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.
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.
Meteorological Service of New Zealand (Metservice)
September 2, 2020
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
The Meteorological Service of New Zealand (Metservice) is hit with a DDoS attack.
Staples
September 2, 2020
•[ leak, retail ]
Giant office retail company Staples informed some of its customers that data related to their orders has been accessed without authorization.
Timberline Billing Services, Inc.
September 2, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
Timberline Billing Services, Inc., which provides Medicaid billing and reimbursement services to more than 190 schools in Iowa, has reported a ransomware attack in which the attacker was able to encrypt and exfiltrate information on its networks.
PupBox
September 2, 2020
•[ financial, retail ]
Petco Health and Wellness Company subsidiary PupBox, Inc. was victim of a data breach that resulted in the exposure of payment card information of tens of thousands of customers.
University of Houston
September 2, 2020
A 19-year-old man is charged with making a bomb threat against the University of Houston over Zoom.
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.
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.
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.
SoftServe
September 1, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, technology ]
Ukrainian software developer and IT services provider SoftServe suffers a RansomExx ransomware attack.
Roswell Park Alliance Foundation
September 1, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
The Roswell Park Alliance Foundation is hit by the Blackbaud breach.
Catholic Health
September 1, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
Catholic Health joins the list of the entities hit with the Blackbaud breach.
Four Winds Hospital
September 1, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
Four Winds Hospital in Katonah, New York has revealed that it was attacked by ransomware in September.
St. Louis County government website
September 1, 2020
•[ hack, government ]
St. Louis County government's information technology staff took down the county website on Sept. 1 after discovering attacks on its server designed to take control of the site, the IT director said Monday. They were able to respond to the threat before the hackers could succeed.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.