South Korean Think Tank
June 11, 2018
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
North Korea-linked Lazarus APT Group planted an ActiveX zero-day exploit on the website of a South Korean think tank focused on national security.
US Navy Contractor
June 8, 2018
•[ espionage, hack, government ]
Chinese government hackers have compromised the computers of a Navy contractor, stealing 600+ Gb of highly sensitive data related to undersea warfare, including secret plans to develop a supersonic anti-ship missile for use on U.S. submarines by 2020, accordding to American officials.
Estonian Citizens (via Estonian Cybercrime Bureau)
June 7, 2018
•[ hack, malware, government ]
In June 2018, the Cybercrime Bureau of the Estonian Central Criminal Police contacted HIBP and asked for assistance in making a data set of 655k email addresses searchable. The Estonian police suspected the email addresses and passwords they obtained were being used to access mailboxes, cryptocurrency exchanges, cloud service accounts and other similar online assets. They've requested that individuals who find themselves in the data set and also identify that cryptocurrency has been stolen contact them at cybercrime@politsei.ee.
Shiawassee County
June 2, 2018
•[ financial, social, phishing ]
The Shiawassee County financial administrator resigns after being caught in a phishing scam and mistakenly wiring $50,000 to an overseas bank account.
The Rhode Island Department of Human Services
June 1, 2018
•[ hack, malware, government ]
Rhode Island officials say several state agencies are targeted by malware. The list of victims include: the Department of Children, Youth and Families, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Behavioral Healthcare.
Afghan diplomats in Pakistan
May 26, 2018
•[ espionage, phishing, government ]
Afghan diplomats in Pakistan are warned they are believed to be victims of "government-backed" digital attacks trying to steal their email passwords.
Independent Like the North State Group Forum
May 17, 2018
•[ hack, government ]
An online forum designated for California's First Congressional District debate was hacked by unknown hackers, who take over the live stream to broadcast gay pornography.
DSB
May 11, 2018
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
The Danish state rail operator DSB is hit by a massive DDoS attack, paralyzing some operations, including ticketing systems and the communication infrastructure.
Wasaga Beach
May 10, 2018
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Wasaga Beach pays the ransom to hackers who took over its computer system earlier this month.
City of Goodyear
May 8, 2018
•[ leak, government ]
The City of Goodyear announces that its bill pay system may have been compromised. The possible breach could expose 30,000 utility customers.
ViewFines
May 7, 2018
•[ leak, misconfiguration, government ]
In May 2018, the South African website for viewing traffic fines online known as ViewFines suffered a data breach. Over 934k records containing 778k unique email addresses were exposed and included names, phone numbers, government issued IDs and passwords stored in plain text.
Riverside Fire and Police department
May 4, 2018
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Ransomware infects the servers of the Riverside Fire and Police department for the second time in a month.
Copenhagen city's bicycle sharing system "Bycyklen"
May 4, 2018
•[ hack, government ]
Unknown hackers disrupt the Copenhagen city's bicycle sharing system "Bycyklen", erasing the data of 1,860 bicycles.
City of Tulsa
May 4, 2018
•[ hack, government ]
The City of Tulsa confirms that computer hackers broke into several City controlled accounts but says it appears there have been no effects on city systems.
Knox County's website
May 1, 2018
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
The Tennessee county's website is taken down by a DDoS attack on election night.
Highway Sign in Arizona
April 27, 2018
•[ hack, misconfiguration, government ]
Someone hacks a highway sign in Arizona and defaces it with 'Hail Hitler' text.
City of Bologna
April 27, 2018
•[ hack, government ]
The website of the City of Bologna is defaced by AnonPlus.
Sen. Richard Pan
April 26, 2018
•[ financial, hack, government ]
Sen. Richard Pan, D-Sacramento, claims that thieves hacked his email account and stole $46,000 from his re-election campaign in a "sophisticated" scheme earlier this year.
Japanese defense companies
April 23, 2018
•[ espionage, government ]
According to FireEye, the Chinese group APT10 has targeted Japanese defense companies, possibly to get information on Tokyo's policy toward resolving the North Korean nuclear impasse.
Prince Edward Island (PEI) Government Website
April 23, 2018
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
A ransomware attack takes down the Prince Edward Island Government website.
