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Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG)
December 28, 2016
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), the parent company for more than 5,000 hotels worldwide including Holiday Inn, says it is investigating claims of a possible credit card breach at some U.S. locations.
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GS Polymers, Inc.
December 28, 2016
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[ leak ]
The Dark Overlord claims to have hacked GS Polymers, Inc. and leaks some internal data.
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Unknown Organization
December 25, 2016
The hacker Cryptolulz666, with a little help from the colleague Kapustkiy, break into the website of the Dutch Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (http://www.dutchchamber.hk/) and leak the data of around 200 users.
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Miami Beach City Hall's Sun Trust Bank
December 19, 2016
According to reports, malicious cyber-criminals were stealing cash from the bank since the summer of 2016 and the theft remained unnoticed until now. Too late now since the bank has already lost $3.6million.
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Lynda
December 19, 2016
LinkedIn's online learning unit Lynda.com notifies its 9.5 million users of an unauthorised database breach that contained the contact information and courses viewed of around 55,000 users. The company confirms the hack and says it has reset the passwords.
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Precon Products
December 17, 2016
The Dark Overlord leaks some data from Precon Products including the alleged video of an accident and the Operation Manager's iPhone data.
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EA Battlefield 1
December 17, 2016
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[ hack, ddos, technology ]
The Phantom Squad Collective takes down the servers of EA Battlefield 1.
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Ukrenergo
December 16, 2016
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[ hack, energy ]
Ukraine investigates a suspected cyber attack on Kyiv's power grid at the weekend, the latest in a series of strikes on its energy and financial infrastructure.
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Bleacher Report
December 16, 2016
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[ hack, technology ]
Bleacher Report reports that an unauthorized user gained access to user information for its website and mobile app.
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Frederick County Public Schools
December 14, 2016
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[ leak, education ]
Data on about 1,000 former students in Frederick County Public Schools in Maryland was likely exposed in a data breach that occurred prior to 2010 but which was only discovered in September of this year.
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KFC
December 12, 2016
KFC warns its 1.2 million Colonel's Club loyalty scheme members that their data may have been breached after its website was hacked. Apparently only 30 users have been affected.
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Ravish Kuma
December 9, 2016
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[ hack, social ]
The Legion collective hack the Twitter accounts of Barkha Dutt and Ravish Kumar, two prominent journalists with Indian NDTV news channel.
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ThyssenKrupp
December 8, 2016
ThyssenKrupp reveals that in February of this year, hackers infiltrated its computer systems and stealthily carried out an espionage operation that reportedly managed to avoid detection until April.
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Akbank
December 8, 2016
News emerges that hackers targeted Turkey's Akbank via the SWIFT global money transfer system in an attack which the bank said had not compromised customer data but would cost it up to $4 million.
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US law firms
December 7, 2016
A series of security breaches that stuck prestigious law firms last year was more pervasive than reported and was carried out by people with ties to the Chinese government, according to evidence seen by Fortune.
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State Treasury Service of Ukraine
December 6, 2016
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[ hack, malware, government ]
The Website of the State Treasury Service of Ukraine redirects the users to www.whoismrrobot.com. Also, the website of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine experiences a service disruption.
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Eir Telecom
December 5, 2016
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[ hack, malware, technology ]
Eir warns customers that 2000 of its modems have been compromised by the Mirai botnet.
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National Assembly of Ecuador (asambleanacional.gob.ec)
December 4, 2016
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[ hack, government ]
Kapustkiy breaches the National Assembly of Ecuador and leaks the data via PasteBin.
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Intercom Wireless Frequency System of McDonald's at the New Bern, N.C
December 4, 2016
The Intercom Wireless Frequency System of McDonald's at the New Bern, N.C is hacked and broadcasts unexpected messages to customers.
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Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency
December 2, 2016
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[ hack, malware, finance ]
Eight Saudi institutions are hit by a destructive cyber attack allegedly generating from Iran, carried on using a new version of the infamous Shamoon Malware. Among the victims is the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, the country's central bank.
