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Jessica Alba's Twitter Account
July 20, 2019
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[ hack, technology ]
Jessica Alba's Twitter Account is hacked and starts to post racial tweets.
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Metropolitan Police's Twitter account
July 19, 2019
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[ hack, misconfiguration, education ]
The Metropolitan Police's Twitter account is hit by hackers who post a series of bizarre messages. The breach is due to the compromise of the MyNewsDesk platform.
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Lancaster University
July 19, 2019
Records and ID documents of some Lancaster University students are accessed in the phishing attack and fraudulent invoices are sent to undergraduate applicants. A british citizen is arrested few days after.
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Wise Health
July 18, 2019
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[ social, phishing, healthcare ]
Wise Health notifies almost 36,000 patients after a phishing attack compromised employees' email accounts.
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Town of Collierville
July 18, 2019
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[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The Town of Collierville's computer systems are hit by a ransomware attack.
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62 universities
July 17, 2019
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[ hack, malware, education ]
Hackers target the systems of 62 colleges and universities by exploiting a vulnerability in third-party software used by the universities.
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Onondaga County Libraries
July 12, 2019
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[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Onondaga County Libraries are hit by a ransomware attack.
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Maryland Department of Labor
July 5, 2019
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[ leak, government ]
The Maryland Department of Labor (Maryland DoL) publishes a press release explaining that sensitive information of roughly 78,000 customers including names and social security numbers was accessed by an unauthorized party.
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St. John Ambulance
July 2, 2019
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[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
A ransomware attack temporarily blocks St. John Ambulance staff from accessing its systems. The attack was detected and was resolved within half an hour.
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US Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority
July 1, 2019
The Water and Power Authority of the US Virgin Islands is the victim of a Business Email Compromise scam, costing $2.3 million.
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Georgia Court System
July 1, 2019
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[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The Georgia Court System is hit by a ransomware attack. The attackers demand around $2 million in Bitcoin to restore access.
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U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department
June 27, 2019
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[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department is still struggling against a ransomware attack that occurred back in April.
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Murfreesboro Water Department
August 3, 2019
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[ hack, government ]
The online access portal for Murfreesboro Water Department bill payment is defaced.
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SuperINN
August 2, 2019
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[ hack ]
SuperINN notifies its clients of a hack impacting more than 43,000 consumers.
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Presbyterian Healthcare Services
August 2, 2019
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[ leak, phishing, healthcare ]
Presbyterian Healthcare Services is the victim of a phishing attack impacting around 183,000 patients and health plan members.
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StockX
August 1, 2019
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[ hack, retail ]
StockX, a popular site for buying and selling sneakers and other apparel, resets customer passwords after it is hacked back in May. More than 6.8 million records were stolen.
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Librer Porra
August 1, 2019
A bookseller in Mexico named Librer a Porr a leaves a MongoDB exposed on the Internet and has the 2.1 customer records stolen and replaced by a ransom note.
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Broken Arrow Public Schools
August 1, 2019
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[ ransomware, malware, education ]
Broken Arrow Public Schools are hit by a ransomware attack.
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Capital One
July 29, 2019
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[ hack, finance ]
Capital One discloses a data breach impacting 100 million people in the United States, and 6 million in Canada. Data between 2005 and 2019 was accessed and related to information on consumers at the time when they applied for a credit card.
