City of Ellensburg
December 21, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The City of Ellensburg is the victim of a ransomware attack. The majority of the city's network drives and data cannot be accessed.
US Department of Energy
December 18, 2020
•[ hack, malware, government ]
The Department of Energy has revealed that hackers have accessed its networks as a result of the SolarWinds hack.
National Nuclear Security Administration
December 18, 2020
•[ hack, malware, government ]
The National Nuclear Security Administration has revealed that hackers have accessed its networks as a result of the SolarWinds hack.
City of Avreux
December 18, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The city of vreux is the apparent victim of a ransomware attack.
City of Austin
December 17, 2020
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
The City of Austin has been breached by the SolarWinds hackers.
US Department of State
December 17, 2020
•[ hack, malware, government ]
The US Department of State has been breached by the SolarWinds hackers.
Virginia State Corporation Commission
December 17, 2020
•[ hack, malware, government ]
The Virginia State Corporation Commission has been breached by the SolarWinds hackers.
US Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration
December 17, 2020
•[ hack, malware, government ]
The US Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration has been breached by the SolarWinds hackers.
US Department of Health's National Institutes of Health
December 17, 2020
•[ hack, malware, government ]
The US Department of Health's National Institutes of Health has been breached by the SolarWinds hackers.
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency
December 17, 2020
•[ hack, malware, government ]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency has been breached by the SolarWinds hackers.
US Department of Homeland Security
December 17, 2020
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
The US Department of Homeland Security has been breached by the SolarWinds hackers.
Travel Oklahoma
December 17, 2020
•[ leak, government ]
In December 2020, the Oklahoma state Tourism and Recreation Department suffered a data breach. The incident exposed 637k email addresses across a variety of tables including age ranges against brochure orders and dates of birth against contest entries. Genders, names and physical addresses were also exposed. The data was provided to HIBP by a source who requested it be attributed to "badhou3a".
Jefferson County Property Valuation Administrator's office
December 16, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The Jefferson County Property Valuation Administrator's office has been hit by a ransomware attack.
City of Independence
December 15, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The City of Independence, Missouri has suffered a ransomware attack.
US Department of the Treasury
December 13, 2020
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
The Department of the Treasury is a victim of the SolarWinds hack. The hackers, who are backed by a foreign government, stole information from its networks.
Chinese Communist Party
December 13, 2020
•[ leak, government ]
A major leak has exposed the information of almost two million Chinese Communist Party members.
City of Pantin
December 11, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The city of Pantin is the victim of what looks to be a ransomware attack.
Embassy of China in the US
December 10, 2020
•[ hack, government ]
The Chinese Embassy in the United States stated that its Twitter account was hacked after retweeting a claim from President Trump about the election.
Presidential Palace in Afghanistan
December 9, 2020
•[ espionage, government ]
Researchers from Trend Micro discover a new campaign from the Sidewinder APT targeting government entities in South Asia. One of the targets is the Presidential Palace in Afghanistan.
Ludlow Town Hall
December 9, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The town of Ludlow was the victim of a ransomware attack. As a result, documents relating to the payroll system of the Ludlow Town Hall were accessed.