Recent Breaches
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September 27, 2019 • Defence Construction Canada (DCC) is hit by a ransomware attack.
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September 27, 2019 • An undisclosed manufacturing company in Strathroy is hit by a ransomware attack.
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September 27, 2019 • The Wingham Hospital is hit by a ransomware attack.
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September 27, 2019 • In September 2019, the zoophilia and bestiality forum Zooville suffered a data breach. The usernames and email addresses of 71k members were accessed via an unpatched vulnerability in the vBulletin forum software then subsequently distributed online. A second data set was later provided to HIBP which contained a complete vBulletin database dump including IP addresses, dates of birth and passwords stored as bcrypt hashes. The site administrator advised that following the breach, all data had been deleted from the forum and a new one had been stood up on the XenForo platform. The data was provided to HIBP by a source who requested it be attributed to "burger vault".
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September 27, 2019 • In September 2019, the Halloween costume store The Halloween Spot suffered a data breach. Originally misattributed to fancy dress store Smiffys, the breach contained 13GB of data with over 10k unique email addresses alongside names, physical and IP addresses, phone numbers and order histories. The Halloween Spot advised customers the breach was traced back to "an old shipping information database".
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September 26, 2019 • DoorDash announces that the personal data of 4.9 million people on its platform has been compromised in a security breach. The breach occurred on May 4.
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September 26, 2019 • A series of cyber attacks on Airbus in the past few months was conducted via the computer systems of its suppliers and security sources suspect a link to China.
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September 26, 2019 • A malware infection at German car parts manufacturer Rheinmetall Automotive has caused "significant disruption" to production at company plants in Brazil, Mexico, and the United States, the company disclosed Thursday.
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September 25, 2019 The Czech Intelligence reveals that China was behind a major cyber attack at a key government institution in the Czech Republic last year.
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September 25, 2019 • Ghostwriter, a suspected Belarus-backed hacking group, has compromised websites and email accounts in Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland'to publish fabricated documents pushing anti-North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) narratives consistent with Kremlin talking points. The influence campaign started in 2017.
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September 25, 2019 • Northshore School District in Washington is hit by a ransomware attack.
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September 25, 2019 • Vmedia reveals that its forum has been compromised and shuts it down temporarily, urging users to change password.
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September 24, 2019 • Mobile County Public Schools are impacted by a ransomware attack.
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September 24, 2019 • Peoples Injury Network Northwest (PINN) notifies 12,502 Washington residents that their data was potentially at risk from an April 22 ransomware attack that infected three of their servers.
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September 24, 2019 • Guthrie Public Schools are hit by a ransomware attack.
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September 24, 2019 • The Instagram profile of the Italian singer Laura Pausini is hacked and starts to promote giveaways.
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September 24, 2019 In September 2019, Polish torrent site AgusiQ-Torrents.pl suffered a data breach. The incident exposed 90k member records including email and IP addresses, usernames and passwords stored as MD5 hashes.
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September 23, 2019 • Researchers from Proofpoint disclose a new attack targeting US Utilities. The operation is dubbed LookBack.
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September 23, 2019 • GNV reports it has been the victim of a sophisticated cyber-attack that has led to a breach of personal information of a number of passengers and credit card holders. The attack took place in the period from 25 June to 18 July 2019.
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September 23, 2019 • Union City is hit by a malware.