Janene Pieters reports: Veiligheidsregio Noord- en Oost-Gelderland (VNOG) was infected by ransomware over the weekend. The attack left the internal systems damaged. Some functionality is limited or not working at all. But the notification systems like P2000 and C2000, with which the security services communicate, are unaffected. Read more on NLtimes.nl. h/t, @Chum1ng0
Category: Government Sector
Ransomware attack halts Argentinian border crossing for four hours
Lawrence Abrams reports: Argentina’s official immigration agency, Dirección Nacional de Migraciones, suffered a Netwalker ransomware attack that temporarily halted border crossing into and out of the country. While ransomware attacks against cities and local agencies have become all too common, this may be a first known attack against a federal agency that has interrupted a…
Cyber attack on Lugar Laboratory in Georgia – important information stolen
JAM News reports: A cyber attack has been carried out on the Georgian Ministry of Health and the Lugar laboratory. The Ministry of Internal Affairs says the cyberattack was executed on the territory of a neighboring country. Some of the stolen documents have been uploaded to a foreign website and are available to the general public. The…
Ca: Ministry of Justice victim of cyberattack that resulted in members of the public receiving emails with emotet
The following is a Google translation of a recent news story by Hugo Joncas: Hackers have managed to infiltrate the Justice Department’s system, and even send malware to citizens who traded with these addresses. The ministry was careful not to warn the public about the attack, but after many questions from our Bureau of Investigation,…
Norway’s parliament attacked by hackers
AFP reports: Norway’s parliament said Tuesday it had been the target of a “vast” cyber attack that enabled hackers to access the emails of some lawmakers. The hackers’ identities were not immediately known. “The parliament has recently been targeted in a vast cyber attack,” the institution wrote in a statement. Read more on The Local…
Rocky Mount hit by ransomware, investigating and trying to recover
Add Rocky Mount, North Carolina to the list of governments hit by ransomware. As of Aug. 28, they didn’t seem to yet know too much, as WITN reported: Rocky Mount leaders are trying to get the city’s network back on track after facing a cyber attack. The city is in the process of confirming what…