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.
Nissan Canada Finance
December 21, 2017
•[ hack, financial, manufacturing ]
Nissan Canada's vehicle-financing wing has been hacked, putting personal information of as many as 1.13 million customers at risk. The exposed data includes at least customer names, addresses, vehicle makes and models, vehicle identification numbers (VINs), credit scores, loan amounts and monthly payment figures.
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.
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.
Bitfinex
December 17, 2017
•[ hack, ddos, finance ]
Bitfinex is, once again hit by a massive DDoS attack.
Transneft
December 15, 2017
•[ hack, malware ]
Transneft reveals that its computers have been used for the unauthorized manufacture, or "mining", of the cryptocurrency Monero.
Osaka University
December 13, 2017
•[ hack, education ]
Osaka University says that personal data of around 80,000 students, graduates, staff, former workers and others may have been stolen by hackers.
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.
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).
Jeffree Star
December 10, 2017
•[ hack, leak, insider ]
Jeffree Star is the victim of a data hack, after a member of staff at cosmetics store Sephora allegedly hacks into her account and leaks sensitive information about his spending habits.
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.
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.
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.
Siemens
November 27, 2017
•[ espionage, hack, manufacturing ]
The U.S. Department of Justice indicted three members of Boyusec, a China-based internet security firm, on charges including conspiring to commit computer fraud and abuse and conspiring to commit trade-secret theft. The victims included Moody's Analytics, Siemens, and Trimble. Though not mentioned in the indictment, Boyusec is believed to work on behalf of China's Ministry of State Security and be a front for APT3.
Loake Shoes
November 22, 2017
•[ hack, retail ]
Loake Shoes warns its customers to have been the victim of a cyber attack. Apparently the email server has been compromised even if no other details are disclosed.
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.
Algerie Telecom
November 17, 2017
•[ hack, ddos, technology ]
The Algerian state telecom operator Algerie Telecom is hit by a prolonged DDoS attack.
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.
