New Zealand Post
September 8, 2021
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
New Zealand postal service is one of several organizations to suffer a coordinated DDOS attack.
CITY4U
September 7, 2021
•[ hack, government ]
Hacker claims to have stolen personal information of 7 million Israelis from the CITY4U website.
South African Justice Department
September 6, 2021
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Ransomware attack encrypts the entire network of the South African Justice Department making all electronic services unavailable.
Boston Public Library
August 25, 2021
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
Boston Public Library System suffers a cyber attack causing a system-wide outage.
Evin prison (Tehran)
August 24, 2021
•[ hack, government ]
Hacktivist group breaches Tehran prison complex video system and leaks videos showing extensive prisoner abuse.
Twin Falls County, Idaho
August 12, 2021
•[ hack, malware, government ]
County in Idaho suffers a malware attack taking multiple departments offline for many days.
French Government Website
August 10, 2021
•[ leak, government ]
French government's visa website suffers a cyber attack exposing personal data of visa applicants.
Limestone Sewage Treatment Plant
August 4, 2021
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Sewage treatment plant in rural Maine suffers a ransomware attack shutting down the control computer.
Rhode Island Public Transit Authority
August 3, 2021
•[ leak, government ]
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority suffers a data breach compromising personal information associated with employee health plans.
European Commission's Cybersecurity Atlas
August 2, 2021
•[ leak, government ]
The European Commission's Cybersecurity Atlas appears to be the victim of a cyberattack when its entire backend database is posted for sale on the dark web.
Brown County
August 1, 2021
•[ leak, government ]
South Dakota county suffers data breach.
California Water and Wastewater System
August 1, 2021
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
California based WWS is hit with Ghost variant ransomware attack.
Lazio Region, Italy
August 1, 2021
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The Region of Lazio suffers a ransomware attack that encrypts all files in its data center and disrupts its IT network, shutting down regional operations including the Covid-19 vaccination effort.
Karapatan
July 29, 2021
•[ ddos, government ]
Karapatan, a human rights group, suffers an ongoing DDOS attack that appears to be linked to the Philippine Army.
City of Thessaloniki
July 23, 2021
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Greece's second largest city suffers a ransomware attack shutting down online operations.
Transnet
July 22, 2021
•[ hack, government ]
Transnet, the state run operator of South African major ports and railways, suffers an unidentified cyberattack shutting down port operations.
Search and Rescue Base at Aoraki/Mount Cook
July 21, 2021
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
New Zealand Department of Conservation discloses an isolated ransomware attack, impact is minor.
City of Sunset Beach
July 21, 2021
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The city of Sunset Beach, North Carolina suffers a series of ransomware attacks.
Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IBEC)
July 20, 2021
•[ hack, government ]
Kenya's electoral body is hacked revealing personal information of over 60,000 registered voters.
Tree Rivers Regional Commission
July 18, 2021
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Georgia regional planning organization suffers ransomware attack compromising personal information of 2,000 individuals.
