Durham County
March 6, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The City of Durham and Durham County are hit by two separate Ryuk ransomware attacks.
City of Novi Sad
March 2, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The City of Novi Sad in Serbia is hit by the PwndLocker ransomware.
Democratic National Committee
February 27, 2020
•[ social, phishing, government ]
The Democratic National Committee warns its presidential candidates to be cautious after Bernie Sanders' campaign reported that an "impersonator" with a domain registered overseas had posed as one of its staffers and sought conversations with members of at least two other campaigns.
La Salle County
February 25, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
La Salle County is hit with a PwndLocker ransomware attack.
Grayson County
February 24, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Grayson County is hit with a ransomware attack.
Ordnance Survey
February 24, 2020
•[ hack, government ]
A hacker stole the personal data of 1,000 employees of the Ordnance Survey, the government-owned mapping agency for Britain. The breach occurred on January this year.
Prince Edward Island
February 23, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Prince Edward Island reveals it was hit with a Maze ransomware attack.
Secretariat of the Economy of Mexico
February 23, 2020
•[ hack, government ]
Mexico's economy ministry detects a cyber attack on some of its servers.
Defence Information Systems Agency (DISA)
February 20, 2020
•[ leak, government ]
The U.S. Defence Information Systems Agency reveals that Social Security numbers and other personal data in its network may have been compromised between May and July 2019.
City of Wayne
February 19, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The city of Wayne is hit with a ransomware attack.
Government data center in Rwanda
February 18, 2020
•[ hack, government ]
A Rwandan data centre that hosts servers related to the country's government is taken down by hackers.
Rabun County
February 17, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The Rabun County is hit with a ransomware attack.
Port Lavaca
February 15, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The Port Lavaca City Hall is hit with a Ryuk ransomware attack,
The International Olympic Committee Twitter Account
February 15, 2020
•[ hack, government ]
The International Olympic Committee Twitter Account Twitter account is hacked by OurMine.
Grand Est
February 13, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The Grand Est region is hit with a ransomware attack.
Palm Beach county's election office
February 12, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
It is reported that Palm Beach election office had its computer systems infected and encrypted by ransomware just weeks before the 2016 US presidential elections.
Puerto Rico's government
February 12, 2020
•[ financial, phishing, government ]
Puerto Rico's government loses more than $2.6 million after falling for a Business Email Compromise Scam. The incident occurred on January 17.
City of Garrison
February 10, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The City of Garrison is hit with a ransomware attack.
Redcar and Cleveland Council
February 8, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Redcar and Cleveland Council is hit with a ransomware cyber-attack.
Rockdale County
February 7, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Some Rockdale County services are impacted after multiple county servers were hit by a ransomware attack.
