Koei Tecmo
December 18, 2020
•[ leak, technology ]
Japanese game developer Koei Tecmo suffered a data breach in which a hacker stole a forum database. The attacker attempted to sell the database, but then stated that he leaked it for free because Koei Tecmo failed to follow GDPR guidelines.
Commport Communications
December 20, 2020
•[ ransomware, leak, malware ]
Lorenz executed exfiltration of data and ransomeware in targeted network. Data presented on dark web "leak site"
Microsoft
December 17, 2020
•[ hack, malware, technology ]
Microsoft states that its internal network was breached by the SolarWinds hackers and then used to further attacks against other companies.
Habana Labs
December 13, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, technology ]
AI processor developer Haban Labs has been hit by the Pay2Key ransomware. Pay2Key has been tied to Iran.
FireEye
December 8, 2020
•[ espionage, malware, technology ]
FireEye has revealed that a nation-state hacking group has accessed its systems and stolen hacking tools it uses for penetration testing. Later it was revealed that FireEye was breached as a result of the SolarWinds hack.
SolarWinds
December 13, 2020
•[ espionage, malware, technology ]
SolarWinds has been hacked by alleged Russian state-sponsored actors in a supply chain attack. As a result, the hackers installed a backdoor that allowed them to penetrate the systems of dozens of companies and US government agencies for months.
Amital Software
December 13, 2020
•[ hack, technology ]
Amital Data is hit by a cyberattack. As a result, at least 40 of its clients are affected as well. Iranian hackers are suspected.
Able Software
December 10, 2020
•[ espionage, technology ]
A Chinese state-sponsored hacking group is suspected of breaching Able Software and compromising a chat app used by the Mongolian government. The hackers targeted Able Desktop, which is used by over 430 Mongolian government agencies including the Office of the President.
Cisco
December 17, 2020
•[ hack, malware, technology ]
Cisco has been compromised by the SolarWinds hackers.
Nintendo
December 11, 2020
•[ hack, leak, technology ]
Ryan Hernandez, a California man who admitted to hacking Nintendo and leaking proprietary data several times since 2016 has been sentenced to three years in prison.
Commport Communications
December 1, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, technology ]
Canada Post informs 44 of its large commercial customers that a ransomware attack on Commport Communications, a third-party service provider, exposed shipping information for their customers. The ransomware group called Lorenz has leaked information on their data leak site.
OGUSERS
December 2, 2020
•[ hack, technology ]
OGUsers, a forum that sells and trades access to compromised social media accounts, has been hacked. The OGUsers homepage was also defaced saying the forum had been compromised.
Mobile users in China
December 7, 2020
•[ insider, malware, technology ]
A court in China finds a Gionee subsidiary guilty of intentionally installing malware on millions of smartphones. The company knowingly infected nearly 21.75 million devices with a Trojan and made $4.2 million in profit.
Radio Azzurra
December 4, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, technology ]
Radio Azzurra, a Novara radio station, has been hit by what appears to be a ransomware attack.
Dedalus
December 2, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, technology ]
Dedalus has suffered a ransomware attack. The attack was blocked and no ransom was paid.
Ritzau
November 24, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, technology ]
Ritzau, Denmark's largest independent news agency, has refused to pay the ransom demanded after a ransomware gang attacked its systems.
Storybird
November 12, 2020
•[ leak, technology ]
ShinyHunters has put up the Storybird database up for sale.
Vertafore
November 10, 2020
•[ leak, misconfiguration, technology ]
Vertrafore, a provider of insurance software, has disclosed a data breach after a third-party accessed the details of 27.7. million Texas drivers. The breach was a result of three files being stored in an unsecured external storage device.
Capcom
November 2, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, technology ]
Japanese game developer Capcom has suffered a ransomware attack by the Ragnar Locker gang. The threat actors claim to have stolen 1TB of data from the company's corporate networks.
Pluto TV
November 15, 2020
•[ hack, technology ]
A hacker is sharing what they state are 3.2 million Pluto TV user records that were stolen during a data breach. The data breach is attributed to ShinyHunters.
