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CNN Facebook page
January 29, 2017
OurMine hacks multiple Facebook accounts of CNN, CNN International, and CNN Politics.
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WWE Universe Twitter account
January 28, 2017
OurMine hacks multiple Twitter accounts associated with the World Wrestling Entertainment group, including that of WWE Universe, WWE NXT, WWE Network, Summer Slam as well as wrestlers John Cena and Triple H. WWE Tumblr page is also compromised.
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Emsisoft
January 28, 2017
In the past week, two security firms, Dr.Web and Emsisoft, suffered DDoS attacks at the hands of cyber-criminals who attempted to bring down their websites as payback for meddling with their illegal activities.
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Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO)
January 27, 2017
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[ hack, government ]
The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) investigate a computer security breach at the Australian Synchrotron that saw hackers steal scientists' usernames and passwords.
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Sunrun
January 27, 2017
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[ social, phishing, energy ]
Solar panel maker Sunrun is hit with a spearphishing attack, impersonating the CEO Lynn Jurich, that gets away with the company employee W-2 information.
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D.C. Police
January 27, 2017
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[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Ransomware infected 70 percent of storage devices that record data from D.C. police surveillance cameras eight days before President Trump's inauguration, forcing major citywide reinstallation efforts.
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Princeton Pain Management
January 27, 2017
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[ hack, healthcare ]
Princeton Pain Management is notifying 4,668 patients of a hack that was detected on November 28. Although they found no evidence that data were removed from their system, protected health information (PHI) was accessed.
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Hong Kong securities brokers
January 26, 2017
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[ hack, ddos, finance ]
Hong Kong's securities regulator says that brokers in the city have suffered major DDoS cyber attacks and warns of possible further incidents across the industry.
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AlphaBay
January 26, 2017
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[ leak, misconfiguration, technology ]
About 218,000 unencrypted private messages posted to the AlphaBay dark web marketplace are accessed and released to the public.
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Grey Eagle Resort and Casino
January 26, 2017
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[ hack ]
Grey Eagle Resort and Casino is hacked and the attackers threaten to dump hundreds of gigabytes of data. The Casino confirms the breach.
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Campbell County Health
January 26, 2017
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[ social, phishing, healthcare ]
Social Security numbers and W-2 information for about 1,400 employees who worked over the past year at Campbell County Health are mistakenly released to someone impersonating a hospital executive.
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High Fidelity
January 26, 2017
High Fidelity users receive an e-mail from Philip Rosedale, CEO and founder of the new social VR world, announcing the compromise of a staff email account in late December and Early January.
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Odessa School District
January 26, 2017
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[ social, phishing, education ]
The Odessa School District is hit by a phishing scam aimed to steal employees' personal W-2 forms.
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Cockrell Hill Police
January 26, 2017
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[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Police in Cockrell Hill, Texas admits in a press release to have lost years worth of evidence after the department's server was infected with ransomware.
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Unnamed TV station in the UK
January 26, 2017
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[ espionage, malware ]
SecureWorks reveals that APT28 was able to infiltrate an unnamed TV station in the UK and stay undetected for 12 months starting from July 2015.
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Dr. Web
January 25, 2017
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[ hack, ddos, technology ]
In the past week, two security firms, Dr.Web and Emsisoft, suffered DDoS attacks at the hands of cyber-criminals who attempted to bring down their websites as payback for meddling with their illegal activities.
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Tom
January 25, 2017
A dark web vendor going by the handle "DoubleFlag" sells 1 billion accounts stolen from several Chinese Internet giants, including NetEase Inc and its subsidiaries 126.com, 163.com and Yeah.net. Tencent Holdings Limited owned QQ.com, TOM Group's Tom.com 163.net, Sina Corporation's Sina.com/Sina.com.cn, Sohu Inc's Sohu.com and Letter Network Information Technology Co., Ltd owned eYou.com.
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Shoppers Stop
January 25, 2017
Four teenagers are arrested for allegedly digitally shoplifting vouchers worth Rs92 lakh [$134,985.29 USD] exploiting a vulnerability in the payment gateway (PayU). The suspects compromised popular e-commerce sites such as MakeMyTrip, Flipkart, Amazon, Dominos Pizza, Myntra and Shoppers Stop.
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Swedish Armed Forces
January 25, 2017
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[ hack, government ]
Daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter reports that Sweden's armed forces were recently exposed to an extensive cyber attack that prompted them to shut down an the Caxcis IT system, used in military exercises.
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U.S. Cellular
January 25, 2017
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[ hack, technology ]
DoubleFlag now claims to sell a database containing 126 million customer records from U.S. Cellular. The company denies the hack.
