Koei Tecmo Europe Limited (KTE)
December 22, 2020
•[ hack, technology ]
Koei Tecmo Europe Limited, the UK subsidiary of Koei Tecmo Holdings Co., Ltd., is the victim of a cyberattack where user data was breached.
TaskRabbit
December 22, 2020
•[ hack, technology ]
TaskRabbit resets an unknown number of customer passwords after confirming it detected "suspicious activity" on its network.
NetGalley
December 21, 2020
•[ leak, misconfiguration, technology ]
NetGalley " a website that gives book reviewers pre-release access to new titles " has warned users about a data breach that may have exposed their passwords and other personal data. NetGalley's website was also defaced.
SolarWinds
December 21, 2020
•[ hack, malware, technology ]
A second hacking has targeted SolarWinds to plant malware on corporate and government networks.
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"
Rania Dridi
December 20, 2020
•[ espionage, malware, technology ]
London-based reporter Rani Dridi has had her iPhone compromised with what appears Pegasus spyware for the past year. Researchers have said Dridi was likely targeted by the government of the UAE. The campaign is also thought to have affected at least 36 other journalists working for Al Jazeera and been perpetrated by the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and two other unnamed actors.
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.
Cisco
December 17, 2020
•[ hack, malware, technology ]
Cisco has been compromised by the SolarWinds hackers.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
GamingMonk
December 2, 2020
•[ leak, technology ]
In December 2020, India's "largest esports community" GamingMonk (since acquired by and redirected to MPL Esports), suffered a data breach. The incident exposed 655k unique email addresses along with names, usernames, phone numbers, dates of birth and bcrypt password hashes.
