National Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity (NISC)
August 29, 2023
•[ hack, espionage, government ]
Suspected Chinese hackers breach Japan's cybersecurity agency and potentially access sensitive data stored on its networks for nine months.
Italian region of Lazio
August 28, 2023
•[ hack, misconfiguration, government ]
A subdomain of the Italian region of Lazio (salute.lazio.it) is compromised to serve adult content.
Poland's railway infrastructure operator
August 25, 2023
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
A DDoS attack pro-Russia carried out sending "stop" commands via radio frequency halts 20 trains across Poland and paralyzes traffic for hours over the weekend. Two suspects are arrested.
Undisclosed supplier of the London Metropolitan Police
August 25, 2023
•[ hack, government ]
The Metropolitan Police in London, investigates a hack into one of its suppliers that may have exposed officers' details.
St Helens Borough Council
August 24, 2023
•[ ransomware, government ]
St Helens Borough Council is targeted by a suspected ransomware attack.
Gadsden County
August 22, 2023
•[ government ]
Gadsden County suffers a security breach but provides no details.
Pale Emploi
August 22, 2023
•[ leak, government ]
Pale Emploi, France's government unemployment registration and financial aid agency, informs of a data breach that exposed data belonging to 10 million individuals.
Public Center for Social Action (CPAS)
August 22, 2023
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The Public Center for Social Action (CPAS) in Charleroi, Belgium, announced its social branches would be closed "except for absolute emergencies" as a result of a suspected ransomware attack.
International Civil Defense Organization (ICDO)
August 21, 2023
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The Medusa ransomware group adds the International Civil Defense Organization (ICDO) to its list of targeted victims.
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.
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.
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.
Patriot Legal Defense Fund
August 18, 2023
•[ hack, government ]
The Patriot Legal Defense Fund website, established to support aides and employees of former President Donald Trump, is defaced.
Town of Sartrouville
August 17, 2023
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The French town of Sartrouville is hit with a Medusa ransomware cyberattack.
U.S. military procurement system and Taiwan-based organization
August 17, 2023
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
Researchers from Lumen discover a new HiatusRAT campaign performing reconnaissance against a U.S. military procurement system, and targeting of Taiwan-based organizations.
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.
German Federal Bar Association (BRAK)
August 14, 2023
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The German Federal Bar Association (BRAK) suffers a NoEscape ransomware attack.
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.
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.
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.
