This is an overview of known hacker attacks, ransomware attacks , cyber attacks and data breaches in 2021, grouped by industry.
The industries are sorted alphabetically and the entries within an industry chronologically. Each entry has a link to a source. The number of incidents reported for one industry can only be compared with other industries in certain cases, as the information situation often differs.
Industries
Agriculture (7)
Automotive (13)
Chemical (4)
Construction (2)
Consumer Goods (18)
Education (58)
Energy industry (11)
Entertainment (10)
Fast Moving Consumer Goods (30)
Finance (56)
Food (26)
Government (14)
Healthcare (135)
IT (35)
Legal (10)
Logistics (2)
Mechanical Engineering (13)
Media (18)
Military (5)
Online retailer (4)
Online services (3)
Organization (2)
Pharmaceutical (5)
Police (3)
Politics (4)
Production (17)
Public sector (170)
Real estate (4)
Religion (3)
Research (4)
Retail (20)
Service provider (20)
Social welfare (9)
Sport and leisure (4)
Technology (14)
Telecommunication (16)
Transportation (40)
Travel (8)
Universities (32)
Utility (22)
Wholesale (7)
Youth organization (1)
Aerospace & Defense

Data breach at Canadian aircraft manufacturer
Bombardier - Montreal, Québec, Canada
Through a vulnerability in file transfer software.
https://bombardier.com/en/media/news/bom...

Hacker attack on defense company in Switzerland
Ruag - Switzerland
https://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/angriff-...

Facebook stops Iran spying action
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...

Cyberattack on restaurant and hotel chain in the USA
McMenamins - Portland, Oregon, USA
https://threatpost.com/conti-gang-ransom...
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May 2021
May 2021
June 2021
September 19, 2021
September 2021
3 November 2021
21 December 2021
Agriculture

Hacker attack on dairy in Germany
Ehrmann - Oberschönegg, Bavaria, Germany
https://moproweb.de/news/home/hackerangr...

Cyber attack on world's largest meat producer
JBS - São Paulo, Brazil
The company paid a ransom of 11 million dollar.
https://www.heise.de/news/Fleischkonzern...

Hacker attack on dairy in Austria
Salzburgmilch - Salzburg, Austria
https://www.agrarheute.com/management/ag...
https://www.derstandard.de/story/2000127...
https://www.milch.com/de/presse/presseau...

Ransomware attack on a Minnesota agriculture company
Crystal Valley - Mankato, Minnesota, USA (Blue Earth County, Nicollet County)
https://crystalvalley.coop/about-us/news...

Ransomware at a large agricultural company in Iowa
NEW Cooperative Inc. - Iowa, USA
https://www.zdnet.com/article/iowa-farm-...

Cyber attack on French agricultural group
Avril SCA - Puteaux, Île-de-France, France
https://www.lemagit.fr/actualites/252509...

Cyber attack on a Norwegian agricultural cooperative
Nortura SA - Oslo, Norway
https://www.nortura.no/nyheter/oppdateri...
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March 2021
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May 11, 2021
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October 25, 2021
10 November 2021
November 2021
December 4, 2021
December? 2021
16 December 2021
December 24, 2021
Automotive

Cyber attack on a car rental company in France
UCAR - Boulogne-Billancourt, Département Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France / Hauts-de-Seine, France
https://investir.lesechos.fr/actions/act...

Attack on a manufacturing company in Lower Franconia
Fränkischen Rohrwerke - Königsberg in Bayern, Germany
https://www.mainpost.de/regional/hassber...


Hacker attack on automotive supplier in Switzerland and Germany
EDAG - Arbon, Wiesbaden, Switzerland, Germany
https://www.edag.com/de/edag-group/press...
https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen...

Truck manufacturer in the USA became a victim of a hacker attack
Navistar - Lisle, Illinois, USA
Data was siphoned off, which was later offered for sale on the Darknet.
https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/navist...

Ransomware at a car rental company in France
Fraikin SAS - Colombes, Département Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France / Hauts-de-Seine, France
https://www.flotauto.com/fraikin-cyberat...

Cyber attack on a car dealer in Birmingham, UK
LSH Auto - Birmingham, United Kingdom
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/mi...

Cyber attack on automotive supplier in Germany
Eberspächer - Esslingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen...

Malware at cleaning and garbage truck manufacturer in Switzerland
Bucher Municipal - Niederweningen, Switzerland
https://www.bucherindustries.com/en/medi...

Data breach at the Volvo Car Group
Volvo Car Group - Gotheburg, Sweden
https://www.media.volvocars.com/global/e...

Cyberattack on a car dealer in Massachusetts
The Lyon-Waugh Auto Group - Peabody, Massachusetts, USA
https://apps.web.maine.gov/online/aeview...

Cyber attack on Canadian construction equipment supplier
Weldco-Beales Mfg. - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
https://www.itworldcanada.com/article/ca...

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...

Cyberattack on motor vehicle claims adjusters
CED Holding BV - Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands
https://www.security.nl/posting/737696/S...
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February 19, 2021
March 2021
May 2021
December 22, 2021
Chemical

Cyber attack on a chemical plant in France
Béziers, Occitanie / Hérault, France
https://actu.fr/occitanie/beziers_34032/...

Cyber attack on building materials supplier in Germany
Remmers - Löningen, Germany
https://www.om-online.de/wirtschaft/cybe...

Ransomware at US subsidiary of chemical wholesaler
Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
A ransom of $4.4 million was reportedly paid.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/se...

Unauthorized access at a chemical company in Japan
株式会社ダイセル (Daicel Corporation) - Osaka, Japan
https://www.daicel.com/news/2022/2022012...
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08 August 2021
October 9, 2021
Construction

Cyber attack on construction company in Germany
IT systems at several locations are affected, and work processes are significantly impaired.
https://www.leonhard-weiss.com/cyberatta...

Cyber attack on Belgian construction group
BESIX Group SA - Brussels, Belgium
https://www.tijd.be/ondernemen/bouw/bouw...
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April 13, 2021
June 2021
July 2021
July 2021
July 2021
August 2021
August 5, 2021
August 2021
September 2021
October 2021
25 October 2021
3 November 2021
24 November 2021
4 December 2021
23 December 2021
Consumer Goods

Cyber attack on manufacturer of sun protection products in Switzerland
Griesser AG - Aadorf, Thurgau, Switzerland
https://www.tagblatt.ch/wirtschaft/it-kr...

Attack on the IT systems of a fashion company in Germany
Gerry Weber reports an attack, the consequences were minor.
https://group.gerryweber.com/de/presse/p...

Kaseya VSA: Italian fashion company affected
The Alba-based Miroglio Group was hit by the Kaseya attack.
https://www.lastampa.it/cuneo/2021/07/06...
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...

IT security incident at print-on-demand provider from Germany
Spread Group - Leipzig, Germany
Spread Group experienced a cyber attack in which address, contract and bank data were compromised.
https://help.spreadshirt.com/hc/de/artic...

Cyber attack on French cosmetics producer
Socoplan is a supplier of cosmetic samples. The company has approximately 250 employees and is based in Saint-Jean-de-Thouars, a city in the west of France.
https://www.ouest-france.fr/nouvelle-aqu...

Ransomware at an Italian fashion company
Ermenegildo Zegna E.Z. Holditalia S.p.A. - Milano, Italy
https://www.zegnagroup.com/en/news/27-im...
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/se...

Leakage of customer data at South Korean offshoot of French luxury brand
Chanel Korea
Chanel Korea sincerely apologizes for the theft of personal data in a cyber attack.
https://cloud.e-news.chanel.com/privacy_...
August 28, 2021
Hacker group auctions off 1 GB of data from sporting goods manufacturer
Puma - Herzogenaurach, Deutschland
https://www.cybersecurity360.it/nuove-mi...

Cyber attack on German shoe manufacturer
https://www.schuhkurier.de/2021/hackeran...

Cyber attack on a book wholesaler in Canada
Book Depot - Thorold, Ontario, Canada
https://www.chch.com/niagara-based-book-...

Cyberattack on luxury jeweler in London
Graff - London, United Kingdom
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Ransomware at a cookware supplier in the U.S.
Vallejo, California, USA
https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/MCorp%20...

Cyber attack on a fashion company in Germany
Hirmer Handel - Munich, Bavaria, Germany
https://www.hirmer-grosse-groessen.de/st...

Cyber attack on French supplier of children's clothing
Orchestra Prémaman / NewOrch - Saint-Aunès, Département Hérault, France
https://www.midilibre.fr/2021/11/26/mont...
November 2021
Cyber attack with emails on global furniture store
Inter IKEA Group
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/se...

Ransomware at Italian toy manufacturer
Clementoni SpA - Recanati, Italy
https://www.cybersecurity360.it/nuove-mi...

Cyber attack on Italian fashion company
Moncler S.p.A. - Milano, Italy
https://d2jb2t40p81ydg.cloudfront.net/wp...
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January 2021
16 January 2021
March 12, 2021
20 March 2021
April 6, 2021
April 9, 2021
April 26, 2021
29. April 2021
April 2021
18 May 2021
June 2021
3 June 2021
6 June 2021
June 2021
June 2021
June 2021
June 2021
June 17, 2021
17 June 2021
July 2021
July 2021
29 July 2021
July 2021
August 6, 2021
22 August 2021
August 25, 2021
3 September 2021
September 23, 2021
September 27, 2021
September 28, 2021
September 28, 2021
1 October 2021
October 3, 2021
3 October 2021
October 4, 2021
October 16, 2021
October 17, 2021
18 October 2021
October 24, 2021
October 2021
November 1, 2021
November 1, 2021
November 1, 2021
November 2021
November 15, 2021
November 17, 2021
November 23, 2021
November 28, 2021
December 1, 2021
December 3, 2021
December 5, 2021
December 6, 2021
December 6, 2021
December 14, 2021
December 14, 2021
December 2021
December 28, 2021
December 29, 2021
Education

DDoS attack on learning platform in Germany
https://www.pnn.de/brandenburg/momentan-...

Cyber attack on secondary school in Market Harborough, UK
Welland Park Academy - Market Harborough, United Kingdom
Later, a local IT technician is charged with this attack.
https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/...
https://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/new...

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...

Cyber incident at Arizona colleges
Maricopa Community Colleges - Tempe, Arizona, USA
https://ktar.com/story/4197145/maricopa-...

DDoS attacks on an online learning platform in France
CNED - Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, Département Vienne, Vienne / Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
https://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/cned-la-...

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...

Ransomware at school district in Portland, Oregon
Centennial School District - Portland, Oregon, USA
https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/50766...

Cyber attack on school district in Madison, Alabama
Madison City Schools - Madison, Alabama, USA
https://www.waaytv.com/content/news/Madi...

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.
https://www.belnet.be/nl/nieuws-evenemen...

Ransomware at a school district in California
Visalia Unified School District (VUSD) - Visalia, California, USA
https://eu.visaliatimesdelta.com/story/n...

Attack on secondary schools on the island of Anglesey
Anglesey, United Kingdom
https://www.northwaleschronicle.co.uk/ne...

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...

Unauthorized access to emails at a school district in California
Visalia Unified School District (VUSD) - Visalia, California, USA
https://thesungazette.com/article/educat...

Cyber attack on school in Scotland
Brechin High School - Brechin, Scotland, 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...

Secondary school in Kent, England, closed after ransomware
Turnbridge Wells, United Kingdom
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-kent...

Cyber attack on secondary school in Northamptonshire, England
Northampton, United Kingdom
https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/educa...

Ransomware attack on Monroe, Michigan schools
Monroe, Michigan, USA
https://eu.monroenews.com/story/news/202...

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/...

Ransomware at a Texas School District
Judson Independent School District (Judson ISD) - Live Oak, Texas, USA
https://www.expressnews.com/business/art...

Cyber attack at New South Wales school authorities in Australia
NSW Department of Education - Parramatta, New South Wales, 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-...

Cyber attack on a teacher platform in Mexico
https://www.proceso.com.mx/nacional/2021...

Ransomware at schools on the Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
https://www.iwradio.co.uk/news/isle-of-w...

Malware at Alabama school district
Houston County School District - Dothan, Alabama, USA (Houston County)
https://www.asumag.com/safety-security/a...

Cyber attack on a high school in Payerne, Switzerland
Payerne, Switzerland
Encrypted data could be restored from the backup.
https://www.aargauerzeitung.ch/news-serv...

Educational institution in the Netherlands victim of a cyberattack
Affected is the educational institution ROC Mondriaan
https://www.rocmondriaan.nl/nieuws/2021-...

Hackers try to divert funds from a San Antonio school district
North East Independent School District (NEISD) - San Antonio, Texas, USA (Bexar County)
North East Independent School District (NEISD)
https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/a...

Suspected ransomware at medical school in India
Affected is the das Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) in Puducherry.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/pud...

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-...

Cyber attack on school district in Connecticut
Stonington Public Schools - Pawcatuck, Stonington, Connecticut, USA (New London County)
https://www.thewesterlysun.com/news/ston...

Phone outage after cyberattack at a North Carolina school district
Wake County Public School System - Cary, North Carolina, USA (Wake County)
https://www.wral.com/cyber-attack-resolv...

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...

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

Cyber attack on a school district in California
Lodi School District - Lodi, California, USA (San Joaquin County)
https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2021/10/...

Cyber attack on seconday school in Québec
Institut Secondaire Keranna - Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
https://www.lenouvelliste.ca/actualites/...

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...

Ransomware at a school district in Pennsylvania
Corry Area School District - Corry, Pennsylvania, USA (Erie County)
https://www.govtech.com/education/k-12/c...

Cyberattack on a large private school near Nantes, France
Lycée de la Joliverie - Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire, Département Loire-Atlantique, France
https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-l...

Cyberattack on a Canadian school board
Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
https://www.ledroit.com/2021/11/30/cyber...

Ransomware at school district in Wisconsin, USA
School District of Janesville - Janesville, Wisconsin, USA (Rock County)
https://www.nbc15.com/2021/10/25/janesvi...

Cyberattack on an educational institution of the Protestant church in Giessen, Germany
Evangelische Familien-Bildungsstätte Gießen (EFBS) - Gießen, Hesse, Germany
https://www.fbs-gi.de/

IT of a school in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, hacked
Enger, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
https://www.nw.de/lokal/kreis_herford/en...

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...

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...

Cyber attack on a Christian school in Germany
CJD Königswinter - Königswinter, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
https://www.cjd-koenigswinter.de/termine...

Ransomware at French education provider
MBway / Eduservices - Levallois-Perret, France
https://www.lemagit.fr/actualites/252509...

Cyberattack on the National Institute of Telecommunications Brazil
Instituto Nacional de Telecomunicações INAL - Santa Rita do Sapucaí, Brazil
https://www.convergenciadigital.com.br/S...

Ransomware attack on a college in Illinois
Lewis & Clark - Godfrey, Illinois, USA
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/articl...

Ransomware at a community college in Pennsylvania
Butler County Community College - Butler, Pennsylvania, USA (Butler County)
https://triblive.com/local/regional/cybe...

Ransomware at a school management platform provider in the U.S.
Battelle for Kids - Hilliard, Ohio, USA
https://www.cps.edu/about/policies/stude...
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2...

Ransomware at the School District of Riverhead, Long Island
Riverhead Central School District - Riverhead, New York, USA (Suffolk County)
https://riverheadnewsreview.timesreview....

Ransomware at the school district of Eldon, Missouri
Eldon school district - Eldon, Missouri, USA (Miller County)
https://abc17news.com/news/2021/12/07/el...

Ransomware at a community college in Tennessee
Pellissippi State Community College - Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
https://www.tbr.edu/pellissippi-state-up...

Ransomware at Idaho school district
Shelley School District - Shelley, Idaho, USA
https://localnews8.com/news/local-news/2...

Cyber attack on a secondary school in England
West Lakes Academy - Egremont, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/19784...

Ransomware at a Missouri School District
Carthage R-9 School District - Carthage, Missouri, USA (Jasper County)
https://www.fourstateshomepage.com/news/...

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...

Cyberattack on the school district of Truth or Consequences.
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, USA (Sierra County)
https://www.npr.org/2022/01/14/107297021...

Cyber attack on a school district in North Carolina, USA
Rowan-Salisbury School System - Salisbury, North Carolina, USA (Rowan County)
https://www.salisburypost.com/2022/01/05...
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April 9, 2021
May 2021
05 May 2021
July 2021
October 26, 2021
15 November 2021
27 November 2021
12 December 2021
December 2021
Energy industry

Data breach at petroleum company
Shell - The Hague, Netherlands
Through a vulnerability in file transfer software.
https://www.shell.com/energy-and-innovat...

Cyber attack on a French maritime service provider
Bourbon - Marseille, Département Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France
https://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-eco/le-gro...

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...

Ransomware at Norwegian energy technology provider
Volue ASA is headquartered in Norway and was very open about the cyber attack.
https://www.volue.com/news/update-on-cyb...
July 2021
Ransomware at pipeline technology provider
https://www.wired.com/story/linestar-pip...

Possible 1 terabyte of data stolen from Saudi oil company
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...

Cyberattack on payment system for gas stations in Iran
Iran
https://www.n-tv.de/panorama/Cyberangrif...

Hacker attack on a gas station in Thuringia, Germany
Triptis, Thuringia, Germany
The attackers lowered the demanded gasoline prices.
https://www.tlz.de/leben/blaulicht/kraft...

Ransomware at energy provider in Australia
CS Energy - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
https://www.csenergy.com.au/news/cs-ener...

Ransomware at a propane gas supplier in Canada
Superior Plus Corp. - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
http://www.superiorplus.com/press-releas...

Cyberattack on an oil and gas production company in the United Kingdom
KCA Deutag - Portlethen, Scotland, United Kingdom
https://www.wertpapierinformationen.de/d...
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January 2021
January 2021
Entertainment

Malware at gambling machine parlor operator in the U.S.
Dotty's - Nevada, USA
Dotty's operates approximately 120 locations in Nevada.
https://www.casino.org/news/dottys-confi...

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.