PAR Technology
August 11, 2016
•[ financial, malware, technology ]
Forbes reveals that the Carbanak Gang also breached 5 more cash registers providers.
Saudi Arabian Ministry of Transportation
December 1, 2016
•[ hack, malware, government ]
An Iranian threat actor used malware known as Shamoon 2.0 to compromise and destroy computers at the General Authority of Civil Aviation of Saudi Arabia.
Mailchimp
November 23, 2016
•[ hack, malware, technology ]
Hackers compromise the Mailchimp database and manage to send out emails containing malicious links to subscribers of various different companies.
Ask
November 23, 2016
•[ hack, malware, technology ]
An unknown attacker hijacks the update mechanism employed by Ask Partner Network (APN) to download suspicious code onto unsuspecting users' PCs.
Casino Rama Resort
November 10, 2016
•[ hack, malware ]
Casino Rama Resort issues a warning to its customers and employees after a hacker claimed to have stolen over a decades' (from 2004 to 2016) worth of sensitive information from its computer networks " including payroll data and social insurance numbers.
University of Central Florida
October 1, 2016
•[ financial, malware, education ]
A malware infection is to blame for a payment card data breach affecting at least 230 University of Central Florida students.
Transmission BitTorrent Client
September 1, 2016
•[ hack, malware, technology ]
Developers of the Transmission BitTorrent client admitted that hackers replaced downloads of its file-sharing software with trojanized code. The hack, detected within hours, was designed to spread a Mac OS X backdoor, Kidnap, which steals user credentials.
Claudio X. Gonzlez
July 27, 2016
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
The Mexican government is suspected of using NSO Group spyware to compromise the personal devices of journalists, lawyers, activists, scientists, politicians, and civil society organizations. One of the victims is Claudio X. Gonz lez, the director of Mexicans Against Impunity and Corruption.
Luis Encarnacin
July 12, 2016
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
The Mexican government is suspected of using NSO Group spyware to compromise the personal devices of journalists, lawyers, activists, scientists, politicians, and civil society organizations. One of the victims is Luis Encarnaci n, the coordinator of the Coalici n ContraPESO (CounterWEIGHT Coalition). Mr. Encarnaci n is an advocate for Mexico's soda tax.
Department of Justice of the Philippines
August 4, 2016
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
F-Secure reveals the details of NanHaiShu, a spy campaign aimed at accessing information from high-profile targets involved in the South China Sea dispute. One of the main victims is the Philippine Department of Justice.
Unknown Organization
August 2, 2016
•[ hack, malware, technology ]
A hacking crew that goes by the name of PeggleCrew compromises Fosshub and embedded malware inside the files hosted on the website and offered for download.
Top Eight Banks in Taiwan including Bank of Taiwan, Chang Hwa Bank, First Bank.
July 12, 2016
•[ financial, malware, finance ]
The top eight banks in Taiwan have been forced to shut down activity on hundreds of ATMs after a coordinated group of thieves used malware to steal NT$70 million ($2.17m, 1.64m, 1.9m) in cash.
Three unnamed hospitals
July 1, 2016
•[ hack, malware, healthcare ]
TrapX releases a new report revealing the details of three new attacks related to Medjack, an attack that relies on exploiting existing medical devices that run outdated software in order to enter the secure network of a healthcare unit.
Fernando Doval
July 14, 2016
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
The Mexican government is suspected of using NSO Group spyware to compromise the personal devices of journalists, lawyers, activists, scientists, politicians, and civil society organizations. One of the victims is Fernando Doval, the communications secretary of the opposition National Action Party (PAN).
Noodles & Company
June 29, 2016
•[ financial, malware, retail ]
Noodles & Company announces that malware infected its backend card processing system and maybe have compromised customer credit and debit card data collected between January 31, 2016 and June 2, 2016.
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Las Vegas
June 29, 2016
•[ financial, hack, malware ]
The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Las Vegas notifies guests of "certain restaurant and retail outlets" located at its Las Vegas casino that hackers breached payments systems extracting credit card data.
Ricardo Anaya Corts
June 15, 2016
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
The Mexican government is suspected of using NSO Group spyware to compromise the personal devices of journalists, lawyers, activists, scientists, politicians, and civil society organizations. One of the victims is Ricardo Anaya Cort s, the president of the opposition National Action Party (PAN).
US government
June 14, 2016
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
Palo Alto Networks reveals the details of a cyberespionage group called Sofacy, which has launched a fresh attack against the US government, using a "new persistence mechanism" designed to help evade detection.
Roberto Gil Zuarth
June 15, 2016
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
The Mexican government is suspected of using NSO Group spyware to compromise the personal devices of journalists, lawyers, activists, scientists, politicians, and civil society organizations. One of the victims is Roberto Gil Zuarth, who was President of the Mexican Senate at the time of the targeting. He is also a member of the opposition National Action Party (PAN).
Twitter
June 7, 2016
•[ hack, malware, technology ]
The same hacker who had links to the recent MySpace, LinkedIn, and Tumblr data breaches, claims to have obtained a database from Twitter, which includes email addresses (and sometimes two per person), usernames, and plain-text passwords. Tessa88 is selling the cache for 10 bitcoins, or about $5,820 at the time of writing.
