Sarah Coble reports: The British Army’s online recruitment portal has been offline for more than a month following a data breach. Officials shut the computerized enrollment system down in the middle of March as a precaution after the personal data of more than 100 army recruits was found being offered for sale on the dark…
Category: Government Sector
Iran says it thwarted largescale cyberattack on country’s infrastructure
The Jerusalem Post reports: The Iranian “AFTA” presidential strategic management center thwarted a widespread cyber attack on the country’s infrastructure in recent days, according to Iranian state TV IRIB. According to AFTA, the cyberattackers planned to exploit a security gap in one of the softwares most widely used by infrastructure organizations in Iran. The center…
Scott County, Iowa discloses data security incident
Seen on the county’s website, dated April 22, 2022: Notice of Data Privacy Event Scott County, Iowa (“Scott County”) is providing notice of a data privacy event. To date, we have no evidence of actual or attempted misuse of information as a result of this incident. In an abundance of caution, we are notifying potentially…
Cyber attack causes chaos in Costa Rica government systems
Javier Cordoba and Christopher Sherman report: Nearly a week into a ransomware attack that has crippled Costa Rican government computer systems, the country refused to pay a ransom as it struggled to implement workarounds and braced itself as hackers began publishing stolen information. The Russian-speaking Conti gang claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Costa…
Report: Pro-Iran hackers target Israel Airports Authority website; Israeli portal also hit
JNS reports: A pro-Iran hacking group named Altahrea Team targeted the website of the Israel Airports Authority, Israeli media reported on Wednesday. The group said its actions were “revenge” for the assassination by the United States on Jan. 3 of Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandes, the commander of the pro-Iranian…
Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City Hit by Cybersecurity Attack Over Holiday Weekend
Seen at http://wycokck.org/: Published on April 19, 2022 UPDATE ON SERVICE IMPACTS: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2022 The Unified Government has been working through a comprehensive assessment of the impact of the recent cybersecurity attack on our systems and services. Work to restore services is underway. As of this afternoon, the following services are impacted: Appraiser’s…