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Sweden Transport Agency (Transportstyrelsen)
October 12, 2017
The Sweden Transport Agency (Transportstyrelsen), and public transport operator V sttrafik are hit by a DDOS attack.
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Equifax
October 12, 2017
Equifax says it has removed third-party code from its credit report assistance Web site that prompted visitors to download spyware disguised as an update for Adobe's Flash Player software.
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Hyatt Hotels Corp.
October 12, 2017
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[ financial, malware, retail ]
Hyatt Hotels Corp reveals to have discovered unauthorized access to payment card information at certain Hyatt-managed locations worldwide between March 18, 2017 and July 2, 2017.
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Sweden Transport Administration (Trafikverket)
October 11, 2017
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[ hack, ddos, government ]
A DDoS attack targets the Sweden Transport Administration (Trafikverket)
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Australian Signals Directorate (ASD)
October 11, 2017
Australia's foreign intelligence collection agency, the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), says a hacker stole over 30 GB of data on the country's military capabilities, including details on fighter jets, military aircraft, and naval ships.
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Victory Phones
October 11, 2017
Victory Phones, a phone polling firm is hacked, exposing several database files, one of which totaled 223 gigabytes in size and amounted to about two billion lines. The data was stolen in January.
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Kaspersky Lab
October 10, 2017
The New York Times reveals that Israeli hackers broke into the Kaspersky network back in 2014 and advised the US about the NSA breach.
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U.S. Electric Power Companies
October 10, 2017
FireEye says in a new report to private clients that hackers linked to North Korea recently targeted U.S. electric power companies with spearphishing emails.
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Musgrave Group
October 10, 2017
Musgrave Group, the owner of Ireland's most popular supermarket is hit by a cyber attack, with criminals trying to get shoppers' credit and debit card details.
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Rivermend Health
October 10, 2017
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[ hack, phishing, healthcare ]
Rivermend Health notifies 1,300 patients who had information in an employee's email account that was compromised.
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Far Eastern International Bank
October 9, 2017
A hacking gang abuses the SWIFT banking network to steal $60 million after planting malware on a Taiwanese bank's servers. Two arrests are made in Sri Lanka related to the attack. The Lazarus Group is believed to be behind the attack.
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Forrester Research
October 6, 2017
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[ hack, misconfiguration, technology ]
Forrester, one of the world's leading market research and investment advisory firms, admits that a security breach took place during the past week. An unidentified attacker (or attackers) has gained access to the infrastructure hosting its website stealing site credentials and proprietary research.
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Disqus
October 6, 2017
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[ hack, technology ]
Disqus confirms a data breach that appears to have taken place in the summer of 2012, and during which an unknown attacker(s) made off with details for at least 17.5 million user accounts.
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Movimento 5 Stelle
October 5, 2017
A new attack takes down Rousseau, the online voting platform used by the Italian Movimento 5 Stelle. Some internal screenshots are also posted online.
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National Security Agency
October 5, 2017
The Wall Street Journal reveals that hackers working for the Russian government stole details of how the U.S. penetrates foreign computer networks and defends against cyberattacks after a National Security Agency contractor removed the highly classified material and put it on his home computer.
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John Kelly's personal cellphone
October 5, 2017
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[ hack, espionage, government ]
White House officials believe that chief of staff John Kelly's personal cellphone was compromised, potentially as long ago as December, according to three U.S. government officials.
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Austin Manual Therapy Associates
October 4, 2017
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[ leak, healthcare ]
The Dark Overlord claims to have hacked Austin Manual Therapy Associates and leaks a sample data.
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4,000 NATO soldiers
October 4, 2017
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[ hack, government ]
The Wall Street Journal reports that Russian hackers have so far accessed the phones of 4,000 NATO troops in Europe.
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Etherparty
October 1, 2017
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[ hack, misconfiguration, finance ]
Hackers disrupt the Etherparty ICO (Initial Coin Offering) after hijacking the platform's website, displaying their own Ethereum address, tricking 59 ICO participants into sending funds to the wrong wallets.
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OKEx
October 1, 2017
After victims reported collectively losing over 600 Bitcoins, worth around 20 million Chinese yuan, at the time of the thefts, or around 3 million USD, OKEx, a Bitcoin exchange based in China, issues a statement, denying it was hacked earlier in August.
