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d19e1d761cd46624
|
2018-01-01 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
Faye Brookes
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Personal Attack
|
2018 begins with a new round of Fappening leaks. This time the victim is Faye Brookes, whose explicit video is leaked on several video sharing websites.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/the-2018-fappening-faye-brookes-sex-tape-leaks-519225.shtml
|
fa866c8dc6055e1b
|
2018-01-01 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
Rockingham County Schools
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
Rockingham County Schools servers are compromised by the Emotet malware after an employee opens a phishing email.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/nc-emotet-malware-compromised-rockingham-county-schools-servers-after-employees-opened-phishing-emails/
|
6e667d9c7fb05be0
|
2017-12-31 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Italy
|
Correggio Speed Cameras database
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Mixed
|
Data Attack,Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
The Anonymous hack the speed cameras database of an Italian city (Correggio) and dump the content.
|
Anonymous
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/anonymous-hacks-italian-speed-camera-database/
|
1559b4d88d157337
|
2017-12-29 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Miracle-Ear
|
Retail Trade
| 44
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Miracle-Ear Inc. says that 554 patient records have been compromised in a security breach of its e-mail system. The incident occurred Oct. 24, when "an unknown and unauthorized intruder" gained access to the e-mail account of an employee of Miracle-Ear's parent company Amplifon.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/miracle-ear-reports-privacy-breach-of-nearly-600-patients/
|
e44d8991fcb9b4d1
|
2017-12-28 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
Exmo
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Financial
|
A UK-based Bitcoin exchange called Exmo is hit by a targeted DDoS attack. The attack happens just days after one of Exmo's leading analysts, a blockchain expert named Pavel Lerner, is kidnapped in Kiev while leaving his office.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/exmo-hack-uk-bitcoin-exchange-hit-ddos-attack-days-after-lead-analyst-was-kidnapped-1653141
|
86a8ddfc4dc730c7
|
2017-12-28 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
John McAfee Twitter Account (@officialmcafee)
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Mixed
|
Message Manipulation,Exploitation of Data in Transit
|
Financial
|
John McAfee has his Twitter account hacked and used to promote lesser-known crypto-currencies.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42502770
|
bc0d24ddc9979e8b
|
2017-12-28 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Jones Memorial Hospital
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
A cyberattack disrupts computer systems at Jones Memorial Hospital.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/cyberattack-forces-new-york-state-hospital-to-run-on-downtime-procedures/article/733482/
|
fa3b7e9accd24ed5
|
2017-12-27 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Denmark
|
hounddawgs.org
|
Information
| 51
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
hounddawgs.org, a popular torrent tracker is hacked. The attacker claims to have downloaded the entire database and the site source code.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://torrentfreak.com/popular-danish-torrent-tracker-shuts-down-after-hack-180102/
|
97b713be2012197f
|
2017-12-27 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Longs Peak Family Practice
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Mixed
|
Data Attack,Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Longs Peak Family Practice notifies patients following a ransomware and hacking incident that were first detected on November 5.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/colorado-family-practice-notifies-patients-following-hacking-incidents/
|
6b99e6078a01998a
|
2017-12-26 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Offset iCloud account
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Personal Attack
|
Migos' Offset's iCloud is hacked and nude images of fiancÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆââ¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã 'ÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆââ'ìÃ'à'ÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆââ¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'é Cardi B leaked.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/cardi-b-threatens-legal-action-against-offsets-icloud-hackers/article/733179/
|
8bd1806efb8a0ee7
|
2017-12-23 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Veyna & Forschino
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Veyna & Forschino disclose a breach involving an unauthorized access to a company email. Compromised information includes individuals' name, date of birth, telephone numbers, address, Social Security number, W-2 information, 1099 records (including account number if provided), and direct deposit bank account information.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/notice-of-data-incident-regarding-veyna-forschino/
|
4ab3752211051a30
|
2017-12-22 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Colorado Mental Health Institute
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
Colorado Mental Health Institute notifies 650 patients after a phishing incident.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/colorado-mental-health-institute-at-pueblo-notified-650-patients-after-phishing-incident/
|
42ee9f237770aa2a
|
2017-12-22 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Jason's Deli
|
Accommodation and Food Services
| 72
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Sensors
|
Financial
|
Jason's Deli notifies its customers that a large quantity of payment card information has appeared for sale on the "dark web," and that an analysis of the data indicated that at least a portion of the data may have come from various Jason's Deli locations.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/statement-of-jasons-deli-regarding-customer-financial-data/
|
034afcdb33ca12d4
|
2017-12-21 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Russian Federation
|
Globex
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Data in Transit
|
Financial
|
Hackers try to steal 55 million rubles ($940,000) from Russian state bank Globex using the SWIFT international payments messaging system. At the end the hackers only withdraw around $100,000.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-cyber-globex/russias-globex-bank-says-hackers-targeted-its-swift-computers-idUSKBN1EF294
|
fbbdc869f1fbb319
|
2017-12-21 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Canada
|
Nissan Canada Finance
|
Manufacturing
| 31
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Nissan Canada's vehicle-financing wing has been hacked, putting personal information of as many as 1.13 million customers at risk. The exposed data includes at least customer names, addresses, vehicle makes and models, vehicle identification numbers (VINs), credit scores, loan amounts and monthly payment figures.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/22/nissan_canada_hacked/
|
abcdf914f5dc1eda
|
2017-12-21 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
WWE Diva Paige
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Personal Attack
|
Unknown hackers leaked a new private photo of WWE Diva Paige.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.hackread.com/hackers-leak-personal-videos-of-wwe-diva-paige/
|
08991afe1b1d27b7
|
2017-12-20 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
EtherDelta
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Mixed
|
Message Manipulation,Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
Popular cryptocurrency exchange EtherDelta is hacked, with many users unknowingly sending their tokens to the hacker instead of the exchange. At least 308 ETH ($266,789) were stolen, as well as a large number of tokens potentially worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://mashable.com/2017/12/21/etherdelta-hacked/
|
4f5d9d9bea53a534
|
2017-12-19 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Medhost
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Financial
|
The website of medhost.com is redirected to a page where the attackers post a message claiming to have stolen personal information from the servers. However they do not provide any evidence of the data.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/attackers-claim-to-have-hacked-medhost/
|
dac335ef545c32e4
|
2017-12-19 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Korea (the Republic of)
|
Youbit
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
The South Korean Bitcoin exchange Youbit, previously known as Yapizon quits its operation and files for bankruptcy due to two cyber attacks in the last eight months. The company suffers another data breach in which 17% of total assets have been stolen.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42409815
|
f1919d1cf0e90a38
|
2017-12-17 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
China
|
Bitfinex
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
Bitfinex is, once again hit by a massive DDoS attack.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.hackread.com/bitfinex-cryptocurrency-exchange-hit-by-heavy-ddos-attack-again/
|
d609beabde78f43b
|
2017-12-15 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
Bitcoin Insiders in London
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
Secureworks reveals a new spearphishing campaign circulating across bitcoin industry insiders in London, carried on via a fake job opening, and aimed to steal their online credentials. The fingers are pointed to the North Korean hackers of the Lazarus Group.
|
NGB 3rd Technical Surveillance Bureau
|
Nation-State
|
Korea (the Democratic People's Republic of)
|
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-markets-bitcoin-northkorea/suspected-north-korean-cyber-group-seeks-to-woo-bitcoin-job-seekers-idUSKBN1E91ZW
|
c7f696c84e8570d7
|
2017-12-15 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Stanislaus County's Mental Health Department
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
500 computers from Stanislaus County's Mental Health Department are quarantined after ransomware is detected in the network.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/500-stanislaus-county-computers-from-mental-health-department-quarantined-after-ransomware-detected-on-network/
|
801c123157ff3072
|
2017-12-15 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Texas Department of Agriculture
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
Students from 39 East Texas School Districts have their information compromised by an October hack of the Texas Department of Agriculture. The Department oversees school breakfast and lunch programs.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/east-texas-area-school-officials-scope-of-computer-breach-still-unclear/
|
e809d9cb702c335c
|
2017-12-15 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Russian Federation
|
Transneft
|
Transportation and Warehousing
| 48
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
Transneft reveals that its computers have been used for the unauthorized manufacture, or "mining", of the cryptocurrency Monero.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-transneft-cryptocurrency/transneft-says-its-computers-were-used-for-mining-cryptocurrency-idUSKBN1E90X2
|
c4c083c5e916574f
|
2017-12-14 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Netherlands
|
Fox-IT
|
Information
| 51
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Data in Transit
|
Undetermined
|
Dutch security firm Fox-IT reveals to have fallen victim of a DNS Hijacking attack on September 19th 2017. The attacker modifies a DNS record for one particular server to point to a server in their possession and to intercept and forward the traffic to the original server that to Fox-IT.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.fox-it.com/en/insights/blogs/blog/fox-hit-cyber-attack/
|
483241198c67c4e4
|
2017-12-14 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Australia
|
John Kahlbetzer
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
John Kahlbetzer, one of Australia's richest men suffers a $1m loss after his assistant is taken in by a classic Business Email Compromise (BEC) scam.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-15/how-one-of-australia-s-richest-men-lost-1-million-to-email-scam
|
945ad00806a35235
|
2017-12-14 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Petro Rabigh
|
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
| 21
|
Disruptive
|
Physical Attack
|
Sabotage
|
Security firm FireEye and Schneider Electric SE reveal the details of a new operation targeting Triconex industrial safety technology widely used inside nuclear, oil and gas plants. The first victim is allegedly located in Saudi Arabia. The malware is dubbed "Triton". A June 2021 indictment charges Evgeny Viktorovich Gladkikh, an employee of a Russian Ministry of Defense research institute and his co-conspirators, over causing two separate emergency shutdowns at a foreign targeted facility after deploying the Triton/Trisis malware.
|
Central Scientific Institute of Chemistry and Mechanics
|
Nation-State
|
Russian Federation
|
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/dec/15/triton-hackers-malware-attack-safety-systems-energy-plant
|
f45b2636898a859a
|
2017-12-14 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Proctor School District
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
The Proctor school district is hit by ransomware.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/proctor-schools-hit-by-ransomware-attack/
|
a12f80429ca87d8b
|
2017-12-13 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Anderson Cooper's Twitter account (@andersoncooper)
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
CNN says Anderson Cooper's Twitter account was hacked after a since-removed tweet from his handle called the president a "tool" and a "pathetic loser" following Democrat Doug Jones win in Alabama's Senate election.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/anderson-cooper-claims-his-twitter-account-was-hacked-call-trump-tool-pathetic-loser-1651461
|
e397b185bc6e3818
|
2017-12-13 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Japan
|
Osaka University
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Osaka University says that personal data of around 80,000 students, graduates, staff, former workers and others may have been stolen by hackers.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/12/13/national/crime-legal/hackers-may-stolen-personal-data-80000-people-associated-osaka-university/
|
3edf9e1943c51f19
|
2017-12-12 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
China
|
Bitfinex
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
Bitfinex is forced to shut down its ongoing operations after suffering a series of non-stop DDoS attacks.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.hackread.com/bitfinex-cryptocurrency-exchange-hit-by-ddos-attacks/
|
42ba91a65c103e0e
|
2017-12-12 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Midland Memorial Hospital
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Midland Memorial Hospital announces a data security incident involving a limited number of patients' personal information after an unauthorized third party may have obtained access to an employee's e-mail account on or about Oct. 10.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/tx-mmh-announces-data-security-incident-involving-patient-information/
|
a2baf98f20d51072
|
2017-12-11 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Jerome School District
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service,Data Attack
|
Financial
|
Jerome School District falls victim to ransomware.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/id-jerome-school-district-falls-victim-to-ransomware/
|
4d30c08108d8c653
|
2017-12-11 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
National Capital Poison Center
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
National Capital Poison Center reports a ransomware incident.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/national-capital-poison-center-discloses-ransomware-incident/
|
e72808236e9c7dc3
|
2017-12-11 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Pinterest
|
Information
| 51
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Pinterest notifies users of suspicious activity due to attackers trying to compromise accounts using 'credential stuffing' (credentials obtained from other breaches).
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/11/pinterest_hack_concerns/
|
601c7ea32af7837c
|
2017-12-11 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Rose McGowan
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Personal Attack
|
Another round of "The Fappening". Hackers leak alleged nude pics and sex tape of "Charmed" star Rose McGowan.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/the-fappening-alleged-nude-pics-sex-tape-of-charmed-star-rose-mcgowan-leaked-518920.shtml
|
c288de5cd8c05734
|
2017-12-10 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Jeffree Star
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Jeffree Star is the victim of a data hack, after a member of staff at cosmetics store Sephora allegedly hacks into her account and leaks sensitive information about his spending habits.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/jeffree-stars-private-info-just-got-hacked-and-leaked-online/
|
f79c28b017c06ce8
|
2017-12-10 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Australia
|
Perth Airport
|
Transportation and Warehousing
| 48
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
A Vietnamese man, Le Duc Hoang Hai, is arrested for stealing sensitive security details and building plans from Perth Airport after breaking into its computer systems. The hack happened in March last year, and was carried on using the credentials of a third-party contractor.
|
Le Duc Hoang Hai
|
Criminal
|
Viet Nam
|
https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/significant-amount-of-sensitive-security-data-stolen-in-perth-airport-hacking-ng-b88686393z
|
affe168403162f96
|
2017-12-08 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Israel
|
Israel
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Protest
|
In name of #OpIsrael and #OpUSA, hacktivists from the Anonymous Collective leak online names, emails, and passwords of Israeli public employees and share a list of US government sites to target, calling on action against them.
|
Anonymous
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/66491/hacktivism/opisrael-opus-anonymous.html
|
fd47d67a11dc8d71
|
2017-12-08 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Road Sign near North Central Expressway in Dallas
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Protest
|
A traffic sign near North Central Expressway in Dallas is hacked and defaced with an obscene message against the President of United States Donald Trump and his voters.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.hackread.com/someone-hacked-traffic-sign-anti-trump-message/
|
d338441cc03a3779
|
2017-12-07 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Clarion University
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Clarion University employees are notified after two employees fall victim of a phishing attack.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/clarion-u-students-notified-after-employees-fall-for-phishing-attack/
|
579b599fa0e6162f
|
2017-12-07 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Sinai Health System
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
At least two employees at Sinai Health System had their email accounts compromised in a phishing incident, potentially affecting the information of 11,350 people.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-sinai-phishing-incident-20171207-story.html
|
a161cb68b9989d8e
|
2017-12-07 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Village of Nashotah
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
The Village of Nashotah pays an unidentified hacker a $2,000 ransom to decrypt its computer system after a hack in late November.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/wi-after-computer-hack-nashotah-pays-2k-ransom-for-residents-personal-information/
|
1780f4fe62df0981
|
2017-12-06 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Henry Ford Health System
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Roughly 18,500 patients at Henry Ford Health System have possibly had their personal information stolen in a data breach occurred in early October after the email credentials of a group of employees were stolen.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/henry-ford-health-system-warns-18470-patients-of-data-breach/
|
1879010034022a44
|
2017-12-06 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
NiceHash
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Bitcoin mining platform and exchange NiceHash is hacked and forced to suspend the operations for 24 hours after cyber criminals make off with $68 million worth in BTC.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.reddit.com/r/NiceHash/comments/7i0s6o/official_press_release_statement_by_nicehash/
|
59a06756595c1e65
|
2017-12-06 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Oromia Media Network
|
Information
| 51
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Political-Espionage
|
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.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://citizenlab.ca/2017/12/champing-cyberbit-ethiopian-dissidents-targeted-commercial-spyware/
|
d445318ec933e7c4
|
2017-12-06 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB)
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Police launch an investigation after 817 people report fraud attempts following a breach of the Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) web store occurred on November 16th.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/rnib-breach-may-have-hit-hundreds/
|
3cade5cffc9183be
|
2017-12-05 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Baptist Health Louisville
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Baptist Health Louisville notifies 880 patients of a phishing incident that occurred in early October.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/baptist-health-louisville-notifies-880-patients-after-phishing-incident/
|
01772da2b960aad2
|
2017-12-05 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine Minneapolis
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine Minneapolis warns customers that, in the wake of a ransomware attack that occurred in October 2017, an unauthorized third-party may have breached the clinic's computer security and viewed or accessed patient information that was on the server.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/mn-colorado-center-for-reproductive-medicine-in-minneapolis-warns-clients-of-data-breach/
|
0a2f040f104db8b1
|
2017-12-05 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Brazil
|
Netshoes
|
Retail Trade
| 44
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Data of 17,908 customers of Brazilian retailer Netshoes is dumped on pastebin.
|
Dfrank
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.tecmundo.com.br/seguranca/124937-exclusivo-vazam-milhares-dados-pessoais-clientes-netshoes.htm
|
6549dc7d2141af8f
|
2017-12-05 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
Warwick Rowers
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
The website of a naked charity calendar featuring male rowers at Warwick University is taken down by a DDoS attack after having allegedly offended Russia's "gay propaganda" laws.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/warwick-university-s-naked-rowers-fall-foul-of-russia-s-law-against-gays-nsknfd5xs
|
0076c0ba57b4c5e8
|
2017-12-04 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Mad River Township Fire and EMS station
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
Mad River Township Fire and EMS station has all its data encrypted by ransomware.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/mad-river-twp-fire-and-ems-data-hacked-encrypted-with-ransomware/
|
4e08ce73039e72b6
|
2017-12-04 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Mecklenburg County
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
Mecklenburg County, which includes the city of Charlotte and surrounding areas, is hit with ransomware and struggles to get its systems back online ever since. In the meantime, county officials are forced to revert to paper systems.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://gizmodo.com/ransomware-shut-down-a-whole-north-carolina-county-1821097027
|
c2683ae5feb88271
|
2017-12-04 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
WWE wrestler Maria Kanellis
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Personal Attack
|
A new batch of explicit photos of WWE wrestler Maria Kanellis is leaked.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/pregnant-wwe-star-maria-kanellis-nude-photos-leaked-again-by-hackers-1650522
|
641a4cece6de30b5
|
2017-12-02 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Brazil
|
Brazil
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Protest
|
The Anonymous leak some topology data belonging to Brazilian public sector.
|
Anonymous
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/66268/hacktivism/anonymous-brazil-data-leak.html
|
28e5148fb95a3c89
|
2017-12-01 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Tenafly High School
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation,Data Attack
|
Undetermined
|
Tenafly High School informs parents that a student has gained access to its internal IT systems, changed grades to improve his GPA, and sent out college applications immediately after.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/student-hacks-high-school-changes-grades-and-sends-college-applications/
|
0b0d6df7d2837613
|
2017-12-01 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
TIO Networks
|
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
| 56
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
PayPal Holdings suspends the operations of TIO Networks, a publicly traded payment processor PayPal acquired in July 2017, after a review of TIO's network has identified a potential compromise of personally identifiable information for approximately 1.6 million customers.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20171201005719/en/TIO-Networks-Update-Suspension-Operations
|
d06039e238bd4bd4
|
2017-11-30 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Gilmer School District
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
Several East Texas school districts are affected by ransomware, according to a notice from the Texas Department of Agriculture. Affected school districts include New Diana, Ore City, Gilmer, Gladewater, Harleton, Harrison County Juvenile Services, Karnack, Union Grove and Union Hill.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.news-journal.com/news/local/state-ag-dept-east-texas-school-districts-among-those-affected-by-ransomware/article_6cb7d203-1bba-5bf1-9ad8-9d214403b5a1.html
|
44fad7d94c473a3c
|
2017-11-30 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Gladewater School District
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
Several East Texas school districts are affected by ransomware, according to a notice from the Texas Department of Agriculture. Affected school districts include New Diana, Ore City, Gilmer, Gladewater, Harleton, Harrison County Juvenile Services, Karnack, Union Grove and Union Hill.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.news-journal.com/news/local/state-ag-dept-east-texas-school-districts-among-those-affected-by-ransomware/article_6cb7d203-1bba-5bf1-9ad8-9d214403b5a1.html
|
b3d158ae4b98da5c
|
2017-11-30 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Harleton School District
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
Several East Texas school districts are affected by ransomware, according to a notice from the Texas Department of Agriculture. Affected school districts include New Diana, Ore City, Gilmer, Gladewater, Harleton, Harrison County Juvenile Services, Karnack, Union Grove and Union Hill.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.news-journal.com/news/local/state-ag-dept-east-texas-school-districts-among-those-affected-by-ransomware/article_6cb7d203-1bba-5bf1-9ad8-9d214403b5a1.html
|
09e80455887f7653
|
2017-11-30 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Harrison County Juvenile Services
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
Several East Texas school districts are affected by ransomware, according to a notice from the Texas Department of Agriculture. Affected school districts include New Diana, Ore City, Gilmer, Gladewater, Harleton, Harrison County Juvenile Services, Karnack, Union Grove and Union Hill.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.news-journal.com/news/local/state-ag-dept-east-texas-school-districts-among-those-affected-by-ransomware/article_6cb7d203-1bba-5bf1-9ad8-9d214403b5a1.html
|
69fb07a8add6a057
|
2017-11-30 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Karnack School District
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
Several East Texas school districts are affected by ransomware, according to a notice from the Texas Department of Agriculture. Affected school districts include New Diana, Ore City, Gilmer, Gladewater, Harleton, Harrison County Juvenile Services, Karnack, Union Grove and Union Hill.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.news-journal.com/news/local/state-ag-dept-east-texas-school-districts-among-those-affected-by-ransomware/article_6cb7d203-1bba-5bf1-9ad8-9d214403b5a1.html
|
a4f4ce45504fe819
|
2017-11-30 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
New Diana School District
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
Several East Texas school districts are affected by ransomware, according to a notice from the Texas Department of Agriculture. Affected school districts include New Diana, Ore City, Gilmer, Gladewater, Harleton, Harrison County Juvenile Services, Karnack, Union Grove and Union Hill.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.news-journal.com/news/local/state-ag-dept-east-texas-school-districts-among-those-affected-by-ransomware/article_6cb7d203-1bba-5bf1-9ad8-9d214403b5a1.html
|
08a21c8ba13c7998
|
2017-11-30 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Ore City School District
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
Several East Texas school districts are affected by ransomware, according to a notice from the Texas Department of Agriculture. Affected school districts include New Diana, Ore City, Gilmer, Gladewater, Harleton, Harrison County Juvenile Services, Karnack, Union Grove and Union Hill.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.news-journal.com/news/local/state-ag-dept-east-texas-school-districts-among-those-affected-by-ransomware/article_6cb7d203-1bba-5bf1-9ad8-9d214403b5a1.html
|
3bdf289e53e5f39f
|
2017-11-30 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Union Grove School District
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
Several East Texas school districts are affected by ransomware, according to a notice from the Texas Department of Agriculture. Affected school districts include New Diana, Ore City, Gilmer, Gladewater, Harleton, Harrison County Juvenile Services, Karnack, Union Grove and Union Hill.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.news-journal.com/news/local/state-ag-dept-east-texas-school-districts-among-those-affected-by-ransomware/article_6cb7d203-1bba-5bf1-9ad8-9d214403b5a1.html
|
5e899d5829fb46d3
|
2017-11-30 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Union Hill School District
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
Several East Texas school districts are affected by ransomware, according to a notice from the Texas Department of Agriculture. Affected school districts include New Diana, Ore City, Gilmer, Gladewater, Harleton, Harrison County Juvenile Services, Karnack, Union Grove and Union Hill.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.news-journal.com/news/local/state-ag-dept-east-texas-school-districts-among-those-affected-by-ransomware/article_6cb7d203-1bba-5bf1-9ad8-9d214403b5a1.html
|
561ec1e8757c052d
|
2017-11-27 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Bulletproof Coffee
|
Manufacturing
| 31
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
Bulletproof Coffee, the company behind the trendy energy-boosting, butter-infused java, says it has suffered a data breach, compromising the personal and financial details of its customers. The company discovered "unauthorised computer code" added to the software that operates the checkout page on its website.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/bulletproof-coffee-hacked-customers-personal-credit-card-details-stolen-data-breach-1649162
|
75044e1bed0fa698
|
2017-11-27 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Moody's Analytics
|
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
| 56
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of Data in Transit
|
Industrial-Espionage
|
The U.S. Department of Justice indicted three members of Boyusec, a China-based internet security firm, on charges including conspiring to commit computer fraud and abuse and conspiring to commit trade-secret theft. The victims included Moody's Analytics, Siemens, and Trimble. Though not mentioned in the indictment, Boyusec is believed to work on behalf of China's Ministry of State Security and be a front for APT3.
|
Ministry of State Security's (MSS) Guangdong State Security Department (GSSD) (APT3)
|
Nation-State
|
China
|
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-charges-three-chinese-hackers-who-work-internet-security-firm-hacking-three-corporations
|
3025975ec81e2f36
|
2017-11-27 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Germany
|
Siemens
|
Manufacturing
| 31
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Industrial-Espionage
|
The U.S. Department of Justice indicted three members of Boyusec, a China-based internet security firm, on charges including conspiring to commit computer fraud and abuse and conspiring to commit trade-secret theft. The victims included Moody's Analytics, Siemens, and Trimble. Though not mentioned in the indictment, Boyusec is believed to work on behalf of China's Ministry of State Security and be a front for APT3.
|
Ministry of State Security's (MSS) Guangdong State Security Department (GSSD) (APT3)
|
Nation-State
|
China
|
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-charges-three-chinese-hackers-who-work-internet-security-firm-hacking-three-corporations
|
a00deb440367fae0
|
2017-11-27 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Trimble
|
Undetermined
| 99
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Industrial-Espionage
|
The U.S. Department of Justice indicted three members of Boyusec, a China-based internet security firm, on charges including conspiring to commit computer fraud and abuse and conspiring to commit trade-secret theft. The victims included Moody's Analytics, Siemens, and Trimble. Though not mentioned in the indictment, Boyusec is believed to work on behalf of China's Ministry of State Security and be a front for APT3.
|
Ministry of State Security's (MSS) Guangdong State Security Department (GSSD) (APT3)
|
Nation-State
|
China
|
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-charges-three-chinese-hackers-who-work-internet-security-firm-hacking-three-corporations
|
ef55ce7e1d126a8b
|
2017-11-23 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Imgur
|
Information
| 51
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Imgur is notified of a potential security breach that occurred in 2014 and affected the email addresses and passwords of 1.7 million user accounts.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://blog.imgur.com/2017/11/24/notice-of-data-breach/
|
0829befece3571e3
|
2017-11-22 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Undetermined
|
Bitcoin Gold
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
More than $3.3 million worth of Cryptocurrency is stolen as part of an elaborate scam that took advantage of bitcoin users seeking to claim their share of the newly created cryptocurrency Bitcoin Gold.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-gold-wallet-scam-nets-3-million-illicit-earnings/
|
9dc07f4c39d24c75
|
2017-11-22 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
CoinPouch
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Hackers allegedly steal over $655,000 worth of Verge cryptocurrency from the CoinPouch wallet.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/coinpouch-hack-over-655000-worth-verge-cryptocurrency-was-stolen-by-hackers-1648850
|
54d742913dbb24e5
|
2017-11-22 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
Loake Shoes
|
Retail Trade
| 44
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Loake Shoes warns its customers to have been the victim of a cyber attack. Apparently the email server has been compromised even if no other details are disclosed.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/11/22/loake_shoes_email_accounts_compromised/
|
d7d59c74d9806d61
|
2017-11-22 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Austria
|
Single individual's Bitcoin wallet
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Austrian police say cyber-thieves transferred bitcoin worth more than ÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆââ¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã 'ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'âÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆââ¬Â '''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆââ¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'ì100,000 ($117,000) from a man's account while he was logged in on a restaurant's public WiFi network.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/fake-wifi-network-used-by-hackers-steal-more-100000-worth-bitcoin-1648424
|
c8860f1cb8700d48
|
2017-11-22 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
YMCA of Central Florida
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
The YMCA of Central Florida (YMCA) announces it is notifying individuals related to an isolated security incident involving certain personal information.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/ymca-of-central-florida-notifies-individuals-of-security-incident/
|
5557cc3f6af22a85
|
2017-11-21 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Uber
|
Transportation and Warehousing
| 48
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Bloomberg reveals that hackers stole the personal data of 57 million customers and drivers from Uber, a massive breach that the company concealed for more than a year, after paying $100,000 to the attackers.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-21/uber-concealed-cyberattack-that-exposed-57-million-people-s-data
|
99ebd938594d2fa5
|
2017-11-19 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Sacramento Regional Transit system
|
Transportation and Warehousing
| 48
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Disruptive
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Message Manipulation,Data Attack
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Financial
|
The Sacramento Regional Transit system is hit by destructive ransomware, and the attackers threaten to do more damages if the SacRT doesn't pay them the equivalent of $8,000 in bitcoins.
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Undetermined
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Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2017/11/21/sacramento-regional-transit-hack/
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ee625fbfaab90ea5
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2017-11-19 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
China
|
Tether
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Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Tether, a start-up known for offering dollar-backed cryptocurrency, announces that hackers have breached their security and stole a whopping $30 million worth of tokens. The breach took place on 19th November 2017.
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Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/tether-treasury-hacked-31-million-flagged-as-not-redeemable/
|
9a488edead62c28f
|
2017-11-18 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Undetermined
|
Islamic State
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Sabotage
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A group of Iraqi hackers called Daeshgram places pornographic images into the terror group's communication networks in order to undermine ISIS credibility.
|
Daeshgram
|
Hacktivist
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Iraq
|
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/isis-trolled-by-iraqi-hackers-porn-riddled-fake-propaganda-sites-1649221
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0b48a05bd4bf6727
|
2017-11-18 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Australia
|
Melbourne International Shooting Club
|
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
| 71
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Police investigate the hacking of Melbourne International Shooting Club, a gun club database that may have exposed where more than 1500 semi-automatic handguns are stored. The breach happened in September.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/police-investigate-hack-of-guns-database-20171117-gznsuf.html
|
0073d46e43b727af
|
2017-11-18 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Singapore
|
Xinmin Secondary School
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Xinmin Secondary School is discovered to have been breached when names and identity card numbers of its students have been leaked on pastebin.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/schools-data-breach-spooks-students
|
71cbf6d3b8e9244e
|
2017-11-17 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Algeria
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Algerie Telecom
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
The Algerian state telecom operator Algerie Telecom is hit by a prolonged DDoS attack.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/65822/hacking/algerie-telecom-cyberattack.html
|
7d13275ff8079960
|
2017-11-17 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Medical College of Wisconsin
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
The Medical College of Wisconsin reveals that the confidential medical information or other personal data of 9,500 patients was compromised by a targeted attack on the school's email system in July.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/9500-patients-at-the-medical-college-of-wisconsin-notified-of-phishing-incident/
|
f97c3f670f6a91cb
|
2017-11-17 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Montgomery County, IL
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
The Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency reported that much of the county's computer system went down last week due to what it is calling a malware incident.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/montgomery-county-ill-government-offices-taken-offline-by-malware/article/708468/
|
94176e90f661ad51
|
2017-11-16 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
Cash Converters
|
Undetermined
| 99
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Cash Converters warns customers about a data breach on its website. The company says customer usernames, passwords and addresses have potentially been accessed by a third party. The breach happened on the company's old UK website, which was replaced in September 2017.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-42010140
|
8c901640a30911f1
|
2017-11-15 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
J. Sterling Morton school district
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
An in-development home made ransomware named J. Sterling Ransomware is discovered. This ransomware strain targets the high school students of the J. Sterling Morton school district in Cicero, Illinois by pretending to be a student survey.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-targets-j-sterling-morton-high-school-students-with-fake-survey/
|
0d90c62a113259e3
|
2017-11-15 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
UPMC Susquehanna
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
UPMC Susquehanna notifies 1,200 patients treated at various locations that their personal information, including names, dates of birth, contact information and Social Security numbers, may have been inappropriately accessed.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.dailyitem.com/news/upmc-susquehanna-notifies-patients-of-data-breach/article_ee1b32c6-cbb6-11e7-97e6-bf68278e1b03.html
|
a5958ccc9c13a7dd
|
2017-11-14 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Forever 21
|
Retail Trade
| 44
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Sensors
|
Financial
|
Fashion retailer Forever 21 discloses a breach due to an unauthorized access to data from payment cards used at certain of its stores.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-forever21-cyber/fashion-retailer-forever-21-reports-payment-card-security-breach-idUSKBN1DE2SK
|
64923015ffa25103
|
2017-11-14 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
Jewson
|
Wholesale Trade
| 42
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Builders merchant Jewson notifies 1,659 customers that their private information could have been exposed in a breach occurred late this summer. The breach happened after malicious code was implanted in the Jeson Direct website.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/11/14/jewson_suffers_data_breach/
|
e6f1df22c25767ab
|
2017-11-13 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
McAfee ClickProtect
|
Information
| 51
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
Security firm McAfee blocks access to the website of its service McAfee ClickProtect after reposts suggested the site was used to distribute the Emotet malware.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.zdnet.com/article/mcafees-own-anti-hacking-service-exposed-users-to-banking-malware/
|
f5613c05360656b2
|
2017-11-11 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Italy
|
Italian government
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
The Anonymous collective publishes some internal documents stolen from the email accounts of some government employees.
|
Anonymous
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
https://news.trust.org/item/20171114194755-qn91v
|
820287883c68c424
|
2017-11-10 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Sweden
|
Mix Megapol
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
A private radio station in Sweden, Mix Megapol, suffers a cyber attack when someone hacks its transmission to play a pro-ISIS song for 30 minutes.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.hackread.com/someone-hacked-swedish-radio-station-play-pro-isis-song/
|
1c3fdd5dd8c5a4d6
|
2017-11-09 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Korea (the Democratic People's Republic of)
|
North Korean Radio station on 6400kHz
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
A North Korean radio station is reportedly hijacked by an unknown hacker to play the 1980's hit song "The Final Countdown". The short-wave radio station, 6400kHz is known to be used by Pyongyang to transmit secret codes.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/hacker-hijacks-north-korean-radio-station-plays-final-countdown-1647371
|
43abf0194a31c299
|
2017-11-08 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
City of Spring Hill
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
The City of Spring Hill, Tennessee is hit by a ransomware attack. The attackers demand a $250,000 ransom.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/tennessee-city-hit-with-ransomware-250k-demanded/article/706452/
|
8340119dcfde18eb
|
2017-11-08 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Canada
|
Prince Albert Police homepage
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
Hackers from Team System Dz deface the Prince Albert Police homepage and leave the message "I love Islamic State".
|
Team System DZ
|
Hacktivist
|
Algeria
|
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/hackers-keep-defacing-websites-us-canada-i-love-islamic-state-slogans-1646623
|
896b1b7c29922d93
|
2017-11-06 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
Electroneum
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Financial
|
UK cryptocurrency startup Electroneum is the victim of a DDoS attack immediately after having raised $40m (ÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆââ¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆââ¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'ã30m).
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2017/11/06/british-cryptocurrencyelectroneum-hit-cyber-attack-raising-30m/
|
62aefe34f7e88ccc
|
2017-11-06 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Golden Optometric
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
Goldon Optometric informs some patients whose information was affected by a CrySiS ransomware attack.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/encryption-protected-golden-optometric-patients-ehr-from-crysis-attack/
|
875c008b04201bb8
|
2017-11-06 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
SchoolDesk
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
Hackers from Team System Dz deface hundreds of websites across the US to post pro-ISIS messages, images of Saddam Hussein and a recruitment video. SchoolDesk, the Atlanta, Georgia-based web hosting company servicing these sites, confirmed the attack.
|
Team System DZ
|
Hacktivist
|
Algeria
|
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/pro-isis-hackers-hijack-800-us-schools-sites-saddam-hussein-photo-i-love-islamic-state-message-1646210
|
43ff30c20c08f07a
|
2017-11-06 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Australia
|
Sia
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
And Australian singer SIA, having heard of her nude photos possibly being leaked, prevents the fappening, by posting herself personal naked photos.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/australian-singer-sia-prevents-the-fappening-by-leaking-nude-photo-herself-518425.shtml
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Subsets and Splits
Cyber Attacks by Industry Since 201
Displays the number and percentage of events affecting different industries annually since 2019, highlighting significant trends and proportions.