Linux Mint Distribution
February 20, 2016
•[ hack, malware, technology ]
Clem Lefebvre, the creator of the Linux Mint Distribution reveals that an intrusion on the distribution's web site took place, in which hackers made a modified Linux Mint ISO, with a backdoor in it, and managed to hack the website to point to it.
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
February 12, 2016
•[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
The first example of a ransomware targeting a website: the website of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy is replaced with instructions on how to pay off the extortionists: $150 ( 100) in Bitcoin.
Energobank
February 8, 2016
•[ hack, malware, finance ]
Bloomberg reveals that hackers used malware to penetrate the defenses of Energobank, a Russian regional bank and move the ruble-dollar rate more than 15 percent in minutes, according to Group-IB, the Moscow-based cyber-security firm hired to investigate the attack,
Georgia Institute of Technology
February 1, 2016
•[ hack, malware, education ]
A British judge has ruled against extraditing Christopher Taylor, a Wigan man who is alleged to have hacked hundreds of webcams around the globe, to the United States. Taylor was apprehended after it was discovered that he installed malware on a laptop at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Mercy Iowa City
January 26, 2016
•[ leak, malware, healthcare ]
Mercy Iowa City and Mercy Clinic notify patients that a malware discovered on their systems could have compromised the identities of 15,000 users.
MSN
January 19, 2016
•[ hack, malware, technology ]
Malwarebytes detects a malvertising campaign targeting the MSN Home Page via the AD network AdSpirit.
Royal Melbourne Hospital
January 19, 2016
•[ hack, malware, healthcare ]
The Royal Melbourne Hospital's core computer systems and personal computer systems have been infected by a virus. After two weeks the hospital still struggles to mitigate the infection.
Japanese Banks' Customers
January 7, 2016
•[ financial, malware, finance ]
Researchers at IBM X-Force unmask the cybergang that controls the Rovnix Trojan launching an aggressive campaign against 14 major Japanese Banks.
Forbes
January 6, 2016
•[ hack, malware, technology ]
Brian Baskin, a digital forensics expert, is served with malware when visiting the Forbes' website, after disabling the AD blocker as suggested.
AI Squared
January 5, 2016
•[ hack, malware, retail ]
AI Squared, a small Vermont-based tech firm, was targeted by the OilRig threat actors. The hackers allegedly stole the company's certificates to disguise their malware and make it appear legitimate to other targets.
Prykarpattiaoblenergo
December 23, 2015
•[ hack, malware, energy ]
The Ukrainian government blames power outages in western Ukraine on hacker attacks by Russian special services. According to the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), malware has been found in the networks of some utilities. Moreover, these malware intrusions coincided with a non-stop telephone flood at utility plants and technical support departments, according to local reports.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation
December 23, 2015
•[ financial, malware, retail ]
Hyatt Hotels Corporation announces that it recently identified malware on computers that operate the payment processing systems for Hyatt-managed locations (627 properties across more than 50 countries).
Juan Pardinas
December 21, 2015
•[ 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 Juan Pardinas, the director of the Mexican Institute for Competitiveness.
Juniper Networks
December 17, 2015
•[ hack, malware, technology ]
Juniper Networks issues an urgent security advisory about "unauthorized code" found within the operating system used by some of the company's firewalls and Secure Service Gateway appliances.
Swiss Cleaners
December 15, 2015
•[ financial, malware, retail ]
The dry cleaning firm Swiss Cleaners suffered a point of sale data breach that could have potentially stolen the data from every payment card type used in the eight-store chain for almost one year.
Elephant Bar
December 9, 2015
•[ financial, malware, retail ]
CM Ebar, LLC, the owner of Elephant Bar restaurants, announces that a PoS malware breach may have affected the information of customers at 29 locations in California, Colorado, Arizona, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, and Florida.
Kalahari Resorts
December 7, 2015
•[ financial, malware, retail ]
Kalahari Resorts announces that its Ohio and Wisconsin resorts have been hit by a point-of-sale (POS) breach between March 9 and June 8.
Pearson VUE
November 23, 2015
•[ hack, malware, education ]
Technology certification management provider Pearson VUE is the victim of a computer security breach after malware compromises its Credential Manager System.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts
November 20, 2015
•[ financial, malware ]
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc says that payment systems at 54 of its hotels in North America had been infected with a malware designed to collect payment card data.
Noble House Hotels and Resorts
November 15, 2015
•[ financial, malware, retail ]
Luxury hotel chain Noble House Hotels and Resorts notifies customers of a breach in six properties they uncovered in the wake of reports by customers of fraudulent charges on payment cards.
