Januar 09, 2023

Cyber incident overview

Cyber attacks on the public sector 3rd quarter 2023
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Which companies were affected by a cyber attack?

 
#Date of cyberattackCountryCityCompany
1July 3, 2022USACedar Rapids IAIowaSchool district
2July 4, 2022People's Republic of ChinaShanghaiAgency
3July 5, 2022GermanyEllefeldSaxonyMunicipality
4July 2022AustraliaTruganinaVictoriaPrison
5July 10, 2022BrazilItapemirimEspírito SantoMunicipality
6July 10, 2022CanadaKitchener ONOntarioSchools
7July 11, 2022FranceToursCentre-Val de LoireDépartement
8July 2022GermanyFrankfurt/MainHesseMonetary Authority
9July 13, 2022GermanyBurladingenBaden-WürttembergCity administration
10July 17, 2022AlbaniaGovernment
11July 17, 2022SwitzerlandBülach ZHCanton of ZurichMunicipality
12July 17, 2022IsraelJerusalemMinistry of Health
13July 20, 2022BelgiumMaldegemFlemish RegionSocial welfare
14July 20, 2022CanadaSt. Marys ONOntarioMunicipality
152021/2022United KingdomWest BridgfordNottinghamshireCounty administration
16July 25, 2022LatviaRigaAnti-corruption agency
17July 2022ItalyRomaLazioTax authority
18July 27, 2022ItalyRufinaTuscanyAssociation of municipalities
19July 27, 2022NetherlandsIT Service provider
20August 1, 2022USAMarion IAIowaSchool district
21August 4, 2022GermanyChamber of Commerce and Industry
22August 8, 2022USALos Alamos NMNew MexicoSchool district
23August 9, 2022MexicoChetumalQuintana RooCourt
24August 10, 2022BelgiumBrusselsChancellery
25August 13, 2022ArgentinaCórdobaJudicial authority
26August 15, 2022BrazilRio de JaneiroCity administration
27August 15, 2022USAEagle Mountain UTUtahCity government
28August 17, 2022Estonia
29August 17, 2022USACañon City COColoradoCounty administration
30August 2022USAMoon Township PAPennsylvaniaSchool district
31August 22, 2022USAMansfield TXTexasSchool district
32August 26, 2022MontenegroAgencies
33August 29, 2022ItalyGoriziaRegione Autonoma Friuli Venezia GiuliaMunicipality
34September 2, 2022AustriaFeldbachStyriaCity
35September 2022PortugalOuriqueMunicipality
36September 8, 2022CanadaSechelt BCBritish ColumbiaRegional government
37September 2022GermanyStockachBaden-WürttembergMunicipality
38September 2022GermanyEgelsbachHesseMunicipality
39September 2022GermanyDorn-DürkheimRhineland-PalatinateMunicipality
40September 8, 2022USARiverhead NYNew YorkCounty administration
41September 2022USADavenport IAIowaSchool district
42September 14, 2022CanadaLaval QCQuébecCity government
43September 2022BelgiumZwijndrechtAntwerpPolice
44September 2022MalaysiaKuala LumpurGovernment
45September 15, 2022United KingdomNewportWalesCity council
46September 22, 2022BelgiumGeraardsbergenFlemish RegionCity government
47September 22, 2022PortugalLouresMunicipality
48September 24, 2022FranceLes MureauxÎle-de-FranceLocal government
49September 24, 2022MexicoChihuahuaChihuahuaCity administration
50September 25, 2022USAKenosha WIWisconsinSchool district
51September 26, 2022ChileJudiciary
52September 2022FranceMaisons-AlfortÎle-de-FranceLocal government
53September 26, 2022FranceCaenNormandyTown government
54September 2022USAMars PAPennsylvaniaSchools
55September 28, 2022FranceStrasbourgGrand EstLocal authority
56September 29, 2022BrazilMimoso do SulEspírito SantoCity administration

Hacker attacks statistics

By month

Cyber attacks on the public sector 3rd quarter 2023 by month
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By country

Cyber attacks on the public sector 3rd quarter 2023 by country
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Notes

  • The statistics are based on the known incidents listed here.
  • Since only some of the cases become known, the evaluations are not representative.
  • Industries where incidents are immediately visible due to public access (e.g. healthcare) are more represented than others.
  • An incident may be assigned to multiple countries or industries. Also, a country cannot always be assigned. So the totals shown on the charts may be different.
  • The graphics may be reused according to the license Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (attribution: KonBriefing Research).
More statistics:
Cyberattacks, Hacker attacks, Ransomware attacks

Details, examples and sources

Flag GermanyJuly 5, 2022
Facebook account of a municipality in Germany hijacked
Ellefeld, Saxony, Germany (Vogtlandkreis)
https://www.freiepresse.de/vogtland/reic...
Flag ArgentinaAugust 13, 2022
Ransomware at the judicial authority of a city with over a million inhabitants in Argentina
Justicia Córdoba - Córdoba, Argentina
http://www.justiciacordoba.gob.ar/Extran...
Flag BrazilAugust 15, 2022
Cyber attack on the city of Rio de Janeiro
Prefeitura do Rio - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
https://site.prefeitura.rio/
Flag USAAugust 15, 2022
A U.S. city government transfers $1.13 million to online scammers
Eagle Mountain, Utah, USA (Utah County)
The scammers posed as representatives of a construction company working for the city.
https://kslnewsradio.com/1975041/eagle-m...
Flag USAAugust 17, 2022
Cyber attack on a Colorado county
Fremont County - Cañon City, Colorado, USA (Fremont County)
https://www.koaa.com/news/covering-color...
Flag ItalyAugust 29, 2022
Cyber attack on an Italian city
Comune di Gorizia - Gorizia, Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy
https://www.facebook.com/comunedigorizia...
Flag CanadaSeptember 8, 2022
Cyber attack on a regional government in Canada
Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) - Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada
https://www.scrd.ca/files/File/Administr...
Flag GermanySeptember 2022
A network store of a city in Germany encrypted
Stockach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (Konstanz district)
https://www.stockach.de/stadt-stockach/d...
⭐⭐⭐ KonBriefing thinks: very good immediate communication by the affected organization.
Flag USASeptember 25, 2022
Cyberattack on a school district in Wisconsin
Kenosha Unified School District (KUSD) - Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA (Kenosha County)
https://www.kusd.edu/blog/news/district/...
Flag FranceSeptember 2022
Cyber attack on a city in France
Mairie de Maisons-Alfort - Maisons-Alfort, Département Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France, France
https://maisons-alfort.fr/attaque-inform...
Flag USASeptember 2022
Cyber attack on a Pennsylvania school district
Mars Area School District - Mars, Pennsylvania, USA (Butler County)
https://www.marsk12.org/apps/news/articl...
⭐⭐⭐ KonBriefing thinks: very good immediate communication by the affected organization.
⭐⭐⭐ KonBriefing thinks: very good updated information on the incident by the affected organization.
Flag BrazilSeptember 29, 2022
Cyber attack on a city in Brazil
Prefeitura Municipal de Mimoso do Sul - Mimoso do Sul, Espírito Santo, Brazil
https://www.instagram.com/p/CjGNolYuTJZ/

Overviews

How many companies and organizations were affected by cyberattacks?

KonBriefing Research counted 56 successful cyberattacks on organizations of the public sector for the 3rd quarter 2022.

When did cyber attacks take place?

For the 3rd quarter of 2022, KonBriefing Research counted the following successful cyberattacks on the public sector: July (19)  •  August (14)  •  September (23)

About KonBriefing Research

KonBriefing Research is an independent researcher and analyst in the field of IT security, information security, risk management and compliance. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Germany.

About the author

Bert Kondruss
Author:
Bert Kondruss
Founder and managing director of KonBriefing Research

Cyber attacks worldwide

Cyber attacks worldwide
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