Nepali Ministry of Foreign Affairs
December 9, 2020
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
Researchers from Trend Micro discover a new campaign from the Sidewinder APT targeting government entities in South Asia. One of the targets is the Nepali Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Sri Lankan Ministry of Defense
December 9, 2020
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
Researchers from Trend Micro discover a new campaign from the Sidewinder APT targeting government entities in South Asia. One of the targets is the Sri Lankan Ministry of Defense.
City of Marieville
December 8, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The City of Marieville is the apparent victim of a ransomware attack.
TSYS
December 8, 2020
•[ ransomware, leak, malware ]
Payment card processing company TSYS has suffered a ransomware attack. The attackers also stole and publishe TSYS data.
Dade City, FL
December 8, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The Avaddon threat actors claim to have attacked the city of Dade City, FL.
FireEye
December 8, 2020
•[ espionage, malware, technology ]
FireEye has revealed that a nation-state hacking group has accessed its systems and stolen hacking tools it uses for penetration testing. Later it was revealed that FireEye was breached as a result of the SolarWinds hack.
Mobile users in China
December 7, 2020
•[ insider, malware, technology ]
A court in China finds a Gionee subsidiary guilty of intentionally installing malware on millions of smartphones. The company knowingly infected nearly 21.75 million devices with a Trojan and made $4.2 million in profit.
Nutrasource
December 7, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
Nutrasource, a firm that does clinical trials, is among the unconfirmed victims of the Egregor ransomware. Egregor claims to have struck the company.
Greater Baltimore Medical Center
December 6, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
The Greater Baltimore Medical Center is hit by ransomware.
Texarkana Water Utility
December 6, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Texarkana Water Utility is the victim of a ransomware attack.
Bowie County
December 6, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
A ransomware attack has affected city computers and caused outages across Bowie County.
Hoff van Twente
December 6, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The municipality of Hof van Twente has fallen to a ransomware attack.
RMD Kwikform
December 6, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware ]
REvil (Sodinokibi) claims to have attacked RWD Kwikform, a construction company in Walsall.
Braunau am Inn
December 6, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The IT system of the municipality of Braunau am Inn was targeted by a cyberattack that encrypted all data on the servers.
GBMC HealthCare
December 6, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
GBMC HealthCare in Boston is the victim of a ransomware attack.
Miller County
December 6, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
A ransomware attack has affected city computers and caused outages across Miller County.
Leonardo S.p.A.
December 5, 2020
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
Italian police have arrested two people for allegedly using malware to steal 10 GB of data from Leonardo S.p.A., an Italian defense contractor. One of the defendants used a USB key to infect 94 workstations between 2015 and 2017 .
Kopter
December 5, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, manufacturing ]
Helicopter maker Kopter has been hit by the LockBit ransomware gang.
CGSEC
December 4, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, finance ]
CGSEC, a Thai securities trading firm, has been hacked by a group calling itself ALTDOS. Th hackers stole sensitive documents and encrypted files on the CGSEC network.
Radio Azzurra
December 4, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, technology ]
Radio Azzurra, a Novara radio station, has been hit by what appears to be a ransomware attack.