Narendra Modi Twitter account
September 2, 2020
The Twitter account of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been hijacked to spread a cryptocurrency scam. The hackers also put out a message refuting the allegations that they hacked PayTM.
Belarusian anti-government protesters
September 2, 2020
•[ espionage, malware, technology ]
Google has removed an Android app from the Play Store that was used to collect personal information from Belarusians attending anti-government protests.
Northumbria University
August 31, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
Northumbria University is hit with what appears to be a ransomware attack.
Anglicare Sydney
August 31, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
Anglicare Sydney has confirmed that it is being held to ransom over a large amount of potentially sensitive information that has been stolen from its computer system.
Selma Unified School District
August 28, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
Selma Unified School District is hit by ransomware.
Caiway
August 28, 2020
•[ financial, ddos, technology ]
Caiway is one of more than a dozen European ISPs whose DNS infrastructure is the target of a DDoS attack. The attackers demanded a Bitcoin payment to stop the attack.
Wordplay
August 27, 2020
Wordplay is the victim of a Ddos attack. The attackers are demanding a Bitcoin payment to stop the attacks.
Data#3
August 27, 2020
•[ hack, technology ]
Australian IT vendor Data#3 notifies to have experienced what it dubbed as a "cyber incident".
Maynooth University
September 3, 2020
•[ hack, education ]
Maynooth University is another victim of the Blackbaud hack.
CNN-News18
September 3, 2020
•[ hack, technology ]
In an attempt to refute the claims that they were behind the PAyTM hacks, "John Wick' hacked the TV channle CNN-News 18 to spread a message claiming their innocence.
SoftServe
September 1, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, technology ]
Ukrainian software developer and IT services provider SoftServe suffers a RansomExx ransomware attack.
Mansfield City Schools
September 1, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
Mansfield City Schools in Ohio are apparently hit by ransomware, but personal data was not exposed.
Georgian Ministry of Health
September 1, 2020
•[ espionage, government ]
The Georgian Ministry of Health is the victim of a cyberattack. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the attack was executed on the territory of a neighboring country to steal data on the Russian nerve agent Novichok.
Bykea
September 1, 2020
•[ hack, technology ]
Unidentified hackers successfully infiltrate and delete the entire database of Bykea, a Pakistan-based vehicle for hire and delivery company.
PULAU Corporation
August 31, 2020
•[ hack, government ]
Defense supplier PULAU Corporation is notifying their employees about an intrusion and unauthorized access into parts of their network between June 11 and June 29.
Norwegian Parliament
August 31, 2020
•[ hack, government ]
The Norwegian Parliament (Stortinget) has become the latest cyberattack victim, according to a statement released by administrative director Marianne Andreassen which states that the attackers targeted the Stortinget internal email systems. Norway has accused Russia of the hack.
National Board of Certified Counselors
August 31, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
The National Board of Certified Counselors is providing information about a security incident where its network was infiltrated by malware which prevented access to certain files. The threat actor who introduced the malware also acquired certain files.
Medisys Health Group
August 31, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
The Medisys Health Group and its affiliate Copeman Healthcare say they paid an unspecified ransom to retrieve personal information for about 60,000 clients after detecting a security breach on Aug. 31.
PayTM Group
August 30, 2020
•[ hack, finance ]
PayTM Group suffers a breach after hackers from John Wick access its internal database.
Greenville Technical College
August 30, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
Greenville Technical College claims to have recovered from a ransomware attack and that no personal data was affected. However, the hackers claim that they stole 600 GB of sensitive data.