Ontario Progressive Conservative Party
January 28, 2018
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party's internal database is locked up by a ransomware attack in early November. The incident is first being acknowledged now.
SVR (COZYBEAR)
January 25, 2018
•[ espionage, government ]
A threat actor successfully compromised the networks of the Dukes (Cozy Bear), gaining visibility into the Dukes' targeting methods and operations. This compromise allegedly helped the U.S. intelligence community to attribute the 2016 compromise of the Democratic National Committee and other entities to Russian state-sponsored actors.
Harris County
January 24, 2018
•[ financial, phishing, government ]
Harris County lose almost $900K in a phishing scam. The attack dates back to September 2017.
Metrolinx
January 23, 2018
•[ hack, government ]
Ontario transit agency Metrolinx says it was the target of a cyberattack that originated in North Korea, but no personal information was compromised.
Charlotte Housing Authority
January 19, 2018
•[ social, phishing, government ]
341 employees of the Charlotte Housing Authority have their W-2 forms compromised after scammers sent CHA staffers an e-mail pretending to be from CEO.
Syed Akbaruddin's Twitter Account @AkbaruddinIndia
January 14, 2018
•[ hack, social, government ]
The verified Twitter account of Syed Akbaruddin. India's top diplomat to the United Nations, is briefly taken over by suspected Turkish hackers.
US Senate
January 12, 2018
•[ espionage, government ]
Researchers from Trend Micro reveal that the state sponsored hackers behind APT28 (AKA Pawn Storm AKA Fancy Bear) targeted the US Senate in mid-2017).
United States Olympic Committee
January 10, 2018
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
APT28 AKA Pawn Storm AKA Fancy Bear publish a set of apparently stolen emails purportedly belong to officials from the International Olympic Committee, the United States Olympic Committee, and third-party groups associated with the organizations.
City of Belle Fourche
January 4, 2018
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The city of Belle Fourche is hit by a ransomware attack.
Correggio Speed Cameras database
December 31, 2017
•[ hack, government ]
The Anonymous hack the speed cameras database of an Italian city (Correggio) and dump the content.
Stanislaus County's Mental Health Department
December 15, 2017
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
500 computers from Stanislaus County's Mental Health Department are quarantined after ransomware is detected in the network.
Israel
December 8, 2017
•[ leak, hack, government ]
In name of #OpIsrael and #OpUSA, hacktivists from the Anonymous Collective leak online names, emails, and passwords of Israeli public employees and share a list of US government sites to target, calling on action against them.
Road Sign near North Central Expressway in Dallas
December 8, 2017
•[ hack, government ]
A traffic sign near North Central Expressway in Dallas is hacked and defaced with an obscene message against the President of United States Donald Trump and his voters.
Village of Nashotah
December 7, 2017
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The Village of Nashotah pays an unidentified hacker a $2,000 ransom to decrypt its computer system after a hack in late November.
Mecklenburg County
December 4, 2017
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Mecklenburg County, which includes the city of Charlotte and surrounding areas, is hit with ransomware and struggles to get its systems back online ever since. In the meantime, county officials are forced to revert to paper systems.
