Cedexis
May 10, 2017
•[ hack, ddos, technology ]
A DDos attack against Cedexis knocks out several major French news websites including Le Monde and Le Figaro.
HandBrake
May 2, 2017
•[ hack, malware, technology ]
The popular DVD-ripping HandBrake app, is hacked to install a new variant of the Proton malware.
Netflix
April 28, 2017
•[ ransomware, misconfiguration, technology ]
TheDarkOverlord leaks upcoming episode of Orange is the New Black after Netflix doesn't pay extortion demand. The hack happened via a "production vendor".
Melbourne IT
April 12, 2017
•[ hack, ddos, technology ]
Australian ISP Melbourne IT confirms that it was hit by "a large DDoS attack" that disrupted its web hosting.
New York Post
April 1, 2017
•[ hack, technology ]
The New York Post issues an apology after its app is hacked in an April Fool's Day prank and sends out a flurry of bizarre news alerts including one that read, "Heil President Donald Trump".
Bill Marczak
March 29, 2017
•[ espionage, malware, technology ]
A threat actor targeted Ethiopian dissidents for the purpose of espionage, using commercially available spyware sold by Cyberbit, an Israel-based company. Most notably, the actor targeted the Oromia Media Network and some individuals associated with it.
Aptos
March 1, 2017
•[ financial, malware, technology ]
Shoppers of 40 online stores have had their bank card numbers and addresses stolen by a malware infection at backend provider Aptos late last year.
Youku
April 12, 2017
•[ leak, technology ]
A dark web vendor going by the handle of CosmicDark sells a database containing 100,759,591 user accounts stolen from of Youku Inc., a popular video service in China.
Wishbone App
March 15, 2017
•[ hack, technology ]
Hackers steal 2.2 million email addresses and 287,000 cellphone numbers from popular teen quiz App Wishbone users, many of whom are young women under the age of 18.
Dun & Bradstreet
March 15, 2017
•[ leak, misconfiguration, technology ]
A Dun & Bradstreet 52GB database containing about 33.6 million records with very specific details about each of the people involved from job title to email address is exposed.
Apple
February 23, 2017
•[ hack, malware, technology ]
A mid-2016 security incident led to Apple purging its data centers of servers built by Supermicro, including returning recently purchased systems, after malware-infected firmware was reportedly detected in an internal development environment of Apple's technical infrastructure, which powers its web-based services and holds customer data.
Fashion Fantasy Game
April 20, 2017
•[ leak, technology ]
A 2016 data breach leaves Fashion Fantasy Game, an online game and social network for fashion lovers, with millions of user account credentials being leaked on the web.
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.
FunPlus
February 14, 2017
•[ hack, technology ]
An unknown hacker steals user account information (3.3 million records) and alleged product source code from FunPlus, the company that makes highly popular free-to-play mobile game Family Farm Seaside.
UPI
February 8, 2017
•[ hack, technology ]
zerodark70 sells a database supposedly containing 83,000 compromised accounts from UPI.com, the website of the 110-year-old American news agency United Press International.
Anonymous
April 5, 2017
•[ espionage, technology ]
Anonymous members who want to participate in this year's annual #OpIsrael cyber-attacks are the targets of an intelligence gathering operation carried out by an unknown threat actor.
Wind Tre
March 20, 2017
•[ hack, technology ]
Italy's data protection authority, Garante Privacy, has ordered Wind Tre to write to customers to notify them of a data breach following a cyber attack that occurred on 20 March.
Advertisement board in Mexico City
March 4, 2017
•[ hack, technology ]
A digital advertisement board owned by Grupo Carteleras located on a busy road in Mexico City is hacked on Friday and features a pornographic video for a few minutes.
Radio Station WZZY-FM
March 2, 2017
•[ hack, technology ]
Radio station WZZY-FM falls victim to a prank when hackers access its computer systems and begin broadcasting fake news alerts of a zombie attack, along with a disease outbreak caused by the resulting carnage.
