Czech Statistical Office (CSU)
October 21, 2017
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
Two websites run by the Czech Statistical Office (CSU) are taken offline after a DDoS attack tries to disrupt reporting of the country's parliamentary elections.
Sweden Transport Administration (Trafikverket)
October 11, 2017
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
A DDoS attack targets the Sweden Transport Administration (Trafikverket)
John Kelly's personal cellphone
October 5, 2017
•[ hack, espionage, government ]
White House officials believe that chief of staff John Kelly's personal cellphone was compromised, potentially as long ago as December, according to three U.S. government officials.
4,000 NATO soldiers
October 4, 2017
•[ hack, government ]
The Wall Street Journal reports that Russian hackers have so far accessed the phones of 4,000 NATO troops in Europe.
North Korea's Reconaissance General Bureau
September 30, 2017
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
U.S. government officials told the Washington Post that the United States had launched a denial of service campaign against North Korea's Reconnaissance General Bureau, the country's intelligence agency.
national-lottery
September 30, 2017
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
Camelot reveals that a DDoS attack took down the website of the National Lottery.
Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment Authority (GEA)
September 29, 2017
•[ hack, government ]
Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment Authority (GEA), says that its website had been the target of cyber attacks from outside the kingdom.
Minsk Operational Administration of the Armed Forces
September 28, 2017
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
A threat actor targeted the government of Belarus for espionage purposes, using a tool known as Travle or PYLOT, which is believed to be an update of malware used by NetTraveler. Between June and August the threat actor sent a total of 20 unique emails to various government entities. The emails contained a series of subject lines revolving around Zapad-2017, a joint exercise between the Russian and Belarusian militaries.
Toms River Police Department
September 28, 2017
•[ leak, government ]
The township of Toms River plans to notify about 3,700 people that their personal information may have been compromised by a data breach inside the police department over the summer.
Danish Ministry Foreign Affairs
September 28, 2017
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
The Ministry of Immigration and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, are hit by a DDoS attack thought to have come from a Turkish hacker group dubbed Aslan Neferler Tim.
UAE government
September 17, 2017
•[ leak, espionage, government ]
A trove of leaking emails belonging to the UAE government reveals an alleged plot to "conquer" Qatar.
Swiss Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sports
September 15, 2017
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
Switzerland's Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sports reveals to have detected a cyber attack carried on by the infamous Turla APT.
Road Sign in Modesto
September 10, 2017
•[ hack, misconfiguration, government ]
An electronic road sign in the city of Modesto, California is hacked and defaced with a message against President Donald Trump.
Schuyler County Sheriff's Department
September 8, 2017
•[ hack, government ]
Schuyler County Sheriff's Department is disrupted by a hacking attack.
Julia Kloeckner Website
September 4, 2017
•[ hack, government ]
Julia Kloeckner, a top leader of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative party says her website has been hit by thousands of cyber attacks -- many from Russian IP addresses -- ahead of the television election debate between Merkel and her opponent, Social Democratic leader Martin Schulz.
Unknown Organization
September 1, 2017
•[ leak, government, healthcare ]
The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reveals to have suffered a security breach in July that may have disclosed personal information of individuals who have interacted with the Office of Children's Services.
Central German state of Saxony-Anhalt
August 31, 2017
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Internet and telephone networks at the regional parliament in the central German state of Saxony-Anhalt are offline after a ransomware attack.
22 GOP Senators
August 18, 2017
•[ leak, government ]
Hacktivist collective Anonymous reportedly leaks the private contact details of 22 GOP senators, in the wake of the Charlottesville violence and US President Donald Trump's controversial response to the event, asking for Trump's impeachment.
Scottish Parliament
August 15, 2017
•[ hack, brute-force, government ]
Officials reveal that the Scottish Parliament has been targeted by a "brute force" cyber attack. The attack, from "external sources", was similar to that which affected Westminster in June.
Official website of Charlottesville
August 12, 2017
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
The Anonymous claim responsibility for carrying out a DDoS attack on the official website of Charlottesville city Virginia. The attack is conducted under the banner of #OpDomesticTerrorism.
