Davidson County
February 16, 2018
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The Davidson County computers are hit by an unspecified ransomware.
City of Allentown
February 13, 2018
•[ malware, government ]
The city of Allentown is hit by the Emotet Trojan. The City believes that the cost of remediation is closeto $1 million.
Idaho Transportation Department (ITD)
February 12, 2018
•[ hack, government ]
A hack of two email accounts at the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) potentially exposes the personal information of commercial truckers whose rigs are registered in Idaho, including Social Security and credit card numbers.
Pyeongchang Winter Olympics
February 10, 2018
•[ hack, government ]
Pyeongchang Winter Olympics organizers confirm that the Games had fallen victim to a cyber attack during Friday's opening ceremony, but they refused to reveal the source. US intelligence the attack was carried by Russia while trying to make it appear as though North Korea was responsible.
City of Enumclaw
February 7, 2018
•[ social, phishing, government ]
The city of Enumclaw accidentally sends an email to an "individual pretending to be a member of City administration" and compromises the W-2s of hundreds of employees.
Italian Democratic Party (PD)
February 6, 2018
•[ hack, government ]
The AnonPlus hacker group says they have hacked the Florence branch of the Italian centre-left Democratic Party (PD) and leaked data regarding leader Matteo Renzi online.
Province of Milan
February 6, 2018
•[ hack, government ]
The same hackers also claim to have hacked the website of Provincia di Milano (Province of Milan) in Italy.
City of Keokuk
February 4, 2018
•[ leak, phishing, government ]
The City of Keokuk says a data breach resulted in the release of personal information of current and former city employees and elected leaders. An unauthorized party was able to obtain 2017 W-2 tax forms through the use of a "criminal phishing email."
City of Pittsburg, Kansas
February 1, 2018
•[ social, phishing, government ]
The City of Pittsburg in Kansas reveals to have been subjected to a sophisticated phishing scheme targeting employee payroll data. The attack results in the release of sensitive information for current and former city employees who received a W-2 for the 2017 fiscal year.
Dutch tax authority
January 29, 2018
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
The Dutch Tax Authority is also taken down by a DDoS attack.
DigID
January 29, 2018
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
The Dutch official online signature system DigID is also reportedly hit by the same wave of DDoS attacks.
Ontario Progressive Conservative Party
January 28, 2018
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party's internal database is locked up by a ransomware attack in early November. The incident is first being acknowledged now.
SVR (COZYBEAR)
January 25, 2018
•[ espionage, government ]
A threat actor successfully compromised the networks of the Dukes (Cozy Bear), gaining visibility into the Dukes' targeting methods and operations. This compromise allegedly helped the U.S. intelligence community to attribute the 2016 compromise of the Democratic National Committee and other entities to Russian state-sponsored actors.
Harris County
January 24, 2018
•[ financial, phishing, government ]
Harris County lose almost $900K in a phishing scam. The attack dates back to September 2017.
Metrolinx
January 23, 2018
•[ hack, government ]
Ontario transit agency Metrolinx says it was the target of a cyberattack that originated in North Korea, but no personal information was compromised.
Charlotte Housing Authority
January 19, 2018
•[ social, phishing, government ]
341 employees of the Charlotte Housing Authority have their W-2 forms compromised after scammers sent CHA staffers an e-mail pretending to be from CEO.
Syed Akbaruddin's Twitter Account @AkbaruddinIndia
January 14, 2018
•[ hack, social, government ]
The verified Twitter account of Syed Akbaruddin. India's top diplomat to the United Nations, is briefly taken over by suspected Turkish hackers.
US Senate
January 12, 2018
•[ espionage, government ]
Researchers from Trend Micro reveal that the state sponsored hackers behind APT28 (AKA Pawn Storm AKA Fancy Bear) targeted the US Senate in mid-2017).
United States Olympic Committee
January 10, 2018
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
APT28 AKA Pawn Storm AKA Fancy Bear publish a set of apparently stolen emails purportedly belong to officials from the International Olympic Committee, the United States Olympic Committee, and third-party groups associated with the organizations.
City of Belle Fourche
January 4, 2018
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The city of Belle Fourche is hit by a ransomware attack.
