Luis Encarnacin
July 12, 2016
•[ 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 Luis Encarnaci n, the coordinator of the Coalici n ContraPESO (CounterWEIGHT Coalition). Mr. Encarnaci n is an advocate for Mexico's soda tax.
Three unnamed hospitals
July 1, 2016
•[ hack, malware, healthcare ]
TrapX releases a new report revealing the details of three new attacks related to Medjack, an attack that relies on exploiting existing medical devices that run outdated software in order to enter the secure network of a healthcare unit.
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Las Vegas
June 29, 2016
•[ financial, hack, malware ]
The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Las Vegas notifies guests of "certain restaurant and retail outlets" located at its Las Vegas casino that hackers breached payments systems extracting credit card data.
Noodles & Company
June 29, 2016
•[ financial, malware, retail ]
Noodles & Company announces that malware infected its backend card processing system and maybe have compromised customer credit and debit card data collected between January 31, 2016 and June 2, 2016.
Roberto Gil Zuarth
June 15, 2016
•[ 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 Roberto Gil Zuarth, who was President of the Mexican Senate at the time of the targeting. He is also a member of the opposition National Action Party (PAN).
Ricardo Anaya Corts
June 15, 2016
•[ 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 Ricardo Anaya Cort s, the president of the opposition National Action Party (PAN).
US government
June 14, 2016
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
Palo Alto Networks reveals the details of a cyberespionage group called Sofacy, which has launched a fresh attack against the US government, using a "new persistence mechanism" designed to help evade detection.
Twitter
June 7, 2016
•[ hack, malware, technology ]
The same hacker who had links to the recent MySpace, LinkedIn, and Tumblr data breaches, claims to have obtained a database from Twitter, which includes email addresses (and sometimes two per person), usernames, and plain-text passwords. Tessa88 is selling the cache for 10 bitcoins, or about $5,820 at the time of writing.
Santiago Aguirre
May 20, 2016
•[ 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 Santiago Aguirre, a staff member at Centro PRODH, a Mexican human rights and legal aid organization.
Rafael Cabrera
May 18, 2016
•[ 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 Rafael Cabrera, a reporter with Aristegui Noticias.
Complete Chiropractic & Bodywork Therapies
May 18, 2016
•[ hack, malware, healthcare ]
Complete Chiropractic & Bodywork Therapies notifies 4,082 patients after discovering that malware had been injected into their system in November, 2015.
Daniel Lizarraga
May 18, 2016
•[ 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 Daniel Lizarraga, a journalist working at Mexicans Against Corruption and Impunity.
Alexandra Zapata
May 17, 2016
•[ 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 Alexandra Zapata, an investigator at the Mexican Institute for Competitiveness.
Tien Phong Bank
May 13, 2016
•[ financial, malware, finance ]
SWIFT confirms a new attack in which attackers managed to illegally transfer funds from a member bank by using its system. Further details, including the bank name are revealed two days after. The victim is the Tien Phong Bank in Vietnam.
Sebastin Barragn
May 12, 2016
•[ 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 Sebastin Barragn, a reporter with Aristegui Noticias.
Stephanie Brewer
May 11, 2016
•[ 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 Stephanie Brewer, a staff member at Centro PRODH, a Mexican human rights and legal aid organization.
Mayfield Brain & Spine
May 9, 2016
•[ social, malware, healthcare ]
Mayfield Brain & Spine notifies its patients of a fake email containing malware sent to them. The incident affects a total of 23,341 patients.
PerezHilton
May 9, 2016
•[ hack, malware, technology ]
Cyphort Labs reveal the details of a malvertising campaign targeting PerezHilton.com
Bay Area Children's Association
May 5, 2016
•[ hack, malware, healthcare ]
Bay Area Children's Association reports that an attacker compromised patient information after planting malware on the systems of its electronic medical record provider.
Union League Club
May 3, 2016
•[ financial, insider, malware ]
Union League Club says it is working with the FBI to investigate a security breach involving guests' credit card information. An employee accused to have installed malicious software is fired.
