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Avast
October 21, 2019
Avast discloses a security breach that impacted its internal network. The attack's purpose was to insert malware into the CCleaner software, similar to the 2017 incident. The breach occurred because the attacker compromised an employee's VPN credentials.
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Czech Republic
October 21, 2019
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[ espionage, government ]
Czech government officials reveal that they dismantled a Russian cyber-espionage network operating in the country. The attack occurred in March.
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San Bernardino City Unified School District
October 20, 2019
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[ ransomware, malware, education ]
The San Bernardino City Unified School District is knocked offline by a ransomware attack.
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NordVPN
October 20, 2019
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[ leak, misconfiguration, technology ]
NordVPN is compromised as the'private keys for their web site certificate'are publicly leaked on the Internet The company confirms the breach was discovered on March 2018.
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TorGuard
October 20, 2019
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[ hack, technology ]
TorGuard also confirms to have suffered a breach in September 2017.
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Universiti Malaya
October 17, 2019
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[ hack, education ]
The Universiti Malaya E-Pay Cashless Payment and Records portal is hacked but no data is compromised apparently.
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Billtrust
October 17, 2019
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[ ransomware, malware, finance ]
U.S. financial services provider Billtrust experiences an outage affecting all of its services after some of the company's computing systems are impacted by a malware attack allegedly caused by the BitPaymer ransomware.
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Web
October 16, 2019
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[ hack, technology ]
Web.com, the parent company of world's first domain registrar Network Solutions discloses a security breach occurred in August 2019. A third-party infiltrated some of the company's systems. Even Register.com is affected.
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International airport in Europe
October 16, 2019
Researchers from Cyberbit uncover a large infection of cryptominers at an unnamed "international airport in Europe".
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Data Enrichment Exposure From PDL Customer
October 16, 2019
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[ leak, misconfiguration, technology ]
In October 2019, security researchers Vinny Troia and Bob Diachenko identified an unprotected Elasticsearch server holding 1.2 billion records of personal data. The exposed data included an index indicating it was sourced from data enrichment company People Data Labs (PDL) and contained 622 million unique email addresses. The server was not owned by PDL and it's believed a customer failed to properly secure the database. Exposed information included email addresses, phone numbers, social media profiles and job history data.
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Ingredion Incorporated
October 15, 2019
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[ hack, malware, manufacturing ]
Ingredion Incorporated reveals that it recently detected suspicious activity on some data center servers due to malware.
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BriansClub
October 15, 2019
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[ hack, leak, finance ]
"BriansClub" one of the largest underground stores for buying stolen credit card data, is itself hacked. The data stolen from BriansClub encompasses more than 26 million credit and debit card records.
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Jasper County
October 15, 2019
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[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Jasper County suffers a ransomware attack on their countywide systems, including email and emergency response systems.
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TrialWorks
October 15, 2019
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[ ransomware, malware, technology ]
TrialWorks is reportedly hit by a ransomware attack, shutting down its platform for at least four days and locking some lawyers out of their case files.
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Eurobet
October 14, 2019
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[ hack, ddos, technology ]
Eurobet, the online gambling portal, is taken down by a DDoS attack.
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India
October 14, 2019
According to Logically AI, Pakistan starts a misinformation campaign against India, dubbed #GobackModi, via Twitter.
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Jack Monroe
October 14, 2019
Jack Monroe says she has lost about 5,000 after her phone number was hijacked and re-activated on another Sim card.
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Pitney Bowes
October 14, 2019
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[ ransomware, malware, technology ]
Pitney Bowes is hit by a ransomware attack, according to a statement released from the mailing services company.
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High-profile Asian mobile hardware and software manufacturer
October 14, 2019
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[ hack, malware, manufacturing ]
Researchers from ESET reveal that the Winnti Group hackers have used a new modular Windows backdoor, called PortReuse, to target a high-profile Asian mobile hardware and software manufacturer.
