I’ve been cutting down on the number of leaks I report that just seem like attempts to get publicity for firms. But this one affects government, so I am linking to it. WizCase’s team of ethical hackers, led by Ata Hakçıl, has found a major breach exposing a number of US cities, all of them using…
Category: Government Sector
Geneva, Ohio discloses ransomware attack
Warren Dillaway reports that that the city is investigating a breach. In a statement the city issued, they wrote: “Early Friday morning, July 16, 2021, the City of Geneva discovered an online breach into the city’s website and online data systems. The City of Geneva’s executive management and information technology department immediately began accessing the…
Ke: Our database has never been hacked, says IEBC
Nixon Kanali reports: Kenya’s electoral body the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has dismissed claims that its database had been hacked. Reports reported by a section of the media had indicated that someone had gained access into the commission’s database and acquired personal details of registered voters from a country in Western Kenya. The…
How many leaks have there been of Mexico’s voter database?
A recent listing on a popular forum claimed to be offering the entire Mexican voter database for 2021 — 91 million records. The data was formatted with the following fields: “CVE”,,”NOMBRE”,”PATERNO”,”MATERNO”,”FECNAC”,”SEXO”, “CALLE”,”INT”,”EXT”,”COLONIA”,”CP”,”E”,”D”,”M”,”S”,”L”, “MZA”,”CONSEC”,”CRED”,”FOLIO”,”NAC”,”CURP” In response to the listing, Alon Gal (@UndertheBreach) commented on Twitter that this was the second breach involving Mexico’s Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE)….
Hackers Penetrated Iran’s Railroad Computers Long Before July Attack
Iran International reports: One week after cyber attack on Iran’s ministry of roads and the railroad system, an information security office at the presidential administration reported on Sunday that hackers had penetrated the computer systems at least a month earlier. A system-wide disruption in the computer network of Iran’s railroads due to a cyberattack on July 9 disrupted…
Nl: Leak at Covid testing company made it possible to fake results in CoronaCheck app
NL Times reports: Due to a major leak at the coronavirus testing company Testcoronanu, it was possible for anyone to create their own Covid vaccination or test certificate, RTL Nieuws reported on Sunday. Additionally, private details from about 60 thousand people who took a coronavirus test at this company had been leaked. The company is…