Czech Ministry of Defense
December 3, 2018
•[ espionage, hack, government ]
The Czech Security Intelligence Service (BIS) says that two Russian-linked cyber-espionage groups have hacked into the Czech Republic's government networks during 2016 and 2017.
Ames Parking Ticket Payment System
November 30, 2018
•[ hack, malware, government ]
The data breach to Click2Gov online payment system might have exposed information on 4,600 people who used Ames, Iowa, online ticket payment system between Aug. 10 to Nov. 19, 2018.
Town of Christiansburg
November 29, 2018
•[ social, phishing, government ]
The information of 900 people of Christiansburg is compromised in a phishing scam.
Moscow Ropeway (MKD)
November 28, 2018
•[ ransomware, government ]
One day after opening to the general public, Moscow's first-ever cable car is forced to shut down after a reported ransomware cyberattack.
worldwish
November 19, 2018
•[ hack, malware, government ]
Unknown attackers compromise worldwish.org, a website managed by a charitable organization, and implant the CoinIMP Javascript miner.
Mkinac Regional County Municipality
November 18, 2018
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The Quebec region of M kinac pays a $30,000 Bitcoin ransom after its servers are hit by ransomware.
Christian Ehring
November 14, 2018
•[ hack, leak, government ]
German security officials detected a cyberattack, believed to be by the Russian group Snake, on the email accounts of German celebrities, lawmakers, military officials, and staff of several German embassies. As a result of the hack, the personal details of the victims were leaked online by the hackers. One of the victimis is TV presenter Christian Ehring.
Democratic National Committee
November 14, 2018
•[ hack, government ]
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) claims that Russian hackers tried to break into its servers in November 2018, shortly after the conclusion of the US midterm elections.
Middle East Airlines
November 14, 2018
•[ espionage, misconfiguration, government ]
An unknown actor with a connection to Iran hijacked DNS records to target the traffic of governments and telecommunications organizations around the world. One of the victims is Middle East Airlines, a Lebanese airline.
Italian certified email accounts
November 14, 2018
•[ hack, government ]
Unknown hackers gain access to thousands of Italian certified email accounts, including those of magistrates and security officials.
70 Gabon Government Websites
October 28, 2018
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
The hacktivist group Anonymous takes down 70 Gabon government websites as part of its "anti-dictatorships" campaign.
kasvyksta.lt
October 26, 2018
•[ espionage, hack, government ]
Ghostwriter, a suspected Belarus-backed hacking group, has compromised websites and email accounts in Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland'to publish fabricated documents pushing anti-North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) narratives consistent with Kremlin talking points. The influence campaign started in 2017.
Indiana National Guard
October 18, 2018
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The Indiana National Guard reports that a non-military server that contains the personal information of civilian and military personnel is hit with ransomware.
City of West Haven
October 16, 2018
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The City of West Haven pays $2,000 after having 23 of its servers encrypted from a ransomware attack.
Onslow Water and Sewer Authority (ONWASA)
October 13, 2018
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The Onslow Water and Sewer Authority (ONWASA) is hit by a targeted ransomware attack carried out via Ryuk.
Minnesota Department of Human Services
October 9, 2018
•[ social, phishing, government ]
The Minnesota Department of Human Services falls victim to a phishing email scam. The attackers accessed the information of approximately 21,000 individuals in two incidents back in June and July.
City of Lake Worth Utilities
October 9, 2018
•[ financial, malware, government ]
Customers of the City of Lake Worth Utilities who utilized the online option to pay their bill, between August 28 and October 9, may have experienced a possible breach of their credit card information.
Cork City Council
October 9, 2018
•[ hack, government ]
5,000 people's personal information, who used a parking app, collected by Cork City Council, is illegally accessed by a hacker.
Madison County Government Services
October 7, 2018
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
A ransomware attack hits Madison County Government services.
Rep. Pete King's campaign website
October 7, 2018
•[ hack, misconfiguration, government ]
Rep. Pete King's campaign website is defaced.
