GitHub account of the Gentoo Linux distribution
June 28, 2018
•[ hack, malware, technology ]
An unknown hacker temporarily takes control over the GitHub account of the Gentoo Linux organization and embed malicious code inside the operating system's distributions that would delete user files. The malicious code fails to trigger properly and users' remain safe.
Chlorine distillation plant in Ukraine
July 11, 2018
•[ hack, malware, energy ]
The Ukrainian Secret Service (SBU) reveals it stopped a cyber-attack with the VPNFilter malware on a chlorine distillation plant in the village of Aulska, in the Dnipropetrovsk region. The SBU accuses Russia of operating the malware and launching the attack.
RISE Wisconsin
June 7, 2018
•[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
RISE Wisconsin (formerly Community Partnerships and Center for Families) notifies its participants of a ransomware attack occurred on April 8, 2018.
Associates in Psychiatry and Psychology
May 24, 2018
•[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
Associates in Psychiatry and Psychology notifies 6,546 patients and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of a ransomware incident that occurred in March.
Bombas
May 21, 2018
•[ hack, malware, retail ]
Bombas notifies consumers of breach going back to 2015 when malware in the code of the e-commerce platform was identified and removed on February 9, 2015.
Liberty Life
June 16, 2018
•[ ransomware, malware, finance ]
Liberty Life's IT system are attacked by unknown hackers, who reportedly obtain sensitive data about some of the insurer's top clients and ask for a ransom.
Syscoin
June 13, 2018
•[ hack, malware, finance ]
Malicious actors replace the legitimate Windows installer for Syscoin's cryptocurrency with a version containing malware, which was available on the company's Github page for several days.
Mongolian government data center
June 13, 2018
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
A threat actor has compromised a government data center in Mongolia. Kaspersky Lab assesses that the threat actor used its access to compromise websites that they will use in subsequent watering-hole attacks.
South Korean Think Tank
June 11, 2018
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
North Korea-linked Lazarus APT Group planted an ActiveX zero-day exploit on the website of a South Korean think tank focused on national security.
Several Australian citizens
June 2, 2018
•[ social, malware ]
Several Australian citizens are the victims of a tech support scam, through which the attackers are able to take over their webcams and upload videos to YouTube.
The Rhode Island Department of Human Services
June 1, 2018
•[ hack, malware, government ]
Rhode Island officials say several state agencies are targeted by malware. The list of victims include: the Department of Children, Youth and Families, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Behavioral Healthcare.
Allied Physicians
May 20, 2018
•[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
Allied Physicians reports it was hit with a SamSam ransomware attack earlier this month (May 17).
Rail Europe North America
May 1, 2018
•[ financial, malware, retail ]
Rail Europe, a site used by Americans to buy train tickets in Europe, reveals a three-month data breach of credit cards and debit cards. Hackers implanted credit card-skimming malware on its website between late-November 2017 and mid-February 2018.
Leominster Schools District
April 27, 2018
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
Leominster Schools District pays $10,000 worth of Bitcoins ransom following a cyberattack on their system.
[24]7.ai
April 5, 2018
•[ financial, malware, technology ]
[24]7.ai, a firm providing online customer support services based on artificial intelligence and machine learning, is breached. As consequence other companies using its services suffer a theft of customer payment information. The breach occurred between September 26, 2017 and Octover 12, 2017.
Online casino in Central America
April 3, 2018
•[ hack, malware, technology ]
Researchers from ESET reveal that the infamous Lazarus Group, a malicious actor linked to North Korea, has used a new toolset, including the destructive KillDisk, to target the network of an online Casino in Central America.
Boeing
March 28, 2018
•[ ransomware, malware, manufacturing ]
A Boeing facility in South Carolina is hit by the Wannacry ransomware.
Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (UHBVNL)
March 21, 2018
•[ ransomware, malware, energy ]
Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (UHBVNL), a power distribution company suffers a cyber attack on its Automatic Meter Reading System (AMR) in which billing data of about 4,000 industrial consumers are encrypted. The attackers demand a ransomware extortion payment.
Wasaga Beach
May 10, 2018
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Wasaga Beach pays the ransom to hackers who took over its computer system earlier this month.
Roseburg Public Schools
May 7, 2018
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
A ransomware attack targets Roseburg Public Schools, blocking access to the district's email, website and software.
