City of Wichita
May 3, 2024
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The City of Wichita, Kansas, discloses it was forced to shut down portions of its network after suffering a weekend ransomware attack. The LockBit ransomware operation claims responsibility for the attack.
South African Department of Justice and Constitutional Development
May 1, 2024
•[ hack, financial, government ]
The South African Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DJ&CD) suffers a cyber security incident affecting child maintenance payments.
Equinox
April 29, 2024
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Equinox notifies clients and staff members about a data security incident on April 29 due to a LockBit 3.0 ransomware attack.
Kansas City Scout Traffic Management System
April 25, 2024
•[ hack, government ]
The Kansas City Scout System is taken down by a cyberattack.for 3 months
Illinois Department Of Human Services
April 25, 2024
•[ social, phishing, government ]
The Illinois Department Of Human Services reveals that a phishing attack affected more than 1.1M public assistance clients.
Czech News Agency (CTK)
April 24, 2024
•[ hack, government ]
An unidentified threat actor hacks the website of Czech News Agency (CTK) a government-owned Czech news service, and publishes a fake story claiming that an assassination attempt had been made against the newly elected Slovak president, Petr Pellegrini.
Government of British Columbia
April 18, 2024
•[ hack, government ]
The Government of British Columbia is investigating multiple "cybersecurity incidents" that have impacted the Canadian province's government networks.
New York Bill Drafting Commission
April 17, 2024
•[ hack, malware, government ]
The New York Bill Drafting Commission is taken down by a malware attack.
Argentina's driver licenses
April 16, 2024
•[ hack, leak, government ]
A threat actor allegedly hacks a database holding 5.7M Argentinas drivers licenses, requesting a payment of $3,000 USD for whoever wishes to purchase the images of Argentine licenses.
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
April 15, 2024
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) suffers an 8Base ransomware attack.
Israel's radar system
April 14, 2024
•[ hack, government ]
An Iranian cyber group named Handala claims to have breached Israel's radar systems and sent hundreds of thousands of threatening text messages to Israeli citizens.
Municipalities of Saint-Nazaire, Montoir-de-Bretagne, Donges, La Chapelle-des-marais and Pornichet
April 11, 2024
•[ ransomware, government ]
Five municipalities near the river Loire on the west coast of France are hit by a LockBit ransomware attack on their shared computer servers, leaving staff without the ability to access documents or get on with their work.
Moskollector
April 10, 2024
•[ hack, government ]
Blackjack, a Ukrainian hacker group affiliated with the countrys security service claims to have targeted Moskollector, the firm that operates the communication system for Moscows sewage network.
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.
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.
