurne
November 17, 2020
•[ financial, malware, government ]
The municipal services in Kuurne have been hit by a "wannamine" attack which uses the power of a hacked network to mine cryptocurrency.
Manila Land Transportation Office
November 5, 2020
•[ social, phishing, government ]
The Manila Land Transoprtation Office has suffered a data breach. The breach seems to have happened after customers put in information into a phishing website.
Hampton Roads Sanitation District
November 17, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Hampton Roads Sanitation District is hit with a ransomware attack.
City of Saint John
November 15, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The City of Saint John has been hit by a cyberattack that has crippled its entire IT municipal infrastructure. It is believed that the attack has been carried out by a ransomware gang.
Haute-Arige Community of Communes
November 6, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The systems of the Community of Communes Haute-Ari ge (CCHA) were subjected to a ransomware attack. The perpetrators demanded a ransom.
The Municipality of Gaiba
November 6, 2020
•[ hack, government ]
The Municipality of Gaiba was the subject of a cyberattack that accessed personal data on a central server.
Alfortville town hall
November 6, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The Alfortville town hall was the target of a ransomware attack.
Undisclosed European government
October 28, 2020
•[ espionage, government ]
Researchers from Accenture reveal that Turla has hacked into the systems of an undisclosed European government organization.
Department of Workforce Development in Wisconsin
October 28, 2020
•[ hack, brute-force, government ]
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development says that hackers were able to access 116 active unemployment accounts in a credential stuffing attack and divert unemployment insurance payments.
Robert Koch Institute
October 22, 2020
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
The Robert Koch Institute for infectious disease control had its website knocked out by a DDoS attack days before it was the target of an arson attempt.
City of Shafter
October 19, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The City of Shafter has announced that its IT system has been compromised by ransomware.
Puerto Rico's Firefighters Corps
October 15, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Puerto Rico's firefigthing department has disclosed a data breach, and that the hackers demanded $600,000 to release the encrypted data.
