Australian National University
July 6, 2018
•[ hack, espionage, education ]
China-based hackers have successfully infiltrated the IT systems at the Australian National University, potentially compromising the home of Australia's leading national security college and key defence research projects.
Whitbread
July 2, 2018
•[ hack, technology ]
Whitbread's online recruitment system has suffered a data breach, affecting a number of the company's brands including Premier Inn, and the UK outlets of Costa Coffee. The breach is a consequence of the attack to PageUp.
Hunt Regional Medical Center
June 29, 2018
•[ hack, healthcare ]
Hunt Regional Medical Center notifies patients of a possible breach due to the hack of an employee email occurred on May 1st, 2018.
Z Energy Ltd
June 27, 2018
•[ hack, energy ]
New Zealand-based fuel supplier Z Energy Ltd says it has been presented with evidence that customer data from its Z Card Online database was accessed by a third party in November 2017.
Red Hen Restaurant
June 27, 2018
•[ hack, retail ]
Researchers from Malwarebytes discover that the Red Hen restaurant that refused to serve Sarah Sanders is hit by a SEO Spam cyberattack.
Taylor Cryptocurrency
May 28, 2018
•[ financial, hack, finance ]
The creators of the Taylor cryptocurrency trading app claim that an unidentified hacker has stolen around $1.35 million worth of Ether from the company's wallets.
University of Vermont
May 23, 2018
•[ hack, education ]
University of Vermont officials say they have no reason to believe the personal information of 37,000 current and former faculty, staff and students fell into the wrong hands following an intrusion of the school's computer systems.
Tidal
May 18, 2018
•[ hack ]
Jay-Z's Tidal streaming platform announces to have enlisted an "independent, third party cyber-security firm" to investigate a possible data breach, after reports of inflated subscriber and streaming numbers.
Coinrail
June 11, 2018
•[ hack, financial, finance ]
Coinrail, a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange, says that its systems have been hacked. It is believed that hackers stole about 40 billion won (US$37.2 million) worth of cryptocurrency from Coinrail, including 21 billion won worth of Pundi X and 14.9 billion won worth of Aston.
US Navy Contractor
June 8, 2018
•[ espionage, hack, government ]
Chinese government hackers have compromised the computers of a Navy contractor, stealing 600+ Gb of highly sensitive data related to undersea warfare, including secret plans to develop a supersonic anti-ship missile for use on U.S. submarines by 2020, accordding to American officials.
Manuel Delia's Blog
May 20, 2018
•[ hack, ddos, technology ]
Manuel Delia's blog (a Maltese journalist and blogger) is the target of a DDoS attack. Apparently the attack comes from Ukraine.
University of Buffalo
May 18, 2018
•[ hack, education ]
University of Buffalo confirms to be investigating and responding to a breach of 2,690 UBITName accounts.
slovensko
June 12, 2018
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
Several Slovakian websites including the Slovak Hydro-meteorological Institute and slovensko.sk are hit by a wave of DDoS attacks.
Avery Moss
June 4, 2018
•[ hack, social, technology ]
Explicit videos and pictures of New York Giants defensive end Avery Moss are posted on his Twitter timeline after his account is hacked.
Holland Eye Surgery & Laser Center
June 2, 2018
•[ hack, healthcare ]
Holland Eye Surgery & Laser Center notifies 42,200 patients about a hack occurred in 2016.
Bombas
May 21, 2018
•[ hack, malware, retail ]
Bombas notifies consumers of breach going back to 2015 when malware in the code of the e-commerce platform was identified and removed on February 9, 2015.
Independent Like the North State Group Forum
May 17, 2018
•[ hack, government ]
An online forum designated for California's First Congressional District debate was hacked by unknown hackers, who take over the live stream to broadcast gay pornography.
CarePartners
June 18, 2018
•[ hack, healthcare ]
CarePartners' computer system is breached and as a result patient and employee information including personal health and financial information, are inappropriately accessed.
Syscoin
June 13, 2018
•[ hack, malware, finance ]
Malicious actors replace the legitimate Windows installer for Syscoin's cryptocurrency with a version containing malware, which was available on the company's Github page for several days.
Mexican National Action Party (PAN)
June 12, 2018
•[ hack, government ]
The website of the Mexican National Action Party is hit by a cyber attack during the final television debate between presidential candidates ahead of the July 1 vote, after the site had published documents critical of the leading candidate.
