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OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
August 17, 2017
OSHA suspends user access to the Injury Tracking Application (ITA) after the Department of Homeland Security notifies the Department of Labor of a potential compromise of user information.
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Namaste Health Care
August 14, 2017
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[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
Namaste Health notifies about 1,600 patients its office experienced a security incident over the weekend of Aug. 12-13, when, when the file server was targeted by ransomware.
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Kenya Electoral Commission IT System
August 9, 2017
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[ hack, government ]
Kenya opposition presidential candidate Raila Odinga claims the electoral commission's IT system has been hacked to manipulate the election results.
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Ukrposhta (Ukraine National Postal Service)
August 7, 2017
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[ hack, ddos, government ]
The website for Ukraine's national postal service Ukrposhta was recently taken down by DDoS attacks for two days in a row, Interfax reports.
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Ariana Grande Instagram account
August 4, 2017
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[ hack, technology ]
Ariana Grande is the latest celebrity that gets hacked. This time her Instagram account is hacked.
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Pakistan
August 3, 2017
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[ hack, government ]
An Indian hacker going by the online handle of Ne0-H4ck3r defaces the official government portal of Pakistan (Pakistan.gov.pk), leaving a deface page along with a message and a patriotic Indian song.
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Chrome Web Store Account for Web Developer
August 2, 2017
The Chrome Web Store Account for Web Developer, a popular extension, is compromised via a phishing trick, and pushes adware to millions.
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Copyfish Chrome Web Store Account
July 31, 2017
Phishers hack Copyfish, an extension for Google Chrome, after compromising the Chrome Web Store account of German developer team a9t9 software and abusing it to distribute spam messages to unsuspecting users.
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HBO
July 31, 2017
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[ hack, leak, technology ]
HBO joins the ranks of Hollywood entertainment companies to suffer a major cyber attack. The company network is compromised and the attackers claim to have stolen 1.5 TB of data. Few days after they leak an episode of the new season of Games of Thrones.
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Unknown Organization
September 1, 2017
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[ leak, government, healthcare ]
The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reveals to have suffered a security breach in July that may have disclosed personal information of individuals who have interacted with the Office of Children's Services.
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The Young Illustrator Award site administered by Meridian Secondary School
August 29, 2017
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[ hack, education ]
The Young Illustrator Award site administered by Meridian Secondary School is taken down after being hacked.
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Real Madrid Twitter Account
August 28, 2017
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[ hack, social, technology ]
Real Madrid's official Twitter account is hacked with a post announcing the signing of rival Lionel Messi appearing on their feed.
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Unnamed Bitcoin exchange in South Korea
August 24, 2017
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[ hack, espionage, finance ]
The CWIC Cyber Warfare Research Center in South Korea reveals that a domestic exchange for bitcoin has been the target of an attempted hacking. Suspects are directed to North Korea.
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FC Barcelona Twitter account
August 23, 2017
The OurMine collective takes over the official Twitter and Facebook accounts of Barcelona and falsely announce the signing of Angel Di Maria from Paris Saint-Germain.
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Sinopec's Shengli Oilfield
August 21, 2017
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[ ransomware, malware, energy ]
Sinopec's Shengli Oilfield says it will cut its Internet connection for some of its offices after a ransomware attacked 21 of its Internet terminals.
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Official PlayStation Twitter account
August 21, 2017
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[ hack, technology ]
The official Twitter and Facebook PlayStation accounts are taken over by the hacking group OurMine. The attackers also claim to have managed to access a PSN database.
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Bittrex
August 19, 2017
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[ financial, phishing, finance ]
A fake website pretends to be the official site for Bittrex exchange, but in reality, it is a phishing domain not only stealing login credentials of unsuspecting users, but also the money saved in the exchange.
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"Girls" Twitter account
August 17, 2017
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[ hack, misconfiguration, technology ]
Several HBO Twitter accounts are taken over by the notorious OurMine hacking group, posting #HBOHacked messages and warnings about security. Affected accounts include the main HBO Twitter account, as well as those for TV shows including Game of Thrones and Girls.
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Official website of Charlottesville
August 12, 2017
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[ hack, ddos, government ]
The Anonymous claim responsibility for carrying out a DDoS attack on the official website of Charlottesville city Virginia. The attack is conducted under the banner of #OpDomesticTerrorism.
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Three major banks in Hungary
August 8, 2017
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[ social, phishing, finance ]
The National Bank of Hungary reveals that hackers have been targeting three major banks in Hungary with a slew of phishing attempts.
