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Microsoft
October 17, 2017
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[ hack, technology ]
According to five former employees, Microsoft Corp's secret internal database for tracking bugs in its own software was broken into by a highly sophisticated hacking group more than four years ago.
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We Heart It
October 16, 2017
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[ leak, technology ]
We Heart It, an image-sharing site, informs users their personal data may have been compromised. The breach, involving 8 million users, took place a few years ago and includes email addresses, usernames and encrypted passwords for We Heart It accounts created between 2008 and November 2013.
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Bithumb
October 16, 2017
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[ hack, finance ]
Local news publications and leading media outlets in South Korea reported that Bithumb, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, suffered a security breach that affected 30,000 users on the trading platform.
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Pizza Hut
October 15, 2017
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[ hack, retail ]
Pizza Hut admits to have suffered a data breach, through which a hacker has stolen payment card details for a small number of clients.
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Politifact
October 13, 2017
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[ hack, malware, technology ]
Politifact, the Pulitzer Prize-winning website devoted to checking the factual accuracy of US politicians' words, appears to have been hacked so that it secretly mines cryptocurrency in visitors' browsers via CoinHive.
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Public Transport Operator Vasttrafik
October 12, 2017
The Sweden Transport Agency (Transportstyrelsen), and public transport operator Vasttrafik are hit by a DDOS attack.
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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.
