Office of the Colorado State Public Defender
February 9, 2024
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
A ransomware attack on the Office of the Colorado State Public Defender forces the agency to shut down its computer network.
Dutch Ministry of Defence
February 9, 2024
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
The Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD) of the Netherlands revels that a Chinese cyber-espionage group breached the Dutch Ministry of Defence and deployed the COATHANGER malware on compromised devices exploiting the CVE-2022-42475 vulnerability targeting Fortinet devices.
Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
February 5, 2024
•[ leak, espionage, government ]
A government source reveals that classified Japanese diplomatic documents were leaked after a Chinese cyberattacks on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Pennsylvania’s court system
February 4, 2024
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
Pennsylvanias court system is hit with a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack and experiences disruptions.
Multiple government agencies in the Philippines
February 2, 2024
•[ espionage, government ]
Government agencies in the Philippines announce they had repelled a cyberattack from threat actors suspected to be based in China.
Municipality of Germantown
February 2, 2024
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Tennessee's Germantown announces a ransomware attack.
Ukrainian military
February 2, 2024
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
Researchers from Securonix reveal the details of the STEADY#URSA campaign, an ongoing operation carried on by the russia-linked APT group Shuckworm (aka Gamaredon, and Primitive Bear, targeting the Ukrainian military with a new PowerShell backdoor called Subtle-Paws
Municipality of Korneuburg
February 2, 2024
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The municipality of Korneuburg in Austria says it was hit by a LockBit ransomware attack, leading to funerals reportedly being canceled and the town hall informing residents its staff can only be reached via telephone.
Municipality of Sant Antoni de Portmany
February 1, 2024
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The Municipality of Sant Antoni de Portmany in the Island of Ibiza, suffers a ransomware attack.
Unnamed Lincoln Project vendor
February 1, 2024
•[ financial, phishing, government ]
The anti-Donald Trump super PAC Lincoln Project discloses to have lost $35,000 to a business email compromise (BEC) scam.
Regione Basilicata
January 29, 2024
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The local region of Basilicata in Italy suffers a ransomware attack.
Fulton County
January 29, 2024
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Fulton County discloses to have experienced a widespread system outage during the weekend. A ransomware group claims responsibility for the attack.
Romanian Chamber of Deputies
January 29, 2024
•[ hack, government ]
Threat actors breach the database of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the Parliament, reportedly managing to obtain confidential information, such as the prime ministers identity documents, medical analyses, and other personal data.
Ukraine Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War
January 29, 2024
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
The Ukrainian state agency overseeing the treatment of prisoners says that it had restored access to its website after being hit by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack over the weekend.
Municipality of Teo
January 29, 2024
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The municipality of Teo in Spain, is hit with a ransomware attack.
Global Affairs Canada
January 29, 2024
•[ hack, government ]
Global Affairs Canada suffers a cyber attack and says an "unplanned IT outage" is affecting remote access to its network, activated intentionally to "address the discovery of malicious cyber activity."
Ukrzaliznytsia
January 25, 2024
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
Ukraine's state railway, Ukrzaliznytsia, confirms that some of its services are under attack, preventing some customers from buying tickets online
Ukrtransbezpeka
January 25, 2024
•[ hack, government ]
Ukrtransbezpeka, an Ukrainian government agency providing transport and traffic security is hit with a cyber attack claimed by a Russian group known as the National Cyber Army.
Bucks County
January 24, 2024
•[ government ]
Bucks County, Pennsylvania is hit with a cybersecurity incident that knocks out the Emergency Communications Departments computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system.
Washington County
January 24, 2024
•[ hack, government ]
Another community in Pennsylvania Washington County also reports a cybersecurity incident. The countys court system says it is currently experiencing network outages.
