Unnamed European government
March 15, 2018
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
Researchers from Palo Alto Networks reveal a new campaign carried on by the infamous APT28 (AKA Fancy Bear AKA Sofacy) targeting an unnamed European Government, exploiting an updated version of DealersChoice, a platform that exploits a Flash vulnerability.
Queensland Transport Department
March 13, 2018
•[ espionage, government ]
ABC News reveals that overseas hackers breached the Queensland Transport Department's security network last year, before attempting to steal information from staff members from other sections of government.
Gwent Police
March 13, 2018
•[ hack, government ]
Gwent Police is being investigated after failing to inform up to 450 people that hackers may have accessed their confidential reports to the force.
UK government contractor
March 9, 2018
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
Researchers at NCC Group reveal to have discovered multiple backdoors on a UK government contractor's computer systems designed to steal sensitive government and military data. The hack is tied to China-linked cyber espionage group APT15.
Former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen's Senate campaign
March 8, 2018
•[ hack, government ]
Former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen's Senate campaign tells the FBI in a letter that it fears it was hacked.
Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)
March 1, 2018
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
For the second time in two weeks, the computers at the Colorado Department of Transportation Agency shut down 2,000 computers after a ransomware infection.
About one dozen Connecticut government agencies
February 23, 2018
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
About one dozen Connecticut government agencies are hit with what one published report says is a WannaCry attack that knocks about 160 computers offline.
Matteo Salvini Blog
February 22, 2018
•[ hack, government ]
The Italian elections are approaching, so Hacktivists from the collective LulzSecITA hack the blog of Matteo Salvini, the leader of right-wind Italian party "La Lega" and dump 70,000 emails.
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)
February 20, 2018
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
CDOT is hit with a ransomware attack, attributed to SamSam, which forces the organization to shut down 2,000 computers.
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.
