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Karla Micheel Salas
October 1, 2015
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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 Karla Micheel Salas, a lawyer who represents the families of the victims of the 2015 Narvarte killings.
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Patreon
October 1, 2015
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[ hack, misconfiguration, finance ]
Patreon, the website that allows people to maintain regular donations to a website, an artist, or project, announces to have suffered a security breach. The site says some registered names, e-mail addresses, and mailing addresses were accessed after someone managed to access a debug version of the site.
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Patreon
October 1, 2015
In October 2015, the crowdfunding site Patreon was hacked and over 16GB of data was released publicly. The dump included almost 14GB of database records with more than 2.3M unique email addresses, millions of personal messages and passwords stored as bcrypt hashes.
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Kmart
September 30, 2015
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[ hack, retail ]
Australian discount homewares chain Kmart is under investigation, following a data breach that occurred in early September which saw the personal details of its online customers hacked.
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Rutgers University
September 30, 2015
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[ hack, ddos, education ]
A hacker known under the moniker Exfocus takes down the IT infrastrucutre of Rutgers University.
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dutchwow
September 30, 2015
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[ hack, technology ]
0x0D1337 hacks dutchwow.com (a private World of Warcraft server) and dumps 3,917 records containing usernames and hashed passwords.
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Seniat
September 30, 2015
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[ hack, government ]
KelvinSecTeam hacks seniat.gov.ve and dumps 1,651 users with clear text passwords.
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Trump Hotel Collection
September 30, 2015
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[ financial, malware, retail ]
The Trump Hotel Collection acknowledges a malware infection across the United States and Canada, potentially stealing customer credit card data for an entire year. The list of hotels includes two locations in New York and one in each of the following cities: Chicago, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Toronto, and Miami.
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Banca Intesa
September 28, 2015
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[ hack, leak, finance ]
In the name of #OpBankDump, Ghost Italy, a local cell of the Anonymous collective, hacks Banca Intesa and Unipol Banca, and leaks several databases, mainly related to external contractors. They also deface the main pages of the banks.
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The Big Blue Bus
September 27, 2015
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[ leak ]
The Big Blue Bus alerts customers of a potential data breach related to the NextBus program.
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Kerala Government Website
September 27, 2015
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[ hack, government ]
A Pakistani hacker dubbed Pakistan Zindabad defaces two websites belonging to the Kerala Government.
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University of Calgary
September 27, 2015
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[ financial, education ]
The employee records of a number of University of Calgary staff members are fraudulently accessed, and banking records altered, during an "isolated breach".
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Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs
September 26, 2015
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[ hack, leak, government ]
As part of their vendetta against the Canadian government, hackers claiming to belong to the Anonymous collective leak another high-level confidential federal document, this time from the Department of Foreign Affairs.
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Mexican Lawyer
September 25, 2015
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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 David Pe, a lawyer who represents the families of the victims of the 2015 Narvarte killings.
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Hilton Hotel
September 25, 2015
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[ financial, malware, hospitality ]
Multiple sources in the banking industry say they have traced a pattern of credit card fraud that suggests hackers have compromised point-of-sale registers in gift shops and restaurants at a large number of Hilton Hotel and franchise properties across the United States.
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http://www
September 25, 2015
Frank J. Martin Company notifies an undisclosed number of individuals who made purchases on the Padlocks4Less website that their personal information, including payment card data, may have been accessed without authorization.
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North Oldham High School
September 25, 2015
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[ hack, malware, education ]
North Oldham High School alerts 2,800 current and former students that a data breach earlier this month could have exposed their names, social security numbers and other personal information after a school computer falls victim to a drive-by attack.
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WIIU ISO
September 25, 2015
In September 2015, the Nintendo Wii U forum known as WIIU ISO was hacked and 458k accounts were exposed. Along with email and IP addresses, the vBulletin forum also exposed salted MD5 password hashes.
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PSP ISO
September 25, 2015
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[ hack, technology ]
In approximately September 2015, the PlayStation PSP forum known as PSP ISO was hacked and almost 1.3 million accounts were exposed. Along with email and IP addresses, the vBulletin forum also exposed salted MD5 password hashes.
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Xbox 360 ISO
September 25, 2015
In approximately September 2015, the XBOX 360 forum known as XBOX360 ISO was hacked and 1.2 million accounts were exposed. Along with email and IP addresses, the vBulletin forum also exposed salted MD5 password hashes.
