Argentina's driver licenses
April 16, 2024
•[ hack, leak, government ]
A threat actor allegedly hacks a database holding 5.7M Argentinas drivers licenses, requesting a payment of $3,000 USD for whoever wishes to purchase the images of Argentine licenses.
United Nations Development Programme
March 27, 2024
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) investigates a cyberattack after threat actors breached its IT systems to steal human resources data. The 8Base ransomware operation claims responsibility for the attack.
Europol
September 6, 2023
•[ hack, government ]
Europol, the European Union's law enforcement agency, confirms that its Europol Platform for Experts (EPE) portal was breached and is now investigating the incident after the threat actor IntelBroker claimed they stole For Official Use Only (FOUO) documents containing classified data.
Polish government institutions
May 9, 2024
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
Polands computer emergency response team, CERT-PL, reveals that it had observed a large-scale malware campaign targeting Polish government institutions, likely carried out by the hacker group APT28, associated with Russias military intelligence agency, the GRU.
Kosovo government websites
May 7, 2024
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
Pro-Russia threat actors target Kosovo government websites, including the websites of the president and prime minister, with DDoS attacks. The attacks are a retaliation for Kosovos support of Ukraine with military equipment.
Kansas City Scout Traffic Management System
April 25, 2024
•[ hack, government ]
The Kansas City Scout System is taken down by a cyberattack.for 3 months
Los Angeles County Department of Health Services
February 19, 2024
•[ hack, phishing, government ]
The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services discloses a data breach after thousands of patients' personal and health information was exposed in a phishing attack impacting over two dozen employees.
Czech News Agency (CTK)
April 24, 2024
•[ hack, government ]
An unidentified threat actor hacks the website of Czech News Agency (CTK) a government-owned Czech news service, and publishes a fake story claiming that an assassination attempt had been made against the newly elected Slovak president, Petr Pellegrini.
Moskollector
April 10, 2024
•[ hack, government ]
Blackjack, a Ukrainian hacker group affiliated with the countrys security service claims to have targeted Moskollector, the firm that operates the communication system for Moscows sewage network.
Political Parties in Germany
April 4, 2024
•[ social, phishing, government ]
The German Federal Office for Information Security, or BSI, and the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution warn that phishing attacks targeting political parties surged ahead of upcoming European Union elections.
East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office
April 3, 2024
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office is hit with a ransomware attack. The Medusa group claims responsibility.
New York City Automated Personnel System, Employee Self Service (known as NYCAPS/ESS)
March 31, 2024
•[ hack, phishing, government ]
The city of New York took its payroll website partially offline for the last nine days in response to a recent phishing scheme targeting city employees
Florida Department of Juvenile Justice
March 29, 2024
•[ hack, government ]
Threat actors break into the computer network of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice.
Individuals in the U.S.
March 18, 2024
•[ social, phishing, government ]
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warns that scammers are impersonating its employees to steal thousands of dollars from Americans.
Jackson County
April 2, 2024
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Jackson County, Missouri, declares a state of emergency and closes key offices indefinitely as it responds to what officials believe is a ransomware attack that has made some of its IT systems inoperable.
Russian systems involved in the presidential elections
March 17, 2024
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
Roskomnadzor, the Russian watchdog agency records a significant number of DDoS attacks on the Russian systems involved in the presidential elections.
Israel's radar system
April 14, 2024
•[ hack, government ]
An Iranian cyber group named Handala claims to have breached Israel's radar systems and sent hundreds of thousands of threatening text messages to Israeli citizens.
Filipino Department of Science and Technology
April 4, 2024
•[ hack, government ]
In name of #OpEDSA, a Filipino hacktivist group operating under the pseudonym "ph1ns," breaks into servers owned and operated by the government's Department of Science and Technology and deletes up to 25 terabytes of confidential data and backups.
Russia’s prosecutor general
April 4, 2024
•[ hack, government ]
A group of hacktivists going by the name RGB-TEAM claims responsibility for hacking into the website of Russias prosecutor general, exposing data on criminal offenses committed in Russia over the past 30 years.
Gilmer County
March 26, 2024
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The government of Gilmer County in Georgia posts a notice on its website warning that a ransomware attack was affecting its ability to provide services to its more than 30,000 residents.
