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Iran
December 15, 2019
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[ hack, government ]
Iran telecommunications minister announces that for the second time in a week, the country has foiled a cyber attack against its infrastructure allegedly carried out by APT27.
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Hackensack Meridian Health
December 15, 2019
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[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
The largest hospital in New Jersey, the Hackensack Meridian Health, reveals it was the victim of a ransomware attack that disrupted its network, and also that the IT staff decided to pay the ransom to restore the files.
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Unnamed gas station in North America
December 14, 2019
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[ hack, malware, retail ]
Payments processor VISA says North American merchants who operate gas stations and gas pumps are facing a rash of attacks from cybercrime groups wanting to deploy point-of-sale (POS) malware on their networks. VISA has identified two specific attacks which were attributed to FIN8.
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JoyGames
December 14, 2019
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[ leak, technology ]
In December 2019, the forum for the JoyGames website suffered a data breach that exposed 4.5M unique email addresses. The impacted data also included usernames, IP addresses and salted MD5 password hashes.
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Unigame
December 14, 2019
In December 2019, the now defunct gaming website Unigame (maker of Hunter Online) suffered a data breach that was later redistributed as part of a larger corpus of data. The data included 844k email addresses and salted MD5 password hashes.
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City of New Orleans
December 13, 2019
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[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The city of New Orleans is hit with a ransomware attack. All employees are immediately alerted to power down computers, unplug devices & disconnect from the city's WiFi.
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Vimly Benefit Solutions
December 13, 2019
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[ social, phishing, technology ]
Vimly Benefit Solutions says that it is mailing letters to some of its customers whose information may have been compromised as part of a phishing attempt.
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Keybase
December 13, 2019
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[ financial, misconfiguration, finance ]
Keybase announces the closure of its free Lumens (XLM) cryptocurrency drop scheme due to an influx of spam accounts.
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Love Bonito
December 13, 2019
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[ hack, malware, retail ]
Love Bonito reports a data breach, with personal and credit card information potentially accessed. The company discovered a malicious code being added to their e-commerce site on 10 Dec.
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GoSport et Courir
December 12, 2019
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[ ransomware, malware, retail ]
GoSport et Courir is hit by a ransomware attack. 2 out of 84 shops are closed as a consequence of the attack.
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Baton Rouge Community College
December 12, 2019
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[ ransomware, malware, education ]
Baton Rouge Community College servers and computers are shut down following a ransomware attack.
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City of Odessa
December 12, 2019
The city of Odessa notifies residents of the Click2Gov breach.
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City of Sugarland
December 12, 2019
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[ hack, malware, government ]
The City of Sugarland joins the list of the victims of the Click2Gov breach.
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Southwire Company, LLC
December 11, 2019
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[ ransomware, malware, manufacturing ]
Maze Ransomware operators claim responsibility for the cyber attack against leading wire and cable manufacturer Southwire Company, LLC. They demand a $6 million ransom.
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The Cancer Center of Hawaii
December 11, 2019
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[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
A ransomware attack temporarily halts cancer radiation treatment services at The Cancer Center of Hawaii. The attack occurred on November 5.
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Arrigo Automotive Group
December 11, 2019
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[ ransomware, malware, automotive ]
Arrigo Automotive Group is hit by a ransomware attack costing up to $250,000.
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City of Waco
December 11, 2019
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[ hack, malware, government ]
The City of Waco is the latest victim of the Click2Gov breach and warns residents that their online payments for water services may have been intercepted by hackers who stole credit card details.
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Iran
December 11, 2019
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[ espionage, government ]
Iranian Telecoms Minister reveals to have foiled a major state-sponsored cyber attack on its infrastructure that was launched by a foreign government.
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Cheyenne Regional Medical Center
December 11, 2019
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[ social, phishing, healthcare ]
Cheyenne Regional Medical Center notifies patients and employee of a phishing attack occurred in March.
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Rooster Teeth Productions
December 11, 2019
Rooster Teeth Productions notifies to have suffered a data breach that allowed attackers to steal credit card and other payment information from shoppers on the company's online store. The breach was discovered on December 2nd.
