United Nations Development Programme
March 27, 2024
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) investigates a cyberattack after threat actors breached its IT systems to steal human resources data. The 8Base ransomware operation claims responsibility for the attack.
Gilmer County
March 26, 2024
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The government of Gilmer County in Georgia posts a notice on its website warning that a ransomware attack was affecting its ability to provide services to its more than 30,000 residents.
Department of State employees and annuitants
March 25, 2024
•[ social, government ]
The State Departments oversight office warns current and former employees to be cautious of a fraudulent scheme targeting workers payroll accounts.
City of St. Cloud
March 25, 2024
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The city of St. Cloud says it discovered a ransomware attack affecting city services.
City of Jacksonville Beach
March 20, 2024
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The City of Jacksonville Beach is hit with a LockBit ransomware attack.
Tarrant County Appraisal District
March 20, 2024
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The Tarrant County Appraisal District suffers a ransomware attack. Approximately two weeks later the Medusa ransomware gang claims responsibility for the attack,
Henry County
March 18, 2024
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Henry County is hit with a Medusa ransomware attack
Individuals in the U.S.
March 18, 2024
•[ social, phishing, government ]
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warns that scammers are impersonating its employees to steal thousands of dollars from Americans.
Russian systems involved in the presidential elections
March 17, 2024
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
Roskomnadzor, the Russian watchdog agency records a significant number of DDoS attacks on the Russian systems involved in the presidential elections.
City of Pensacola
March 16, 2024
•[ hack, government ]
The city government of Pensacola, Florida, is dealing with widespread phone outages due to a cyberattack announced over the weekend.
Encina Wastewater Authority (EWA)
March 15, 2024
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Encina Wastewater Authority (EWA) is hit by the BlackByte ransomware group.
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
March 15, 2024
•[ hack, government ]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) discloses that a cyberattack in February led to the compromise of 11 email accounts.
Government of Palau
March 15, 2024
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The government of Palau is hit with an alleged ransomware attack by the LockBit and DragonForce ransomware gangs.
City of Birmingham
March 15, 2024
•[ hack, government ]
The city of Birmingham, Alabama, experiences outages limiting government services more than a week after a network disruption forced officials to switch to cash transactions and to take other temporary actions.
New Mexico Administrative Office of the District Attorneys
March 14, 2024
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The New Mexico Administrative Office of the District Attorneys is hit with a ransomware attack.
Alabama State Government websites
March 13, 2024
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
The hacktivist group Anonymous Sudan claims credit for a cyberattack that disrupts Alabama state government.
France Travail
March 13, 2024
•[ leak, government ]
France Travail, formerly known as Ple Emploi, warns that threat actors breached its systems and may leak or exploit personal details of an estimated 43 million individuals.
South African Government Pensions Administration Agency (GPAA)
March 12, 2024
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The LockBit ransomware gang says it was behind an attack on South Africas government workers pension fund last month, which has hampered the organizations operations and disrupted pension payments.
French government agencies
March 11, 2024
•[ hack, government ]
A number of French government agencies are hit by intense cyberattacks
Lithuania
March 8, 2024
•[ espionage, government ]
A report published by Lithuanian security services warne that China has escalated its espionage operations against Lithuania.
