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Good Choice (hotel reservation app)
June 1, 2017
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[ hack, leak, technology ]
Hackers suspected of breaching a popular South Korean mobile app and stealing the personal data of more than 990,000 are arrested by local police in Korea.
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OneLogin
May 31, 2017
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[ hack, misconfiguration, technology ]
OneLogin reveals the details about an attack on its systems, confirming that a "threat actor" has accessed database tables including "information about users, apps, and various types of keys." The attacker was been able to rifle through OneLogin's infrastructure for seven hours.
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Kmart
May 31, 2017
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[ financial, malware, retail ]
For the second time in less than three years, Kmart Stores suffers a malware-based security breach of its store credit card processing systems.
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Qnect
May 31, 2017
Qnect, a Sydney startup has its customer data stolen with the hackers threatening to publish the information unless bitcoins are paid out.
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Liverpool One Shopping Centre
May 30, 2017
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[ hack, retail ]
Liverpool One shopping centre is forced to shut down a slew of digital billboards after an unknown hacker tampers with the signage.
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Old Mutual
May 30, 2017
Financial services company Old Mutual has notified its customers of a data breach, after it detected unauthorised entry to one of its systems which led to some personal customer information being accessed.
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Augusta University
May 28, 2017
A phishing attack hits Augusta University faculty email accounts containing the health information of patients.
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Fast Health
May 28, 2017
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[ hack, misconfiguration, healthcare ]
Fast Health reports a security breach that could affect over 700 of their patients, when a third-party altered a code on their server, stealing the credit card information of close to 700 customers who paid bills online from January 14, 2016 to December 20, 2016.
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Prairie Mountain Health
May 27, 2017
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[ hack, healthcare ]
The personal and medical information of more than 1,000 Prairie Mountain Health patients are at risk after an internal website is hacked.
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Wooster-Ashland Regional Council of Governments
May 26, 2017
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[ hack, government ]
The Wooster-Ashland Regional Council of Governments computer network is hacked and more than 200,000 records in are compromised.
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Ismael Borquez
May 26, 2017
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[ espionage, malware, government ]
The Mexican government is suspected of using NSO Group spyware to compromise the personal devices of journalists, lawyers, activists, scientists, politicians, and civil society organizations. One of the victims is Ismael Borquez, the director of R Doce and a colleague of Javier Valdez. Valdez was killed in May 2017 and was investigating organized crime in the state of Sinaloa.
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Trump Organization
May 26, 2017
ABC News reveals that the FBI is investigating an attempted overseas cyberattack against the Trump Organization, summoning President Donald Trump's sons, Don Jr. and Eric, for an emergency session with the bureau's cybersecurity agents and representatives.
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Griselda Triana
May 25, 2017
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[ espionage, malware, government ]
The Mexican government is suspected of using NSO Group spyware to compromise the personal devices of journalists, lawyers, activists, scientists, politicians, and civil society organizations. One of the victims is Ismael Borquez, the director of R Doce and a colleague of Javier Valdez. Valdez was killed in May 2017 and was investigating organized crime in the state of Sinaloa.
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University of Wisconsin Health
May 25, 2017
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[ hack, phishing, healthcare ]
UW Health says that 2,036 patients had information compromised after an employee's email account was used by an unauthorized user on March 28, 2017.
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The Harvard Crimson
May 25, 2017
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[ hack, misconfiguration, education ]
The website of Harvard's 144-year-old newspaper is defaced and posts fake stories and an altered picture of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (who was visiting the institution).
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Qatar News Agency Website
May 24, 2017
Unknown hackers break into the website of the Qatar state-run news agency and publish a fake story quoting the ruling emir making comments that expressed support for Iran, Israel, Hezbollah and Hamas. The agency's Twitter feed is also compromised posting fake quotes from Qatar's foreign minister alleging a plot against the country by other Arab nations. US intelligence believes the hack was carried out by the United Arab Emirates.
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Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
May 23, 2017
Florida officials reveal that hackers may have stolen the names of over 16,000 people who have concealed weapon permits in the state. The breach occurred two weeks ago through its online payment system, which processes payments for customers' permits and other applications.
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Salem State University Twitter Account
May 20, 2017
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[ hack, education ]
Salem State University officials apologize after several racist tweets (against Black Lives Matter) were sent out when the school's Twitter account was hacked (@SalemState).
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Blackburn High School
May 19, 2017
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[ leak, misconfiguration, education ]
Police investigate a major privacy breach at Blackburn High School, which saw the personal information of families, including their phone numbers, addresses and Medicare details, published online.
