Postel
August 15, 2023
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The Medusa ransomware gang claims responsibility for a cyber attack against Postel, a company controlled by the Italian National Mail.
Illinois Department of Public Health
August 18, 2023
•[ leak, government ]
The Illinois Department of Public Health files a notice of data breach after discovering that information belonging to certain residents was compromised.
Ecuador's National Election
August 18, 2023
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
Ecuador's national election is hit by difficulties in the voting online for citizens living abroad, attributed to cyberattacks originating from seven different countries.
Town of Sartrouville
August 17, 2023
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The French town of Sartrouville is hit with a Medusa ransomware cyberattack.
Ministry of Ayush in Jharkhand
August 14, 2023
•[ leak, government, healthcare ]
A threat actor dubbed Tanaka leaks a database with 320,000 patient records, belonging to the Ministry of Ayush in Jharkhand, India.
Ulchi Freedom Shield
August 20, 2023
•[ espionage, government ]
Suspected North Korean hackers from Kimsuky have attempted an attack targeting the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield drills, a major joint military exercise between Seoul and Washington.
Government data center in Indonesia
August 11, 2023
•[ hack, government ]
The ThreatSec group takes responsibility for infiltrating a data center under the jurisdiction of the Indonesian government.
Foreign ministries of NATO-aligned governments
August 10, 2023
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
Researchers from EclecticIQ discover a recent campaign targeting the foreign ministries of NATO-aligned governments with two malicious PDF files camouflaged as diplomatic invitations from a German embassy.
City of El Cerrito
August 10, 2023
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The California city of El Cerrito investigates the potential theft of data after the LockBit ransomware group adds the city's government to its list of victims.
Foreign embassies in Belarus
August 9, 2023
•[ espionage, government ]
Researchers from ESET discover a cyberespionage group named 'MoustachedBouncer', observed using adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) attacks at ISPs to hack foreign embassies in Belarus.
Ukraine Military
August 8, 2023
•[ espionage, hack, government ]
Ukrainian security services say they prevented an attempt by Russian state-controlled hackers from the Sandworm group to break into the battlefield management system used by the Ukrainian military.
India Ministry of Food Processing Industries
August 11, 2023
•[ leak, government ]
A threat actor dubbed Fredens of Security takes credit for exposing 4.5GB, purportedly containing 3 million records linked to India's Ministry of Food Processing.
Iranian opposition and exiles based in Germany
August 10, 2023
•[ espionage, government ]
Germany's domestic intelligence service (Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution - BfV) publishes a warning that Iranian dissident organizations and individuals in the country are being targeted by Charming Kitten, a suspected Iranian state-sponsored threat group.
Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services
August 9, 2023
•[ leak, government ]
The Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services files a notice of data breach after discovering that confidential information in its possession was subject to unauthorized access.
UK Electoral Commission
August 8, 2023
•[ hack, government ]
The UK Electoral Commission discloses a massive data breach exposing the personal information of anyone who registered to vote in the United Kingdom between 2014 and 2022 after suffering a cyber attack.
German Federal Bar Association (BRAK)
August 14, 2023
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The German Federal Bar Association (BRAK) suffers a NoEscape ransomware attack.
Government and public services websites in France
August 8, 2023
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
The pro-Russia collective NoName057(16) claims responsibility for cyberattacks on government and public services websites in France. The list of the targets include the country's customs service (Direction gnrale des douanes et droits indirects) and the French financial regulator.
Classified military networks
August 7, 2023
•[ espionage, government ]
Classified military networks run by Japan reportedly suffered a massive breach in 2020 at the hands of a Chinese cyberespionage group. Attackers accessed Ministry of Defense plans as well as information about military capabilities and shortcomings.
Kenya's eCitizen Portal
July 31, 2023
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
Kenya's eCitizen Portal suffers a huge DDoS attack that affects services on the key government online platform eCitizen for almost a week.
NATO Communities of Interest (COI) Cooperation Portal
July 26, 2023
•[ hack, government ]
NATO confirms that its IT team is investigating claims about an alleged data-theft hack on the Communities of Interest (COI) Cooperation Portal (dnbl.ncia.nato.int) by the hacking group known as SiegedSec.
