About one dozen Connecticut government agencies
February 23, 2018
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
About one dozen Connecticut government agencies are hit with what one published report says is a WannaCry attack that knocks about 160 computers offline.
Unknown Organization
February 21, 2018
•[ hack, malware, healthcare ]
The University of Virginia Health System notifies almost 2,000 patients that their health records may have been exposed when an unauthorized third party implanted malware on a staffer's computer active between May 2015 and December 2016.
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)
February 20, 2018
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
CDOT is hit with a ransomware attack, attributed to SamSam, which forces the organization to shut down 2,000 computers.
Davidson County
February 16, 2018
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The Davidson County computers are hit by an unspecified ransomware.
Jemison Internal Medicine
February 16, 2018
•[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
Jemison Internal Medicine notifies 6,550 patients of a ransomware attack. However the investigation reveals that the systems had already been compromised.
Staybridge Suites Lexington Hotel
February 14, 2018
•[ financial, malware, retail ]
The Staybridge Suites Lexington Hotel is hit with what appears to be a point of sales data breach that occurred when several devices at the hotel were hit with malware.
Atos
February 14, 2018
•[ hack, malware, technology ]
Reports emerge that the Olympic Destroyer malware might be used months before to target Atos, the IT provider of Winter Olympics.
City of Allentown
February 13, 2018
•[ malware, government ]
The city of Allentown is hit by the Emotet Trojan. The City believes that the cost of remediation is closeto $1 million.
Advertisement screen in London
February 13, 2018
•[ hack, malware, technology ]
And the last victim of the cryptocurrency frenzy is an advertisement screen in London that is infected by a miner.
Undisclosed water utility company
February 8, 2018
•[ financial, malware, energy ]
Researchers from Radiflow discover the first example of a malware attacking the operational network of a water utility company in order to mine the Monero cryptocurrency,
Decatur County General Hospital
February 8, 2018
•[ hack, malware, healthcare ]
Decatur County General Hospital in Parsons, Tenn., publicly discloses that an unauthorized party accessed the server for its electronic medical record system and secretly implanted cryptomining malware.
Smith Dental
February 7, 2018
•[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
Smith Dental notifies of a ransomware attack affecting 1,500 patients.
Partners HealthCare System
February 5, 2018
•[ hack, malware, healthcare ]
Partners HealthCare System reveals to have discovered a malware attack, occurred in May, 2017 that may have exposed 2,600 patients' information.
Coastal Cape Fear Eye Associates
February 1, 2018
•[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
Coastal Cape Fear Eye Associates notifies HHS of a ransomware incident that impacted 925 patients.
Spartanburg Public Library
January 30, 2018
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
The Spartanburg Public Library system is shut down after it is hit with a ransomware attack.
Chester County School District
January 29, 2018
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
Chester County School District posts on its Facebook page that ransomware hit the district's servers over the weekend.
Ontario Progressive Conservative Party
January 28, 2018
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party's internal database is locked up by a ransomware attack in early November. The incident is first being acknowledged now.
phpBB
January 26, 2018
•[ hack, malware, technology ]
An unknown attacker compromises download links for the phpBB forum software, according to a statement released today by the phpBB development team.
National Stores, Inc.
January 23, 2018
•[ financial, malware, retail ]
National Stores, Inc. announces that it has been the victim of a malware attack, enabling unauthorized parties to access payment card information. It appears that payment cards used by customers at some National Stores locations between July 16 and December 11, 2017 may be involved.
Electronic Gas Stations
January 19, 2018
•[ financial, malware, energy ]
Russian authorities identify a distributed malware campaign targeting electronic gas stations using software programs at the pumps. Dozens of gas stations have been attacked with customers paying more for fuel (around 3 to 7% increment per gallon).
