{"id":2721,"date":"2022-04-29T11:50:59","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T06:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/?p=2721"},"modified":"2024-08-13T12:48:58","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T07:18:58","slug":"cyber-attacks-on-government-agencies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cyber-attacks-on-government-agencies\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent Cyber Attacks on Government Agencies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Today there is no organization that can claim they are completely safe from cybercriminals, including government agencies worldwide. These cybercriminals can target a particular government agency solely or they can be sponsored by the state. In this blog, we are going to look at some infamous and disruptive cyber attacks on government agencies that have impacted the target nation on another level of cybersecurity.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #414141;color:#414141\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #414141;color:#414141\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cyber-attacks-on-government-agencies\/#_\" >&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cyber-attacks-on-government-agencies\/#Cyber_Disruption_in_the_Ministry_of_Transport_and_Urbanization\" >Cyber Disruption in the Ministry of Transport and Urbanization<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cyber-attacks-on-government-agencies\/#Malware_Attack_on_the_G20_Summit_in_Paris\" >Malware Attack on the G20 Summit in Paris<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cyber-attacks-on-government-agencies\/#Book_a_Free_Demo_Call_with_Our_People_Security_Expert\" >Book a Free Demo Call with Our People Security Expert<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cyber-attacks-on-government-agencies\/#Enter_your_details\" >Enter your details<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cyber-attacks-on-government-agencies\/#Ukrainian_Government_Targeted_by_Cyber_Attackers\" >Ukrainian Government Targeted by Cyber Attackers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cyber-attacks-on-government-agencies\/#REvil_Attacked_Sol_Oriens\" >REvil Attacked Sol Oriens<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cyber-attacks-on-government-agencies\/#Northern_Irelands_Parliament_Buildings_Under_Cyber_Attack\" >Northern Ireland&#8217;s Parliament Buildings Under Cyber Attack<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cyber-attacks-on-government-agencies\/#Attack_on_Russian_Ministry_of_Defense\" >Attack on Russian Ministry of Defense&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cyber-attacks-on-government-agencies\/#Fujitsu_Systems_Breach_Attacks_the_Japanese_Government\" >Fujitsu Systems Breach Attacks the Japanese Government<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cyber-attacks-on-government-agencies\/#DarkSide_Targeted_Colonial_Pipeline\" >DarkSide Targeted Colonial Pipeline<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cyber-attacks-on-government-agencies\/#Wrapping_UP\" >Wrapping UP<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The cyber attacks on government agencies are mostly politically or economically motivated. Cybercriminals try to breach the government cybersecurity system to get crucial information. The data acquired from governmental agencies give the hackers an upper hand in damaging the prosperity of a nation.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n      @media print, screen and (max-width: 63.99875em){\n      .tnp-submit\n      width: 48%;\n      }\n      .wp-block-tnp-minimal{\n      padding: 20px;\n      }\n      .blog_para\n      margin-top: 4px !important;\n      line-height: 25px !important;\n      font-size: 15px !important;\n      }\n\n      }\n      .blog_para{\n      font-family: jost,sans-serif;\n      margin-top: 14px;\n      margin-bottom: 30px;\n      color: #fff;\n      font-size: 15px !important;\n      color: black !important;\n\n      }\n\n      .wp-block-tnp-minimal{\n      padding:20px;\n      border: 1px solid grey;\n      }\n\n      .tnp-submit a{\n        background: #1d58c7!important;\n    border-radius: 5px!important;\n    text-transform: inherit!important;\n    padding: 8px 25px!important;\n    font-weight: 600!important;\n    color: #fff!important;\n    width: 30%!important;\n    border: none;\n      }\n\n      .blog_get{\n      font-size: 24px !important;\n      font-weight: 700;\n      padding-bottom: 0px;\n    font-family: 'Poppins' !important;\n      margin-bottom: 0px;\n      margin-top: 0px;\n      margin-bottom: 0px !important;\n      color: white;\n          line-height: 30px;\n          color: white;\n      }\n      .row{\n             display: flex;\n    flex-wrap: wrap;\n    flex-direction: row;\n    padding: 25px 0px 25px 36px;\n    align-items: center;\n\n      }\n\n.colLeft{\n         flex-basis:50%;\n    -webkit-box-flex: 0;\n    flex-grow: 0;\n    max-width: 50%;\n    color: white;\n}\n    \n .colRight{\n       flex-basis: 45%;\n    -webkit-box-flex: 0;\n    flex-grow: 0;\n    max-width: 50%;\n }\n\n.tnp-subscription-minimal{\n    float: right;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div style=\"max-width: 741px; margin: 0 auto; background-image: url('https:\/\/awareness.threatcop.ai\/marketing\/linkedinlowerbanner.webp'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; background-position: center; \">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"colLeft\">\n<p class=\"blog_get\" style=\"font-family: 'Poppins' !important; color: white !important\">Subscribe to Our Newsletter On Linkedin<\/p>\n<p class=\"blog_para\" style=\"font-size: 16px;font-family: 'Poppins' !important; color: white !important; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 28px;line-height: 25px;\">Sign up to Stay Tuned with the Latest Cyber Security News and Updates<\/p>\n\n<div>\n<div class=\"tnp\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">\n            <form action=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/newsletter-thank-you\" method=\"get\" target=\"_blank\">\n<div class=\"tnp-submit\">\n                  <a class=\"libutton\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/build-relation\/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7062043746430783488\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe<\/a><\/div>\n<\/form><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"colRight\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"tnp tnp-subscription-minimal \">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/awareness.threatcop.ai\/marketing\/newsletter-icon.webp\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_\"><\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cyber_Disruption_in_the_Ministry_of_Transport_and_Urbanization\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Cyber Disruption in the Ministry of Transport and Urbanization<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On July 9th, 2021, <\/span><b>the websites of Iran\u2019s Ministry of Transport and Urbanization went offline due to <\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/middle-east\/cyber-disruption-stops-websites-of-iranian-ministry\/articleshow\/84296522.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>cyber disruption<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The websites of the ministry were not functioning for several hours. On the previous day, the same thing happened with the railways which led to the presentation of wrong information on the display boards. The tracking of electronic trains failed throughout the country. The messages on the boards informed of the cancellation and delays of trains throughout Iran.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Read more about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cybercrime\/\"><b><span style=\"color: #183994;\">Cybercrime: Rising Concern to Cyber World<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-9974 size-full\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Guardian.jpg\" alt=\"cyber attacks on government agencies\" class=\"wp-image-9974\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Source: The Guardian)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Malware_Attack_on_the_G20_Summit_in_Paris\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Malware Attack on the G20 Summit in Paris<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">In December 2010, threat actors sent an email with an attachment of PDF files to the <\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-12662596\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>French Ministry of Finance<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">. The PDF contained embedded malware. Once the received document was viewed, the system got infected with a virus, which forwarded the mail to the senior officials. This further infected their system with malware.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Type of Attack<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><b>Trojan Horse<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n\n<head>\n    <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n    <meta http-equiv=\"X-UA-Compatible\" content=\"IE=edge\">\n    <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n    <title>Document<\/title>\n<\/head>\n\n<style>\n    .interestedBtn {\n        width: 80% !important;\n        box-sizing: border-box !important;\n        display: inline-block !important;\n        padding: 11px !important;\n        border: 1px !important;\n        border-color: #ddd !important;\n        margin-top: 10px !important;\n        background-color: #183e8b !important;\n        background-image: none !important;\n        text-shadow: none !important;\n        color: #fff !important;\n        font-size: 14px !important;\n        line-height: 20px !important;\n        border-radius: 5px !important;\n        margin: 0 !important;\n        cursor: pointer !important;\n        box-shadow: 0px 4.66px 22.99px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10);;\n    }\n\n\n        .formSec .formSecTwo{\n            padding-top: 15px !important;\n            margin-bottom: 30px !important;\n        }\n\n\n    .tnp-email {\n        width: 80% !important;\n        box-sizing: border-box;\n        padding: 8px 10px;\n        display: inline-block;\n        border: 1px solid #ced4da;\n        background: #fff;\n        color: #000 !important;\n        font-size: 13px;\n        line-height: 20px;\n        border-radius: 2px;\n        padding-right: 30px;\n        margin-bottom: 0px;\n    }\n\n    .formSec {\n        border: 1px solid #ced4da;\n        float: left !important;\n        width: 55% !important;\n    }\n\n    .mainBox {\n       \/* border: 1px solid #183e8b;*\/\n         background: white;\n        max-width: 600px !important;\n        margin: 0 auto !important;\n        padding: 20px !important;\n        font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;\n    }\n\n    .boxDiv {\n        display: flex !important;\n    }\n\n    .boxConsult {\n        float: left !important;\n        width: 45% !important;\n        padding: 10px !important;\n    }\n\n    .formSecTwo {\n        text-align:center !important;\n        width: 100% !important;\n    }\n\n    .formHeading {\n        font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\n        margin-top: 0px;\n        font-weight: 700;\n        line-height: 25px;\n        font-size: 18px !important;\n        \n       margin-bottom: 60px !important;\n       color: #000!important;\n          margin-top: 5px !important;\n    }\n\n    .fieldHeading {\n        margin: 0 !important;\n        font-size: 13px !important;\n        text-align: left !important;\n        margin: 0px 39px 2px 93px !important;\n        font-weight: 500 !important;\n    }\n\n    .image {\n        max-width:90% !important;\n        height: auto !important;\n    }\n\n     .email-icon {\n            position: absolute;\n            right: 50px;\n             top: 20px;\n            transform: translateY(-50%);\n            pointer-events: none; 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The attack was discovered when someone noticed a strange movement in the email system. The news of the attack came out in February 2011, one month after the attack was discovered.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-9977 size-full\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Madhyam.jpg\" alt=\"G20 Summit 2011\" class=\"wp-image-9977\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Source: Madhyam)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ukrainian_Government_Targeted_by_Cyber_Attackers\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Ukrainian Government Targeted by Cyber Attackers<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">In February 2022, various <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/portswigger.net\/daily-swig\/government-agencies-in-ukraine-targeted-in-cyber-attacks-deploying-microbackdoor-malware\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>government and banking sites<\/b><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> came <\/span><b>under a series of DDoS attacks.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This attack occurred during a time when tension with Russia over territorial annexation escalated. Around <\/span><b>10 websites of the Ukrainian government,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> including the <\/span><b>culture ministry, defense ministry, the foreign ministry, and two major state banks,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> were attacked.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Type of Attack<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><b>Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)<\/b><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The banks that got attacked were<\/span><b> Privatbank and Sberbank,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which led to the occurrence of <\/span><b>problems in online payments and disrupted services in apps. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;Ukraine has blamed Russia for the stream of cyber attacks that disrupted the functioning of 70 Ukrainian government websites.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Earlier in 2017, Russia launched devastating cyber attacks on Ukraine using the NotPetya virus, which incurred damage of $10 billion. This virus was also known as the \u201cwiper\u201d that levied ransomware.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Read more about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kratikal.com\/blog\/powerful-ddos-attack-hits-hungarian-banks-and-telecoms-service\/\"><b><span style=\"color: #183994;\">Powerful DDoS Attack Hits Hungarian Banks and Telecoms Service<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Read more about<\/span> <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kratikal.com\/blog\/wiper-malware-threat-looms-over-tokyo-olympics\/\"><b>Wiper Malware Threat Looms Over Tokyo Olympics<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-9980 size-full\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/The-Hacker-News.jpeg\" alt=\"Russian Hackers Attacked Ukraine\" class=\"wp-image-9980\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Source: The Hacker News)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"REvil_Attacked_Sol_Oriens\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>REvil Attacked Sol Oriens<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Sol Oriens is a 50-person firm that was established for the purpose of consultancy to the U.S. Department of Energy\u2019s National Nuclear Safety Administration. The cyber attack led to data theft of clients, but the company has denied any compromise of classified information or security-related data.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Type of Attack<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><b>Ransomware as a Service Attack&nbsp;<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">REvil, also known as the Sadinokibi Ransomware as a Service group, carried out a cyber attack on the veteran company. They distributed the company\u2019s documents on the dark web that contained details of defense and energy development projects. This was found by a threat analyst of the company.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Read more about<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/ransomware-as-a-service-attack\/\"><b><span style=\"color: #183994;\">Ransomware as a Service: A Thriving Business for Hackers<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Northern_Irelands_Parliament_Buildings_Under_Cyber_Attack\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Northern Ireland&#8217;s Parliament Buildings Under Cyber Attack<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The IT department of the Northern Ireland parliament <\/span><b>\u201c<\/b><b><i>Stormont<\/i><\/b><b>\u201d became a victim of a brute force attack. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There were a series of attempts to log in to the email accounts of members of parliament. Many email accounts from the parliament were compromised. These accounts were later disabled by the IT department of Stormont.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Type of Attack<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><b>Brute Force Attack<\/b><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The impact of this attack was that the threat actor got access to email accounts of people related to the parliament. The <\/span><b>attackers are known as the ATP15 hacking group.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This group was alleged to be an associate of Chinese intelligence that earlier <\/span><b>hacked contractors of the UK government and stole military secrets.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Furthermore, the IT department instructed every individual to change their passwords and be vigilant for future cyber attacks. And they started working in collaboration with the National Cyber Security Center and Microsoft to monitor the situation and stop further leaks.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"677\" src=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SecurityBrief-Asia.webp\" alt=\"Security Brief Asia\" class=\"wp-image-9987\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Attack_on_Russian_Ministry_of_Defense\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Attack on Russian Ministry of Defense&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In July of 2021, the Russian Ministry of Defense suffered a &#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Denial of Service<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8221; attack. The attackers had exploited the system and disrupted the operations of the website. The websites were offline for about an hour before the attack was discovered.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Type of Attack<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><b>Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)<\/b><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">This attack happened when US delegations were about to meet Russian delegates for a discussion on digital security. The attack was shocking because it breached the security of Russia\u2019s Defense Ministry. This attack was believed to have been carried out from a foreign country.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fujitsu_Systems_Breach_Attacks_the_Japanese_Government\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Fujitsu Systems Breach Attacks the Japanese Government<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The threat actors attacked the project management system of Fujitsu, which led to data leak from multiple government offices. The cybercriminal gained access to the \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Project WEB<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d platform. It was found that the &#8220;Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism&#8221; was impacted by the data breach.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Type of Attack<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><b>Data Breach<\/b><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">In this data breach, more than 76,000 emails were exposed that were registered on the domains of the ministry. The data that was stolen contained information about the equipment system, business relationships, etc. In the same stream of attacks, the National Cybersecurity Centre was impacted in which threat actors gained access to software and stole data from the air traffic control system.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Read more about <\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kratikal.com\/blog\/data-breach-bye-dominos-hello-there-mcdonalds\/\"><b>Data Breach: Bye Domino\u2019s, Hello There McDonald\u2019s!<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Read more about<\/span> <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kratikal.com\/blog\/third-party-data-breaches-a-rising-threat\/\"><b>Third-party Data Breaches: A Rising Threat<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Read more about<\/span> <span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kratikal.com\/blog\/533-million-facebook-users-affected-in-a-massive-data-breach\/\"><b>533 Million Facebook Users Affected in a Massive Data Breach<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-2723\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Link-11.jpg\" alt=\"Cyber Attacks on Government Agencies\" class=\"wp-image-9990\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Source: Link11)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DarkSide_Targeted_Colonial_Pipeline\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>DarkSide Targeted Colonial Pipeline<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Colonial Pipeline is the largest operating oil pipeline in the United States and operates across 5,500 miles along the east coast. In May 2021, it went under a <\/span><b>ransomware attack by the DarkSide hacker group.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Type of Attack<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><b>Ransomware Attack<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In light of the discovery, the Colonial Pipeline <\/span><b>company stopped all its operations to contain the attack.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Under the <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/article\/international\/fbi-says-recovered-2-3-mn-from-ransom-paid-to-colonial-pipeline-hackers-121060800136_1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>supervision of the FBI<\/b><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><b>company paid a ransom of $4.4 million in the form of 75 bitcoins.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> After the payment, the DarkSide hacker group provided the tool to the company so that they can restore its operations.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Read more about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kratikal.com\/blog\/ransomware-attack-hits-a-major-us-oil-pipeline\/\"><b><span style=\"color: #183994;\">Ransomware Attack Hits a Major US Oil Pipeline<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wrapping_UP\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Wrapping UP<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Cyber attacks on government organizations are highly destructive and damaging. Government agencies are supposed to secure their activities with the best IT tools and services. But, when any cybercriminal or hacker group attacks these governmental agencies, then it becomes disgraceful for the government agency. Thus, it is very important to incorporate extensive cybersecurity policies and practices within such agencies to prevent the exposure of national data.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today there is no organization that can claim they are completely safe from cybercriminals, including government agencies worldwide. These cybercriminals can target a particular government agency solely or they can be sponsored by the state. 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