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Instagram
August 31, 2017
Instagram reveals that one or more hackers have been stealing celebrities' e-mail addresses, phone numbers, and other personal information by exploiting a bug. A database, Doxagram, is published online immediately after with the attacker claiming to have stolen 6 million records.
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Medical Oncology Hematology Consultants
August 31, 2017
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[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
Medical Oncology Hematology Consultants, reports a ransomware attack that affected 19,203 patients.
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dms[.]nwcg[.]gov
August 30, 2017
Ankit Anubhav of NewSky Security discovers a U.S. government website hosting a malicious JavaScript downloader, leading victims to installations of Cerber ransomware.
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CeX
August 29, 2017
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[ hack, retail ]
Second-hand electronics dealership CeX notifies 2 million customers that their personal information may have been compromised by hackers.
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The Young Illustrator Award site administered by Meridian Secondary School
August 29, 2017
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[ hack, education ]
The Young Illustrator Award site administered by Meridian Secondary School is taken down after being hacked.
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NHS Lanarkshire
August 29, 2017
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[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
NHS services in Lanarkshire (Scotland) are hit by a new ransomware campaign. The culprit is identified as a new variant of Bitpaymer ransomware.
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Zazzle
August 28, 2017
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[ hack, brute-force, retail ]
Zazzle sends an email to customers revealing that hackers in June used brute-force techniques to cycle through account usernames and passwords that were stolen from a breach of another unnamed site.
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Real Madrid Twitter Account
August 28, 2017
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[ hack, social, technology ]
Real Madrid's official Twitter account is hacked with a post announcing the signing of rival Lionel Messi appearing on their feed.
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Selena Gomez Instagram account
August 28, 2017
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[ hack, technology ]
Selena Gomez's Instagram account is hacked and posts several nude photos of Justin Bieber.
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Onliner Spambot
August 28, 2017
In August 2017, a spambot by the name of Onliner Spambot was identified by security researcher Benkow mouq. The malicious software contained a server-based component located on an IP address in the Netherlands which exposed a large number of files containing personal information. In total, there were 711 million unique email addresses, many of which were also accompanied by corresponding passwords. A full write-up on what data was found is in the blog post titled Inside the Massive 711 Million Record Onliner Spambot Dump.
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DreamHost
August 25, 2017
DreamHost is hit by a powerful and sustained DDoS attack after briefly hosting a new edition of the neo-Nazi website Daily Stormer.
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HIDS4U
August 25, 2017
UK firm HIDS4U, warns customers to be wary of phishing emails after it came to light that a database of customers was found on a hacked website.
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Unnamed Bitcoin exchange in South Korea
August 24, 2017
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[ hack, espionage, finance ]
The CWIC Cyber Warfare Research Center in South Korea reveals that a domestic exchange for bitcoin has been the target of an attempted hacking. Suspects are directed to North Korea.
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FC Barcelona Twitter account
August 23, 2017
The OurMine collective takes over the official Twitter and Facebook accounts of Barcelona and falsely announce the signing of Angel Di Maria from Paris Saint-Germain.
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MacEwan University
August 23, 2017
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[ financial, social, phishing ]
MacEwan University staffers are tricked into transferring $11.8 million into scammers' bank accounts. The majority of the money, $11.4 million, has been traced to bank accounts in Montreal and Hong Kong.
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Crystal Finance Millennium
August 23, 2017
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[ hack, malware, finance ]
Hackers breach the servers of Crystal Finance Millennium (CFM), another Ukraine company that makes accounting software for local businesses, sparking fear of a new global cyberattack.
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Loopia
August 22, 2017
Swedish web hosting provider Loopia reveals to have been hacked with the attackers able to access part of the customer database.
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Enigma Blockchain Project
August 21, 2017
Another attack exploiting an Initial Coin Offering. As much as $500,000 in ether is stolen from supporters of the Enigma blockchain project following a security compromise. Attackers are able to take control of the project's website domain, one of the administrator accounts on its Slack channel and its mailing lists.
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LG
August 21, 2017
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[ ransomware, malware, manufacturing ]
Global consumer electronics manufacturer LG confirms it had to shut down some parts of its network after systems fell victim to WannaCry ransomware. Ransomware is also found on an LG self-service kiosk in South Korea.
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Official PlayStation Twitter account
August 21, 2017
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[ hack, technology ]
The official Twitter and Facebook PlayStation accounts are taken over by the hacking group OurMine. The attackers also claim to have managed to access a PSN database.
