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Khaled Dawoud
October 3, 2019
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[ espionage, malware, government ]
The Egyptian government installed mobile apps on targets' phones to extract files, track their locations, and identify contacts. One of the targets is Khaled Dawoud, a former journalist and leader of the Constitution Party.
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Japanese government agencies
October 2, 2019
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[ espionage, government, malware ]
Researchers at JPCERT reveal the details of a campaign targeting Japanese government agencies and exploiting a vulnerability in the local Sanshiro spreadsheet application (CVE-2014-0810).
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Schlotzsky's
October 2, 2019
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[ hack, malware, retail ]
McAlister's Deli, Moe's Southwest Grill, and Schlotzsky's (all of them owned by Focus Brands) disclose publicly that their networks were infected with point-of-sale malware.
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City of Cornelia
October 2, 2019
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[ ransomware, malware, government ]
A ransomware attack on City of Cornelia's billing system results in a day of lost productivity.
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Japanese government agencies
October 2, 2019
Researchers at JPCERT reveal the details of a campaign targeting Japanese government agencies and exploiting a vulnerability in the local SkySea Client View software (CVE-2016-7836).
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Tukwila School District
October 2, 2019
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[ social, phishing, education ]
The Tukwila School District is the victim of a "phishing scam".
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Zendesk
October 2, 2019
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[ hack, technology ]
Customer service software company Zendesk notifies a security incident, occurred in 2016, that might have impacted roughly 10,000 Zendesk Support and Chat accounts activated prior to November 1, 2016.
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Luzerne County
October 1, 2019
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[ ransomware, malware, education ]
A school district in Luzerne County confirms it was the victim of a ransomware attack that locked up their computers for weeks.
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North Florida OB-GYN
October 1, 2019
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[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
North Florida OB-GYN notifies its patients of a ransomware attack discovered on July 27. Potentially 520,000 users are affected.
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DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa
October 1, 2019
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[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa is paralyzed by a Ryuk ransomware attack and forced to turn away patients.
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Fayette Medical Center
October 1, 2019
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[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
Fayette Medical Center paralyzed by a Ryuk ransomware attack
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Northport Medical Center
October 1, 2019
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[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
Northport Medical Center is also paralyzed by a Ryuk ransomware attack.
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Pipestone Kin-Ability Centre
October 1, 2019
The Pipestone Kin-Ability Centre in Moosomin, Sask is hit by a cyber attack in its payroll system. The criminals steal $400,000.
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Seven hospitals in Australia
October 1, 2019
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[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
Seven hospitals in Gippsland and Victoria, Australia, are also paralyzed for more than 24 hours for a ransomware attack.
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Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics
October 1, 2019
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[ hack, healthcare ]
Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics notifies 125,291 patients, employees and dependents of a cyberattack that took place over a yearlong breach.
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US petroleum industry
October 1, 2019
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[ espionage, malware, energy ]
Researchers from Netskope discover a campaign against the US petroleum industry carried out via a new Adwind Remote Access Trojan (RAT) variant.
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Voatz
October 1, 2019
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[ hack, government ]
The FBI is investigating after someone allegedly tried to hack into Voatz, West Virginia's mobile voting app during the 2018 midterm elections.
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Comodo
September 30, 2019
Account data belonging to more than half of all Comodo Forums users (170,000 users) has been stolen and is now traded online. The breach was possible by exploiting a vulnerability in the vBulletin software that powers the forum.
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Demant
September 30, 2019
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[ ransomware, malware, manufacturing ]
Demant, one of the world's largest manufacturers of hearing aids, expects to incur losses of up to $95 million following what appears to be a ransomware infection that hit the company at the start of the month.
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ITarian
September 30, 2019
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[ hack, technology ]
ITarian, also owned by Comodo is hit by the same attack (that's probably the origin of the breach).
