MetroHealth
May 18, 2015
•[ hack, malware, healthcare ]
MetroHealth notifies nearly 1,000 patients that three computers in its Cardiac Cath Lab were infected with malware, and the affected computers contained their personal information.
Firekeepers Casino Hotel
May 6, 2015
•[ financial, hack, malware ]
Firekeepers Casino Hotel is in the process of investigating a possible data security incident involving the point of sale systems. As a precaution new PoS systems are installed
Sally Beauty Supply
May 4, 2015
•[ financial, malware, retail ]
Cosmetics retailer Sally Beauty Supply admits it was breached for the second time in a little over a year (unusual activity involving payment cards used at some US Sally Beauty stores).
Compass Group
May 1, 2015
•[ financial, malware, retail ]
Self-serve kiosks installed at three Compass Group locations in the US are compromised, putting at risk payment card information of customers.
My Freedom Smokes
April 24, 2015
•[ hack, malware, retail ]
Malicious code planted on the website of My Freedom Smokes, retailer of electronic cigarettes and accessories, may have been used to access customer information that is required when placing an online order.
Multi State Lottery Association
April 14, 2015
•[ insider, hack, financial ]
Eddie Raymond Tipton, the former security boss of the Multi State Lottery Association, is charged with fraud after allegedly hacking with a rootkit the computer that picks the winning numbers.
Homebridge
April 13, 2015
•[ financial, malware, healthcare ]
Homebridge notifies an undisclosed number of current and former employees that unauthorized access was gained to human resource records via malware implanted on a limited number of computers, and that the stolen personal information may have been used to file fraudulent tax returns.
Puush
March 30, 2015
•[ hack, malware, technology ]
The screen sharing platform Puush is hit by a cyber attack that injected malware into a server. Users are prompted to uninstall the app and change important passwords that were stored on PCs as well as those saved in major browsers.
Direct Marketing Association
March 27, 2015
•[ hack, malware, retail ]
The Direct Marketing Association suffers a data breach caused by a malware installed in the online bookstore section of their website.
Xtube
March 25, 2015
•[ malware, technology ]
Another adult site used to distribute malware. This time the victim is Xtube, whose main page is compromised to redirect the user to a site hosting the Neutrino Exploit Kit.
Betterbee
March 24, 2015
•[ hack, malware ]
BetterBee notifies several customers of a breach involving their payment card information, due to a cyber attack to the hosting company WebSite Pipeline (WSP).
EllisLab
March 24, 2015
•[ hack, malware, technology ]
EllisLab admits to have suffered a breach after hackers managed to gain unauthorized access to its servers via a PHP backdoor.
Steam
March 24, 2015
•[ hack, malware, technology ]
A malicious user going by the handle of bluebunny14 exploits the open submission structure of Steam's Greenlight section to briefly hide malware links in cloned versions of five legitimate game pages.
New York Police Department Captain Endowment Association
March 23, 2015
•[ hack, malware, government ]
The NYPD's Captain Endowment Association's website (NYPDCEA.org) is injected with malware. The Anonymous claim responsibility for the attack, even if the attribution is uncertain.
Advantage Dental
March 17, 2015
•[ hack, malware, healthcare ]
Advantage Dental notifies more than 150,000 patients that a computer was infected with malware, and an intruder gained access to a database containing their personal information.
Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power
March 17, 2015
•[ espionage, malware, energy ]
The South Korean government issues a report blaming North Korea for network intrusions that stole data from Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP), the company that operates South Korea's 23 nuclear reactors.
City of Moore, Oklahoma
March 15, 2015
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Bitcoin Baron claims to have hacked the City of Moore in Oklahoma (www.cityofmoore.com) and demands a ransom of 100 bitcoins to protect the private data acquired.
US Department of State
March 14, 2015
•[ hack, malware, government ]
The State Department shuts down parts of its computer network to remove malicious software from Russian hackers in its unclassified email system.
Jamie Oliver
March 13, 2015
•[ hack, malware ]
The website of Jamie Oliver (jamieoliver.com) is found to be harbouring malicious software for a second time in less than one month.
Aurora Health Care
March 13, 2015
•[ financial, malware, healthcare ]
Some computer systems and servers at Aurora Health Care are infected with malware designed to capture log-in data entered on certain websites mostly providing financial services.
