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Nemadji Research Corporation
July 11, 2019
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[ social, leak, phishing ]
The personal data of 14,591 L.A. County patients is exposed after an employee of Nemadji Research Corporation, a contractor that identifies and verifies patient eligibility for programs that reimburse care provided by DHS, is victim of a phishing attack.
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KHSU
July 10, 2019
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[ ransomware, malware, education ]
KHSU the radio of Humboldt State University, is hit by a ransomware attack.
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A vessel on an international voyage bound for the Port of New York.
July 8, 2019
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[ hack ]
The US Cost Guard publishes an alert after it was made aware of a cyber-security incident that impacted a vessel on an international voyage bound for the Port of New York.
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7-Eleven Japan
July 2, 2019
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[ financial, retail ]
Approximately 900 customers of 7-Eleven Japan have lost a collective of 55 million ($510,000) after hackers hijacked their 7pay app accounts and made illegal charges in their names.
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Canonical Ltd.
July 2, 2019
The GitHub account of Canonical Ltd., the company behind the Ubuntu Linux distribution, is hacked.
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Chilean Ministry of Agriculture
July 1, 2019
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[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The Chilean Ministry of Agriculture is hit by the DoppelPaymer ransomware.
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Venezuelan military
August 5, 2019
Researchers from ESET reveal the details of Machete, a cyber espionage group active since 2010, stealing sensitive files from the Venezuelan military.
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City of Naples, Florida
August 2, 2019
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[ financial, social, phishing ]
The City of Naples, Florida, loses $700,000 after a spear phishing attack.
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Pearson PLC
July 31, 2019
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[ leak, education ]
Pearson PLC, the British maker of educational software, warns school districts that a 2018 data breach has exposed details on thousands of students, chiefly in the U.S.
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Los Angeles Police Department
July 29, 2019
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[ hack, government ]
A suspected hacker claims to have stolen the personal information of about 2,500 LAPD officers, trainees, and recruits, along with approximately 17,500 police officer applicants.
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Cabarrus County
July 29, 2019
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[ social, phishing, government ]
After falling for a BEC scam, Cabarrus County in North Carolina loses $1,728,082.60 after sending $2.5 million to scammers pretending to be contractors building the county's new high school.
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Georgia Capitol Police
July 26, 2019
The same attack also hits the State Capitol Police.
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Puerto Rico Women And Children's Hospital
July 26, 2019
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[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
Bayamn Medical Center and its affiliated Puerto Rico Women And Children's Hospital are hit by a ransomware attack.
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Anson County
July 26, 2019
The Anson County website is defaced with offensive images.
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Undisclosed streaming service
July 24, 2019
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[ hack, ddos, technology ]
Researchers from Imperva reveal that an undisclosed streaming service was hit by a massive DDoS attack that lasted for 13 days, launched from 402,000 different IPs, with a peak flow of 292,000 requests per second.
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New Haven Public School District
July 24, 2019
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[ ransomware, malware, education ]
The New Haven Public School district is hit by a recent ransomware attack.
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Valve
July 24, 2019
A threat actor, believed to be the Chinese APT Winnti, used a Trojan horse to gain a remote backdoor access to German energy technology company Siemens, chemical firm BASF, and consumer goods company Henkel. Non-German companies Roche, Lion Air, and Marriott, among others, were also targeted.
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Grays Harbor Community Hospital
July 24, 2019
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[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
Grays Harbor Community Hospital is hit by a ransomware attack (and plays mum).
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APT17 (AKA Deputy Dog and Axiom)
July 24, 2019
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[ espionage, hack, government ]
Intrusion Truth, an online group of anonymous cyber-security analysts, reveals the details of APT17 (AKA Deputy Dog and Axiom) another cyber-espionage hacking group linked to the Chinese government.
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