July 10, 2024
Cyberattacks 2023 on media companies, news agencies, newspapers, magazines, radio stations, TV stations.
Cyber incident overview
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Which companies were affected by a cyber attack?
# | Date | Country | City | State | Company | Type | Stichworte |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | January 5, 2023 | France | Paris | Newspaper | Île-de-France, Newspaper,Charlie Hebdo | ||
2 | January 17, 2023 | Ukraine | Kyiv | Media outlet | Wiper | Media Center Ukraine | |
3 | January 2023 ? | Germany | Unterföhring | BY | Pay TV | Bavaria, Landkreis München, Unterfohring, TV,Sky,UnterfOhring | |
4 | February 3, 2023 | France | Château-Renault | Radio station | Centre-Val de Loire, Département Indre-et-Loire, Broadcasting station,Fréquence 3 | ||
5 | February 12, 2023 | Algeria | Algiers / مدينة الجزائر | News agency | Algérie Presse Service (APS) | ||
6 | February 13, 2023 | Greece | Athens | Media company | DDoS attack | Newspaper,Documento | |
7 | February 13, 2023 | Morocco | Rabat | Press agency | DDoS attack | Agence Marocaine De Presse (MAP) | |
8 | February 14, 2023 | Sweden | Stockholm | TV station | Stockholms län, TV,SVT Nyheter,Stockholms lAn | ||
9 | February 2023 | Germany | Munich | BY | Public broadcaster | Business Email Compromise Phishing | Bavaria, München, Munchen, Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector,TV,Broadcasting station,Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) |
10 | February 2023 | Ireland | Dublin | TV station | TV,Virgin Media Television | ||
11 | February 21, 2023 | Russia | Media | ||||
12 | February 2023 | USA | Englewood CO | CO | Telecommunications provider | Colorado, Arapahoe County,Dish Network | |
13 | February 28, 2023 | Russia | Air alarm | Emergency service, Rescue,Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector | |||
14 | March 8, 2023 | USA | Huntington IN | IN | Publishing company | Indiana, Huntington County,Our Sunday Visitor | |
15 | March 9, 2023 | Russia | Moscow | Television | Emergency service, Rescue,Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector | ||
16 | March 10, 2023 | Denmark | Odense | TV station | DDoS attack | TV,TV 2, TV 2 Play | |
17 | March 21, 2023 | Czech Republik | TV provider | TV,Skylink CZ | |||
18 | March 24, 2023 | Switzerland | Zurich ZH | ZH | Newspaper | Canton of Zürich, Zürich, Newspaper,Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ),Canton of ZUrich,Neue ZUrcher Zeitung (NZZ) | |
19 | March 24, 2023 | Switzerland | St. Gallen SG | SG | Radio station | Canton of St. Gallen, Broadcasting station,Radio FM1 | |
20 | March 2023 | USA | Chester NY | NY | Newspaper publisher | New York, Orange County, Newspaper,Straus News | |
21 | April 2023 ? | Canada | Montreal QC | QC | Media and marketing company | Québec,Yellow Pages Canada / Pages Jaunes Canada | |
22 | April 26, 2023 | Israel | Tel Aviv / תֵּל־אָבִיב–יָפוֹ | Newspaper | Newspaper,Maariv | ||
23 | May 2, 2023 | Sweden | Stockholm | Press agency | Stockholms län,TT Nyhetsbyråns,Stockholms lAn | ||
24 | May 13, 2023 | USA | Philadelphia PA | PA | Newspaper | Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Newspaper,Philadelphia Inquirer | |
25 | May 18, 2023 | Germany | Ulm | BW | Media company | Baden-Württemberg, Newspaper,Südwest Presse,Baden-WUrttemberg,SUdwest Presse | |
26 | May 28, 2023 | Switzerland | Cinemas | Pathé Schweiz | |||
27 | May 2023 | Germany | Unna | NW | Newspaper / Media boxes | North Rhine-Westphalia, Kreis Unna, Newspaper,Hellweger Anzeiger | |
28 | May 2023 ? | South Africa | Streaming provider | Showmax | |||
29 | May 31, 2023 | Germany | Mainz | RP | Media company | Rhineland-Palatinate,VRM | |
30 | May 31, 2023 | Germany | Alsfeld | HE | Publishing company | Hesse, Vogelsbergkreis, Newspaper,Verlagsgesellschaft Vogelsberg GmbH & Co. KG | |
31 | May 31, 2023 | United Kingdom | London | Broadcaster | UK, United Kingdom,BBC | ||
32 | May 31, 2023 | United Kingdom | Media / publishing company | UK, United Kingdom,? | |||
33 | May 31, 2023 | United Kingdom | London | Regulatory Authority | UK, United Kingdom,Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector,Office of Communications Ofcom | ||
34 | May 31, 2023 | USA | Media | ? | |||
35 | May 31, 2023 | USA | Newspaper | Newspaper,? | |||
36 | May 31, 2023 | USA | TV station | TV,? | |||
37 | 2023 ? | Italy | Milano | Pay TV | Italia,TV,Sky Italia | ||
38 | June 2023 | Netherlands | Gouda | Library | Zuid-Holland,De Bibliotheek Gouda | ||
39 | June 16, 2023 | Germany | Düsseldorf | NW | IT service provider | North Rhine-Westphalia,circ IT,DUsseldorf | |
40 | June 16, 2023 | Germany | Hamburg | HH | Book publishers | Holtzbrinck Buchverlage | |
41 | June 16, 2023 | Germany | Düsseldorf | NW | Media company | North Rhine-Westphalia, Newspaper,Rheinische Post Mediengruppe,DUsseldorf | |
42 | June 22, 2023 | Czech Republic | Prague | Radio station | Broadcasting station,Český rozhlas (ČRo) | ||
43 | June 24, 2023 | Germany | Hamburg | HH | Financial information | Finance, Money,Cash Medien | |
44 | June 29, 2023 | USA | Philadelphia PA | PA | Radio station | Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Broadcasting station,WHYY | |
45 | July 2023 | Germany | Dortmund | NW | Financial Magazine | North Rhine-Westphalia, Finance, Money,ECOreporter | |
46 | July 2023 ? | USA | Harrison NY | NY | radio station | New York, Westchester County, Broadcasting station,Townsquare Media | |
47 | August 2023 | Germany | Munich | BY | Book publishing company | Bavaria, München, Munchen,Münchner Verlagsgruppe,MUnchner Verlagsgruppe | |
48 | August 1, 2023 | Germany | Dortmund | NW | Financial Magazine | North Rhine-Westphalia, Finance, Money,ECOreporter | |
49 | August 7, 2023 | Germany | Dortmund | NW | Financial Magazine | North Rhine-Westphalia, Finance, Money,ECOreporter | |
50 | September 2023 | Bulgaria | News site | factcheck.bg | |||
51 | October 7, 2023 | Israel | Jerusalem / ירושלים | Newspaper | Newspaper,The Jerusalem Post | ||
52 | October 2023 | Argentina | TV program | LAM | |||
53 | October 20, 2023 | USA | Lake Orion MI | MI | Library | Michigan, Oakland County,Orion Township Public Library | |
54 | October 28, 2023 | USA | Kingsport TN | TN | Media company | Tennessee, Sullivan County, Hawkins County,Six Rivers Media | |
55 | October 29, 2023 | USA | Bend OR | OR | Radio stations | Oregon, Deschutes County,Backyard Media / BackyardBend | |
56 | October 31, 2023 | USA | New York City NY | NY | News agency | New York,Associated Press (AP) | |
57 | December 7, 2023 | Spain | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | TV station | Canary Islands, TV,Radio Televisión Canaria | ||
58 | December 10, 2023 | USA | Longboat Key FL | FL | Video portal | Florida, Sarasota County, Manatee County,Rumble | |
59 | December 13, 2023 | Canada | London ON | ON | Library | Ontario,London Public Library | |
60 | December 17, 2023 | France | Sète | News portal | Occitanie, Département Hérault,Le Singulier | ||
61 | December 22, 2023 | Serbien / Србија | Belgrad / Београд | News portal | Balkan Insight / Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) |
Cyber attacks statistics
By month
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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).
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Cyberattacks, Hacker attacks, Ransomware attacks
Cyberattacks, Hacker attacks, Ransomware attacks
Details, examples and sources
January 5, 2023
Cyber attack on a newspaper in France
Charlie Hebdo - Paris, Île-de-France, France
https://www.rtl.fr/actu/debats-societe/l...
https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issue...
January 17, 2023
Cyberattack on a media outlet of Ukraine
Media Center Ukraine - Kyiv, Ukraine
https://mediacenter.org.ua/media-center-...
https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/ukraine...
https://cert.gov.ua/article/3718487
The affected organization informed the public about the incident.
Methods: Wiper
January 2023 ?
Cyber attack at a pay TV in Germany?
Sky - Unterföhring, Bavaria, Germany (Landkreis München)
https://www.dwdl.de/nachrichten/91455/sk...
February 3, 2023
Radio station in France affected by ransomware attack
Fréquence 3 - Château-Renault, Centre-Val de Loire, France
https://www.frequence3.com/radio/frequen...
⭐⭐⭐ KonBriefing thinks: very good immediate communication by the affected organization.
February 12, 2023
Cyber attack on a state news agency in Algeria
Algérie Presse Service (APS) - Algiers / مدينة الجزائر, Algeria
https://www.facebook.com/algeriepressese...
February 13, 2023
DDoS attack on a media company in Greece
Documento - Athens, Greece
https://balkaninsight.com/2023/02/15/gre...
Methods: DDoS attack
February 13, 2023
DDoS attack on a press agency in Morocco
Agence Marocaine De Presse (MAP) - Rabat, Morocco
https://fr.hespress.com/302229-les-sites...
Methods: DDoS attack
February 14, 2023
DDoS attack on a tv station in Sweden
SVT Nyheter - Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/utrikes/anony...
February 2023
Phishing incident at a public broadcaster in Germany
Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) - Munich, Bavaria, Germany
https://www.br.de/unternehmen/pishing-an...
⭐⭐⭐ KonBriefing thinks: very good immediate communication by the affected organization.
Methods: Business Email Compromise Phishing
February 2023
Cyber attack on a tv station in Ireland
Virgin Media Television - Dublin, Ireland
https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/0220/135783...
February 21, 2023
DDoS attack on Russian state media
Russia
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/rus...
February 2023
Cyber attack on a US telecommunications provider
Dish Network - Englewood, Colorado, USA (Arapahoe County)
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/...
February 28, 2023
Hackers trigger false air raid warning in Russia
Russia
https://www.derstandard.de/story/2000144...
March 8, 2023
Cyber attack on a publishing company in Indiana
Our Sunday Visitor - Huntington, Indiana, USA (Huntington County)
http://www.thebostonpilot.com/article.ph...
March 9, 2023
False warning of nuclear attack on Russian television
Moscow, Russia
https://metro.co.uk/2023/03/09/russians-...
March 10, 2023
DDoS attack on a tv station in Denmark
TV 2, TV 2 Play - Odense, Denmark
https://nyheder.tv2.dk/samfund/2023-03-1...
Methods: DDoS attack
March 21, 2023
Cyber attack on a tv provider in Czechia
Skylink CZ - Czech Republik
https://www.facebook.com/SkylinkCZ/posts...
March 24, 2023
Ransomware at a newspaper in Switzerland
Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) - Zurich, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland
https://unternehmen.nzz.ch/2023/03/cyber...
https://chmedia.ch/news/cyberangriff-auf...
⭐⭐⭐ KonBriefing thinks: very good immediate communication by the affected organization.
March 24, 2023
Radio station in Switzerland affected by cyber attack
Radio FM1 - St. Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
https://www.radioszene.de/172677/hackera...
March 2023
Cyberattack on a newspaper publisher in the USA
Straus News - Chester, New York, USA (Orange County)
https://www.advertisernewssouth.com/news...
April 2023 ?
Cyber attack on a media and marketing company in Canada
Yellow Pages Canada / Pages Jaunes Canada - Montreal, Québec, Canada
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/se...
April 26, 2023
DDoS attack on the website of a newspaper in Israel
Maariv - Tel Aviv / תֵּל־אָבִיב–יָפוֹ, Israel
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/arti...
May 2, 2023
DDoS attack on a press agency in Sweden
TT Nyhetsbyråns - Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
https://www.dagensmedia.se/medier/dagspr...
May 13, 2023
Cyber attack on a newspaper in Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Philadelphia County)
https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelph...
May 18, 2023
Newspaper group in Germany affected by cyber attack
Südwest Presse - Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
https://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/neu...
May 28, 2023
Cinema chain in Switzerland affected by cyber attack on IT service provider
Pathé Schweiz - Switzerland
https://www.watson.ch/digital/ransomware...
May 2023
Information screens of a newspaper affected by hacker attack on data center
Hellweger Anzeiger - Unna, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (Kreis Unna)
https://www.hellwegeranzeiger.de/kreis-u...
May 2023 ?
Unauthorized access at a streaming provider in South Africa
Showmax - South Africa
https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/tv/s...
May 31, 2023
Media company in Germany affected by cyber attack
VRM - Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
https://vrm.de/cyberangriff-kundendaten-...
⭐⭐⭐ KonBriefing thinks: very good immediate communication by the affected organization.
Vulnerabilities: Progress Software MOVEit Transfer
May 31, 2023
Cyber attack on a publishing company in Germany
Verlagsgesellschaft Vogelsberg GmbH & Co. KG - Alsfeld, Hesse, Germany (Vogelsbergkreis)
https://www.mittelhessen.de/lokales/rhei...
Vulnerabilities: Progress Software MOVEit Transfer
May 31, 2023
Broadcaster in the United Kingdom affected by a cyberattack
BBC - London, United Kingdom
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-6581...
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-6596...
Vulnerabilities: Progress Software MOVEit Transfer
May 31, 2023
Publishing company in the United Kingdom affected by cyber attack?
? - United Kingdom
Vulnerabilities: Progress Software MOVEit Transfer
May 31, 2023
Regulatory authority in the United Kingdom affected by cyber attack
Office of Communications Ofcom - London, United Kingdom
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/news-centre/202...
https://therecord.media/ofcom-cyberattac...
Vulnerabilities: Progress Software MOVEit Transfer
May 31, 2023
U.S. media company affected by cyber attack?
? - USA
Vulnerabilities: Progress Software MOVEit Transfer
May 31, 2023
U.S. newspaper affected by cyber attack?
? - USA
https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/16/us-con...
Vulnerabilities: Progress Software MOVEit Transfer
May 31, 2023
U.S. tv station affected by cyber attack?
? - USA
Vulnerabilities: Progress Software MOVEit Transfer
2023 ?
Unauthorized access at a pay TV in Italy
Sky Italia - Milano, Italy
https://www.punto-informatico.it/attacco...
June 2023
Cyber attack on a library in the Netherlands
De Bibliotheek Gouda - Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
https://www.bibliotheekgouda.nl/nieuws/v...
June 16, 2023
Cyber attack on a it service provider for publishers in Germany
circ IT - Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
https://www.heise.de/news/Nach-Cyberangr...
June 16, 2023
Book publishers in Germany affected by cyber attack on IT service provider
Holtzbrinck Buchverlage - Hamburg, Germany
https://www.boersenblatt.net/news/verlag...
June 16, 2023
German media company in Germany affected by cyber attack on IT service provider
Rheinische Post Mediengruppe - Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
https://www.heise.de/news/Nach-Cyberangr...
June 22, 2023
DDoS attack on public broadcaster websites in the Czech Republic
Český rozhlas (ČRo) - Prague, Czech Republic
https://deutsch.radio.cz/vor-konferenz-z...
June 24, 2023
DDoS attack on the portal of an information service from Germany
Cash Medien - Hamburg, Germany
https://www.cash-online.de/a/auch-die-ca...
June 29, 2023
Cyber attack on a radio station in Pennsylvania, USA
WHYY - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Philadelphia County)
https://ago.vermont.gov/sites/ago/files/...
July 2023
DDoS attack on the website of a financial magazine in Germany
ECOreporter - Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
https://www.ecoreporter.de/artikel/hacke...
July 2023 ?
Ransomware at a U.S. radio station network?
Townsquare Media - Harrison, New York, USA (Westchester County)
https://thecyberexpress.com/townsquare-m...
August 2023
Ransomware at a book publishing company in Germany
Münchner Verlagsgruppe - Munich, Bavaria, Germany
https://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/mue...
August 1, 2023
DDoS attack on the website of a financial magazine in Germany
ECOreporter - Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
https://www.ecoreporter.de/artikel/erneu...
August 7, 2023
DDoS attack on the website of a financial magazine in Germany
ECOreporter - Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
September 2023
Cyber attack on a news site in Bulgaria
factcheck.bg - Bulgaria
https://www.euractiv.com/section/politic...
October 7, 2023
DDoS attack on the website of a newspaper in Israel
The Jerusalem Post - Jerusalem / ירושלים, Israel
https://www.thedailybeast.com/jerusalem-...
October 2023
Instagram accounts of Argentine TV actors hacked
LAM - Argentina
https://www.losandes.com.ar/espectaculo/...
October 20, 2023
Malware at a library in Michigan, USA
Orion Township Public Library - Lake Orion, Michigan, USA (Oakland County)
https://www.facebook.com/OrionLibrary/po...
October 28, 2023
Cyber attack on a media company in Tennessee, USA
Six Rivers Media - Kingsport, Tennessee, USA (Sullivan County, Hawkins County)
https://www.timesnews.net/news/local-new...
October 29, 2023
Cyber attack on a radio stations in Oregon, USA
Backyard Media / BackyardBend - Bend, Oregon, USA (Deschutes County)
https://www.insideradio.com/free/after-c...
October 31, 2023
DDoS attack on a news agency
Associated Press (AP) - New York City, New York, USA
https://apnews.com/article/ap-news-site-...
https://www.scmagazine.com/brief/suspect...
December 7, 2023
Cyber attack on a tv station on the Canary Islands
Radio Televisión Canaria - Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
https://www.radioeuropa.fm/hackerangriff...
December 10, 2023
Cyber attack on a video portal
Rumble - Longboat Key, Florida, USA (Sarasota County, Manatee County)
https://twitter.com/chrispavlovski/statu...
Rumble Cyberattack Confirmed: CEO Reveals Extent Amid Service Disruption, Suggests Political Motives
https://thecyberexpress.com/rumble-cyber...
December 13, 2023
Cyber attack on a library in Ontario, Canada
London Public Library - London, Ontario, Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/cy...
December 17, 2023
Cyber attack on a French news portal
Le Singulier - Sète, Occitanie, France
https://lesinguliersete.fr/le-singulier-...
December 22, 2023
DDoS attack on the website of a news portal
Balkan Insight / Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) - Belgrad / Београд, Serbien / Србија
https://balkaninsight.com/2023/12/27/bir...
Overviews
How many companies and organizations were affected by cyberattacks?
KonBriefing Research had counted 61 successful cyberattacks on companies and organizations for the year 2023.
When did cyber attacks take place?
For 2023, KonBriefing Research counted the following successful cyberattacks on companies and organizations: January (3) • February (10) • March (7) • April (2) • May (14) • June (8) • July (2) • August (3) • September (1) • October (6) • December (5)
Which industries were affected by cyberattacks?
For 2023, KonBriefing Research found successful cyberattacks on companies and organizations of the following industries: Media (61) • Newspaper (12) • Television (9) • Radio (6) • Entertainment (5) • Public sector (4) • Finance (4) • Telecommunication (2) • Rescue (2) • IT (1) (Multiple assignments possible).
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.