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Faye Brookes
January 1, 2018
2018 begins with a new round of Fappening leaks. This time the victim is Faye Brookes, whose explicit video is leaked on several video sharing websites.
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Correggio Speed Cameras database
December 31, 2017
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[ hack, government ]
The Anonymous hack the speed cameras database of an Italian city (Correggio) and dump the content.
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Miracle-Ear
December 29, 2017
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[ hack, phishing, retail ]
Miracle-Ear Inc. says that 554 patient records have been compromised in a security breach of its e-mail system. The incident occurred Oct. 24, when "an unknown and unauthorized intruder" gained access to the e-mail account of an employee of Miracle-Ear's parent company Amplifon.
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John McAfee Twitter Account (@officialmcafee)
December 28, 2017
John McAfee has his Twitter account hacked and used to promote lesser-known crypto-currencies.
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Exmo
December 28, 2017
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[ financial, ddos, finance ]
A UK-based Bitcoin exchange called Exmo is hit by a targeted DDoS attack. The attack happens just days after one of Exmo's leading analysts, a blockchain expert named Pavel Lerner, is kidnapped in Kiev while leaving his office.
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Longs Peak Family Practice
December 27, 2017
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[ ransomware, hack, healthcare ]
Longs Peak Family Practice notifies patients following a ransomware and hacking incident that were first detected on November 5.
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hounddawgs
December 27, 2017
hounddawgs.org, a popular torrent tracker is hacked. The attacker claims to have downloaded the entire database and the site source code.
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Jason's Deli
December 22, 2017
Jason's Deli notifies its customers that a large quantity of payment card information has appeared for sale on the "dark web," and that an analysis of the data indicated that at least a portion of the data may have come from various Jason's Deli locations.
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Nissan Canada Finance
December 21, 2017
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[ hack, financial, manufacturing ]
Nissan Canada's vehicle-financing wing has been hacked, putting personal information of as many as 1.13 million customers at risk. The exposed data includes at least customer names, addresses, vehicle makes and models, vehicle identification numbers (VINs), credit scores, loan amounts and monthly payment figures.
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Youbit
December 19, 2017
The South Korean Bitcoin exchange Youbit, previously known as Yapizon quits its operation and files for bankruptcy due to two cyber attacks in the last eight months. The company suffers another data breach in which 17% of total assets have been stolen.
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Transneft
December 15, 2017
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[ hack, malware ]
Transneft reveals that its computers have been used for the unauthorized manufacture, or "mining", of the cryptocurrency Monero.
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Texas Department of Agriculture
December 15, 2017
Students from 39 East Texas School Districts have their information compromised by an October hack of the Texas Department of Agriculture. The Department oversees school breakfast and lunch programs.
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Bitcoin Insiders in London
December 15, 2017
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[ social, phishing, finance ]
Secureworks reveals a new spearphishing campaign circulating across bitcoin industry insiders in London, carried on via a fake job opening, and aimed to steal their online credentials. The fingers are pointed to the North Korean hackers of the Lazarus Group.
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Tv3.lt
January 18, 2018
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[ espionage, hack, technology ]
Ghostwriter, a suspected Belarus-backed hacking group, has compromised websites and email accounts in Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland'to publish fabricated documents pushing anti-North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) narratives consistent with Kremlin talking points. The influence campaign started in 2017.
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Questar Assessment
January 18, 2018
A data breach at the company that develops New York State's third-through-eighth grade reading and math tests allows an unauthorized user to access information about 52 students. Also students in another state are affected, but the company does not provide further details.
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OnePlus
January 15, 2018
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[ hack, malware, manufacturing ]
Chinese smartphone manufacturer OnePlus launches an investigation after a number of customers who used its website to purchase products complain of attempted fraud. Few days after (January 19) the company confirms to have been hacked via a malicious script.
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Borge Brende's Twitter Account @borgebrende
January 14, 2018
The same hackers also manage to hijack the verified account of Borge Brende, the president of the World Economic Forum and former minister of foreign affairs for Norway.
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New Zealand Football
January 13, 2018
New Zealand Football says it is investigating a potential hack of its official website after a fake news article popped up "announcing" the resignation of its CEO Andy Martin.
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BlackWallet
January 13, 2018
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[ financial, hack, finance ]
An unidentified thief reportedly steals more than $400,000 in Stellar lumens after hacking the digital wallet provider BlackWallet.
