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Dell
October 24, 2017
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[ hack, malware, manufacturing ]
KrebsOnSecurity reveals that a web site set up by PC maker Dell Inc. to help customers recover from malicious software (DellBackupandRecoveryCloudStorage.com) may have been hijacked for a few weeks this summer.
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Chase Brexton Health Care
October 17, 2017
Chase Brexton Health Care notifies 16,562 patients after four employees fell for a phishing attack. The phishing emails were sent on August 2 and 3, and by August 4, the attackers had re-routed employees' paychecks.
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Bithumb
October 16, 2017
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[ hack, finance ]
Local news publications and leading media outlets in South Korea reported that Bithumb, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, suffered a security breach that affected 30,000 users on the trading platform.
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Hyatt Hotels Corp.
October 12, 2017
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[ financial, malware, retail ]
Hyatt Hotels Corp reveals to have discovered unauthorized access to payment card information at certain Hyatt-managed locations worldwide between March 18, 2017 and July 2, 2017.
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Equifax
October 12, 2017
Equifax says it has removed third-party code from its credit report assistance Web site that prompted visitors to download spyware disguised as an update for Adobe's Flash Player software.
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Prince Albert Police homepage
November 8, 2017
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[ hack, government ]
Hackers from Team System Dz deface the Prince Albert Police homepage and leave the message "I love Islamic State".
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City of Spring Hill
November 8, 2017
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[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The City of Spring Hill, Tennessee is hit by a ransomware attack. The attackers demand a $250,000 ransom.
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Golden Optometric
November 6, 2017
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[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
Goldon Optometric informs some patients whose information was affected by a CrySiS ransomware attack.
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Maria Kanellis
November 5, 2017
Another WWE Diva has her private photos leaked. This time the victim is Maria Kanellis.
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Verticalscope
November 2, 2017
For the second time since June 2016, hackers compromise Verticalscope.com, a Canadian company that manages hundreds of popular Web discussion forums totaling more than 45 million user accounts, and sell the stolen account in the black market.
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The Times of Israel
November 2, 2017
The Times of Israel and Asia Times websites are hijacked and defaced by suspected Turkish hackers, who post messages in favor of Palestine, on the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration.
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University of Fraser Valley (UFV)
November 1, 2017
An unknown attacker (or groups of attackers) breaches the network of University of Fraser Valley (UFV) and threatens to dump student information unless university top brass pay 30,000 CAD (23,000 USD).
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Family and Children's Services of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville
November 1, 2017
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[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
Two Ontario children's aid societies (Children's Aid Society of Oxford County and Family and Children's Services of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville) are hit by ransomware.
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Clarkson Plc
November 1, 2017
British shipping services provider Clarkson Plc reveals to have been the victim of a cyber security hack and warns that the person or persons behind the attack may release some data shortly.
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Midland County
October 27, 2017
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[ hack, government ]
The Midland County District Attorney warns residents after their third-party payment system is hacked.
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Coinhive
October 23, 2017
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[ hack, malware, technology ]
The DNS records for coinhive.com are manipulated to redirect requests for the coinhive.min.js to a third party server hosting a modified version of the JavaScript file with a hardcoded site key and letting the attacker "steal" hashes from users.
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Telitec
October 21, 2017
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[ hack, ddos, technology ]
In name of #OpCatalunya the Anonymous take down several Spanish including the Constitutional Court.
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Czech Statistical Office (CSU)
October 21, 2017
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[ hack, ddos, government ]
Two websites run by the Czech Statistical Office (CSU) are taken offline after a DDoS attack tries to disrupt reporting of the country's parliamentary elections.
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Griffin Funeral Home
October 18, 2017
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[ hack, phishing ]
A sick hack: hackers take over the email account of Griffin Funeral Home, and send email scams to the company's customers, asking for money.
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We Heart It
October 16, 2017
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[ leak, technology ]
We Heart It, an image-sharing site, informs users their personal data may have been compromised. The breach, involving 8 million users, took place a few years ago and includes email addresses, usernames and encrypted passwords for We Heart It accounts created between 2008 and November 2013.
