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.
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.
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.
Unnamed Philippines-based military company
April 3, 2024
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
China-linked APT used EggStreme (fileless, DLL-sideloaded) to persist on hosts at a Philippine military firm; EggStremeAgent backdoor + Keylogger enabled reconnaissance, lateral movement, and data theft; activity observed since early 2024; initial access unknown; attribution to a specific group not made.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Department of State employees and annuitants
March 25, 2024
•[ social, government ]
The State Departments oversight office warns current and former employees to be cautious of a fraudulent scheme targeting workers payroll accounts.
City of St. Cloud
March 25, 2024
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The city of St. Cloud says it discovered a ransomware attack affecting city services.
City of Jacksonville Beach
March 20, 2024
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The City of Jacksonville Beach is hit with a LockBit ransomware attack.
Tarrant County Appraisal District
March 20, 2024
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The Tarrant County Appraisal District suffers a ransomware attack. Approximately two weeks later the Medusa ransomware gang claims responsibility for the attack,
Henry County
March 18, 2024
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Henry County is hit with a Medusa ransomware attack
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.
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.
City of Pensacola
March 16, 2024
•[ hack, government ]
The city government of Pensacola, Florida, is dealing with widespread phone outages due to a cyberattack announced over the weekend.
Encina Wastewater Authority (EWA)
March 15, 2024
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Encina Wastewater Authority (EWA) is hit by the BlackByte ransomware group.
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
March 15, 2024
•[ hack, government ]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) discloses that a cyberattack in February led to the compromise of 11 email accounts.