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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.
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Argyle school district
January 25, 2017
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[ social, phishing, education ]
Argyle school district warns its workers that their W-2 tax forms were lost in a phishing attack.
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County websites of the Wisconsin Democratic Party
January 24, 2017
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[ hack, government ]
Websites of the Democratic Party in the Wisconsin area are hacked by alleged Russian Hackers.
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Lloyds Bank
January 23, 2017
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[ hack, ddos, finance ]
The Financial Times reveals that Lloyds Bank has been targeted by a large scale DDoS attack over the past two weeks. Two crooks claims responsibility for the attack.
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WCHQ 100.9 FM
January 23, 2017
Crescent Hill Radio WCHQ 100.9 FM, a popular, non-profit radio station in Louisville, Kentucky is hacked to play an anti-Trump song for almost 15 minutes by interrupting regular programming.
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New York Times Video Twitter Account (@nytvideo)
January 23, 2017
OurMine hacks the Twitter account of New York Time Video (@nytvideo) and posts fake news.
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Tipton County Schools
January 23, 2017
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[ social, phishing, education ]
Tipton County Schools are hit by a phishing scam aimed to steal employees' personal W-2 forms.
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XP Investimentos SA
January 23, 2017
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[ hack, finance ]
Hackers who stole data from 29,000 clients of XP Investimentos SA allegedly tried to get the Brazilian independent securities firm to pay 22.5 million reais ($7.1 million) to keep the security breach secret.
