Worldwide ransomware and cyber attacks January to June 2022

Bert Kondruss
Author:
Bert Kondruss
Founder and managing director of KonBriefing Research
The following list shows known cyberattacks in the 1st half of 2022. The entries are sorted by month and each refers to sources where further details can be found.
For each month, a small statistic is given by country and industry. It should be noted that these evaluations are not representative because they only include cases that have become known and the number of unreported cases is high.
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List of recent cyber attacks 2022
 
Statistics
Total: 27 entries
Affected countries: 12
USA: 9, France: 5, UK: 3, Germany: 2, Australia: 1, Austria: 1, Bangladesh: 1, Belgium: 1, Czech Republic: 1, Denmark: 1, New Zealand: 1, Poland: 1
Affected industries: 14
Healthcare: 8, Public sector: 4, Education: 2, Entertainment: 2, Finance: 2, Retail: 2, Universities: 2, Automotive: 1, Government: 1, Hospital: 1, Mechanical Engineering: 1, Service provider: 1, Transportation: 1, Utility: 1
Totals may differ because multiple assignments are possible or, conversely, not every entry can be assigned to a country or industry.
Flag USAJanuary 9, 2021
Hacker attack on Clearfield County administration
Clearfield County - Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA
Clearfield County is located in Pennsylvania, in the northeastern United States.
https://gantnews.com/2021/01/12/clearfie...
Flag FranceJanuary 2021
Ransomware at Angers City Council
Angers, France
The administration of Angers, a city located in the west of France, has been hit by ransomware. 200 of the city's 3000 computers are believed to be infected. As a first response, 50 emergency workstations have been set up.
Flag New ZealandJanuary 15, 2021
Data theft at Australian financial regulatory authority
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) - Sydney, Australia
Through a vulnerability in file transfer software.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/asic-repor...
Flag BelgiumJanuary 2021
Cyber attack on a hospital in Belgium
CHwapi: Centre Hospitalier de Wallonie picarde - Tournai, Belgium
The CHwapi (Centre Hospitalier de Wallonie picarde) in the city of Tournai was the victim of a cyber attack.
https://www.lavenir.net/cnt/dmf20210118_...
Flag FranceJanuary 2021
Cyber attack on a car rental company in France
UCAR - Boulogne-Billancourt, Île-de-France, France
https://investir.lesechos.fr/actions/act...
Flag USAJanuary 2021
Data breach at U.S. health insurer in Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas, USA (Pulaski County)
A vulnerability in Accellion file transfer software resulted in a data theft at Arkansas Health & Wellness.
https://www.arhealthwellness.com/privacy...
Flag DenmarkJanuary 2021
Aalborg Teater Facebook page flooded with phishing links
Aalborg Teater - Aalborg, Denmark
During a web-broadcast premiere in the Aalborg theater, the Facebook page generated 1,800 comments with links to fake pages where payment information was to be entered.
https://www.tv2nord.dk/aalborg/cyberkrim...
 
Statistics
Total: 34 entries
Affected countries: 12
USA: 15, France: 9, Germany: 2, Australia: 1, Poland: 1, Canada: 1, Finland: 1, Lithuania: 1, Norway: 1, Singapore: 1, Sweden: 1, Switzerland: 1
Affected industries: 20
Healthcare: 6, Public sector: 5, Food: 3, Transportation: 3, Fast Moving Consumer Goods: 2, Finance: 2, IT: 2, Legal: 2, Service provider: 2, Universities: 2, Aerospace & Defense: 1, Chemical: 1, Online retailer: 1, Production: 1, Retail: 1, Social welfare: 1, Telecommunication: 1, Travel: 1, Utility: 1, Wholesale: 1
Totals may differ because multiple assignments are possible or, conversely, not every entry can be assigned to a country or industry.
Flag USAFebruary 1, 2021
Unauthorized data access at Illinois fertility clinics
Fertility Centers of Illinois (FCI) - Illinois, USA
Potentially 80,000 patient records are affected
https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/breach/bre...
Flag PolandFebruary 2021
Ransomware at a well-known Polish computer game development studio
Warsaw, Poland
The development studio CD PROJEKT RED, based in Warsaw, became a victim of ransomware. Encrypted data could be restored from backups, but the perpetrators published exfiltrated data on the Internet, including source code of games.
https://www.cdprojekt.com/en/media/news/...
https://www.cdprojekt.com/en/media/news/...
Flag FranceFebruary 2021
Cyber attack at a hospital in Dax, France
Centre Hospitalier de Dax - Côte d'Argent - Dax, France
The city of Dax is located in the southwest of France and has about 21,000 inhabitants. During the attack on the Centre Hospitalier de Dax - Côte d'Argent, the data was encrypted.
Flag USAFebruary 9, 2021
Ransomware at hospital in Attleboro, Massachusetts
Sturdy Memorial Hospital - Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA
Sturdy Memorial Hospital was the victim of a ransomware attack and paid a ransom to keep the stolen data from being released.
https://www.hipaajournal.com/ransomware-...
Flag USAFebruary 2021
Data theft and extortion at US university
University of Colorado - Colorado, USA
Through a vulnerability in file transfer software.
https://www.cu.edu/accellion-cyberattack
Flag USAFebruary 14, 2021
Ransomware at US restaurant chain
Carisch, Inc. - Wayzata, Minnesota, USA (Hennepin County)
https://media.dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploa...
Flag FranceFebruary 2021
Cyber attack at French manufacturer of sailing and motor boats
Bénéteau - Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, France
The boat builder Bénéteau is based in Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie on the French Atlantic coast.
https://presse.beneteau-group.com/actual...
Flag FranceFebruary 2021
Cyber attack at the French town of Chalon-sur-Saône
Chalon-sur-Saône, France
The city is located in the east of France between Dijon and Lyon in the department of Saône-et-Loire. It has about 45,000 inhabitants. In February 2021, the administration of the city and the Grand Chalon commune was hit by a cyber-attack, the damage amounts to about 500,000 EUR.
https://www.chalon.fr/actualites-109/cyb...
https://www.lejsl.com/faits-divers-justi...
Flag FranceFebruary 21, 2021
Ransomware at a French mail order company for B2B equipment
Manutan - Gonesse, Île-de-France, France
https://www.manutan.com/fr/accueil/press...
Flag AustraliaFebruary 2021
Data theft at the transport authority for New South Wales, Australia
Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) - Sydney, Australia
Through a vulnerability in file transfer software.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/transport-...
Flag CanadaFebruary 2021
Data breach at Canadian aircraft manufacturer
Bombardier - Montreal, Québec, Canada
Through a vulnerability in file transfer software.
https://bombardier.com/en/media/news/bom...
Flag NorwayFebruary 2021
Ransomware at IT service provider in Norway
Norway
25 customers are affected. The IT service provider is headquartered in Finland.
https://www.tietoevry.com/en/newsroom/al...
Flag USAFebruary 24, 2021
Cyberattack on IT service provider for passenger aviation
SITA Passenger Service System (US) Inc. - Atlanta, Georgia, USA (Fulton County, DeKalb County)
Personal data of passengers of various airlines were stolen, including 4.5 million records of India's Air India.
https://www.sita.aero/pressroom/news-rel...
Flag USAFebruary 26, 2021
Cyberattack on the city government of Kingman, Arizona
Kingman, Arizona, USA (Mohave County)
The city of Kingman has a population of approximately 28,000. Only a few personal data were stolen as a result of the attack. By April, operations had been restored. The method of the intrusion could not be determined.
Flag SwitzerlandFebruary 2021
Cyberattack on a municipality in Switzerland
Bottmingen, Switzerland
https://www.bzbasel.ch/basel/baselland/u...
Flag USAFebruary 28, 2021
Cyber attack on the University of Millersville, Pennsylvania
Millersville University of Penn. - Millersville, Pennsylvania, USA
http://thesnapper.millersville.edu/index...
 
Statistics
Total: 47 entries
Affected countries: 14
USA: 10, France: 5, Germany: 14, UK: 3, Czech Republic: 3, Switzerland: 3, Australia: 1, Canada: 1, Denmark: 1, Finland: 1, Norway: 1, Singapore: 1, Chile: 1, Taiwan: 1
Affected industries: 23
Public sector: 17, Healthcare: 7, Universities: 3, Automotive: 2, Education: 2, Finance: 2, Government: 2, Pharmaceutical: 2, Production: 2, Technology: 2, Transportation: 2, Chemical: 1, Energy industry: 1, Entertainment: 1, Fast Moving Consumer Goods: 1, Food: 1, IT: 1, Mechanical Engineering: 1, Media: 1, Military: 1, Religion: 1, Research: 1, Retail: 1
Totals may differ because multiple assignments are possible or, conversely, not every entry can be assigned to a country or industry.
Flag SlovakiaMarch 2021
Targeted attack on authorities in Slovakia
Slovakia
The attack began no later than February 2021 and is attributed to the Russian hacker group, which is also blamed for the SolarWinds attack.
https://www.istrosec.com/blog/apt-sk-cob...
Flag GermanyMarch 2021
Attack on the Exchange server of the German city of Dippoldiswalde
Dippoldiswalde, Saxonia, Germany (Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge)
https://www.saechsische.de/dippoldiswald...
Flag FranceMarch 8, 2021
Ransomware in French hospital
Centre hospitalier d’Oloron-Sainte-Marie - Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
The commune of Oloron Sainte-Marie is located near Pau in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, about 30 km from the border with Spain. On March 8, the hospital was hit by ransomware and had to shut down its IT systems. A ransom of $50,000 is being demanded. In July, it is expected that it will take until September to return to normal operations.
Flag DenmarkMarch 9, 2021
Cyber attack on the municipality of Faaborg-Midtfyn, Denmark
Faaborg-Midtfyn, Denmark
http://www.danskekommuner.dk/Nyhedsarkiv...
Flag USAMarch 2021
Cyber attack on a major brewery in the USA
Molson Coors - Chicago, Illinois, USA
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/se...
Cyber incidents in the same industry:
  • January 30, 2023 - Matosinhos, Região Norte: Cyber attack on a producer of beer and beverages in Portugal
Flag USAMarch 12, 2021
Ransomware at City of Buffalo School District
City of Buffalo School District - Buffalo, New York, USA (Erie County)
https://apps.web.maine.gov/online/aeview...
Flag AustraliaMarch 16, 2021
Ransomware at an Australian hospital operator
Eastern Health - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
On March 16, an incident occurred at Eastern Health, which operates several hospitals and facilities in the Melbourne area. Most IT systems were back up and running on April 15, and patient operations returned to normal on April 27.
https://www.easternhealth.org.au/media-e...
Flag GermanyMarch 2021
Cyber attack on building materials supplier in Germany
Remmers - Löningen, Niedersachsen, Germany (Landkreis Cloppenburg)
https://www.om-online.de/wirtschaft/cybe...
Flag USAMarch 20, 2021
Data breach at US media group
Paxton Media Group - Paducah, Kentucky, USA (McCracken County)
https://www.doj.nh.gov/consumer/security...
Flag UKMarch 2021
Defence Academy of the UK - Shrivenham, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Flag GermanyMarch 2021
Cyber attack on hospital in Germany
Lippstadt, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (Kreis Soest)
https://www.aerztezeitung.de/Politik/Hac...
 
Statistics
Total: 43 entries
Affected countries: 14
USA: 13, France: 7, Germany: 6, Switzerland: 5, UK: 1, Czech Republic: 1, Australia: 1, Austria: 3, Canada: 1, Ireland: 2, Sweden: 1, Brazil: 1, Netherlands: 1, Spain: 1
Affected industries: 23
Public sector: 11, Education: 4, Healthcare: 4, Retail: 4, Transportation: 4, Universities: 4, Fast Moving Consumer Goods: 3, Food: 3, Media: 3, Utility: 3, IT: 2, Aerospace & Defense: 1, Consumer Goods: 1, Energy industry: 1, Entertainment: 1, Finance: 1, Legal: 1, Logistics: 1, Mechanical Engineering: 1, Organization: 1, Politics: 1, Service provider: 1, Technology: 1
Totals may differ because multiple assignments are possible or, conversely, not every entry can be assigned to a country or industry.
Flag USAApril 2021
Data theft at the University of California
University of California - California, USA
Through a vulnerability in file transfer software.
https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu...
Flag SwedenApril 2021
Cyber incident at medical technology provider headquartered in Sweden
Elekta - Stockholm, Sweden
Unauthorized access to cancer registry software in the cloud may have exposed the data of more than 200,000 U.S. patients.
https://www.elekta.com/company/company-u...
Flag SwitzerlandApril 9, 2021
Cyber attack on a vocational school in Basel
Allgemeine Gewerbeschule (AGS) - Basel, Canton of Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
https://www.netzwoche.ch/news/2021-04-12...
Flag USAApril 2021
Cyber attack on US supplier of clear braces
SmileDirectClub - Nashville, Tennessee, USA (Davidson County)
SmileDirectClub, headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, has 4,000 employees and generated $657 million in revenue in 2020. In an initial assessment, the company expects to lose $10 million to $15 million in revenue due to the disruption in production as a result of the attack. Data and personal information were not leaked, and no ransom was paid.
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/...
Flag USAApril 2021
Cyber attack on wastewater treatment plant in Mount Desert, Maine
Mount Desert, Maine, USA
After ransomware, the office computers were out of service for three days. The treatment plant was not affected. Data was not disclosed, nor was a ransom paid.
Flag FranceApril 2021
French logistic company hit by cyber attack
Colis Privé, Adrexo - Aix-en-Provence, France
Affected companies include Colis Privé and Adrexo. Adrexo is an advertising print distribution company headquartered in Aix-en-Provence with approximately 18,000 employees. The cyberattack received some attention because in January the company had won a contract to distribute election advertising in 51 departments for the regional elections.
Flag USAApril 2021
Compromised emails at patient financing provider
San Diego, California, USA (San Diego County)
An unauthorized bank transfer was detected and prevented. When the incident was analyzed, it was discovered that unknown persons had accessed the company's email accounts through phishing for over 1.5 months. Personal data of potentially 210,000 people was also exposed in the process.
https://info.clearbalance.org/security_i...
https://apps.web.maine.gov/online/aeview...
Flag CanadaApril 27, 2021
Ransomware at the Municipality of Whistler, British Columbia
Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
The Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) is located 78 miles north of Vancover and has about 12,000 inhabitants. It became the victim of a ransomware attack.
https://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/local-...
Flag SpainApril 2021
Cyber attack on Spanish delivery startup
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Glovo is a delivery service that operates in numerous countries. The headquarters is in Barcelona.
https://www.reuters.com/technology/spani...
Flag GermanyApril 2021
Ransomware at furniture store in Hesse, Germany
Sommerlad - Gießen, Hessen, Germany
https://www.sommerlad.de/news/detail/hac...
 
Statistics
Total: 43 entries
Affected countries: 19
USA: 17, France: 4, Germany: 3, Switzerland: 2, UK: 1, Australia: 2, Czech Republic: 1, Ireland: 2, Norway: 1, Singapore: 1, Belgium: 1, Brazil: 1, Japan: 2, Netherlands: 1, New Zealand: 1, Colombia: 1, India: 1, Romania: 1, South Korea: 1
Affected industries: 23
Public sector: 12, Healthcare: 9, Fast Moving Consumer Goods: 4, Utility: 4, Finance: 3, Food: 3, Agriculture: 2, Automotive: 2, Education: 2, Energy industry: 2, Research: 2, Telecommunication: 2, Wholesale: 2, Chemical: 1, IT: 1, Mechanical Engineering: 1, Media: 1, Online retailer: 1, Pharmaceutical: 1, Retail: 1, Technology: 1, Transportation: 1, Universities: 1
Totals may differ because multiple assignments are possible or, conversely, not every entry can be assigned to a country or industry.
Flag GermanyMay 2021
Hacker attack on dairy in Germany
Ehrmann - Oberschönegg, Bavaria, Germany
https://moproweb.de/news/home/hackerangr...
Flag USAMay 3, 2021
Malware at refuse disposal district in Berlin, New Hampshire
Androscoggin Valley Regional Refuse Disposal District - Berlin, New Hampshire, USA (Coös County)
https://www.doj.nh.gov/consumer/security...
Flag BelgiumApril 2021
Large-scale DDoS attack on Belgian network operator
Belnet - Belgium
The Belgian operator Belnet was the victim of a denial-of-service attack. As a result, political institutions, universities and research facilities were not accessible.
Flag FranceMay 2021
Ransomware attack on French producer of renewable energy
Albioma - Paris, France
Albioma is headquartered in Paris and has locations in the French overseas territories.
https://www.albioma.com/wp-content/uploa...
Flag Norway05 May 2021
Ransomware at Norwegian energy technology provider
Oslo, Norway
Volue ASA is headquartered in Norway and was very open about the cyber attack.
https://www.volue.com/news/update-on-cyb...
Flag FranceMay 2021
Cyber attack on French service provider for receivables management
iQera - Paris, France
The iQera Group is headquartered in Paris and employs 2300 people.
https://www.iqera.com/fr/communique-de-p...
Flag USAMay 2021
Major US telecom service provider notices 5-year hack
Syniverse Corporation - Tampa, Florida, USA
The unauthorized access began in 2016.
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/...
Flag USAMay 11, 2021
Unauthorized access to email accounts of a pharmacy service in the U.S.
Injured Workers Pharmacy - Andover, Massachusetts, USA (Essex County)
https://ago.vermont.gov/blog/2022/02/03/...
Cyber incidents in the same city:
  • February 3, 2023 - Andover, Massachusetts: Cyberattack on a supplier of technology for the semiconductor industry
Flag UKMay 2021
Cyber attack on a university in Glasgow
Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) - Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
https://www.gcu.ac.uk/theuniversity/univ...
Flag USAMay 2021
Ransomware at cardiology clinics in Florida
Florida Heart Associates - Fort Myers, Florida, USA (Lee County)
Unknown persons had access to the systems for 10 days and crippled the entire system with the help of ransomware. At the end of July, operations are running at 50%.
https://apps.web.maine.gov/online/aeview...
https://www.fox4now.com/news/local-news/...
Flag USAMay 19, 2021
Ransomware at medical lab in Florida
Nationwide Laboratory Services - Boca Raton, Florida, USA
Personal data of potentially 33,000 patients were affected.
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/ne...
Flag Switzerland21 May 2021
Attack on Swiss pharmaceutical company
Siegfried AG - Zofingen, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland
Due to the attack, production was down at several sites. Exceptions were the sites in Spain, which have their own network.
https://www.siegfried.ch/siegfried+von+a...
https://www.siegfried.ch/siegfried+%25c3...
Flag SwitzerlandMay 30, 2021
Ransomware at the municipality of Rolle in Switzerland
Rolle, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland
The municipality of Rolle in the canton of Vaud is located on Lake Geneva, between Lausanne and Geneva, and has about 5400 inhabitants. The consequences of the attack were initially underestimated.
https://www.nau.ch/news/schweiz/gemeinde...
 
Statistics
Total: 50 entries
Affected countries: 20
USA: 15, France: 5, Germany: 5, UK: 9, Czech Republic: 1, Austria: 1, Denmark: 3, Canada: 1, Belgium: 1, Brazil: 1, Colombia: 2, Japan: 1, Netherlands: 1, Poland: 1, Chile: 1, Puerto Rico: 2, South Korea: 1, Spain: 1, Taiwan: 1, Russia: 1
Affected industries: 27
Public sector: 11, Education: 9, Healthcare: 6, Fast Moving Consumer Goods: 4, Finance: 3, Food: 3, IT: 3, Production: 2, Retail: 2, Agriculture: 1, Automotive: 1, Consumer Goods: 1, Energy industry: 1, Government: 1, Legal: 1, Mechanical Engineering: 1, Media: 1, Online retailer: 1, Politics: 1, Real estate: 1, Religion: 1, Social welfare: 1, Technology: 1, Transportation: 1, Universities: 1, Utility: 1, Wholesale: 1
Totals may differ because multiple assignments are possible or, conversely, not every entry can be assigned to a country or industry.
Flag UK3 June 2021
Ransomware at IT service provider for schools in Kent, UK
Cantium Business Solutions - Kings Hill, Kent, United Kingdom
https://www.brabourne.kent.sch.uk/wp-con...
Flag UKJune 2021
Cyber attack on school in Scotland
Brechin High School - Brechin, United Kingdom
Brechin is a town with about 7500 inhabitants in the east of Scotland. An outflow of personal data occurred at the high school there.
https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/loc...
Flag DenmarkJune 2021
Ransomware at Danish hotel booking system provider
Techotel - Brøndby, Denmark
Detailed blog on how they coped with the attack
https://techotel.dk/driftinfo/
June 2021
Data theft at major computer games provider
Eletronics Arts - San Mateo, Californa, USA (San Mateo County)
Criminals have stolen large amounts of source code for games from Eletronics Arts and are offering it on the Internet. The attackers boast about how easily they gained access via purchased Slack access tokens and simple social engineering.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/wx5xpx/h...
Flag FranceJune 2021
Cyber attack at housing company in the west of France
Deux-Sèvres Habitat - Niort, France
Deux-Sèvres Habitat is a large social housing rental company in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. The computer and telephone systems are affected by the cyber attack.
Flag USAJune 17, 2021
Hacker attack on a school district in Missouri, USA
Rockwood School District - Eureka, Missouri, USA (St. Louis County)
The Rockwood School District's IT systems in Eureka, Missouri, have been the target of a hacking attack.
https://westnewsmagazine.com/2021/07/09/...
Flag USAJune 17, 2021
Ransomware at a health system in Savannah, Georgia
St. Joseph`s/Candler - Savannah, Georgia, Georgia, USA (Chatham County)
St. Joseph`s/Candler operates several hospitals and other facilities in the Savannah region, Georgia (USA). Unknown persons had access to the network since December 18, 2020, and launched a ransomware attack.
https://www.sjchs.org/patient-privacy/po...
Flag BrazilJune 2021
Unusual activity in the network of a Brazilian healthcare provider
São Paulo, Brazil
https://www.grupofleury.com.br/SitePages...
Flag Czech RepublicJune 2021
Computers at an institute in Prague were used to mine cryptocurrency
Praha, Czech Republic
The Institut plánování a rozvoje hlavního města Prahy (Institute for Planning and Development of the Capital City of Prague, IPR Prague) is responsible for urban planning and operates, among other things, the city's geoportal.
Flag USAJune 24, 2021
Possible data breach theft of protected data at health care provider
Metro Infectious Disease Consultants - Burr Ridge, Illinois, USA
Metro Infectious Disease Consultants reports that there was unauthorized access to an email account, and as a result there may have been access to the data of more than 171,000 patients.
Flag USAJune 2021
Customer data stripped from the computer of a support employee of a large IT company
Microsoft - Redmond, Washington, USA
https://msrc-blog.microsoft.com/2021/06/...
Flag GermanyJune 2021
11 companies in Weiden affected by cyber attacks
Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Bavaria, Germany
Presumably, ransomware was transferred from one company to the next.
https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/hac...
 
Statistics
Total: 79 entries
Affected countries: 24
USA: 18, France: 10, Germany: 12, UK: 8, Switzerland: 4, Australia: 2, Netherlands: 5, Canada: 1, Belgium: 1, Sweden: 2, Finland: 1, Iran: 3, Italy: 3, Spain: 1, Russia: 1, Angola: 1, Ecuador: 1, Estonia: 1, Georgia: 1, Greece: 1, Mexico: 1, Moldova: 1, Saudi Arabia: 1, South Africa: 1
Affected industries: 28
Public sector: 14, Healthcare: 13, IT: 6, Transportation: 5, Consumer Goods: 4, Education: 4, Finance: 4, Production: 4, Utility: 4, Media: 3, Sport and leisure: 3, Energy industry: 2, Fast Moving Consumer Goods: 2, Mechanical Engineering: 2, Military: 2, Telecommunication: 2, Universities: 2, Aerospace & Defense: 1, Entertainment: 1, Food: 1, Government: 1, Legal: 1, Online services: 1, Radio: 1, Real estate: 1, Research: 1, Retail: 1, Technology: 1
Totals may differ because multiple assignments are possible or, conversely, not every entry can be assigned to a country or industry.
July 2021
Ransomware is distributed via a gap in remote support software
Numerous users of the remote maintenance software are affected.
https://helpdesk.kaseya.com/hc/en-gb/art...
Flag BelgiumJuly 2021
Ransomware at IT provider in Belgium
ITxx - Antwerp, Belgium
ITxx is a managed service provider in Antwerp. After a ransomware attack, the data of about 50 customers was encrypted. A ransom demand of $1.5 million was initially made, which was later reduced to $300,000. The company paid the ransom as it was the only way to recover the data.
Cyber incidents in the same city:
  • December 6, 2022 - Antwerp, : Cyber attack on a city government in Belgium
Flag NetherlandsJuly 2021
Kaseya VSA: IT service provider from the Netherlands affected by ransomware
VelzArt - Waardenburg, Netherlands
The IT service provider VelzArt has about 30 employees and is headquartered in the city of Waardenburg in the Dutch province of Gelderland. The company was a user of the Kaseya VSA software and was hit by the world-wide cyber attack. The company has documented the events in detail on its own blog.
https://velzart.nl/blog/ransomeware/
Flag NetherlandsJuly 2021
Server of a university in the Netherlands hacked
Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Server of Leiden University Observatory was hacked and data was siphoned off, perpetrators demand about 450,000 Euros.
Cyber incidents at the same organization:
  • December 8, 2022 - Leiden, Zuid-Holland: Ransomware at a temporary employment company of a university in the Netherlands
Flag NetherlandsJuly 2021
Route software at Dutch waste disposal company disrupted after cyber attack
Moordrecht, Netherlands
https://cyclusnv.nl/storing-routesoftwar...
Flag GermanyJuly 2021
Kaseya VSA: Ransomware at office furniture company in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Berger - Korntal-Münchingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (Ludwigsburg district)
https://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/inhal...
Flag GermanyJuly 2021
Several IT service providers in Germany affected by Kaseya incident
Germany
According to the BSI, several IT service providers and companies in Germany are affected.
Flag France05 July 2021
Data breach in a French laboratory
Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône, France
Personal data of patients was also stolen.
https://www.lab-cerba.com/home/vous-info...
Flag AustraliaJuly 2021
Cyber attack at New South Wales school authorities in Australia
NSW Department of Education - Parramatta, Australia
Several systems were shut down following a cyberattack. The incident occurred a few days before the start of school term 3.
https://education.nsw.gov.au/news/media-...
Flag Switzerland
Cyber attack on Swiss manufacturer of household appliances
V-Zug - Zug, Switzerland
The company V-Zug has its headquarters in Zug. The cyber attack was blocked, so there were no disruptions.
https://www.netzwoche.ch/news/2021-07-28...
Flag SwitzerlandJuly 2021
Ransomware attack on Swiss online rating platform
Comparis.ch AG - Zurich, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland
Comparis.ch AG operates a large comparison portal and has almost 200 employees. In the attack, IT systems were blocked, the website was down and data was probably stolen.
https://www.comparis.ch/comparis/info/ra...
Flag GermanyJuly 2021
IT security incident at print-on-demand provider from Germany
Spread Group - Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Spread Group experienced a cyber attack in which address, contract and bank data were compromised.
https://help.spreadshirt.com/hc/de/artic...
Cyber incidents in the same city:
  • October 20, 2022 - Leipzig, Saxony: Cyber attack on a university of applied sciences in Germany
Flag GermanyJuly 2021
Ransomware at German label printing company after Kaseya attack
Grünstadt, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (Bad Dürkheim district)
Kaseya was installed on all computers by the IT service provider, and the ransomware was brought onto the systems via it.
https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/rheinland-...
Flag GermanyJuly 2021
Cyber attack on Anhalt-Bitterfeld county district office in Germany
Landratsamt Anhalt-Bitterfeld - Köthen, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany (Anhalt-Bitterfeld district)
The county has declared a disaster situation. The work of the administration is severely restricted at all locations.
https://www.anhalt-bitterfeld.de/de/meld...
Flag FranceJuly 2021
Cyber attack on wellness center in France
Royatonic - Royat, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
The Royatonic is a wellness center located immediately southwest of Clermont-Ferrand. After ransomware, the facility had to close. The attackers demand a ransom of the equivalent of 28,000 euros.
Flag FranceJuly 2021
French IT company hit by ransomware
Keyrus - Levallois-Perret, Île-de-France, France
The Keyrus Group has about 3000 employees worldwide, and its turnover in 2020 was about 261 million euros. Presumably, the incident is due to the Kaseya VSA attack.
https://www.keyrus.com/fr/fr/categorie/f...
Flag USAJuly 11, 2021
Cyberattack on the city administration of Clearfield, Utah
Clearfield, Utah, USA (Davis County)
Ransomware encrypted the data, a ransom of millions was demanded.
https://www.ksl.com/article/50209154/hac...
Flag CanadaJuly 2021
Canadian consumer electronics provider hit by ransomware
D-BOX Technologies - Longueuil, Québec, Canada
D-Box Technologies has its headquarters near Montreal in the province of Québec. Numerous systems are affected by the ransomware, and business operations are expected to be significantly disrupted for several days.
https://www.d-box.com/en/blog/2021/07/14...
Flag GermanyJuly 2021
Cyber attack on insurance company from Germany
Haftpflichtkasse VVaG - Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Haftpflichtkasse VVaG from Darmstadt has been affected by a cyber attack and business operations are restricted.
https://www.wiwo.de/it-systeme-hackerang...
Flag UKJuly 2021
Targeted attack on experts with a focus on the Middle East
London, United Kingdom
The security service provider Proofpoint has analyzed a targeted attack on experts, professors and journalists with a focus on the Middle East. Access data to various online services was to be tapped via the compromised website of a well-known institute of the University of London. The attack is attributed to Iran.
https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threa...
Flag USAJuly 13, 2021
Cyberattack on Chicago-area physician group
Downers Grove, Illinois, USA
Affected is the DuPage Medical Group (DMG). According to press reports, potentially 600,000 patients are affected by the data theft.
https://www.dupagemedicalgroup.com/notic...
Flag GermanyJuly 2021
Cyber attack on hospital in Germany
Wolfenbüttel, Niedersachsen, Germany (Landkreis Wolfenbüttel)
The Wolfenbüttel hospital, Lower Saxony, about 10 km south of Braunschweig, became a victim of ransomware.
https://www.heise.de/news/Cybercrime-Ran...
Flag GermanyJuly 2021
Hacker attack on the city council of Geisenheim, Germany
Geisenheim, Hessen, Germany (Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis)
The Hessian town of Geisenheim is located on the Rhine, about 20 km southwest of Wiesbaden, and has about 11,000 inhabitants. According to initial assessments, the administration will be offline for at least 3 weeks, and 2 or 3 months are expected for the return to normal.
https://www.geisenheim.de/artikel/presse...
Flag GermanyJuly 2021
Hacker attack on the municipality of Hüttenberg
Hüttenberg, Hessen, Germany (Lahn-Dill-Kreis)
The attackers obtain bank account data from private individuals and companies.
https://www.mittelhessen.de/lokales/wetz...
Flag IranJuly 2021
Facebook stops Iran spying action
United States of America
As part of an espionage operation, the Facebook platform was used to target individuals working in the military, defense and aerospace sectors, mainly in the US. Social engineering, phishing, identity theft, and malware were used.
https://about.fb.com/news/2021/07/taking...
Flag USAJuly 2021
Multi-million dollar cyber fraud at Illinois creditor protection organization
Office of the Special Deputy Receiver (OSD) - Chicago, Illinois, USA
Approximately $4 million was stolen.
https://www.govtech.com/security/cyber-a...
Flag FranceJuly 16, 2021
Cyber attack at French research institute
Inserm Transfert - Paris, France
Inserm Transfert is a subsidiary of the l'Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (Inserm)
https://www.lepoint.fr/societe/l-inserm-...
Flag UKJuly 2021
Bus operator of an English city affected by cyber attack
Nottingham City Transport - Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
Nottingham City Transport is the city's largest bus operator, and personal data was not affected by the incident.
https://www.nctx.co.uk/nct-it-issues
Flag USAJuly 19, 2021
Data breach due to burglary at mental health care provider in Seattle
Samaritan Center of Puget Sound - Seattle, Washington, USA (King County)
https://samaritanps.org/wp-content/uploa...
Flag France20 July 2021
Cyber attack on French rugby club
Montpellier, France
Montpellier Hérault Rugby MHR is the rugby club of the city on the Mediterranean coast and plays in the top league. The attack encrypted the data, and the perpetrators are demanding a ransom.
https://twitter.com/MHR_officiel/status/...
https://www.rugbyrama.fr/rugby/top-14/20...
Flag EcuadorJuly 2021
Attacks on the computer systems of a telecommunications provider from Ecuador
Corporación Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (CNT EP) - Quito, Ecuador
Corporación Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (CNT EP) is a telecommunications company in Ecuador. In July, the company filed a complaint about a cyber attack.
Flag Saudi ArabiaJuly 2021
Possible 1 terabyte of data stolen from Saudi oil company
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Aramco is the world's largest oil company, headquartered in Dhahran. The data was apparently stolen from a contractor and parts of it have surfaced on the darknet.
https://www.ft.com/content/272259b0-8e98...
Flag UKJuly 2021
UK academic radio station phishing website
SOAS Radio - London, United Kingdom
https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/news/soas-s...
Flag USAJuly 21, 2021
Cyberattack on group of anesthesiology physicians in Oregon
Oregon Anesthesiology Group, P.C. (OAG) - Oregon, USA
Potentially 750,000 records are affected.
https://www.oaginformation.com/
Flag South Africa22 July 2021
Cyber attack on South African state-owned logistics company
Transnet - Johannesburg, South Africa
Transnet is headquartered in Johannesburg and operates railroads, ports and pipelines.
Flag France23 July 2021
Facebook page of a French regional newspaper hacked.
Lyon, France
The hack at the Le Progrès newspaper was used to promote a terrorist organization.
https://www.leprogres.fr/societe/2021/07...
Flag GermanyJuly 2021
Cyber attack on IT service provider, waste fee notices tapped
Altenkirchen (Westerwald), Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany (Landkreis Altenkirchen (Westerwald))
During a cyber attack on an IT service provider, a print file of the waste management company Landkreis Altenkirchen containing 10,000 data records was tapped.
https://www.ak-kurier.de/akkurier/www/ar...
Flag Germany26 July 2021
Hacker attack on German parking lot operator
Park-Service Hüfner GmbH (PSH) - Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Park-Service Hüfner GmbH (PSH)
https://www.rheinpfalz.de/lokal/neustadt...
Flag UK26 July 2021
Hacker attack on housing company in Salford, UK
ForHousing - Salford, United Kingdom
The city of Salford is located in Greater Manchester and has a population of around 73,000. The company ForHousing there was affected.
https://www.forhousing.co.uk/news/import...
Flag USAJuly 27, 2021
Unauthorized access at a healthcare provider in California
SuperCare Health - Downey, California, USA
https://supercarehealth.com/supercarepro...
Flag USAJuly 2021
Ransomware at the city government of Lewiston, Minnesota
Lewiston, Minnesota, USA (Winona County)
https://www.lewistonmn.org/news/
 
Statistics
Total: 80 entries
Affected countries: 25
USA: 19, Germany: 12, France: 4, UK: 2, Switzerland: 10, Netherlands: 3, Australia: 2, Italy: 4, Denmark: 1, Singapore: 3, Brazil: 2, Ireland: 1, Iran: 1, Japan: 1, Spain: 1, New Zealand: 1, Russia: 1, South Korea: 1, Taiwan: 1, Lithuania: 1, Belarus: 1, Liechtenstein: 1, Pakistan: 1, Thailand: 1, United Arab Emirates: 1
Affected industries: 25
Healthcare: 16, Public sector: 15, Finance: 13, Transportation: 7, Telecommunication: 5, Consumer Goods: 4, Education: 3, Government: 2, IT: 2, Mechanical Engineering: 2, Retail: 2, Social welfare: 2, Construction: 1, Entertainment: 1, Fast Moving Consumer Goods: 1, Hospital: 1, Legal: 1, Online services: 1, Organization: 1, Politics: 1, Religion: 1, Service provider: 1, Sport and leisure: 1, Universities: 1, Utility: 1
Totals may differ because multiple assignments are possible or, conversely, not every entry can be assigned to a country or industry.
Flag ItalyAugust 2021
Rasomware at the Lazio region in Italy
Roma, Lazio, Italy
The Lazio region is located in central Italy and includes the city of Rome. With the hacker attack, the Corona vaccination portal is also down. The attack took place via the PC of an employee of an IT company belonging to the region. Later, a leading Italian newspaper wrote that the attack on the region was related to an attack on an external IT service provider, which was denied by the external service provider.
https://www.rainews.it/tgr/tagesschau/ar...
Flag TaiwanAugust 2021
Ransomware at Taiwanese hardware manufacturer
GIGABYTE - Taipei, Republic of China / Taiwan
The criminals threaten to publish 112 GB of stolen data, including confidential information.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/se...
Flag SwitzerlandAugust 2021
Cyber attack on the website of a Swiss bank
Banque Cantonale Neuchâteloise - Neuchâtel, Canton de Neuchâtel, Switzerland
The Banque Cantonale Neuchâteloise's Internet contact form was attacked, potentially affecting 1,500 people and their email addresses.
Flag South KoreaAugust 5, 2021
Leakage of customer data at South Korean offshoot of French luxury brand
Chanel Korea - Seoul, South Korea
Chanel Korea sincerely apologizes for the theft of personal data in a cyber attack.
https://cloud.e-news.chanel.com/privacy_...
Flag GermanyAugust 6, 2021
Ransomware at Protestant youth organization in Germany
Evangelischer Jugendverband - Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
https://www.ejwue.de/aktuell/news/cyber-...
Flag GermanyAugust 8, 2021
Cyber attack on construction company in Germany
Leonhard Weiss - Göppingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (Landkreis Göppingen)
IT systems at several locations are affected, and work processes are significantly impaired.
https://www.leonhard-weiss.com/cyberatta...
Flag USAAugust 8, 2021
Ransomware at fertility clinic in Massachusetts
ReproSource - Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA (Middlesex County)
Data on approximately 350,000 patients may have been disclosed.
https://www.reprosource.com/wp-content/u...
Flag GermanyAugust 9, 2021
Hacker attack on savings bank association
Sparkassenverband Baden-Württemberg - Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
The Savings Banks Association of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, has been the victim of a hacker attack. The criminals threaten to publish internal information and demand a ransom.
https://www.it-finanzmagazin.de/sparkass...
Flag GermanyAugust 10, 2021
Security incident at large German law firm
CMS - Berlin, Germany
https://cms.law/de/deu/news-information/...
Flag FranceAugust 10, 2021
Cyberattack on a platform for applying for visas for France
France
Personal data of the applicants was stolen.
https://www.interieur.gouv.fr/sites/mini...
Flag SwitzerlandAugust 12, 2021
Cyber attack on Swiss hospital group
Pallas-Kliniken - Olten, Switzerland
Patient data would not be affected. The website states that the group can now only be reached by phone.
https://www.pallas-kliniken.ch/de/news/a...
Flag NetherlandsAugust 2021 ?
Data breach and crypto mining at a hospital in the Netherlands
Radboud Universitair Medisch Centrum - Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
https://www.radboudumc.nl/nieuws/2021/da...
Flag BrazilAugust 13, 2021
Ransomware in the network of the Brazilian National Treasury Secretariat
Brasilia, Brazil
The Secretaria do Tesouro Nacional is part of the Ministry of Economy and has its headquarters in Brasilia.
https://www.gov.br/tesouronacional/pt-br...
Flag New ZealandAugust 2021
Unauthorized access to data at an automobile club in New Zealand
AA Traveller / The New Zealand Automobile Association Inc. - Auckland, New Zealand
https://www.aa.co.nz/travel/about-us/aa-...
Flag SpainAugust 2021
Data leak at the Spanish branch of a Swiss insurance company
Zurich Insurance PLC, sucursal en España - Madrid, Spain
https://www.inside-it.ch/de/post/zurich-...
Cyber incidents at related organizations:
  • January 9, 2023 - Tokyo, : Customer data of an insurer in Japan offered on the Internet
Flag PakistanAugust 15, 2021
Cyber attack on the data center of the Pakistani tax authority
Islamabad, Pakistan
The point of attack is said to have been the Hyper-V software. Website and systems are down.
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2315712/fbr...
Flag USAAugust 15, 2021
Cyber attack on a health system in Marietta, Ohio.
Memorial Health System - Marietta, Ohio, USA (Washington County)
Memorial Health System is a not-for-profit health system that operates three hospitals and several other facilities in the Marietta area. A cyberattack took place in the early morning hours of Aug. 15.
http://mhsystem.org/cyberattack
Flag USAAugust 2021
Email accounts of a West Virginia health system hacked
Monongalia Health System, Inc. - Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
The intention was to fraudulently divert payments intended for a supplier.
https://www.monhealth.com/Uploads/Public...
Flag USAAugust 2021
Unauthorized access to data from a group of ENT physicians in Texas
Texas ENT - Texas, USA
More than 500,000 records are potentially affected.
Nwp-content/uploads/2021/12/Texas_ENT_Sp...
Flag USAAugust 16, 2021
Hackers offer to buy 100 million customer records of US mobile operator
T-Mobile - Bellevue, Washington, USA (King County)
T-Mobile USA confirms a cyber incident.
https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/cy...
August 2021
Website for movie subtitles hacked, data published despite ransom payment
Open Subtitles
https://forum.opensubtitles.org/viewtopi...
Flag GermanyAugust 18, 2021
Hacker attack on real estate company in Gütersloh, Germany
SKW Haus & Grund - Gütersloh, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (Kreis Gütersloh)
https://www.radioguetersloh.de/nachricht...
Flag Italy18 August 2021
Ransomware at the health authority of the Tuscany region in Italy
Agenzia Regionale di Sanità (ARS) della Toscana - Florence, Italy
Affected is the Agenzia Regionale di Sanità (ARS) della Toscana in Florence. Only epidemiological and statistical data that can be restored from backups were encrypted.
https://www.ansa.it/toscana/notizie/2021...
Flag BrazilAugust 19, 2021
Cyber attack on Brazilian retail chain
Lojas Renner SA - Porto Alegre, Brazil
Lojas Renner SA is headquartered in Porto Alegre and employs approximately 22,000 people. There were disruptions to operations, no ransom was paid.
https://api.mziq.com/mzfilemanager/v2/d/...
Flag Switzerland19 August 2021
Hacker attack on cable car and ski slope operators in Switzerland
Corvatsch AG - Silvaplana, Canton of the Grisons, Switzerland
https://www.engadinerpost.ch/2021/08/26/...
Flag USAAugust 19, 2021
Unauthorized access to an email account of a group of medical practices in Illinois
Christie Business Holdings Company (Christie Clinic) - Illinois, USA
https://www.christieclinic.com/news/5880...
Flag SwitzerlandAugust 2021
Data breach at Swiss digital platform for businesses
SECO State Secretariat for Economy / EasyGov - Bern, Canton of Bern, Switzerland
The EasyGov platform allows companies to complete government processes electronically. In August, about 130,000 names of companies that had applied for Covid 19 credit were tapped.
Flag NetherlandsAugust 21, 2021
Cyber attack on the province of Gelderland, Netherlands
Arnhem, Netherlands
Affected are the personnel files of the employees.
https://nltimes.nl/2021/08/21/province-g...
Flag Netherlands22 August 2021
Educational institution in the Netherlands victim of a cyberattack
The Hague, Netherlands
Affected is the educational institution ROC Mondriaan
https://www.rocmondriaan.nl/nieuws/2021-...
Flag USAAugust 23, 2021
Peterborough, New Hampshire defrauded of $2.3 million by cybercriminals
Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA (Hillsborough County)
The small town of Peterborough in the northeast of the USA has about 6300 inhabitants. In July and August, it was defrauded of a total of $2.3 million. According to reports, mails with false identities were used to divert upcoming payments to the school district and two contractors to other accounts.
https://www.peterboroughnh.gov/news_deta...
Flag Switzerland25 August 2021
DDoS attack on Swiss committee for same-sex marriage
ehefueralle.ch - Bern, Canton of Bern, Switzerland
The attack comes ahead of a referendum scheduled for Sept. 26, 2021.
https://www.ehefueralle.ch/aktuelles/boe...
Flag Denmark27 August 2021
Ransomware attack on Danish utility company
Kalundborg Forsyning - Kalundborg, Denmark
Kalundborg Forsyning is a utility company headquartered in Kalundborg, Denmark. It was hit by ransomware at the end of August.
https://kalfor.dk/kalundborg-forsyning-r...
Flag USAAugust 27, 2021
Attack with ransomware on a hospital in California
Barlow Respiratory Hospital - Los Angeles, California, USA
https://www.barlowhospital.org/important...
Flag USAAugust 27, 2021
Data breach at children's advocacy group in California
Seneca Family of Agencies - Oakland, California, USA
https://senecafoa.org/notice-of-data-bre...
August 28, 2021
Hacker group auctions off 1 GB of data from sporting goods manufacturer
Puma - Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Deutschland (Landkreis Erlangen-Höchstadt)
https://www.cybersecurity360.it/nuove-mi...
29 August 2021
Decentralized finance market looted of $4.5 million
Affected is xToken with xSNX.
https://medium.com/xtoken/xsnx-post-mort...
Flag AustraliaAugust 30, 2021
Cyber attack on a local government area of Melbourne, Australia
City of Stonnington - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Affected is the City of Stonnington, IT systems were shut down.
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/inne...
Flag SwitzerlandAugust 2021
Hackers grab bank data from customers of a Swiss shipping company
CGN SA - Lausanne, Switzerland
The attack took place via a pop-up on the ticket booking system's website of the CGN SA (Compagnie générale de navigation sur le Lac Léman).
https://www.computerworld.ch/security/ha...
Flag GermanyAugust 2021
Hacker attack on a Leipzig city company, Germany
Kommunalen Eigenbetrieb Engelsdorf (KEE) - Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
https://www.lvz.de/Leipzig/Polizeiticker...
Cyber incidents in the same city:
  • October 20, 2022 - Leipzig, Saxony: Cyber attack on a university of applied sciences in Germany
Flag USAAugust 30, 2021
Ransomware at a bank in the USA
Pacific City Bank - Los Angeles, California, USA
The attackers had access to certain customer data.
https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/Sample%2...
 
Statistics
Total: 81 entries
Affected countries: 20
USA: 32, Germany: 10, France: 2, UK: 4, Switzerland: 2, Netherlands: 4, Canada: 5, Italy: 3, Brazil: 4, Austria: 2, Denmark: 1, Ireland: 1, Belgium: 1, Japan: 1, New Zealand: 2, Russia: 1, India: 2, South Africa: 2, Curaçao: 1, Israel: 1
Affected industries: 30
Public sector: 19, Healthcare: 16, Service provider: 8, Finance: 7, Education: 5, Media: 4, Telecommunication: 4, Universities: 4, Government: 3, IT: 3, Legal: 3, Social welfare: 3, Agriculture: 2, Food: 2, Police: 2, Technology: 2, Transportation: 2, Consumer Goods: 1, Entertainment: 1, Fast Moving Consumer Goods: 1, Hospital: 1, Mechanical Engineering: 1, Military: 1, Politics: 1, Production: 1, Real estate: 1, Travel: 1, Utility: 1, Wholesale: 1, Youth organization: 1
Totals may differ because multiple assignments are possible or, conversely, not every entry can be assigned to a country or industry.
Flag USASeptember 1, 2021
Hacker attack on the University of Colorado Boulder
University of Colorado Boulder - Boulder, Colorado, USA (Boulder County)
The attack on vulnerability in an Atlassian software leaked personal data of 30,000 former employees and students.
https://www.colorado.edu/today/2021/10/2...
Flag CuraçaoSeptember 2, 2021
Cyber attack on a bank in Curaçao
Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten (CBCS) - Willemstad, Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands
https://www.centralbank.cw/publications/...
Flag Canada3 September 2021
Cyberattack on transit company in Quebec, Canada
Société de transport de l'Outaouais (STO) - Gatineau, Canada
https://www.ledroit.com/actualites/cyber...
Flag USASeptember 3, 2021
Ransomware at a private university in Washington, D.C.
Howard University - Washington, D.C., USA
Affected is the Howard University.
https://newsroom.howard.edu/newsroom/art...
Flag USASeptember 3, 2021
Unauthorized access at a Texas legal services company
The Marker Group - Houston, Texas, USA
https://www.marker-group.com/data-event-...
Flag NetherlandsSeptember 6, 2021
Ransomware at a social re-integration agency in the Netherlands
IJmond Werkt - Beverwijk, Netherlands
https://www.ijmondwerkt.com/hack/
Flag USASeptember 7, 2021
Malware attack at a district court in New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
With computer systems already disrupted by Hurricane Ida, a cyber attack occurred.
https://jpclerkofcourt.wpengine.com/news...
Cyber incidents in the same city:
  • November 22, 2022 - New Orleans, Louisiana: Cyber attack on a university in Louisiana
Flag BelgiumSeptember 2021
Belgian health insurance affected by hacker attack
Onafhankelijk Ziekenfonds (OZ) - Antwerp, Belgium
Cyber incidents in the same city:
  • December 6, 2022 - Antwerp, : Cyber attack on a city government in Belgium
Flag BrazilSeptember 9, 2021
Website of the Brazilian health agency ANVISA hacked
ANVISA - Brasilia, Brazil
The website of the Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária was hacked, demonstrating Argentine flags, presumably motivated by the controverse intervention in the Brazil-Argentina soccer match.
Flag USASeptember 11, 2021
Data breach at Missouri teachers' pension fund
Public School and Education Employee Retirement Systems (PSRS/PEERS) - Jefferson City, Missouri, USA
https://www.ai-cio.com/news/missouri-tea...
Flag USASeptember 12, 2021
Cyber attack on US technology provider
TTEC Holdings, Inc. - Englewood, Colorado, USA (Arapahoe County)
https://www.ttec.com/newsroom/press-rele...
Cyber incidents in the same city:
  • November 2, 2022 - Englewood, Colorado: Cyberattack on a U.S. provider of aviation charts
Flag USASeptember 14, 2021
Cyberattack on a hospital in Kansas, USA
Mowery Clinic - Salina, Kansas, USA
https://moweryclinic.com/notice-of-data-...
Flag BrazilSeptember 2021
Cyber attack on a television station in Brazil
SBT Brasil - Osasco, São Paulo, Brazil
Flag IndiaSeptember 17, 2021
Ransomware attack on the government of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu Public Department - Fort St. George, Chennai, India
Flag GermanySeptember 2021
Cyber attack on manufacturer of drainage technology in Bavaria, Germany
Kessel AG - Lenting, Bayern, Germany
https://www.donaukurier.de/nachrichten/w...
Flag USASeptember 19, 2021
Ransomware attack on a Minnesota agriculture company
Crystal Valley - Mankato, Minnesota, USA (Blue Earth County, Nicollet County)
https://crystalvalley.coop/about-us/news...
Flag France20. September 2021
Data breach at French shipping company
CMA CGM S.A. - Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France
https://www.cma-cgm.com/news/3941/data-s...
Flag USASeptember 20, 2021
Hacker attack on real estate company in California
Marcus & Millichap, Inc - Calabasas, California, USA
https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edg...
Flag USASeptember 21, 2021
Ransomware at a healthcare provider in New Hampshire.
Coos County Family Health Services - Berlin, New Hampshire, USA (Coös County)
http://coosfamilyhealth.org/
Flag USASeptember 23, 2021
Cyber attack on school district in Texas
Allen Independent School District (Allen ISD) - Allen, Texas, USA (Collin County)
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/allen-...
Flag GermanySeptember 28, 2021
Ransomware at the Wismar public utility company
Stadtwerke Wismar GmbH - Wismar, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
https://www.stadtwerke-wismar.de/de/Unte...
Flag USASeptember 28, 2021
Ransomware at school district in Texas
Lufkin Independent School District (ISD) - Lufkin, Texas, USA (Angelina County)
https://www.kltv.com/2021/09/28/lufkin-i...
Flag USASeptember 30, 2021
Ransomware attack on a media company in Pennsylvania
LNP Media Group Inc. - Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA (Lancaster County)
https://news.yahoo.com/more-learned-lnp-...
 
Statistics
Total: 99 entries
Affected countries: 29
USA: 24, Germany: 12, France: 3, UK: 7, Switzerland: 9, Canada: 6, Netherlands: 1, Italy: 5, Australia: 2, Brazil: 3, Belgium: 3, Singapore: 2, Japan: 1, Spain: 2, Iran: 1, Russia: 1, Taiwan: 2, India: 1, South Africa: 1, South Korea: 1, Israel: 2, Ecuador: 1, Greece: 1, Pakistan: 1, Argentina: 1, China: 1, Hong Kong: 1, Papua New Guinea: 1, Portugal: 1
Affected industries: 28
Public sector: 25, Healthcare: 17, Education: 9, Finance: 8, Transportation: 6, Universities: 6, IT: 5, Fast Moving Consumer Goods: 4, Food: 4, Service provider: 4, Travel: 4, Consumer Goods: 2, Entertainment: 2, Media: 2, Production: 2, Rapid Transit: 2, Technology: 2, Automotive: 1, Construction: 1, Energy industry: 1, Hospital: 1, Legal: 1, Mechanical Engineering: 1, Online services: 1, Politics: 1, Religion: 1, Retail: 1, Utility: 1
Totals may differ because multiple assignments are possible or, conversely, not every entry can be assigned to a country or industry.
Flag Switzerland1 October 2021
DDoS attack on the websites of a professional training agency in Switzerland
Schweizerisches Dienstleistungszentrum Berufsbildung | Berufs-​, Studien-​ und Laufbahnberatung (SDBB) - Bern, Canton of Bern, Switzerland
(Outage of all web sites)
https://www.sdbb.ch/ueber-uns/news/detai...
Flag South Africa2021
The University of Mpumalanga in South Africa averts a cyber scam
University of Mpumalanga (UMP) - Mbombela, South Africa
As a result of the successful defense, the university lost only 3000 Rand (200 US Dollars) instead of potentially 100 million Rand (6.7 millon US Dollars)
https://www.itweb.co.za/content/Kjlyrvw1...
Flag USAOctober 2, 2021
Cyber attack on a hospital in Franklin, Indiana
Johnson Memorial Health - Franklin, Indiana, USA (Johnson County)
https://www.johnsonmemorial.org/
Flag USAOctober 2, 2021
Ransomware attack on a university in Maryland, USA
Washington Adventist University (WAU) - Takoma Park, Maryland, USA
https://www.wau.edu/wau-ransomware-attac...
Flag USAOctober 3, 2021
Ransomware at a logistics company in Wisconsin
Marten Transport Ltd. - Mondovi, Wisconsin, USA (Buffalo County)
https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edg...
Flag USAOctober 4, 2021
Cyber attack on school district in South Carolina
Colleton County School District - Walterboro, South Carolina, USA (Colleton County)
There were 800 computers affected, and the cost to rebuild is estimated at about $191,000.
https://www.live5news.com/2021/10/27/col...
Flag SwitzerlandOctober 10, 2021
Cyber attack on a fiduciary company in Switzerland
GRF Sociétés fiducaire SA - Morges, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland
The company works for several municipalities.
https://www.derbund.ch/neue-cyber-attack...
Flag SwitzerlandOctober 09/10, 2021
Ransomware at a theater in Winterthur, Switzerland
Casinotheater Winterthur - Winterthur, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland
Affected is the communication via e-mail and a planning tool.
https://www.facebook.com/casinotheater/
Cyber incidents in the same city:
  • February 2023 - Winterthur, Canton of Zürich: Website of a museum in Switzerland hacked
Flag EcuadorOctober 11, 2021
Cyberattack on the largest private bank in Ecuador
Banco Pichincha - Quito, Ecuador
In a statement, the bank writes that the affected systems have been isolated and that the branch network and ATMs for cash withdrawals and debit and credit card payments are operational.
https://informacion.pichincha.com/
Flag ItalyOctober 14, 2021
Hacker attack on social and health care company in Liguria, Italy
Azienda sociosanitaria ligure 2 (Asl2) - Savona, Italy
https://www.lastampa.it/savona/2021/10/1...
Flag USAOctober 14, 2021
Ransomware at a mass transit company in Idaho
Valley Regional Transit - Meridian, Idaho, USA
https://www.valleyregionaltransit.org/ne...
Flag SwitzerlandOctober 2021
Cyber attack on a trust company in Switzerland
Switzerland
From citizens of the cantons of Zurich, Schwyz and Zug, tax declarations are published on the Darknet.
https://www.nau.ch/news/schweiz/erpresse...
Flag GermanyOctober 2021
Cyber attack on an outfitter of luxury yachts, private jets and residences
Vedder GmbH - Lüdinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
https://www.wn.de/muensterland/kreis-coe...
Flag GermanyOctober 15, 2021
Ransomware at municipal IT service provider in Germany
Kommunalservice Mecklenburg AöR (KMS) - Schwerin, Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, Germany
This caused outages in several municipal administrations and businesses in the area.
Flag GermanyOctober 15, 2021
Municipal administration of Neustadt-Glewe, Germany, affected by hacker attack
Neustadt-Glewe, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
The administration's IT service provider fell victim to a ransomware attack.
https://www.neustadt-glewe.de/Kurzmen%C3...
Flag GermanyOctober 15, 2021
Ludwigslust-Parchim county, Germany, affected by malware
Ludwigslust-Parchim county administration - Parchim, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
The administration's IT service provider fell victim to a ransomware attack.
https://www.kreis-lup.de/Kurzmen%C3%BC/S...
Flag USAOctober 17, 2021
Malware / Ransomware at Healthcare Provider in Los Angeles
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles (PPLA) - Los Angeles, California, USA
https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planne...
Flag GermanyOctober 18, 2021
Cyber attack on IT service provider of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state administration
DVZ Datenverarbeitungszentrum Mecklenburg-Vorpommern GmbH - Schwerin, Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, Germany
This caused IT outages in several city administrations.
https://www.zeit.de/news/2021-10/18/schw...
Flag ItalyOctober 18, 2021
Cyber attack on Italian copyright collecting agency
Società Italiana degli Autori ed Editori (SIAE) - Roma, Lazio, Italy
60 GBytes of data were stolen, including personal data and bank account information. In some cases, affected artists were contacted directly by the criminals in order to blackmail them with the publication of the data.
Flag SwitzerlandOctober 20, 2021
Malware at Swiss trade fair and event agency
MCH Group AG - Basel, Canton of Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
https://www.mch-group.com/en/news/2021/c...
Flag SingaporeOctober 2021
Unauthorized access to a hospital booking system in Singapore
Agape CP Holdings Pte. Ltd. - Singapore
The booking system is operated by a service provider, affected patients include those at Fullerton Health.
https://www.fullertonhealth.com/sg/third...
Flag GermanyOctober 21, 2021
Malware at a state authority in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany
Landesamt für innere Verwaltung (LAiV) - Schwerin, Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, Germany
https://www.zeit.de/news/2021-10/21/scha...
Flag USA22 October 2021
Cyber attack on a clinic in Alabama
Norwood Clinic - Birmingham, Alabama, USA
https://www.norwoodclinic.com/forms/cybe...
Flag USAOctober 24, 2021
Unauthorized access to data at a Kansas hospital
Labette Health - Parsons, Kansas, USA
https://www.labettehealth.com/about-us/l...
Flag USAOctober 25, 2021
Ransomware at a cookware supplier in the U.S.
Vallejo, California, USA
https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/MCorp%20...
Flag USAOctober 25, 2021
Unauthorized data access at a mortgage lender in the U.S.
Pulte Mortgage - Englewood, Colorado, USA (Arapahoe County)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/data-b...
Cyber incidents in the same city:
  • November 2, 2022 - Englewood, Colorado: Cyberattack on a U.S. provider of aviation charts
Flag USAOctober 2021
Cyberattack on the transit authority of Ann Arbor, Mich.
Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority 'TheRide' - Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA (Washtenaw County)
https://www.theride.org/about/news/theri...
Cyber incidents in the same city:
  • January 30, 2023 - Ann Arbor, Michigan: U.S. hospital system's websites affected by cyberattack on IT service provider
Flag USAOctober 26, 2021
Unauthorized access to emails at a Colorado hospital
Montrose Regional Health - Montrose, Colorado, USA (Montrose County)
https://montrosehealth.com/blog/notice-o...
October 27, 2021
Approximately $130 million stolen from cryptocurrency platform
Cream Finance
https://twitter.com/CreamdotFinance/stat...
Flag ItalyOctober 27, 2021
Cyber attack on a municipal data center in the Bologna region, Italy
Unione Terre di Pianura - Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
This caused the IT of 6 municipalities to fail.
https://www.terredipianura.it/it-it/avvi...
Flag Germany28 October 2021
Cyber attack on a travel company in Germany
FTI Group - Munich, Bavaria, Germany
https://www.fti-group.com/de/presse/pres...
 
Statistics
Total: 72 entries
Affected countries: 22
USA: 22, Germany: 15, France: 7, Switzerland: 3, UK: 1, Italy: 4, Canada: 1, Brazil: 3, Australia: 2, Singapore: 1, Austria: 1, Czech Republic: 1, Denmark: 1, Spain: 2, Japan: 1, Iran: 1, India: 1, Sweden: 1, Colombia: 1, China: 1, Hong Kong: 1, Philippines: 1
Affected industries: 28
Healthcare: 15, Public sector: 14, Education: 8, Fast Moving Consumer Goods: 4, IT: 4, Retail: 4, Transportation: 4, Consumer Goods: 3, Finance: 3, Universities: 3, Automotive: 2, Energy industry: 2, Food: 2, Online retailer: 2, Production: 2, Technology: 2, Utility: 2, Agriculture: 1, Entertainment: 1, Hospital: 1, Mechanical Engineering: 1, Media: 1, Pharmaceutical: 1, Real estate: 1, Service provider: 1, Social welfare: 1, Telecommunication: 1, Wholesale: 1
Totals may differ because multiple assignments are possible or, conversely, not every entry can be assigned to a country or industry.
Flag USANovember 1, 2021
Unauthorized access at the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District - Monterey, California, USA (Monterey County)
https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/Monterey...
Flag USANovember 5, 2021
Ransomware at a comic book wholesaler in the U.S.
Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. - Hunt Valley, Cockeysville, Maryland, USA (Baltimore County)
https://ago.vermont.gov/blog/2022/08/25/...
Flag USANovember 7, 2021
Cyberattack on a local electricity provider in Colorado
DMEA - Montrose, Colorado, USA (Montrose County)
https://www.dmea.com/dmea-internal-netwo...
Flag UK9 November 2021
Attack on the website of an online retailer of angling supplies
Angling Direct - Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom
https://www.punchline-gloucester.com/art...
Flag Spain11 November 2021
Cyberattack on a brewery in Barcelona, Spain
S.A. Damm - Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/cyb...
Cyber incidents in the same industry:
  • January 30, 2023 - Matosinhos, Região Norte: Cyber attack on a producer of beer and beverages in Portugal
Flag USANovember 11, 2021
Unauthorized access at a benefit plan service provider in the U.S.
Horizon Actuarial Services, LLC - Atlanta, Georgia, USA (Fulton County, DeKalb County)
https://www.horizonactuarial.com/notice-...
Flag USAOktober/November 2021
Unauthorized access to data of a specialty pharmacy
BioPlus Specialty Pharmacy Services, LLC - Altamonte Springs, Florida, USA
https://bioplusrx.com/cyber-incident/
Flag Germany11 November 2021
Ransomware at an IT company in Germany
KISTERS AG - Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
https://www.kisters.de/
Flag USANovember 12, 2021
FBI server used to send hoax emails
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) - USA
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/11/hoax...
Cyber incidents at the same organization:
  • February 2023 - New York City, New York: Cyberattack on a U.S. federal law enforcement agency
Flag AustraliaNovember 13, 2021
Cyber attack on HR software in Australia
Frontier Software Australia - Australia
Among others, the records of at least 38,000 South Australia government employees were stolen.
https://au.frontiersoftware.com/news-and...
Flag GermanyNovember 2021
Cyber attack on a Christian school in Germany
CJD Königswinter - Königswinter, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
https://www.cjd-koenigswinter.de/termine...
Flag USANovember 14, 2021
Cyber attack on a county in California
Plumas County - Quincy, California, USA (Plumas County)
https://www.plumascounty.us/DocumentCent...
Flag Germany15 November 2021
Cyber attack on technology provider in Germany
Basler AG - Ahrensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
https://www.baslerweb.com/de/unternehmen...
Flag USANovember 16, 2021
Ransomware at a medical group in New Jersey
New Jersey Brain and Spine - Oradell, New Jersey, USA (Bergen County)
https://njbrainspine.com/notice-of-data-...
Flag USANovember 17, 2021
Data leak at a domain registrar in the USA
GoDaddy - Tempe, Arizona, USA (Maricopa County)
Cyber incidents at the same organization:
  • December 2022 - Tempe, Arizona: Cyber attack on the system of a web hosting company in the USA
Flag France20 November 2021
Cyber attack on a testing, inspection and certification company
Bureau Veritas - Paris, France
https://group.bureauveritas.com/newsroom...
Flag Hong Kong26. November 2021
Ransomware at a logistics service provider in Hong Kong
Kerry Logistics Network Limited (KLN) - Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
https://www.kerrylogistics.com/media/pvg...
Flag USANovember 2021
Philadelphia online store operator cheated out of $30,000 in revenue
Ali's Wagon - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
The money was diverted to a bank account of the scammers.
https://6abc.com/cyber-attack-online-the...
Flag Australia27 November 2021
Ransomware at energy provider in Australia
CS Energy - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
https://www.csenergy.com.au/news/cs-ener...
Cyber incidents in the same city:
  • December 22, 2022 - Brisbane, Queensland: Cyber attack on a university in Australia
Flag BrazilNovember 28, 2021
Hacker attack on Brazilian economic development agency
ApexBrasil - Brasilia, Brazil
https://www.metropoles.com/colunas/guilh...
Flag Germany29 November 2021
Malware on mail server of a hospital association in Germany
Bayerische Krankenhausgesellschaft e.V. - Munich, Bavaria, Germany
https://www.bkg-online.de/
Flag France29 November 2021
Cyber attack on a computer retailer in France
Groupe LDLC - Limonest, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
https://www.groupe-ldlc.com/wp-content/u...
Flag USANovember 30, 2021
Ransomware at a healthcare provider in Illinois
Family Christian Health Center (FCHC) - Harvey, Illinois, USA
https://familychc.com/data-breach-caused...
 
Statistics
Total: 104 entries
Affected countries: 24
USA: 28, Germany: 13, France: 9, UK: 6, Switzerland: 2, Canada: 7, Italy: 5, Brazil: 6, Netherlands: 2, Spain: 6, Belgium: 2, Denmark: 2, Singapore: 1, Austria: 1, Ireland: 2, Japan: 1, Norway: 4, Sweden: 1, South Africa: 1, Albania: 1, Greenland: 1, Guernsey: 1, Iceland: 1, Indonesia: 1
Affected industries: 38
Public sector: 25, Healthcare: 18, Education: 10, Finance: 8, IT: 6, Automotive: 4, Fast Moving Consumer Goods: 4, Food: 4, Government: 4, Transportation: 4, Media: 3, Production: 3, Travel: 3, Universities: 3, Utility: 3, Bus: 2, Consumer Goods: 2, Energy industry: 2, Logistics: 2, Retail: 2, Service provider: 2, Technology: 2, Agriculture: 1, Aiport: 1, Aviation: 1, Chemical: 1, County administration: 1, Entertainment: 1, Hospital: 1, Mechanical Engineering: 1, Military: 1, Organization: 1, Pharmaceutical: 1, Police: 1, Rapid Transit: 1, Social welfare: 1, Telecommunication: 1, Wholesale: 1
Totals may differ because multiple assignments are possible or, conversely, not every entry can be assigned to a country or industry.
Flag GermanyDecember 1, 2021
Cyber attack on the public utility company of Pirna, Germany
Stadtwerke Pirna - Pirna, Saxony, Germany
https://www.stadtwerke-pirna.de/
Flag SpainDecember 3, 2021
DDoS attack on Catalan autonomy administration websites
Generalitat de Catalunya - Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
https://www.elperiodico.com/es/sociedad/...
Flag USADecember 3, 2021
Ransomware at the School District of Riverhead, Long Island
Riverhead Central School District - Riverhead, New York, USA (Suffolk County)
https://riverheadnewsreview.timesreview....
4 December 2021
Hackers capture $200 million from the BitMart crypto exchange
https://support.bmx.fund/hc/en-us/articl...
Flag USADecember 4, 2021
Cyberattack on a car dealer in Massachusetts
The Lyon-Waugh Auto Group - Peabody, Massachusetts, USA
https://apps.web.maine.gov/online/aeview...
Flag USADecember 4, 2021
Unauthorized access at a US bank
Flagstar Bank - Troy, Michigan, USA (Oakland County)
Potentially, the information of 1.5 million people is affected.
https://apps.web.maine.gov/online/aeview...
Flag GermanyDecember 2021
E-mail server of the Leipzig municipal cleaning service hacked
Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
https://www.blick.de/sachsen/leipziger-s...
Cyber incidents in the same city:
  • October 20, 2022 - Leipzig, Saxony: Cyber attack on a university of applied sciences in Germany
Flag UKDecember 2021
Hackers defraud UK IT company of £365,000
Silver Bullet Data Services Group plc - London, United Kingdom
https://otp.tools.investis.com/clients/u...
Flag FranceDecember 6, 2021
Cyber attack on the IT Service provider of the city of Bobigny in France
Syndicat Intercommunal d'Informatique (SII), City of Bobigny - Bobigny, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
In addition to the city of Bobigny, affected are the municipalities of Tremblay-en-France, Le Blanc-Mesnil and La Courneuve
https://www.bobigny.fr/connaitre-bobigny...
https://www.lesechos.fr/pme-regions/ile-...
Flag USADecember 6, 2021
Ransomware at a community college in Tennessee
Pellissippi State Community College - Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
https://www.tbr.edu/pellissippi-state-up...
Flag GuernseyDecember 7, 2021
Cyberattack on a healthcare provider in Guernsey
Medical Specialist Group (MSG) - St Martin, Guernsey
https://www.msg.gg/about/news/investigat...
Flag GermanyDecember 2021
Cyber attack on a logistics company in Germany
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics SE & Co. KG - Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany
https://www.hellmann.com/en/germany/it-i...
Cyber incidents in the same city:
  • December 6, 2022 - Osnabrück, Lower Saxony: Cyberattack on a logistics company in Germany
Flag BrazilDecember 10, 2021
Cyberattack on Brazilian Ministry of Health
Ministério da Saúde - Brasilia, Brazil
https://www.gov.br/saude/pt-br/assuntos/...
Flag France10 December 2021
Cyber attack on supplier of technical springs in France
Ressorts Masselin - Le Petit-Quevilly, Normandy, France
Flag USADecember 10, 2021
Data theft at a U.S. financial services company by a former employee
Block, Inc. - San Francisco, California, USA
https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edg...
Flag GermanyDecember 2021
Cyber attack on dental practice in Düsseldorf, Germany
Pluszahnärzte - Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
https://www.diepluszahnaerzte.de/
Flag USADecember 13, 2021
Ransomware at a US photo service provider
Shutterfly LLC - Redwood City, California, USA
https://www.shutterflyinc.com/statement-...
Flag UKDecember 14, 2021
Cyber attack on a secondary school in England
West Lakes Academy - Egremont, England, United Kingdom
https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/19784...
Flag USADecember 2021
Cyberattack on a college in Illinois
Lincoln College - Lincoln, Illinois, USA
The cyberattack contributed to the college's May 2022 closure.
https://lincolncollege.edu/
Flag FranceDecember 2021
Data leak at French video game provider
Ubisoft - Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
https://discussions.ubisoft.com/topic/12...
Flag USADecember 2021
A county in Colorado gets scammed out of about $1 million with emails
Gunnison County - Gunnison, Colorado, USA (Gunnison County)
Of this amount, approximately $340,000 could be retained by the bank.
https://crestedbuttenews.com/2022/08/gun...
Flag Germany16 December 2021
Cyber attack on car tuner
Manhart Performance GmbH & Co. KG - Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
As a result, emails with malicious content are sent.
https://manhart-performance.de/en/import...
Flag France16 December 2021
Email server of the social housing office of the department of Aisne in France hacked
OPAL - Office Public de l'Habitat de l'Aisne - Laon, Hauts-de-France, France
Cyber incidents in the same city:
  • January 17, 2023 - Laon, Hauts-de-France: Ransomware at a waste disposal association in France
Flag UKDecember 2021
Cyberattack on an oil and gas production company in the United Kingdom
KCA Deutag - Portlethen, Scotland, United Kingdom
https://www.wertpapierinformationen.de/d...
Flag France19 December 2021
Cyber attack on French IT service provider
Inetum - Saint-Ouen, France
https://www.inetum.com/en/press/cyberatt...
Flag Germany20 December 2021
Ransomware at healthcare software provider
CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KGaA (CGM) - Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
https://www.cgm.com/deu_de
Flag UKDecember 20, 2021
Cyberattack on the Gloucester City Council
Gloucester City Council - Gloucester, England, United Kingdom
https://www.gloucester.gov.uk/media/5711...
Flag USADecember 20, 2021
Ransomware at a fertility clinic in New York
Extend Fertility - New York City, New York, USA
https://extendfertility.com/wp-content/u...
Flag Canada21 December 2021
Cyber attack on a hospital in Canada
Arnprior Regional Health - Arnprior, Ontario, Canada
https://www.arnpriorregionalhealth.ca/un...
Flag Norway21 December 2021
Cyber attack on a Norwegian agricultural cooperative
Nortura SA - Oslo, Norway
https://www.nortura.no/nyheter/oppdateri...
Flag AlbaniaDecember 2021
Data of 700,000 Albanians published on the Internet
Albania
https://m.faz.net/aktuell/politik/auslan...
Flag Italy23 December 2021
Cyber attack on Italian fashion company
Moncler S.p.A. - Milano, Italy
https://d2jb2t40p81ydg.cloudfront.net/wp...
Flag USADecember 2021
Cyber attack on a school district in Pennsylvania
Altoona Area School District (AASD) - Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA (Blair County)
https://www.aasdcat.com/apps/pages/index...
Flag Germany25 December 2021
Cyber attack on measurement technology company in Göttingen
Mahr Gruppe - Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany
https://www.goettinger-tageblatt.de/Nach...
Flag USADecember 2021
Cyber attack on a US printing company
RR Donnelley - Chicago, Illinois, USA
https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edg...
Flag USADecember 26, 2021
Ransomware at a mechanical engineering company in the USA
Wagstaff, Inc. - Spokane Valley, Washington, USA (Spokane County)
https://media.dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploa...
Flag Iceland28 December 2021
Cyber attack on a bus operator in Iceland
Strætó - Reykjavík, Iceland
https://www.icelandreview.com/news/strae...
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