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.
City of Hamilton
April 21, 2018
•[ leak, government ]
The emails of about 1,100 Hamilton residents have been compromised following a data breach of two waste collection apps, according to the city of Hamilton.
African Embassy in Dublin
April 16, 2018
•[ hack, government ]
Researchers from Lastline reveal that an African ambassador in Dublin was compromised by cyber criminals with hackers gaining access to entire nation's digital data.
Middle Eastern Individuals
April 16, 2018
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
Researchers from Lookout reveal the details of an espionage campaign using two malware strains called Desert Scorpion and FrozenCell, to spy on targets in Palestine. The attackers are thought to be linked to Hamas.
India's Ministry of Defence
April 6, 2018
•[ hack, government ]
The website of India's Ministry of Defence is defaced by suspected Chinese attackers.
Japan Ministry Employees
April 4, 2018
•[ leak, government ]
The Japanese government's cybersecurity center reveals that the email addresses and passwords of thousands of ministry employees have been leaked and are being sold on the Internet.
Government of Sint Maarten
April 2, 2018
•[ hack, government ]
The entire government of Sint Maarten, an independent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, is taken down for a week by a cyber attack.
Stormont (Northern Ireland Parliament)
March 27, 2018
•[ government ]
Stormont (the Northern Irish Parliament) issues a warning to all staff, including political parties, after discovering its email service was hit by a cyber attack.
City of Atlanta
March 22, 2018
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
IT systems used by the City of Atlanta, are hit by a SamSam ransomware attack, cutting off some online city services and potentially putting the personal information of employees and citizens at risk.
Russian Defense Ministry
March 22, 2018
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
The Russian Defense Ministry reveals that a total of 7 DDoS attacks are carried out against its website during the final vote of the general elections.
Russian Central Election Commission
March 18, 2018
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
The Russian Central Election Commission is hit by a DDoS attack.
UK National Lottery
March 16, 2018
•[ hack, brute-force, government ]
The UK National Lottery advises all 10.5 million people with online accounts to change their passwords following an attempt by hackers to access accounts using credential stuffing.
