Graham Cluley writes: Normally the official Twitter account of Russia’s Foreign Ministry’s Crisis Management Centre does not make for the most fascinating read. Normally @MID_travel simply retweets messages from other Russian government departments or embassies, as it offers advice on how Russian citizens can remain safe abroad. But on July 2nd, the account was compromised by hackers…
Category: Government Sector
Possible Click2Gov Security Breach Under Investigation
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Hackers obtain Covid-19 patient database in protest at treatment of Indian health workers
Joe Wallen reports: Hackers claim they have accessed the personal data of 80,000 Covid-19 patients in New Delhi stored on a local government website, in protest at the treatment of beleaguered healthcare workers. The Kerala Cyber Hackers group says it broke into the Delhi Government’s Delhi State Health Mission website in less than 10 minutes on Saturday night. Read…
NHAI server attacked by malware, govt says no data loss
Anisha Dutta reports: The server of government’s highway construction arm–the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) was attacked by a malware Sunday night, according to officials aware of the development. When the malware attacked the email server of the authority, it may have also impacted the huge pool of data on highways and confidential information…
New Ransom X Ransomware used in Texas TxDOT cyberattack
Lawrence Abrams reports: A new ransomware called Ransom X is being actively used in human-operated and targeted attacks against government agencies and enterprises. May 2020 was not a good month for Texas as both the Texas Courts and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) were hit with ransomware attacks. At the time of the attacks, it was not known…
Louis mayor slammed for broadcasting names, addresses of ‘defund the police’ supporters
Nicole Acevedo reports: The mayor of St. Louis is facing backlash for reading aloud during a public briefing the full names and street addresses of protesters who are calling on the city to defund the police department. […] As of Saturday, at least 15,000 people had signed a Change.org petition calling for Krewson’s resignation, contending that she…