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Verge Cryptocurrency
May 22, 2018
A hacker finds a way around a previous patch in the Verge cryptocurrency source code and takes advantage of the flaw to monopolize mining operations and create Verge coins (XVG) at a rapid pace. He is able to mine over 35 million XVG coins in just a few hours.
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Bombas
May 21, 2018
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[ hack, malware, retail ]
Bombas notifies consumers of breach going back to 2015 when malware in the code of the e-commerce platform was identified and removed on February 9, 2015.
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Allied Physicians
May 20, 2018
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[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
Allied Physicians reports it was hit with a SamSam ransomware attack earlier this month (May 17).
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Manuel Delia's Blog
May 20, 2018
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[ hack, ddos, technology ]
Manuel Delia's blog (a Maltese journalist and blogger) is the target of a DDoS attack. Apparently the attack comes from Ukraine.
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Bloomfield Hills High School
May 19, 2018
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[ hack, insider, education ]
Two students from Bloomfield Hills High School are the main suspects of a recent hack discovered at the school. The two broke into the school's MISTAR Student Information System portal where they changed grades, attendance records, and attempted to refund lunch purchases.
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Michael Templeman
May 18, 2018
Dubliner Connor Freeman has been arrested for his role in a SIM-swap cryptocurrency theft conspiracy that robbed victims of their life savings. One of the victims was Michael Templeman who lost $167,622.22.
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Shona McGarty
May 18, 2018
Actress Shona McGarty, who plays Whitney Carter in EastEnders, is the latest celebrity to have intimate pictures leaked on the internet. Apparently her photos were stolen from the iCloud account.
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University of Buffalo
May 18, 2018
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[ hack, education ]
University of Buffalo confirms to be investigating and responding to a breach of 2,690 UBITName accounts.
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Bitcoin Gold
May 18, 2018
An unidentified hacker performs several "double spend" attacks on the infrastructure of the Bitcoin Gold cryptocurrency and manages to amass over $18 million worth of BTG (Bitcoin Gold) coins in the process.
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Tidal
May 18, 2018
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[ hack ]
Jay-Z's Tidal streaming platform announces to have enlisted an "independent, third party cyber-security firm" to investigate a possible data breach, after reports of inflated subscriber and streaming numbers.
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blackphoenixalchemylab
May 17, 2018
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[ hack, malware, retail ]
blackphoenixalchemylab.com discovers malware inserted into the portion of the checkout page between May 1 and May 16.
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Corporation Service Company (CSC)
May 17, 2018
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[ hack, technology ]
Hackers steal the personally identifiable information of 5,678 customers of the Corporation Service Company (CSC), according to a notice the company sent to the California attorney general's office.
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Independent Like the North State Group Forum
May 17, 2018
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[ hack, government ]
An online forum designated for California's First Congressional District debate was hacked by unknown hackers, who take over the live stream to broadcast gay pornography.
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Seth Shapiro
May 16, 2018
Dubliner Connor Freeman has been arrested for his role in SIM-swap cryptocurrency theft conspiracy that robbed victims of their life savings. One of the victims was Seth Shapiro who lost $1,921,335.
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LifeBridge Health
May 16, 2018
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[ hack, malware, healthcare ]
LifeBridge Health and LifeBridge Potomac Professionals notify patients about a malware incident that occurred back in March 18, 2018. The number of affected patients could be 500,000.
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Securus Technologies
May 16, 2018
A hacker provides Motherboard with 2,800 login details for Securus, a company that buys phone location data from major telecom companies and then sells it to law enforcement. The company confirms the breach few days later.
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Poshmark
May 16, 2018
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[ leak, retail ]
In mid-2018, social commerce marketplace Poshmark suffered a data breach that exposed 36M user accounts. The compromised data included email addresses, names, usernames, genders, locations and passwords stored as bcrypt hashes. The data was provided to HIBP by a source who requested it be attributed to "JimScott.Sec@protonmail.com".
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Darran Marble
May 15, 2018
Dubliner Connor Freeman has been arrested for his role in SIM-swap cryptocurrency theft conspiracy that robbed victims of their life savings. One of the victims was Darran Marble who lost $100,000.
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Family Planning NSW
May 14, 2018
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[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
Family Planning NSW tells customers their personal information may have been compromised after the not-for-profit fell victim to a ransomware attack. Around 8,000 users might be affected.
