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Livecoin
August 4, 2018
Livecoin crypto exchange announces that it met considerable losses because crucial bug in Monero code, allowing to manipulate transaction amounts. The total amount of the funds lost is 15108 XMR (more than $1,8 million).
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Vantiv
August 3, 2018
Researchers from Oracle publish the details of three DNS hijacks against three payment processors.
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Mention
August 3, 2018
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[ leak, misconfiguration, technology ]
Mention CEO Matthieu Vaxelaire informs users of the occurrence of a data security breach involving a third-party provider. The breach occurred in July and Mention promptly reported details to the French data protection authorities.
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TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.)
August 3, 2018
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[ ransomware, malware, manufacturing ]
A computer virus, later reported to be a variant of WannaCry, halts several Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. factories, the sole maker of the iPhone's main processor.
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Ghanem al-Masarir
August 1, 2018
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[ espionage, malware, government ]
A threat actor targeted Ghanem al-Masarir, a Saudi dissident, for espionage purposes. The threat actor used the Pegasus tool, created by the NSO Group.
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Reddit
August 1, 2018
Reddit discloses a breach of its systems that compromised user data including some current email addresses and salted and hashed passwords from a 2007 database backup. The attacker gained access to several employee accounts via SMS intercept between June 14 and June 18.
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Amnesty International
August 1, 2018
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[ espionage, malware, government ]
Amnesty International reveals to have been targeted by a campaign carried out via the surveillance malware developed by the Israel surveillance vendor, NSO Group.
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recruitmilitary
August 1, 2018
A user called booloop a publishes a database containing over 850,000 US military officers personal information.
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Hong Kong's Department of Health
August 1, 2018
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[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Three computers at the Hong Kong Department of Health are hit by ransomware.
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Yahya Assiri
August 1, 2018
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[ espionage, malware, government ]
A threat actor targeted Yahya Assiri, a critic of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, for espionage purposes. The threat actor used the Pegasus tool, created by the NSO Group.
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Jersey Mike's Subs
July 31, 2018
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[ leak, retail ]
Jersey Mike's Subs warns some of their customers to change their account passwords to ensure account security. According to the email, the firm suspected a possible data breach at some third party.
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Borough of Matanuska-Susitna
July 31, 2018
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[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The Borough of Matanuska-Susitna is hit by CryptoLocker. The attack took place on July 24 but was maybe dormant since May. The IT systems are not operational with some users starting to use typewriters.
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Altex Exchange
July 30, 2018
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[ financial, misconfiguration, finance ]
Altex Exchange acknowledges that a double-counting bug in Monero (XMR) cryptocurrency did result in a major undisclosed financial loss.
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Spiez Laboratory
July 30, 2018
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[ espionage, government ]
The state-run Spiez laboratory near Bern, which analyzed the nerve agent samples from Salisbury, reveals to have been targeted by hackers believed to be linked to the Russian government ahead of a conference of chemical and biological warfare.
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Hwera High School
July 30, 2018
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[ ransomware, malware, education ]
An anonymous computer hacker demands US$5000 from a Hwera High School to return course work they are holding for ransom.
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UnityPoint Health
July 30, 2018
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[ social, phishing, healthcare ]
UnityPoint Health warns 1.4 million patients their information might have been breached by email hackers after a phishing attack.
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Confluence Health
July 28, 2018
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[ hack, healthcare ]
Confluence Health discloses a patient data breach after an employee email account is hacked on March 30 and May 28, 2018.
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Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) chairman R S Sharma
July 28, 2018
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[ leak, misconfiguration, government ]
Alleged personal details of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) chairman R S Sharma are leaked after he tweeted his 12-digit Unique Identification Authority of India or UIDAI number and challenged hackers.
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Banks in Chile
July 28, 2018
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[ leak, finance ]
Additional 55,106 cards are leaked in Chile.
