News site associated with the Internet Research Agency (IRA)
November 5, 2018
•[ hack, malware, technology ]
The Washington Post reveals that a cyber-attack by a US security agency against Russia's infamous troll factory (Internet Research Agency) has resulted in a destroyed server RAID controller and formatted hard drives.
ASI Computer Systems
November 2, 2018
•[ hack, technology ]
ASI Computer Systems notifies some of their customers after discovering that usernames and passwords on a support web site had been hacked prior to December 2016.
Saffire Freycinet
November 2, 2018
•[ hack, retail ]
Guests of two Tasmania's luxury hotels are notified that their personal data may have been accessed by an unauthorised third party.
HSBC
November 2, 2018
•[ hack, finance ]
Attackers gain access to some customer's information in HSBC, such as account numbers, balances, addresses, transaction history, etc.. The attack hits about 1% of U.S. accounts and occurred between October 4, 2018 and October 14, 2018.
Ingerop
November 2, 2018
•[ hack, leak, manufacturing ]
Hackers access confidential documents about nuclear plants and prisons in a cyberattack on the French Ingerop and leak 65Gb of data. The attack occurred back in June.
Kitronik
November 2, 2018
•[ hack, malware, retail ]
Educational electronics outlet Kitronik is the latest victim of the Magecart gang. The hack occurred between August and September.
Episcopal Health Services
November 1, 2018
•[ hack, phishing, healthcare ]
Episcopal Health Services notifies patients after employee email accounts are hacked.
FIFA
October 30, 2018
•[ hack ]
FIFA acknowledges that its computer systems were hacked earlier in March, for the second time, and officials from European soccer's governing body fear they also might have suffered a data breach.
70 Gabon Government Websites
October 28, 2018
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
The hacktivist group Anonymous takes down 70 Gabon government websites as part of its "anti-dictatorships" campaign.
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.
kasvyksta.lt
October 26, 2018
•[ espionage, hack, government ]
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.
Internet Solutions
October 23, 2018
•[ hack, misconfiguration, technology ]
Internet Solutions (IS) sends a notice to clients to warn them about a breach, and urges them to change their passwords and take additional steps to secure their servers. Later the company confirms that its internal monitoring systems have detected "irregular activity" on some of its virtual services.
Axa Mexico
October 23, 2018
•[ hack, finance ]
Insurer Axa reveals it suffered a cyber attack that prompted an alert from the Mexico central bank, however clients' information and resources are safe and have not been affected.
Orange County Branch of the Girl Scouts of America
October 22, 2018
•[ hack, education ]
Hackers breach the Orange County, Calif. branch of the Girl Scouts of America, potentially exposing personal information for 2,800 members and their families.
Davos in the Desert
October 22, 2018
•[ hack, finance ]
The website of the Saudi Arabian investment conference, referred to as "Davos in the Desert", is defaced with anti-Saudi messages, to protest against the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Vesta Control Panel (VestaCP)
October 17, 2018
•[ hack, malware, technology ]
Vesta Control Panel, the provider of an open-source hosting panel software reveals a security breach during which an unknown hacker contaminated the project's source code with malware. The malicious code was added on May 31, this year, and later removed two weeks later, on June 13.
Sodexo Motivation Solutions
October 10, 2018
•[ hack, malware ]
Sodexo Motivation Solutions' internal IT systems are hit by malware and as a consequence the Sodexo Engage's website lifestylehub.co.uk is pulled offline.
Shopper Approved
October 9, 2018
•[ hack, malware, retail ]
Shopper Approved is the latest victim of the Magecart gang. The incident took place on September 15.
Cork City Council
October 9, 2018
•[ hack, government ]
5,000 people's personal information, who used a parking app, collected by Cork City Council, is illegally accessed by a hacker.
Rebound Orthopedics & Neurosurgery
October 9, 2018
•[ hack, healthcare ]
Rebound Orthopedics & Neurosurgery reports a data breach occurred back in May, when an employee's email account was improperly accessed. 2,800 employees and patients may have been compromised.
