Bert Kondruss, KonBriefing Research, Germany
July 22, 2024
Cyber attacks on the police and other security authorities and on service providers.

Cyber incident overview

Cyberattacks on police agencies 2023
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Which companies were affected by a cyber attack?

 
#DateCountryCityStateCompanyTypeStichworte
1January 2023 ?USASan Francisco CACAPoliceCalifornia, San Francisco County, Police, Law enforcement,Transportation,Rapid Transit, Mass Transit, Public Transport,Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Police Department
2January 15, 2023USADraper UTUTIT solutionsUtah, Salt Lake County, Utah County, Police, Law enforcement,Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector,ODIN Intelligence
3January 26, 2023GermanyStuttgartBWPoliceDDoS attackBaden-Württemberg, Police, Law enforcement,Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector,Polizei Baden-Württemberg,Baden-WUrttemberg,Polizei Baden-WUrttemberg
4January 31, 2023GermanyStuttgartBWPoliceDDoS attackBaden-Württemberg, Police, Law enforcement,Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector,Polizei Baden-Württemberg,Baden-WUrttemberg,Polizei Baden-WUrttemberg
5February 3, 2023USAModesto CACAPoliceCalifornia, Stanislaus County, Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector,Police, Law enforcement,Modesto Police Department
6February 17, 2023USAArlington VAVAFederal law enforcementVirginia, Arlington County, Police, Law enforcement,Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector,United States Marshals Service (USMS)
7February 2023USANew York City NYNYLaw enforcementNew York, Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector,Police, Law enforcement,Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
8February 2023USAChipley FLFLCounty SheriffFlorida, Washington County, Police, Law enforcement,Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector,Washington County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO)
9March 2023United KingdomCriminal records officeUK, Justice, Legal,Police, Law enforcement,United Kingdom,Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector,ACRO Criminal Records Office
10March 22, 2023ItalyPoliceAdministration, Authority, Government, Public sector,Police, Law enforcement,Polizia Postale e delle Comunicazioni
11March 2023USACamden NJNJPoliceNew Jersey, Camden County, Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector,Police, Law enforcement,Camden County Police Department
12April 4, 2023GermanyPotsdamBBPoliceDDoS attackBrandenburg, Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector,Police, Law enforcement
13April 4, 2023GermanySchwerinMVPoliceDDoS attackMecklenburg–Western Pomerania, Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector,Police, Law enforcement,Landespolizei Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
14April 4, 2023GermanyHannoverNIPoliceDDoS attackLower Saxony, Police, Law enforcement,Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector,Polizei Niedersachsen
15April 5, 2023GermanyBerlinBEPoliceDDoS attackAdministration, Authority, Government, Public sector,Police, Law enforcement
16April 2023GermanyWiesbadenHEPoliceHesse, Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector,Police, Law enforcement
17April 7, 2023USASan Bernardino CACACounty SheriffCalifornia, San Bernardino County, Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector,Police, Law enforcement,County administration,San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department
18May 1, 2023USADallas TXTXPoliceTexas, Dallas County & Collin, Kaufman, Rockwall County, Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector,Police, Law enforcement,Dallas Police Department
19May 4, 2023USACommerce City COCOEmergency centerColorado, Adams County, Police, Law enforcement,Emergency service, Rescue,Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector,Adams County Communication Center (ADCOM911)
20May 2023IndiaPolicePolice, Law enforcement,Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector
21May 2023SwitzerlandInterlaken BEBESoftware vendorCanton of Bern, Police, Law enforcement,Xplain AG
22May 23, 2023SwitzerlandBern BEBECustoms authorityCanton of Bern, Police, Law enforcement,Bundesamt für Zoll und Grenzsicherheit (BAZG),Bundesamt fUr Zoll und Grenzsicherheit (BAZG)
23May 23, 2023SwitzerlandBern BEBEPolice agencyCanton of Bern, Police, Law enforcement,Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector,Bundesamt für Polizei (fedpol),Bundesamt fUr Polizei (fedpol)
24May 23, 2023LiechtensteinVaduzPoliceAdministration, Authority, Government, Public sector,Police, Law enforcement,Landespolizei
25May 31, 2023CanadaNew Westminster BCBCPolice agencyBritish Columbia, Police, Law enforcement,Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector,Transportation,Rapid Transit, Mass Transit, Public Transport,Metro Vancouver Transit Police
26June 2023 ?JamaicaKingstonSurveillance camerasAdministration, Authority, Government, Public sector,Police, Law enforcement,JamaicaEye
27June 2023 ?BelgiumJustice, PolicePolice, Law enforcement,Justice, Legal
28July 8, 2023IndiaBidhannagarPoliceWest Bengal / পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector,Police, Law enforcement,Bidhannagar City Police
292023?United KingdomLondonPoliceUK, Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector,Police, Law enforcement,United Kingdom,London Metropolitan Police
30August 2023United KingdomManchesterPoliceEngland, UK, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom,Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector,Police, Law enforcement,Greater Manchester Police (GMP)
31September 8, 2023IndiaMumbaiPoliceAdministration, Authority, Government, Public sector,Police, Law enforcement
32September 8, 2023IndiaMumbaiPolicePolice, Law enforcement,Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector
33October 24, 2023Czech RepublicPragueMinistry of Interior, PoliceGovernment,Police, Law enforcement,Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector
34October 2023 ?USAStanford CACAUniversity policeCalifornia, Santa Clara County, College, University, Research,Police, Law enforcement,Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector,Stanford University Department of Public Safety
35October 31, 2023GermanySchwerinMVPoliceMecklenburg–Western Pomerania, Administration, Authority, Government, Public sector,Police, Law enforcement,Landespolizei Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Hacker attacks statistics

By month

Cyberattacks on police agencies 2023 by month
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By country

Cyberattacks on police agencies 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 USAJanuary 15, 2023
Website of a provider of IT solutions for law enforement agencies defaced
ODIN Intelligence - Draper, Utah, USA (Salt Lake County, Utah County)
Flag GermanyJanuary 26, 2023
DDoS attack on websites of a police in Germany
Polizei Baden-Württemberg - Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
https://www.stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/i...
Methods: DDoS attack
Flag GermanyApril 4, 2023
DDoS attack on the website of the state police of Niedersachsen, Germany
Polizei Niedersachsen - Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany
https://www.n-tv.de/regionales/niedersac...
Methods: DDoS attack
Flag USAMay 4, 2023
Ransomware at a emergency center in Colorado, USA
Adams County Communication Center (ADCOM911) - Commerce City, Colorado, USA (Adams County)
https://www.adamssheriff.org/node/280
Flag GermanyOctober 31, 2023
DDoS attack on the website of a police in Germany
Landespolizei Mecklenburg-Vorpommern - Schwerin, Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, Germany
https://www.n-tv.de/regionales/mecklenbu...

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About the author

Bert Kondruss
Author:
Bert Kondruss
Founder and managing director of KonBriefing Research,
a GRC Software analyst company
Germany

Cyber attacks worldwide

Cyber attacks worldwide
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