Zcoin
February 17, 2017
•[ hack, misconfiguration, finance ]
A simple one-digit typo within the source code of a cryptocurrency called Zcoin has allowed a hacker to make a profit of over $400,000 worth of cryptocurrency.
San Antonio Symphony
February 14, 2017
•[ hack, leak ]
Computer hackers break into the computer network for the San Antonio Symphony, stealing the names, birth dates, Social Security numbers, addresses and W-2 tax forms for about 250 employees.
Hitachi Payment Services
February 9, 2017
•[ hack, malware, finance ]
Hitachi Payments Services confirms that its systems were compromised by a sophisticated malware in mid-2016, that led to one of the biggest cyber security breaches in the country with 3.2 million cards affected.
FileSilo
February 8, 2017
•[ hack, misconfiguration, technology ]
UK magazine publisher Future's FileSilo website (FileSilo.co.uk) is raided by hackers, who make off with, among other information, unencrypted user account passwords.
Norwegian Labour Party
February 3, 2017
•[ hack, government ]
Norway's security service says nine email accounts including those belonging to the Labour party, the foreign ministry and defense ministry have been targeted by hackers belonging to APT29.
Xbox 360 ISO Forums
January 31, 2017
•[ hack, malware ]
An unidentified hacker reportedly breaches the XBOX 360 and PlayStation Portable ISO forums compromising 2.5 million gamer accounts. The breach is unconfirmed.
XP Investimentos SA
January 23, 2017
•[ hack, finance ]
Hackers who stole data from 29,000 clients of XP Investimentos SA allegedly tried to get the Brazilian independent securities firm to pay 22.5 million reais ($7.1 million) to keep the security breach secret.
Princeton Pain Management
January 27, 2017
•[ hack, healthcare ]
Princeton Pain Management is notifying 4,668 patients of a hack that was detected on November 28. Although they found no evidence that data were removed from their system, protected health information (PHI) was accessed.
County websites of the Wisconsin Democratic Party
January 24, 2017
•[ hack, government ]
Websites of the Democratic Party in the Wisconsin area are hacked by alleged Russian Hackers.
CD Projekt Red
January 31, 2017
•[ hack, technology ]
CD Projekt Red, the Poland-based developer behind the popular 'Witcher' game and comic series, is hit with a forum hack that compromised over 1.8 million user credentials. The hack allegedly took place in March of last year.
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO)
January 27, 2017
•[ hack, government ]
The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) investigate a computer security breach at the Australian Synchrotron that saw hackers steal scientists' usernames and passwords.
Grey Eagle Resort and Casino
January 26, 2017
•[ hack ]
Grey Eagle Resort and Casino is hacked and the attackers threaten to dump hundreds of gigabytes of data. The Casino confirms the breach.
U.S. Cellular
January 25, 2017
•[ hack, technology ]
DoubleFlag now claims to sell a database containing 126 million customer records from U.S. Cellular. The company denies the hack.
Swedish Armed Forces
January 25, 2017
•[ hack, government ]
Daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter reports that Sweden's armed forces were recently exposed to an extensive cyber attack that prompted them to shut down an the Caxcis IT system, used in military exercises.
Sundance Film Festival
January 21, 2017
•[ hack, entertainment ]
The box office and other systems at the Sundance Film Festival are shut down by hackers.
Sunny 107.9 WFBS-LPFM
January 31, 2017
•[ hack, misconfiguration, technology ]
Another station is hijacked to play the "F*** Donald Trump" song.
Polish Foreign Ministry
January 30, 2017
•[ hack, government ]
The Polish daily newspaper Rzeczpospolita reveals that the hack against the Polish Foreign Ministry that occurred in December was probably orchestrated by APT28.
Hong Kong securities brokers
January 26, 2017
•[ hack, ddos, finance ]
Hong Kong's securities regulator says that brokers in the city have suffered major DDoS cyber attacks and warns of possible further incidents across the industry.
Dr. Web
January 25, 2017
•[ hack, ddos, technology ]
In the past week, two security firms, Dr.Web and Emsisoft, suffered DDoS attacks at the hands of cyber-criminals who attempted to bring down their websites as payback for meddling with their illegal activities.
Lloyds Bank
January 23, 2017
•[ hack, ddos, finance ]
The Financial Times reveals that Lloyds Bank has been targeted by a large scale DDoS attack over the past two weeks. Two crooks claims responsibility for the attack.
