Infowars' online store
November 14, 2018
•[ financial, malware, retail ]
A Magecart credit card skimming attack is discovered on the online store for the Infowars web site.
Mobile World
November 7, 2018
•[ hack, leak, financial ]
A hacker dubbed Erwincho leaks a file containing more than 5.4 million email addresses and 31,000 bank card numbers (six digits covered), claiming they belong to clients of Mobile World.
St. Francis Xavier University
November 1, 2018
•[ financial, malware, education ]
Canadian St. Francis Xavier University shuts down the entire network following a cryptojacking attack which attempted to use its systems' computing power to mine for Bitcoin.
Bank Islami
October 27, 2018
•[ financial, hack, finance ]
Karachi-based Bank Islami acknowledges of suffering a security breach of its payment cards system but denies reports of having lost an alleged $6 million in what local press have called the biggest cyber-attack in the country's history.
Henderson School District
October 12, 2018
•[ financial, phishing, education ]
The Henderson school district in Texas is hit with a business email compromise (BEC) attack resulting in a $600,000 loss for the district. The attack took place on September, 26th.
City of Lake Worth Utilities
October 9, 2018
•[ financial, malware, government ]
Customers of the City of Lake Worth Utilities who utilized the online option to pay their bill, between August 28 and October 9, may have experienced a possible breach of their credit card information.
SpankChain
October 6, 2018
•[ financial, misconfiguration, finance ]
SpankChain, an adult industry focused cryptocurrency, has $38,000 worth of Ethereum stolen due to a smart contract bug.
US Banks
October 2, 2018
•[ financial, malware, finance ]
A joint technical alert from the DHS, the FBI, and the Treasury warns about a new ATM cash-out scheme, dubbed "FASTCash," used by the Hidden Cobra APT.
SBM Holdings (State Bank of Mauritius India)
October 2, 2018
•[ financial, finance ]
Mauritius banking group SBM Holdings unveils that its Indian operations suffered a cyber fraud earlier in the week, and that the bank has potentially lost up to $14 million worth. The bank is able to recover $10 million.
Burgerville
September 30, 2018
•[ financial, retail ]
Burgerville reveals a data breach impacting the chain which may have led to the theft of detailed credit card information belonging to customers.
pigeoncoin
September 26, 2018
•[ financial, malware, finance ]
The developers behind the pigeoncoin cryptocurrency confirm that an unknown attacker successfully took advantage of a bitcoin bug, printing 235 million pigeoncoins worth about $15,000.
Newegg
September 19, 2018
•[ financial, malware, retail ]
Researchers from RiskIQ, together with Volexity, reveal that California-based retailer Newegg is the latest well-known merchant to succumb to the Magecart group.
DEOSGames
September 10, 2018
•[ financial, technology ]
Betting platform DEOSGames is drained of a significant chunk of its operating funds in a heist that netted one 'lucky' punter almost $24,000.
NS Bank
August 30, 2018
•[ financial, finance, phishing ]
Researchers from NetScout Arbor reveal the details of a new campaign carried out by the Cobalt Group via spear phishing. One of the targets is NS Bank.
Altex Exchange
July 30, 2018
•[ financial, misconfiguration, finance ]
Altex Exchange acknowledges that a double-counting bug in Monero (XMR) cryptocurrency did result in a major undisclosed financial loss.
Prison-issued tablets
July 26, 2018
•[ hack, financial, government ]
Idaho prison officials announce in a press release that they've identified 364 inmates who have exploited a vulnerability in their prison-issued tablets and have used it to assign nearly $225,000 worth of digital credits to their tablet accounts.
PIR Bank of Russia
July 20, 2018
•[ financial, misconfiguration, finance ]
Cybercriminals part of the notorious hacking group MoneyTaker attack the PIR Bank of Russia and steal $1M. The hacking is carried out after infiltrating the bank's systems by compromising an old, outdated router. The router was installed at one of the regional branches of the bank.
Liverpool FC
July 19, 2018
•[ hack, financial ]
Liverpool FC's fan database is hacked resulting in a serious data breach for around 150 supporters. The club confirms that season ticket holder information - including home addresses and bank details - were stolen from a club email account.
B&B Hospitality Group
July 6, 2018
•[ financial, retail ]
B&B Hospitality Group (B&BHG) announces that it has identified and addressed a payment card security incident that affected nine restaurants in the New York metropolitan area.
Notre Dame de Namur University
June 30, 2018
•[ financial, phishing, education ]
Notre Dame de Namur University notifies some financial aid applicants that their information may have been compromised when an employee fell prey to a phishing attack on April 23, 2018.
