Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
September 12, 2024
•[ espionage, hack, government ]
Chinese state-sponsored hackers are reportedly suspected of compromising the networks of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Secretariat, a regional diplomatic body based in Fiji.
Instituto Nacional de Deportes de Chile
September 12, 2024
•[ hack, government ]
In September 2024, the Instituto Nacional de Deportes de Chile (Chile's National Sports Institute) suffered a data breach. The incident exposed 1.7M rows of data with 320k unique email addresses alongside names, dates of birth, genders and bcrypt password hashes. The newest records in the data date back to August 2022, suggesting the breach may be of an older data set.
Local and central government institutions in Poland
September 9, 2024
•[ espionage, government ]
Polish security services reveal to have neutralized a sabotage operation orchestrated by Russia and Belarus that aimed to destabilise Poland, penetrating local and central government institutions with the goal to extort information, to blackmail individuals and institutions and to wage a de facto cyberwar.
Tewkesbury Borough Council
September 5, 2024
•[ hack, government ]
The Tewkesbury Borough Council shouts down its systems following a cyber attack.
Transport for London
September 2, 2024
•[ hack, government ]
Transport for London (TfL), the city's transport authority, is investigating an ongoing cyberattack.
Deutsche Flugsicherung
September 1, 2024
•[ hack, government ]
Deutsche Flugsicherung, the German state-owned company responsible for the countrys air traffic control, has confirmed being hit by a cyberattack.
North Miami City Hall
August 16, 2024
•[ hack, government ]
A cyber incident leaves the North Miami City Hall closed for nearly a week
City of Flint
August 14, 2024
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Phones and computers used by government workers in Flint, Michigan are facing outages due to a ransomware attack.
Russia's Kursk Region
August 8, 2024
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
Russia's Kursk region is hit by a massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack amid Ukraines surprise cross-border incursion.
City of Killeen
August 7, 2024
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The city of Killeen, Texas reveals to be recovering from a BlackSuit ransomware attack.
Florida’s Sumter County Sheriff’s Office
August 6, 2024
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Floridas Sumter County Sheriffs Office confirms that it experienced a Rhysida ransomware attack.
Dispatch centers in the Highland Lakes and across Central Texas
August 4, 2024
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
A reported cyberattack disrupts 9-1-1 service at dispatch centers in the Highland Lakes and across Central Texas for over five hours.
Grand Palais Réunion des musées nationaux (Rmn)
August 3, 2024
•[ hack, government ]
The Grand Palais Runion des muses nationaux (Rmn) in France warns that it suffered a cyberattack.
Iran's Ministry of Information and Communications Technology
August 1, 2024
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
Israel-based hacktivists from the group WeRedEvils take credit for an ongoing internet outage in Iran.
Former President Donald Trump’s campaign
August 1, 2024
•[ hack, government ]
The FBI is investigating the alleged hack of former President Donald Trumps campaign, days after the campaign blamed Iran for a breach.
Biden-Harris campaign
August 1, 2024
•[ hack, espionage, government ]
The FBI is also investigating the alleged hack of the Biden-Harris campaign by threat actors from Iran
Senior American Political Figures
August 1, 2024
•[ espionage, government ]
The U.S. believes that the Chinese cyber espionage campaign Salt Typhoon targeted and recorded telephone calls of "very senior" American political figures.
Communist Party of Vietnam
August 1, 2024
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
Researchers at Recorded Future observe the Chinese state-sponsored group RedDelta targeting Mongolia, Taiwan, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Cambodia with an adapted infection chain to distribute its customized PlugX backdoor.
Jefferson County Clerk’s Office
July 22, 2024
•[ hack, government ]
A cyber attack forces the Jefferson County Clerks Office to close eight branches.
Superior Court of Los Angeles County (LASC)
July 19, 2024
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The largest trial court in the United States, the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, closed all 36 courthouse locations on Monday to restore systems affected by a Friday ransomware attack.
