US Department of the Treasury
December 13, 2020
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
The Department of the Treasury is a victim of the SolarWinds hack. The hackers, who are backed by a foreign government, stole information from its networks.
Amital Software
December 13, 2020
•[ hack, technology ]
Amital Data is hit by a cyberattack. As a result, at least 40 of its clients are affected as well. Iranian hackers are suspected.
SolarWinds
December 13, 2020
•[ espionage, malware, technology ]
SolarWinds has been hacked by alleged Russian state-sponsored actors in a supply chain attack. As a result, the hackers installed a backdoor that allowed them to penetrate the systems of dozens of companies and US government agencies for months.
Chinese Communist Party
December 13, 2020
•[ leak, government ]
A major leak has exposed the information of almost two million Chinese Communist Party members.
Habana Labs
December 13, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, technology ]
AI processor developer Haban Labs has been hit by the Pay2Key ransomware. Pay2Key has been tied to Iran.
Ambulance service in Warsaw
December 12, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
The ambulance service in warsaw reveals to have been hit by a ransomware attack.
Nygard
December 12, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, retail ]
Nygard, a Canada-based fashion line, is hit with a ransomware attack.
Promutuel Assurance
December 12, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, finance ]
A cyberattack has disabled Promutuel Assurance's IT systems. The attack looks to be the work of the DoppelPaymer ransomware gang.
Roanoke College
December 12, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
Roanoke College has been forced to delay the start of its spring semester due to what appears to be a ransomware attack.
Staircase Financial Management
December 12, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, finance ]
Personal information belonging to clients of Staircase Financial Management has been published on the dark web after the company fell to a ransomware attack.
Capital Economics
December 12, 2020
•[ leak, finance ]
In December 2020, the economic research company Capital Economics suffered a data breach that exposed 263k customer records. The exposed data included email and physical addresses, names, phone numbers, job titles and the employer of impacted customers.
Amg Energia
December 11, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, energy ]
Amg Energia in Palermo is the victim of seems to be a ransomware attack.
Dassault Falcon Jet
December 11, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, manufacturing ]
Dassault Falcon Jet has been attacked by the RagnarLocker ransomware operators.
Nintendo
December 11, 2020
•[ hack, leak, technology ]
Ryan Hernandez, a California man who admitted to hacking Nintendo and leaking proprietary data several times since 2016 has been sentenced to three years in prison.
City of Pantin
December 11, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The city of Pantin is the victim of what looks to be a ransomware attack.
Fax Express
December 11, 2020
•[ hack, retail ]
A hacked database belonging to Fax Express was found advertised on hacker forums.
Subway
December 11, 2020
•[ hack, malware, retail ]
Subway UK that a hacked system used for marketing campaigns was used for distributing phishing emails sent out to customers. The emails distributed Excel documents laden with the latest version of the Trickbot malware.
Socorro Independent School District
December 11, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
The Socorro Independent School District has been hit by a ransomware attack.
Able Software
December 10, 2020
•[ espionage, technology ]
A Chinese state-sponsored hacking group is suspected of breaching Able Software and compromising a chat app used by the Mongolian government. The hackers targeted Able Desktop, which is used by over 430 Mongolian government agencies including the Office of the President.
Air France-KLM
December 10, 2020
•[ espionage ]
Air France-KLM has reported that it was the victim of a cyberattack. The hacking attempt appears to be intended to gather intelligence for a potential follow-up attack. The attackers initially targeted the Dutch side of the network. When extra security measures were taken there, the hackers attacked the French branch.
