Natasha Bertrand and Eric Wolff report: The Energy Department and National Nuclear Security Administration, which maintains the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile, have evidence that hackers accessed their networks as part of an extensive espionage operation that has affected at least half a dozen federal agencies, officials directly familiar with the matter said. On Thursday, DOE…
Category: Government Sector
FR: City of Pantin likely a victim of a ransomware attack
Dorine Goth reports (translation): A few weeks after Bondy ( Seine-Saint-Denis ), the city of Pantin would in turn be the victim of a cyberattack . “On a city scale, I must first tell you that our computer servers have probably been the subject of a cyber-attack attempt like other cities (Bondy, Charleville Mézières, Bayonne) before us. », Announced Friday December 11, 2020 Bertrand Kern , the…
UK: One security incident affects more than half of East Devon Council, another affects home sales in Hackney
BBC reports: Members of a Devon district council suffered a significant data breach when more than half had passwords made available online to other councillors. Thirty-seven of 60 East Devon District Council members were affected by the breach at the start of November, a full council meeting has heard. Swift action was taken to rectify…
Threat actors claim to have attacked City of Dade City, Florida
From the this-doesn’t-bode-well department: Avaddon threat actors claim to have attacked the City of Dade City, Florida. Although the city has not made any statement either denying or confirming any attack at the time of this posting, the attackers did post some screenshots of directories and files that seem consistent with their claims. The attackers…
Jersey City utilities agency investigating ransomware attack that blocked access to ‘vital’ data
Peter D’Auria reports: The Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority has hired a law firm to investigate a cyberattack that blocked access to “vital” water and sewer service information and led to an “emergency condition.” The ransomware attack, which occurred “on or about” Sept. 30, caused the agency to “lose access to vital information and documentation…
U.S. Treasury breached by hackers backed by foreign government – sources
Updates: 1. This story is growing, and Reuters has now updated its reporting. 2. Kim Zetter obtained a report from Microsoft that she posted on Twitter in a thread. MSFT offers instructions on detecting and removing the threat, here. 3. FireEye has also updated their research report, here: ” Highly Evasive Attacker Leverages SolarWinds Supply…