Tv3.lt
January 18, 2018
•[ espionage, hack, technology ]
Ghostwriter, a suspected Belarus-backed hacking group, has compromised websites and email accounts in Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland'to publish fabricated documents pushing anti-North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) narratives consistent with Kremlin talking points. The influence campaign started in 2017.
OnePlus
January 15, 2018
•[ hack, malware, manufacturing ]
Chinese smartphone manufacturer OnePlus launches an investigation after a number of customers who used its website to purchase products complain of attempted fraud. Few days after (January 19) the company confirms to have been hacked via a malicious script.
BlackWallet
January 13, 2018
•[ financial, hack, finance ]
An unidentified thief reportedly steals more than $400,000 in Stellar lumens after hacking the digital wallet provider BlackWallet.
Onco360
January 8, 2018
•[ hack, phishing, healthcare ]
Onco360 notifies a phishing incident involving an employee's email account and affecting potentially 53,000 users.
Beautyblender
January 5, 2018
•[ hack, malware, retail ]
Beautyblender notifies 3,673 individuals that their information might have been compromised after the discovery of a malware on its online shop.
EtherDelta
December 20, 2017
•[ financial, hack, finance ]
Popular cryptocurrency exchange EtherDelta is hacked, with many users unknowingly sending their tokens to the hacker instead of the exchange. At least 308 ETH ($266,789) were stolen, as well as a large number of tokens potentially worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Bitfinex
December 17, 2017
•[ hack, ddos, finance ]
Bitfinex is, once again hit by a massive DDoS attack.
Veyna & Forschino
December 23, 2017
•[ hack, phishing, finance ]
Veyna & Forschino disclose a breach involving an unauthorized access to a company email. Compromised information includes individuals' name, date of birth, telephone numbers, address, Social Security number, W-2 information, 1099 records (including account number if provided), and direct deposit bank account information.
Globex
December 21, 2017
•[ hack, finance ]
Hackers try to steal 55 million rubles ($940,000) from Russian state bank Globex using the SWIFT international payments messaging system. At the end the hackers only withdraw around $100,000.
Medhost
December 19, 2017
•[ hack, malware, healthcare ]
The website of medhost.com is redirected to a page where the attackers post a message claiming to have stolen personal information from the servers. However they do not provide any evidence of the data.
Warwick Rowers
December 5, 2017
•[ hack, ddos, education ]
The website of a naked charity calendar featuring male rowers at Warwick University is taken down by a DDoS attack after having allegedly offended Russia's "gay propaganda" laws.
Uber
November 21, 2017
•[ hack, ransomware, technology ]
Bloomberg reveals that hackers stole the personal data of 57 million customers and drivers from Uber, a massive breach that the company concealed for more than a year, after paying $100,000 to the attackers.
Montgomery County, IL
November 17, 2017
•[ hack, malware, government ]
The Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency reported that much of the county's computer system went down last week due to what it is calling a malware incident.
Jewson
November 14, 2017
•[ hack, malware, retail ]
Builders merchant Jewson notifies 1,659 customers that their private information could have been exposed in a breach occurred late this summer. The breach happened after malicious code was implanted in the Jeson Direct website.
Pinterest
December 11, 2017
•[ hack, brute-force, technology ]
Pinterest notifies users of suspicious activity due to attackers trying to compromise accounts using 'credential stuffing' (credentials obtained from other breaches).
Road Sign near North Central Expressway in Dallas
December 8, 2017
•[ hack, government ]
A traffic sign near North Central Expressway in Dallas is hacked and defaced with an obscene message against the President of United States Donald Trump and his voters.
Algerie Telecom
November 17, 2017
•[ hack, ddos, technology ]
The Algerian state telecom operator Algerie Telecom is hit by a prolonged DDoS attack.
Anderson Cooper's Twitter account (@andersoncooper)
December 13, 2017
•[ hack, technology ]
CNN says Anderson Cooper's Twitter account was hacked after a since-removed tweet from his handle called the president a "tool" and a "pathetic loser" following Democrat Doug Jones win in Alabama's Senate election.
Rose McGowan
December 11, 2017
•[ leak, hack ]
Another round of "The Fappening". Hackers leak alleged nude pics and sex tape of "Charmed" star Rose McGowan.
Israel
December 8, 2017
•[ leak, hack, government ]
In name of #OpIsrael and #OpUSA, hacktivists from the Anonymous Collective leak online names, emails, and passwords of Israeli public employees and share a list of US government sites to target, calling on action against them.
