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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Chhattisgarh State Biodiversity Board
August 4, 2023
•[ hack, misconfiguration, government ]
In name of OpIndia, Team R70 claims responsibility for defacing the website of the Chhattisgarh State Biodiversity Board.
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.
Maximus
July 26, 2023
•[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
U.S. government contractor Maximus confirms that the Clop Ransomware gang, exploiting the vulnerability in MOVEit Transfer accessed the protected health information of as many as 11 million individuals.
Wuhan Earthquake Monitoring Center
July 26, 2023
•[ hack, government ]
China accuses U.S. of hacking the Wuhan Earthquake Monitoring Center.
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.
Norwegian Government
July 24, 2023
•[ hack, malware, government ]
The Norwegian government warns that its ICT platform used by 12 ministries suffered a cyberattack after hackers exploited a zero-day vulnerability in third-party software.
Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population
July 23, 2023
•[ leak, government ]
An 'established' threat actor claims to be in possession of two million data records stolen from the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population.
Regione Umbria
July 21, 2023
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
The institutional webistes of the Italian region of Umbra are hit with a DDoS attack.
George County
July 15, 2023
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
George County is hit with a ransomware attack.
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
July 13, 2023
•[ hack, government ]
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) announces that it recently discovered a cyberattack targeting an online database that stores the personal information of project participants.
Town of Cornelius
July 12, 2023
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The Town of Cornelius, North Carolina, is dealing with delayed or unavailable services after a ransomware attack.
