Town of New Milford
December 21, 2019
•[ social, phishing, government ]
The Town of New Milford provides notice of a phishing incident occurred on October 3, 2019.
City of Frankfurt
December 19, 2019
•[ hack, malware, government ]
Frankfurt shuts down its IT network following an infection with the Emotet malware.
Bad Homburg
December 18, 2019
•[ hack, malware, government ]
Also the City of Bad Homburg is hit with an Emotet infection.
Marietta, Ga., Power & Water Department
December 18, 2019
•[ hack, government ]
Marietta, Ga., Power & Water Department is the latest victim of the Click2Gov breach.
St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office
December 17, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The St. Lucie County Sheriff's Department is forced to shutter most of its network after it is struck with ransomware.
Government organization in Cambodia
December 17, 2019
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
Researchers from Palo Alto reveal a new wave of attacks carried out by a Chinese APT dubbed Rancor, using a new malware strain dubbed Dudell.
City of Galt
December 16, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The city of Galt, California, is hit with a ransomware attack.
Iran
December 15, 2019
•[ hack, government ]
Iran telecommunications minister announces that for the second time in a week, the country has foiled a cyber attack against its infrastructure allegedly carried out by APT27.
City of New Orleans
December 13, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The city of New Orleans is hit with a ransomware attack. All employees are immediately alerted to power down computers, unplug devices & disconnect from the city's WiFi.
City of Sugarland
December 12, 2019
•[ hack, malware, government ]
The City of Sugarland joins the list of the victims of the Click2Gov breach.
City of Waco
December 11, 2019
•[ hack, malware, government ]
The City of Waco is the latest victim of the Click2Gov breach and warns residents that their online payments for water services may have been intercepted by hackers who stole credit card details.
Iran
December 11, 2019
•[ espionage, government ]
Iranian Telecoms Minister reveals to have foiled a major state-sponsored cyber attack on its infrastructure that was launched by a foreign government.
Iran
December 10, 2019
•[ leak, government ]
The private details of 15 million debit cards in Iran are published on Telegram. Cyber security experts suspect it was the work of intelligence agencies from the U.S. or Israel.
Yerington Paiute Tribe
December 10, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The Yerington Paiute Tribe is hit by a ransomware virus.
City of Pascagoula
December 9, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The city of Pascagoula confirms to have been hit by a ransomware attack.
City of East Greenwich
December 8, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The City of East Greenwich is hit by a ransomware attack.
Prison Rehabilitative Industries and Diversified Enterprises Inc (PRIDE)
December 7, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Prison Rehabilitative Industries and Diversified Enterprises Inc (PRIDE) is hit by a ransomware attack.
Indian Armed Forces
December 6, 2019
•[ social, phishing, government ]
The Indian Armed forces are hit by a spear phishing attack. The attacks are believed to originate from Pakistan or China.
Leesport borough
December 6, 2019
•[ hack, government ]
The Leesport borough issues an alert to residents, advising taxpayers that a tax collector has been hacked.
French President Emmanuel Macron
December 6, 2019
•[ hack, malware, government ]
Researchers from Google and FireEye reveal that threat actors from APT28 and Sandworm hacked the correspondence of French President Emmanuel Macron in May 2017.
