Wolters Kluwer
May 6, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, technology ]
The global information services firm Wolters Kluwer is crippled by a ransomware attack.
Airbnb users in UK
May 5, 2019
•[ hack, technology ]
Several Airbnb users complain that their accounts have been "hacked" with some finding holidays unknowingly booked in their name costing thousands of pounds.
The Weather Channel
April 18, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, technology ]
The Weather Channel is hit by a ransomware attack.
A2 Hosting
April 23, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, technology ]
A ransomware infection takes down the operations of A2 Hosting, a US-based web hosting provider.
Verint
April 17, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, technology ]
The Israel offices of US cyber-security firm Verint are hit by ransomware.
Michael Bubles Instagram Account
April 30, 2019
•[ hack, technology ]
Michael Bubles Instagram account is apparently hacked, when some strange images are shown for about half an hour.
Flashpoint
April 12, 2019
•[ hack, malware, technology ]
A 0-day vulnerability in the Yuzo WordPress plugin causes the Flashpoint website to briefly redirect the users to an external website with a pop-up leading to malware.
Matrix
April 10, 2019
•[ leak, technology ]
Matrix.org is the victim of a cyberattack which forces the organization to overhaul its entire production infrastructure and inform users of a widespread credentials leak.
Tenx Systems
April 9, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, technology ]
Tenx Systems reveals to have been hit by a ransomware attack discovered on April 9.
VSDC
April 11, 2019
•[ financial, malware, technology ]
The website of the free multimedia editor VSDC is breached again to distribute a banking trojan and an info stealer (Win32.Bolik.2 and KPOT stealer).
Citrix
March 6, 2019
•[ hack, brute-force, technology ]
FBI informs Citrix of a data breach that appears to have begun with a 'password spraying' attack aimed to steal weak credentials to access the company's network.
Newsquest Media Group
February 28, 2019
•[ hack, technology ]
Several websites belonging to Newsquest Media Group, the second largest publisher of regional and local newspapers in the United Kingdom, are apparently defaced.
VFEmail
February 11, 2019
•[ hack, technology ]
The U.S. servers of privacy-focused e-mail provider VFEmail is hacked on February 11 and all the data is destroyed, on both the main and the backup systems.
Zillow
February 27, 2019
•[ hack, misconfiguration, technology ]
Zillow is sued for $60 million after a hacker manages to gain access to a property's Zillow listing page, and update its information.
500px
February 13, 2019
•[ hack, technology ]
Users of the photography site 500px are forced to reset their passwords, following a breach where an attacker was able to take "partial user data" from July 5 last year.
Apex Human Capital Management
February 23, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, technology ]
Payroll software provider Apex Human Capital Management suffers a ransomware attack that severs payroll management services for hundreds of the company's customers for nearly three days. The company decides to pay the ransom.
OkCupid
February 12, 2019
•[ hack, brute-force, technology ]
Users of the OkCupid dating app are the victims of a credential stuffing attack.
The Shift News
January 14, 2019
•[ hack, ddos, technology ]
The Shift News suffers a DDoS attack, following the publication of a series of investigative stories on a hospitals deal.
Basecamp
January 29, 2019
•[ hack, brute-force, technology ]
Basecamp suffers an hour-long credential stuffing attack targeting its platform.
WordPress Multilingual Plugin (WPML) users
January 19, 2019
•[ hack, xss, technology ]
The web site for the WordPress Multilingual Plugin (WPML) WordPress plugin is hacked and users of the plugin start receiving emails stating that the plugin is filled with vulnerabilities.
