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.
Cancer Research UK
October 7, 2018
•[ hack, malware, healthcare ]
The Magecart gang hit the Cancer Research UK back in 2016 with the same modus operandi.
Rep. Pete King's campaign website
October 7, 2018
•[ hack, misconfiguration, government ]
Rep. Pete King's campaign website is defaced.
Anne Arundel County Public Library
October 6, 2018
•[ hack, malware, education ]
Anne Arundel County Public Library officials announce that nearly 600 staff and public library computers have been hit by the Emotet virus. 4,768 customers who used public computers since September 17 are also notified.
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
October 5, 2018
•[ hack, ddos, technology ]
Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Odyssey's launch is disrupted by a DDoS attack on the day of its release.
Hetzner South Africa
October 5, 2018
•[ hack, technology ]
The South African branch of Hetzner, a well-known web hosting provider, suffers a new security breach. The attacker manages to gain access to customer details.
Square Enix
October 4, 2018
•[ hack, ddos, technology ]
The same day Square Enix also announces to be fighting off a DDoS attack aimed towards its popular game, Final Fantasy XIV.
Tillamook Chiropractic Clinic
October 4, 2018
•[ hack, malware, healthcare ]
Tillamook Chiropractic Clinic reveals that on May 2016, malware was installed on the primary insurance billing system, which hackers then used as a staging area to collect patient records.
Managed Service Providers
October 3, 2018
•[ hack, malware, technology ]
The US Department of Homeland Security issues an alert about "ongoing" cyber-attacks against managed service providers, indirectly attributed to APT10.
Black History Month Website
October 3, 2018
•[ hack, education ]
The Black History Month website falls victim to two cyber attacks in just 24 hours.
City of Regina
October 2, 2018
•[ hack, phishing, government ]
A city of Regina email is hacked, and used as a phishing tool to try and get passwords and emails from other city of Regina staff as well as external groups.
Apollo
October 1, 2018
•[ hack, technology ]
Apollo, a sales engagement startup boasting a database of more than 200 million contact records, is hacked and sends an email to its affected customers.
Gwinnett Medical Center (GMC)
September 29, 2018
•[ hack, healthcare ]
Gwinnett Medical Center(GMC) is hacked and the patient data is posted online.
Virat Kohli's official website
September 29, 2018
•[ hack, technology ]
Following the defeat of the Bangladeshi cricket team against India at the 2018 Asia Cup final, a group of Bangladeshi hackers defaces Virat Kohli's official website (the current captain of India's team) to protest against an 'unfair decision' during the match.
Facebook
September 27, 2018
•[ hack, misconfiguration, technology ]
Facebook says a breach affected 50 million people on the social network. The vulnerability stemmed from the "view as" feature, which lets people see what their profiles look like to others. Attackers exploited code associated with the feature that allowed them to steal "access tokens" that could be used to take over people's accounts.
