Panic
May 18, 2017
•[ hack, malware, technology ]
Apple app maker Panic's CEO Steven Frank says he mistakenly downloaded the malware-laced DVD-ripping app HandBrake resulting in some of the company's source code being stolen.
US Department of Defense
May 18, 2017
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
A Times report suggests that Russia may have used Twitter as a tool of international espionage: agents of the Russian government could have sent malware-laced Twitter messages to more than 10,000 employees of the US Department of Defense.
Andres Villarreal
May 17, 2017
•[ 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 Andres Villarreal, a journalist at R'o Doce and a colleague of Javier Valdez. Valdez was killed in May 2017 and was investigating organized crime in the state of Sinaloa.
Unnamed military contractor
May 15, 2017
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
TrapX reveals to have repelled an attack against an unnamed military contractor carried on by Iranian hackers using a Russian Toolset.
West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company
May 12, 2017
•[ ransomware, malware, energy ]
A threat actor used a tool called WannaCry to encrypt data in compromised networks, and intended to provide the victims with the decryption key only after a ransom had been paid. The threat actors used an exploit, called EternalBlue--first discovered by the U.S. National Security Agency--to propagate WannaCry in organizations using the Windows operating system.
Brooks Brothers
May 12, 2017
•[ financial, malware, retail ]
U.S. clothing company Brooks Brothers reveals that payment card information of certain customers was compromised at some of its retail locations in the United States and Puerto Rico over 11 months until March.
Timr Municipality
May 12, 2017
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
A threat actor used a tool called WannaCry to encrypt data in compromised networks, and intended to provide the victims with thedecryption key only after a ransom had been paid. The threat actors used an exploit, called EternalBlue--first discovered by the U.S. National Security Agency--to propagate WannaCry in organizations using the Windows operating system.
Nissan
May 12, 2017
•[ ransomware, malware, manufacturing ]
A threat actor used a tool called WannaCry to encrypt data in compromised networks, and intended to provide the victims with the decryption key only after a ransom had been paid. The threat actors used an exploit, called EternalBlue--first discovered by the U.S. National Security Agency--to propagate WannaCry in organizations using the Windows operating system. The attack shut down a Nissan factory in Sunderland.
Renault
May 12, 2017
•[ ransomware, malware, manufacturing ]
A threat actor used a tool called WannaCry to encrypt data in compromised networks, and intended to provide the victims with the decryption key only after a ransom had been paid. The threat actors used an exploit, called EternalBlue--first discovered by the U.S. National Security Agency--to propagate WannaCry in organizations using the Windows operating system. The attack shut down Renault operations in several countries.
Russian Central Bank
May 12, 2017
•[ ransomware, malware, finance ]
A threat actor used a tool called WannaCry to encrypt data in compromised networks, and intended to provide the victims with the decryption key only after a ransom had been paid. The threat actors used an exploit, called EternalBlue--first discovered by the U.S. National Security Agency--to propagate WannaCry in organizations using the Windows operating system. The Russian Central Bank detected an attack on its systems, but was able to thwart it.
Debenhams
May 5, 2017
•[ hack, malware, retail ]
Malware infects the backend systems used by British high street chain Debenhams, and steals 26,000 people's personal information in the process. The hack happened after compromising the systems at Ecomnova, the firm that runs the Debenhams Flowers business, for more than six weeks.
HandBrake
May 2, 2017
•[ hack, malware, technology ]
The popular DVD-ripping HandBrake app, is hacked to install a new variant of the Proton malware.
Pekin Community High School
April 30, 2017
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
A ransomware attack takes down Pekin Community High School.
Virginia Sex Offender and Crimes Against Children Registry (SOR)
April 29, 2017
•[ hack, malware, government ]
A malware infection affecting servers belonging to the Virginia State Police (VSP) shuts down the department's email system, along with its ability to update the Virginia Sex Offender and Crimes Against Children Registry (SOR).
City of Newark
April 25, 2017
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
A ransomware attack hits some municipal computers in New Jersey's most populous city, Newark.
Greenway Health
April 24, 2017
•[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
Greenway Health is the victim of a ransomware attack.
KCG Holdings
April 23, 2017
•[ insider, espionage, malware ]
The FBI arrests Zhengquan Zhang, a 31-year-old IT engineer, accused of installing malware on his employer's servers to steal proprietary source.
Atlantic Digestive Specialists
April 21, 2017
•[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
Atlantic Digestive Specialists notify patients of a ransomware incident.
Sierra Tel
April 10, 2017
•[ hack, malware, technology ]
The Bricker Bot takes down the Zyxel HN-51 Modem belonging to Sierra Tel, a Californian ISP.
Gamestop
April 7, 2017
•[ hack, malware, retail ]
Video game giant GameStop Corp says it is investigating reports that hackers may have siphoned credit card and customer data from its website gamestop.com.
