Kuwait isolated the Ministry and other government systems to protect them from potential further attacks. September 2023: Cybercriminals targeted Kuwait’s Ministry of Finance with a phishing ransomware attack. Bermuda announced that it is investigating the attack and declined to state if any sensitive data was compromised. The country’s hospitals, transportation, and education centers remained functional, but other services were down for several weeks. September 2023: A massive cyberattack hit Bermuda’s Department of Planning and other government services. The hackers use firmware implants to stay hidden and move around in their target’s networks. and Japanese officials warn that Chinese state-sponsored hackers placed modifying software inside routers to target government industries and companies located in both countries. Brazilian and UAE companies were also reportedly targeted in the same attack. The hackers used a phishing campaign to target the network’s electrical infrastructure. September 2023: Iranian hackers launched a cyberattack against Israel’s railroad network. Hacktivists referenced Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s public accusation against India of killing Sikh independence activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar as motivation for the hack. September 2023: Indian hacktivists targeted Canada’s military and Parliament websites with DDoS attacks that slowed system operations for several hours. South Korea’s National Intelligence Service suggested that the attacks were intended to gather key naval intelligence that could help North Korea build larger ships. October 2023: North Korean hackers sent malware phishing emails to employees of South Korea’s shipbuilding sector. October 2023: New reporting reveals Chinese hackers have been targeting Guyana government agencies with phishing emails to exfiltrate sensitive information since February 2023. The spyware was designed to siphon calls and texts from infected phones, and the unsuccessful deployment comes while Vietnamese and American diplomats were negotiating an agreement to counter China’s growing influence in the region. October 2023: Vietnamese hackers attempted to install spyware on the phones of journalists, United Nations officials and the chairs of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Russian and Iranian hacktivists also targeted Israeli government sites, and Indian hacktivists have attacked Hamas websites in support of Israel. October 2023: Pro-Hamas and pro-Israeli hacktivists have launched multiple cyberattacks against Israeli government sites and Hamas web pages in the aftermath of Hamas’ attacks on Israel on October 7th. October 2023: Researchers discovered what appears to be a state-sponsored software tool designed for espionage purposes and used against ASEAN governments and organizations.
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