Unnamed web host
June 17, 2020
•[ hack, ddos, technology ]
An unnamed webhost was hit with one of the largest DDoS attacks ever registered by Akamai (1.44 terabit-per-second).
MaxLinear
June 15, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, technology ]
U.S. system-on-chip (SOC) maker company MaxLinear discloses that some of its computing systems were encrypted by Maze Ransomware operators. The attack was discovered on May 24.
Sapiens International
June 14, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, technology ]
Israeli software company Sapiens International falls victim to a ransomware attack, paying $250,000 in Bitcoin to hackers.
Electronic Waveform Lab, Inc.
June 12, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, technology ]
Electronic Waveform Lab, Inc. reveals that it suffered a ransomware attack on April 11, 2020.
Pivot Technology Solutions
June 12, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, technology ]
Canadian managed service Pivot Technology Solutions was the victim of a ransomware attack in June. The attack did not encrypt its systems, but did lead to the loss of some data.
A1 Telekom
June 11, 2020
•[ hack, malware, technology ]
A1 Telekom, the largest internet service provider in Austria, admits a malware security breach from December 2019 to May 2020.
Microsoft
June 10, 2020
•[ financial, malware, technology ]
Microsoft reveals that attackers recently hijacked powerful machine-learning clusters inside Microsoft's Azure cloud-computing service to mine cryptocurrency at the expense of the customers who rented them.
Preen.Me
June 8, 2020
•[ leak, technology ]
Researchers from Risk Based Security reveal that personal data of an estimated 350,000 social media influencers and users has been accessed and partially leaked following a breach at social media marketing firm Preen.Me.
ZEE5
June 5, 2020
•[ hack, technology ]
A hacker(s) identifying themselves as "John Wick" and "Korean Hackers" claim to have breached the systems for Indian video on-demand giant ZEE5 and are threatening to sell the database on criminal markets.
ST Engineering
June 5, 2020
•[ ransomware, leak, malware ]
The threat actors behind the Maze ransomware steal and leak the data of ST Engineering.
Digital Management Inc. (DMI)
June 3, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, technology ]
The DoppelPaymer ransomware gang says it successfully breached the network of Digital Management Inc. (DMI), a managed IT and cyber-security services on demand, NASA contractor.
Security Industry Specialists
June 1, 2020
•[ technology ]
Security Industry Specialists has discovered that some of its systems
Excis
May 30, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, technology ]
Sekhmet ransomware operators claim to have hit an international IT firm, Excis.
Conduent
May 29, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, technology ]
The Maze Ransomware operators claim to have successfully attacked business services giant Conduent, where they stole unencrypted files and encrypted devices on their network.
LiveJournal
May 27, 2020
•[ leak, hack, technology ]
Blogging platform LiveJournal appears to have suffered a security breach in 2014, and multiple hackers are selling the company's user database on the dark web and on hacking forums (26 million users).
suxx
May 24, 2020
•[ leak, technology ]
Researchers from Cyble discover the databases of three hacking forums Nulled.ch, Sinfulsite.com, and suxx.to leaked online.
FARO Technologies
May 20, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, technology ]
FARO Technologies has been attacked by the REvil threat actors.
Wishbone
May 20, 2020
•[ leak, technology ]
ShinyHunters puts up for sale the details of 40 million users registered on Wishbone, a popular mobile app that lets users compare two items in a simple voting poll.
Nulled.ch
May 20, 2020
•[ hack, technology ]
In May 2020, the hacking forum Nulled.ch was breached and the data published to a rival hacking forum. Over 43k records were compromised and included IP and email addresses, usernames and passwords stored as salted MD5 hashes alongside the private message history of the website's admin. The data was provided to HIBP by a source who requested it be attributed to "Split10".
M.J. Brunner
May 17, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, technology ]
M.J. Brunner is hit with a Maze ransomware attack.
