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OnePlus
January 15, 2018
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[ hack, malware, manufacturing ]
Chinese smartphone manufacturer OnePlus launches an investigation after a number of customers who used its website to purchase products complain of attempted fraud. Few days after (January 19) the company confirms to have been hacked via a malicious script.
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Borge Brende's Twitter Account @borgebrende
January 14, 2018
The same hackers also manage to hijack the verified account of Borge Brende, the president of the World Economic Forum and former minister of foreign affairs for Norway.
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Syed Akbaruddin's Twitter Account @AkbaruddinIndia
January 14, 2018
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[ hack, social, government ]
The verified Twitter account of Syed Akbaruddin. India's top diplomat to the United Nations, is briefly taken over by suspected Turkish hackers.
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BlackWallet
January 13, 2018
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[ financial, hack, finance ]
An unidentified thief reportedly steals more than $400,000 in Stellar lumens after hacking the digital wallet provider BlackWallet.
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New Zealand Football
January 13, 2018
New Zealand Football says it is investigating a potential hack of its official website after a fake news article popped up "announcing" the resignation of its CEO Andy Martin.
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International Luge Federation
January 12, 2018
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[ espionage ]
A threat actor targeted international sports organizations in Western Europe in the run-up to the International Olympic Committee's banning Russian athletes from participating in the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea.
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Hancock Regional Hospital
January 12, 2018
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[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
The Hancock Regional Hospital, in the state of Indiana, confirms to be running on pen and paper following a SAMSAM ransomware attack, which hit the day prior. The hospital eventually pays up hackers $55,000 to restore control.
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US Senate
January 12, 2018
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[ espionage, government ]
Researchers from Trend Micro reveal that the state sponsored hackers behind APT28 (AKA Pawn Storm AKA Fancy Bear) targeted the US Senate in mid-2017).
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Monticello Central Strict District
January 12, 2018
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[ social, phishing, education ]
Monticello Central School District warns of a sophisticated e-mail phishing attack occurred on November 1st, 2017. Potentially 2,598 individuals are affected.
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Adams Health Network
January 11, 2018
Adams Health Network, which runs Adams Memorial Hospital, confirms that a ransomware attack targeted some of its computer servers.
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Bancomext
January 11, 2018
Hackers have attempted to steal money from Bancomext, Mexico's government-run export bank, causing the lender to suspend operations in its international payment platform.
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United States Olympic Committee
January 10, 2018
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[ espionage, malware, government ]
APT28 AKA Pawn Storm AKA Fancy Bear publish a set of apparently stolen emails purportedly belong to officials from the International Olympic Committee, the United States Olympic Committee, and third-party groups associated with the organizations.
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Caremed Specialty Pharmacy
January 8, 2018
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[ healthcare ]
Caremed Specially Pharmacy is victim of the same event affecting Onco360.
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Onco360
January 8, 2018
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[ hack, phishing, healthcare ]
Onco360 notifies a phishing incident involving an employee's email account and affecting potentially 53,000 users.
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Health South-East RHF
January 8, 2018
Health South-East RHF, a healthcare organization that manages hospitals in Norway's southeast region, announces a security breach. A hacker or hacker group might have stolen healthcare data for more than half of Norway's population (over 2.9 million individuals).
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BlackBerry Mobile Site
January 6, 2018
The Blackberry Mobile site is hacked exploiting a vulnerability of Magento. The attackers install a Monero miner using the Coinhive library.
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Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration (FAHCA)
January 6, 2018
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[ social, phishing, healthcare ]
A phishing attack on an employee at Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration (discovered in November 20, 2017) results in the exposure of sensitive information on 30,000 Medicaid patients.
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Beautyblender
January 5, 2018
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[ hack, malware, retail ]
Beautyblender notifies 3,673 individuals that their information might have been compromised after the discovery of a malware on its online shop.
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Columbia Falls School District Number 6
January 5, 2018
The Columbia Falls School District Number 6 in Montana, sends out letters to notify the breach occurred after the attack carried on by The Dark Overlord begun on September 1st, 2017.
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Reddit
January 5, 2018
Reddit confirms that one of its email providers, Mailgun, has been breached, resulting in the hacks of user profiles and their linked cryptocurrency accounts.
