Date Reported: 2025-01-08 Country: Slovakia Victim: Slovak Geodesy | Slovak Geodesy Website: skgeodesy.sk Additional Information :
Slovakia has experienced a massive cyberattack targeting the land and property registration system. The attack forced the closure of all systems and limited the activities of cadastre offices. Authorities suspect the attack may have originated from Ukraine, although no evidence has been provided.…Category: Cyber Attack
Date Reported: 2024-12-29 Country: FIN | Finland Victim: Peikko Group | Peikko Group Website: peikko.com Additional Information :
The Finnish company Peikko was targeted in a cyberattack during the holiday weekend. The attack also impacted its factory in Höringhausen, Germany. Hackers likely aimed to obtain money by stealing data or demanding a ransom.…Date Reported: 2024-12-17 Country: NGA | Nigeria Victim: Bureau national des statistiques (NBS) | National Bureau of Statistics Website: nigerianstat.gov.ng Additional Information :
The Nigerian National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) website has been offline for three weeks due to a cyberattack. The breach was confirmed on December 18, 2024.…Date Reported: 2024-12-24 Country: Brazil Victim: Mairie de Guararema | Guararema City Hall Website: guararema.sp.gov.br Additional Information :
The Guararema City Hall announced that protocols completed between November 30 and December 23, 2024, need to be redone due to a cyberattack. The cyberattack disrupted the stability of the city’s systems.…Date Reported: 2024-12-26 Country: USA | United States of America Victim: Winston-Salem | Winston-Salem Website: cityofws.org Additional Information :
The city of Winston-Salem is currently experiencing a cyberattack that began on December 26. This attack has led to the shutdown of the online electric bill payment system.…Date Reported: 2025-01-07 Country: USA Victim: Addison Northwest School District | Addison Northwest School District Website: anwsd.org Additional Information :
The Addison Northwest School District (ANWSD) shut down its computers after detecting a cyberattack. This incident resulted in the loss or disruption of internet access across the entire district.…Date Reported: 2024-12-18 Country: Ecuador | Ecuador Victim: Fondo Genesis | Genesis Fund Website: fondgenesis.com Additional Information :
The ransomware group RansomHub claims to have hacked the insurance company MetLife, alleging the theft of 1 TB of sensitive data. MetLife denies being a victim of an attack, despite RansomHub’s claims.…Date Reported: 2025-01-03 Country: CAN | Canada Victim: Kingston Police | Kingston Police Website: kingstonpolice.ca Additional Information :
The Kingston Police in Ontario was the victim of a cyberattack. The attack caused a slowdown in some of their services. Despite the attack, urgent calls are still being handled promptly.…Maine School Districts Hit by Cybersecurity Issues, One Disconnects Internet to Protect Student Data
Date Reported: 2025-01-05 Country: USA Victim: Deux districts scolaires du Maine | Two school districts in Maine Website: spsdme.org Additional Information :
Two school districts in Maine experienced cybersecurity issues over the weekend. One district had to disconnect its internet network to protect student data. The attack was detected by a security monitoring service.…Date Reported: 2025-01-05 Country: CAN | Canada Victim: Upper Canada District School Board | Upper Canada District School Board Website: ucdsb.on.ca Additional Information :
The Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) is experiencing a significant disruption to its network. This disruption will affect all schools within the board tomorrow.…Date Reported: 2024-11-13 Country: USA Victim: Youth Eastside Services | Youth Eastside Services Website: youtheastsideservices.org Additional Information :
The non-profit organization Youth Eastside Services experienced a cyberattack in November 2024. An unauthorized third party accessed their computer system and viewed sensitive consumer information. Compromised data included names, birth dates, addresses, demographic information, medical information, and insurance details.…Date Reported: 2024-12-22 Country: JPN | Japan Victim: Nikki-Universal | Nikki-Universal Website: n-u.co.jp Additional Information :
Nikki-Universal, a chemical manufacturer, suffered a sophisticated ransomware attack. Hackers stole 761.8 GB of data during the breach. The ransomware group Hunters International claimed responsibility for the attack. Hunters International is known for its aggressive tactics in cybercrime.…Date Reported: 2024-12-27 Country: DEU | Germany Victim: Fraunhofer-Institut für Arbeitswirtschaft und Organisation (IAO) | Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering Website: iao.fraunhofer.de Additional Information :
The Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering (IAO) in Stuttgart was targeted by a ransomware attack on December 27, 2024. The attack disrupted certain systems and affected data integrity.…#RansomwareAttacks #IndianBrokerages #CyberThreats
Date Reported: 2024-12-09 Country: India Victim: Multi Commodity Exchange | mcxindia.com Additional Information :
At least six Indian brokerage firms have fallen victim to ransomware attacks in the past six months. Ransom demands have reached as high as 60 crore rupees. The most recent attack targeted the Multi Commodity Exchange in early December 2024.…#BankingSecurity #DigitalThreats #FinancialServicesDisruption
Date Reported: 2024-12-24 Country: Senegal Victim: La Banque de l’Habitat du Sénégal | The Bank of Habitat of Senegal | bhs.sn Additional Information :
La Banque de l’Habitat du Sénégal has suffered a cyberattack that has paralyzed its services. The attack has led to a complete interruption of the bank’s activities.…### #TravelTechSecurity #IncidentResponse #CyberAttackImpact
Date Reported: 2024-12-30 Country: India Victim: Thomas Cook India Ltd | thomascook.in Additional Information :
The Indian branch of Thomas Cook has shut down its affected systems following a cyberattack that compromised its IT infrastructure. The company has initiated an investigation and is collaborating with cybersecurity experts to assess the extent of the incident and implement corrective measures.…#RansomwareIncident #CyberResilience #DataProtection
Date Reported: 2024-12-22 Country: Singapore Victim: Le Groupe | The Group | psccorporation.com Additional Information :
The Group recently fell victim to a ransomware incident where an unauthorized third party accessed its servers. Thanks to swift actions and backup systems, the impact on operations was minimal.…#RansomwareIncident #DataBreachAlert #BusinessContinuityPlan
Date Reported: 2024-12-27 Country: Singapore Victim: Vallianz Holdings Limited | vallianzholdings.com Additional Information :
Vallianz Holdings Limited recently fell victim to a ransomware incident. An unauthorized third party accessed the company’s servers. Immediate measures were taken in collaboration with external experts. The business continuity plan was activated to mitigate significant operational impact.…#HealthDataSecurity #CyberIncidentResponse #HealthcareCyberAttack
Date Reported: 2024-12-27 Country: USA Victim: Community Health Northwest Florida | healthcarewithinreach.org Additional Information :
The Community Health Northwest Florida (CHNWFL) was targeted in a cyberattack. This incident led to the temporary shutdown of their systems to safeguard operations and assess the situation.…### #DataBreach #CyberIncident #FileEncryption
Date Reported: 2024-11-09 Country: Japan Victim: Sogo | Sogo | sogo-v.co.jp Additional Information :
On November 9, 2024, Sogo experienced a cyberattack where unauthorized access to its file servers occurred. Several servers were encrypted as a result of the breach. An investigation is currently underway to determine the causes of the incident and to prevent further attacks.…