Little Red Door Cancer Services of East Central Indiana
January 11, 2017
•[ hack, ransomware, malware ]
The Dark Overlord hacks the computers of an Indiana-based cancer agency and asks for a large payment of 50 Bitcoin ($44,800) not to release the data. Initially the attack seemed to have been caused by ransomware.
Arizona Department of Administration
January 6, 2017
•[ hack, malware, government ]
Arizona officials investigate how and when several computers used by state legislators and their staffs became infected with malware.
Ohio State Veterinary Medical Center
January 21, 2017
•[ leak, malware, education ]
A malware infection is to blame for a security breach that could put the personal information of up to 4,611 clients of the Ohio State Veterinary Medical Center in jeopardy.
POPEYES
January 18, 2017
•[ financial, malware, retail ]
CCC Restaurant Enterprises, LLC, doing business as POPEYES, announce that a recent data security incident may have compromised the security of payment information of some customers who used debit or credit cards at 10 Restaurant locations between May 5, 2016 and August 18, 2016.
Mario Monti
January 11, 2017
•[ espionage, malware, finance ]
Italian siblings Giulio and Francesca Maria Occhionero are arrested in Rome, charged with conducting a long-running cyber espionage campaign against leading Italian politicians, businessmen and Masons using a variant of the malware family EyePyramid. Among the victims are the grand master of Italy's biggest lodge, the president of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, and former Italian prime ministers, Matteo Renzi and Mario Monti.
The Los Angeles Valley College (LAVC)
January 10, 2017
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
The Los Angeles Valley College (LAVC) is forced to pay $28,000 in bitcoin after cybercriminals successfully infected its computer networks, email systems and voicemail lines with ransomware.
Emory Brain Health Center
January 4, 2017
•[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
Emory Healthcare is one of the victims of the MongoDB ransomware attacks and has its database, managed by a third-party and containing 90,000 records, encrypted.
State Treasury Service of Ukraine
December 6, 2016
•[ hack, malware, government ]
The Website of the State Treasury Service of Ukraine redirects the users to www.whoismrrobot.com. Also, the website of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine experiences a service disruption.
Eir Telecom
December 5, 2016
•[ hack, malware, technology ]
Eir warns customers that 2000 of its modems have been compromised by the Mirai botnet.
Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency
December 2, 2016
•[ hack, malware, finance ]
Eight Saudi institutions are hit by a destructive cyber attack allegedly generating from Iran, carried on using a new version of the infamous Shamoon Malware. Among the victims is the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, the country's central bank.
The Carleton University
November 29, 2016
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
The computers of the Carleton University are paralyzed by a ransomware attack.
SWIFT
October 12, 2016
•[ financial, hack, malware ]
Symantec reveals that a second group of hackers are attempting to rob banks by targeting SWIFT users deploying the same methods that led to the Bangladesh Bank hacking heist. The tools used are linked to the Odinaff group, which since the beginning of the year, has targeted financial institutions worldwide.
justformen[.]com
September 20, 2016
•[ hack, malware, retail ]
The website for Just For Men, a company that sells various products for men is compromised to serve malware to its visitors.
Deutsche Telekom
November 29, 2016
•[ hack, malware, technology ]
900,000 Deutsche Telekom customers are knocked off the internet when their routers are hit by a malware attack launched through the Mirai Botnet exploiting a SOAP Remote Execution Vulnerability.
converse
October 28, 2016
•[ financial, malware, manufacturing ]
Converse reveals that the company's Australian e-commerce site was intercepting payment details for website visitors that made purchases between Sept. 2 and Oct. 12 of this year.
MICROS
August 8, 2016
•[ financial, malware, technology ]
The Carbanak Gang appears to have compromised a customer support portal for companies using Oracle's MICROS point-of-sale credit card payment systems, and used that access to steal administrative credentials and implant malicious code on 700 terminals.
National Health Service's Lincolnshire and Goole
October 30, 2016
•[ hack, malware, healthcare ]
Citing a computer virus outbreak, a hospital system in the United Kingdom cancels all planned operations and diverts major trauma cases to neighboring facilities.
Vera Bradley
October 13, 2016
•[ hack, malware, retail ]
American high-end fashion retailer Vera Bradley has revealed that hackers may have accessed customers' card data from payment processing systems at its retail stores this summer.
Spotify
October 4, 2016
•[ hack, malware, technology ]
Multiple users report that popular music-streaming service Spotify serves malware-laden ads.
HEI Hotels & Resorts
August 15, 2016
•[ financial, malware ]
HEI Hotels & Resorts, the chain that owns Starwood, Marriott, Hyatt, and Intercontinental hotels, reveals that the payment systems for 20 of its locations has been infected with malware that may have been able to steal tens of thousands of credit card numbers.
