French President Emmanuel Macron
December 6, 2019
•[ hack, malware, government ]
Researchers from Google and FireEye reveal that threat actors from APT28 and Sandworm hacked the correspondence of French President Emmanuel Macron in May 2017.
WebSAMS
December 6, 2019
•[ hack, leak, education ]
Hackers break into WebSAMS (web-based school administrative and management system), a government system used by most of Hong Kong's schools, as a consequence eight schools are breached, with three of them reporting data leaks.
Fort Worth Water Department
December 5, 2019
•[ financial, malware, government ]
The Fort Worth Water Department notifies about 3,000 customers that their payment information may have been exposed during a data breach. This is another occurrence of the Click2Gov breach.
Chinese venture capital firm
December 5, 2019
•[ financial, phishing, finance ]
Researchers from Check Point reveal the case of a Chinese venture capital firm, losing one million USD after falling victim of a BEC scam during a deal with an Israeli Startup.
CyrusOne
December 5, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, technology ]
CyrusOne, one of the biggest data center providers in the US, is hit with a REvil (Sodinokibi) ransomware attack.
Institutions from the financial services
December 5, 2019
•[ financial, malware, finance ]
The Department of Homeland Security alerts institutions from the financial services sector of risks stemming from ongoing Dridex malware attacks.
Financial institutions in Ethiopia
December 5, 2019
•[ financial, ddos, finance ]
The Ethiopia Information Network Security Agency (INSA) reveals that a cyber attack directed at financial institutions in the country forced the agency to disconnect the Internet in the country for up to 20 minutes.
Southeastern Minnesota Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (SEMOMS)
December 5, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
Southeastern Minnesota Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery is hit with a ransomware attack. 80,000 patients are notified.
Sweaty Betty
December 3, 2019
•[ financial, malware, retail ]
The web site for UK retailer Sweaty Betty is the victim of a Magecart attack, and hacked to insert malicious code that attempts to steal a customer's payment information when making purchases.
ASD Audit
December 3, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, technology ]
ASD Audit, a provider of software for financial auditing and analysis, is another Ryuk victim.
T-System
December 3, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
T-System, a provider of end-to-end solutions for emergency care facilities in the U.S. falls victim to Ryuk ransomware.
Monash IVF Group
December 3, 2019
•[ social, phishing, healthcare ]
Monash IVF Group says scammers accessed emails, email addresses and address books belonging to a number of staff members in the targeted phishing attack.
Sycamore School District 427
December 3, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
Sycamore School District 427 is hit with a ransomware attack.
Maine School Administrative District 6
December 2, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
Maine School Administrative District 6 is hit with a ransomware attack.
RiverKids Pediatric Home Health
December 2, 2019
•[ hack, healthcare ]
RiverKids Pediatric Home Health is affected by a hacking incident.
TECNOL
December 2, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, manufacturing ]
TECNOL, a manufacturer of products for waterproofing, insulating, cleaning, biotechnology, is another victim of the Ryuk ransomware.
Smith & Wesson's online store
December 2, 2019
American gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson's online store is compromised with a Magecart attack, by attackers who have injected a malicious script attempting to steal customer's payment information.
Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
December 1, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
A ransomware attack takes down the ticketing system and patron database for the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey and has also affected at least one other organization in the Madison area (the Museum of Early Trades and Crafts).
A major player in Britain's nuclear power industry
November 30, 2019
•[ hack, energy ]
The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is called in after a cyber attack on a major player in Britain's nuclear power industry triggers a security crisis.
Datrix
November 29, 2019
•[ social, phishing, technology ]
Datrix suffers a phishing attack that resulted in some customers' contact details being compromised.