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82f2d37ca76733d7
|
2017-09-12 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Netherlands
|
Litebit
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Hackers gain access to Litebit's backend and obtain email addresses, hashed passwords, and IBAN information, among other things. No money is stolen in the process, though.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://themerkle.com/dutch-bitcoin-broker-litebit-suffers-from-second-data-breach-in-six-weeks/
|
34da99b0c54aa552
|
2017-09-10 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Road Sign in Modesto
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
An electronic road sign in the city of Modesto, California is hacked and defaced with a message against President Donald Trump.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.hackread.com/road-sign-in-modesto-hacked-with-anti-trump-message/
|
22a73d19f238a292
|
2017-09-09 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Children's Hospital Colorado
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Children's Hospital Colorado notifies 3,400 families after an employee's email account was improperly accessed on July 11, 2017.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/childrens-hospital-colorado-notifies-3400-families-after-employees-email-account-was-improperly-accessed/
|
f966fb08cae1bb42
|
2017-09-08 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Schuyler County Sheriff's Department
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
Schuyler County Sheriff's Department is disrupted by a hacking attack.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/ny-sheriffs-warn-of-hackers-after-brute-force-attack/
|
9516edd08a4cc91e
|
2017-09-07 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Adult Internal Medicine of North Scottsdale
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Adult Internal Medicine of North Scottsdale notifies of an incident affecting 11,798 patients.
|
The Dark Overlord
|
Criminal
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
https://www.databreaches.net/another-victim-of-thedarkoverlord-comes-forward/
|
4407a8ea6bd4ff79
|
2017-09-07 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Singapore
|
AXA Insurance
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
AXA Insurance sends out an email to some customers informing that the personal data of 5,400 customers in Singapore has been stolen due to a cyber attack.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/axa-data-breach-affects-5400-singapore-customers
|
ce94f2e14b27c549
|
2017-09-07 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Tettegouche State Park
|
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
| 71
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Sensors
|
Financial
|
The popular Tettegouche State Park says its computer systems have been infected with malware and warns visitors to check their credit cards.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/popular-minnesota-state-park-hit-malicious-malware-warns-visitors-check-their-credit-cards-1638682
|
aeaceb67ae245080
|
2017-09-06 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Catholic United Financial
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
An unknown attacker accesses nearly 130K accounts at Catholic United Financial. The attack happened on September 6th.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/data-breach-at-arden-hills-based-catholic-financial-services-provider-affects-nearly-130k-accounts/
|
9e8080c24b1b45d9
|
2017-09-06 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Lithuania
|
lzinios.lt
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Sabotage
|
Ghostwriter, a suspected Belarus-backed hacking group, has compromised websites and email accounts in Latvia, Lithuania, and PolandÃ'ÃÂ to publish fabricated documents pushing anti-North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) narratives consistent with Kremlin talking points. The influence campaign started in 2017.
|
Ghostwriter
|
Nation-State
|
Belarus
|
https://www.fireeye.com/content/dam/fireeye-www/blog/pdfs/Ghostwriter-Influence-Campaign.pdf
|
3f1b9a4b3a9a741a
|
2017-09-05 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Community Memorial Health System
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
The Community Memorial Health System sends out a notice regarding a data security breach involving patient information after a phishing attack happened on June 23.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/community-memorial-health-system-in-ventura-suffers-data-security-breach/
|
5b8b4b94e5f7bc24
|
2017-09-05 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
China
|
cpjobs.com
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Online jobs platform cpjobs.com reports an unauthorised third-party attack on the website, compromising the security of user data. Impacted pages are shut down and all users' passwords are deactivated.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/customer-data-stolen-after-attack-on-jobs-platform-cpjobs-com/
|
cad3651edcbbcb0e
|
2017-09-05 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Australia
|
West Australian TAFE
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
An attacker infiltrates the systems of a West Australian TAFE on August 28 and September 5 and accesses the sensitive personal details of staff and more than 13,000 students.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.itnews.com.au/news/hacker-steals-thousands-of-student-records-from-wa-tafe-472704
|
ce7022e4e03ce90c
|
2017-09-04 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Germany
|
Julia Kloeckner Website
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Sabotage
|
Julia Kloeckner, a top leader of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative party says her website has been hit by thousands of cyber attacks -- many from Russian IP addresses -- ahead of the television election debate between Merkel and her opponent, Social Democratic leader Martin Schulz.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://in.reuters.com/article/germany-election-cyber/merkel-ally-cites-thousands-of-cyber-attacks-from-russian-ip-addresses-idINKCN1BF1F0
|
168efc0e982804bc
|
2017-09-04 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Argentina
|
Taringa
|
Information
| 51
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
LeakBase, a breach notification service, obtains a copy of the hacked database of Taringa, a social network popular in Latin America, containing details on 28,722,877 accounts, which includes usernames, email addresses and hashed passwords.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://thehackernews.com/2017/09/taringa-data-breach-hacking.html
|
1b65a8b133295d10
|
2017-09-04 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Verrit
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
Verrit, a political fact-checking site is DDoSed almost immediately after it was endorsed by Hillary Clinton.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.cnet.com/au/news/hillary-clinton-verrit-backs-fact-check-site-targeted-by-hackers-donald-trump-fake-news/
|
fe9afa24f58333a7
|
2017-09-02 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Canada
|
Canoe.ca
|
Information
| 51
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
The free news and entertainment portal Canoe.ca, operated by MediaQMI Inc. and owned by Sun Media Corp. prior to 2015, wishes to inform users that some of its databases containing records from the period of 1996 to 2008 have been breached.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/notice-of-canoe-ca-data-breach-affecting-1-million-site-users/
|
615cb611b1136e85
|
2017-09-01 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (dhss.alaska.gov)
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reveals to have suffered a security breach in July that may have disclosed personal information of individuals who have interacted with the Office of Children's Services.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/alaska-malware-incident-may-have-compromised-personal-info-held-by-office-of-childrens-services/
|
82698707c97fb537
|
2017-09-01 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Google
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
The Google Cloud teamÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆââ¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆââ¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'àrevealed a previously undisclosed DDoS attack that targeted Google service back in September 2017 and which clocked at 2.54 Tbps, making it the largest DDoS attack recorded to date.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nation-state-actor-hit-google-with-the-largest-ddos-attack/
|
2dd694d4efc81750
|
2017-09-01 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Hand Rehabilitation Specialists
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Hand Rehabilitation Specialists notifies patients of a possible hack by The Dark Overlord that occurred back in July.
|
The Dark Overlord
|
Criminal
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
https://www.databreaches.net/hand-rehabilitation-specialists-notifies-patients-of-possible-hack/
|
3178851d9227277f
|
2017-09-01 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Purdue University Pharmacy
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
Patients of the Purdue University Pharmacy and the Family Health Clinic of Carroll County receive notices that their information might be compromised because of a security breach. A malicious file was installed on some computers on September 1st.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://eu.jconline.com/story/news/local/purdue/2018/05/30/purdue-warns-patients-their-information-might-compromised/655611002/
|
37ac04e53f47e6c0
|
2017-09-01 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
TrueStresser
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
A dissatisfied customer breaches the server of TrueStresser, a DDoS-for-hire service, pilfering its database, and leaking some of the content online.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ddos-booter-service-suffers-security-breach/
|
13e7a12431b1027a
|
2017-08-31 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Germany
|
Central German state of Saxony-Anhalt
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Undetermined
|
Internet and telephone networks at the regional parliament in the central German state of Saxony-Anhalt are offline after a ransomware attack.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.dw.com/en/malware-attack-forces-german-state-parliament-offline/a-40306864
|
76f381abb0534dec
|
2017-08-31 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
France
|
Free Online File Converter
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
An anonymous researcher reveals that the server hosting dozens of free-to-use online file conversion websites, including combinepdf.com, imagetopdf.com, jpg2pdf.com, pdftoimage.com, pdfcompressor.com, and wordtojpeg.com, has been hacked several times in the past year.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.zdnet.com/article/dozens-of-online-file-converter-sites-are-unsafe-to-use-warns-researcher/
|
4cb3ad4e8ffe6c76
|
2017-08-31 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Instagram
|
Information
| 51
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Instagram reveals that one or more hackers have been stealing celebrities' e-mail addresses, phone numbers, and other personal information by exploiting a bug. A database, Doxagram, is published online immediately after with the attacker claiming to have stolen 6 million records.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/09/site-sells-instagram-users-phone-and-e-mail-details-10-a-search/
|
8aa4a08b1bab49d8
|
2017-08-31 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Medical Oncology Hematology Consultants
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
Medical Oncology Hematology Consultants, reports a ransomware attack that affected 19,203 patients.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/medical-oncology-hematology-consultants-notifies-19203-patients-after-ransomware-incident/
|
bb5cb44cc27c09d6
|
2017-08-31 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Undetermined
|
WikiLeaks
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
WikiLeaks' website appears to have been hacked by the OurMine collective.
|
OurMine
|
Hobbyist
|
Saudi Arabia
|
https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/31/16232164/wikileaks-hacked-ourmine-website
|
fe56cee0a19cb6b8
|
2017-08-30 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
dms[.]nwcg[.]gov
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
Ankit Anubhav of NewSky Security discovers a U.S. government website hosting a malicious JavaScript downloader, leading victims to installations of Cerber ransomware.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://threatpost.com/us-government-site-removes-link-to-cerber-ransomware-downloader/127767/
|
28db6ce9bc2d8646
|
2017-08-29 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
CeX
|
Retail Trade
| 44
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Second-hand electronics dealership CeX notifies 2 million customers that their personal information may have been compromised by hackers.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/08/29/cex_servers_hacked/
|
16c5c144ece9c4e8
|
2017-08-29 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
NHS Lanarkshire
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
NHS services in Lanarkshire (Scotland) are hit by a new ransomware campaign. The culprit is identified as a new variant of Bitpaymer ransomware.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.zdnet.com/article/this-new-strain-of-ransomware-was-to-blame-for-hospital-cyber-attack/
|
d4c58798182f8153
|
2017-08-29 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Singapore
|
The Young Illustrator Award site administered by Meridian Secondary School
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
The Young Illustrator Award site administered by Meridian Secondary School is taken down after being hacked.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/meridian-secondary-schools-art-competition-site-hacked
|
13d97f8bc6f978dd
|
2017-08-28 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Spain
|
Real Madrid Twitter Account
|
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
| 71
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
Real Madrid's official Twitter account is hacked with a post announcing the signing of rival Lionel Messi appearing on their feed.
|
OurMine
|
Hobbyist
|
Saudi Arabia
|
https://www.welivesecurity.com/2017/08/28/hacking-group-spanish-giants/
|
21fc6fdf810c7260
|
2017-08-28 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Selena Gomez Instagram account
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Personal Attack
|
Selena Gomez's Instagram account is hacked and posts several nude photos of Justin Bieber.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://variety.com/2017/music/news/justin-bieber-nude-photo-selena-gomez-instagram-1202540648/
|
2abb268bae050d18
|
2017-08-28 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Zazzle
|
Retail Trade
| 44
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Zazzle sends an email to customers revealing that hackers in June used brute-force techniques to cycle through account usernames and passwords that were stolen from a breach of another unnamed site.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.zdnet.com/article/zazzle-resets-password-after-brute-force-login-attacks/
|
305a250e1a8dea77
|
2017-08-25 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
DreamHost
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Protest
|
DreamHost is hit by a powerful and sustained DDoS attack after briefly hosting a new edition of the neo-Nazi website Daily Stormer.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/dreamhost-hit-by-powerful-ddos-attack-after-briefly-hosting-neo-nazi-website-daily-stormer-1636666
|
dc2f96dffe73469c
|
2017-08-25 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
HIDS4U
|
Retail Trade
| 44
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
UK firm HIDS4U, warns customers to be wary of phishing emails after it came to light that a database of customers was found on a hacked website.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.grahamcluley.com/hids4u-customers-warned-free-gift-email-attack-customer-database-leaks/
|
3ac74a6a48364cf0
|
2017-08-24 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Korea (the Republic of)
|
Unnamed Bitcoin exchange in South Korea
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
The CWIC Cyber Warfare Research Center in South Korea reveals that a domestic exchange for bitcoin has been the target of an attempted hacking. Suspects are directed to North Korea.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2017/08/24/North-Korea-targeted-bitcoin-exchange-in-hacking-attempt-expert-says/8651503582036/
|
322aeae21dfcee37
|
2017-08-23 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Ukraine
|
Crystal Finance Millennium
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Undetermined
|
Hackers breach the servers of Crystal Finance Millennium (CFM), another Ukraine company that makes accounting software for local businesses, sparking fear of a new global cyberattack.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ukraine-fears-second-ransomware-outbreak-as-another-accounting-firm-got-hacked/
|
59ce8002f45e7446
|
2017-08-23 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Spain
|
FC Barcelona Facebook account
|
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
| 71
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
The OurMine collective takes over the official Twitter and Facebook accounts of Barcelona and falsely announce the signing of Angel Di Maria from Paris Saint-Germain.
|
OurMine
|
Hobbyist
|
Saudi Arabia
|
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/barcelonas-social-media-accounts-hacked-by-ourmine-announce-signing-angel-di-maria-1636245
|
50dcb0883b68a8c9
|
2017-08-23 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Spain
|
FC Barcelona Twitter account
|
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
| 71
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
The OurMine collective takes over the official Twitter and Facebook accounts of Barcelona and falsely announce the signing of Angel Di Maria from Paris Saint-Germain.
|
OurMine
|
Hobbyist
|
Saudi Arabia
|
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/barcelonas-social-media-accounts-hacked-by-ourmine-announce-signing-angel-di-maria-1636245
|
50a2a0642d3251e4
|
2017-08-23 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Canada
|
MacEwan University
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Mixed
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Message Manipulation
|
Financial
|
MacEwan University staffers are tricked into transferring $11.8 million into scammers' bank accounts. The majority of the money, $11.4 million, has been traced to bank accounts in Montreal and Hong Kong.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/11-8-million-transferred-from-macewan-university-accounts-in-phishing-attack
|
050d1e000ebc9d28
|
2017-08-22 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Sweden
|
Loopia
|
Information
| 51
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Swedish web hosting provider Loopia reveals to have been hacked with the attackers able to access part of the customer database.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/62489/data-breach/Loopia-data-breach.html
|
911136a9c50b75c0
|
2017-08-21 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Enigma Blockchain Project
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Mixed
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Message Manipulation
|
Financial
|
Another attack exploiting an Initial Coin Offering. As much as $500,000 in ether is stolen from supporters of the Enigma blockchain project following a security compromise. Attackers are able to take control of the project's website domain, one of the administrator accounts on its Slack channel and its mailing lists.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.coindesk.com/ico-scammers-steal-500k-phony-enigma-project-pre-sale-launch/
|
ae36c609957f51a6
|
2017-08-21 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Korea (the Republic of)
|
LG
|
Manufacturing
| 31
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
Global consumer electronics manufacturer LG confirms it had to shut down some parts of its network after systems fell victim to WannaCry ransomware. Ransomware is also found on an LG self-service kiosk in South Korea.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.zdnet.com/article/wannacry-ransomware-attack-at-lg-electronics-takes-systems-offline/
|
86f549670a1999e6
|
2017-08-21 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Japan
|
Official PlayStation Facebook account
|
Information
| 51
|
Mixed
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
The official Twitter and Facebook PlayStation accounts are taken over by the hacking group OurMine. The attackers also claim to have managed to access a PSN database.
|
OurMine
|
Hobbyist
|
Saudi Arabia
|
http://www.businessinsider.com/playstation-network-allegedly-hacked-ourmine-2017-8?IR=T
|
5df3eb425f9c9f26
|
2017-08-21 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Japan
|
Official PlayStation Twitter account
|
Information
| 51
|
Mixed
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
The official Twitter and Facebook PlayStation accounts are taken over by the hacking group OurMine. The attackers also claim to have managed to access a PSN database.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.businessinsider.com/playstation-network-allegedly-hacked-ourmine-2017-8?IR=T
|
40aee51bf82e41d3
|
2017-08-21 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
China
|
Sinopec's Shengli Oilfield
|
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
| 21
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
Sinopec's Shengli Oilfield says it will cut its Internet connection for some of its offices after a ransomware attacked 21 of its Internet terminals.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-cyberattack-idUSKCN1B11AM
|
77dbeb460918d647
|
2017-08-19 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Bittrex
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Mixed
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Message Manipulation,Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
A fake website pretends to be the official site for Bittrex exchange, but in reality, it is a phishing domain not only stealing login credentials of unsuspecting users, but also the money saved in the exchange.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.hackread.com/fake-bittrex-cryptocurrency-exchange-site-stealing-user-funds/
|
93a60824c5048fc1
|
2017-08-19 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Pacific Alliance Medical Center
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
Pacific Alliance Medical Center notifies 266,123 patients of a ransomware incident that occurred on June 14.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/pacific-alliance-medical-center-notifies-266123-patients-of-ransomware-incident/
|
ff6aa576c51ea106
|
2017-08-18 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
22 GOP Senators
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Protest
|
Hacktivist collective Anonymous reportedly leaks the private contact details of 22 GOP senators, in the wake of the Charlottesville violence and US President Donald Trump's controversial response to the event, asking for Trump's impeachment.
|
Anonymous
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/anonymous-calls-trumps-impeachment-leaks-private-contact-details-22-gop-senators-1635570
|
1e89d2fb540e11f4
|
2017-08-18 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
National Health Service
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Protest
|
A member of the Anonymous hacking collective claims to have stolen data belonging to 1.2 million patients of the United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS). The breach affected SwiftQueue, a software provider of dashboard and metrics solutions to healthcare providers.
|
Anonymous
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/4274225/anonymous-hacker-claims-to-have-stolen-the-nhs-medical-records-of-1-2million-brits/
|
8876037254dfeb09
|
2017-08-17 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
"Game of Thrones" Twitter account
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Financial
|
Several HBO Twitter accounts are taken over by the notorious OurMine hacking group, posting #HBOHacked messages and warnings about security. Affected accounts include the main HBO Twitter account, as well as those for TV shows including Game of Thrones and Girls.
|
OurMine
|
Hobbyist
|
Saudi Arabia
|
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/aug/17/game-of-thrones-secrets-revealed-as-hbo-twitter-accounts-hacked
|
21c83c538aa5da70
|
2017-08-17 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
"Girls" Twitter account
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Financial
|
Several HBO Twitter accounts are taken over by the notorious OurMine hacking group, posting #HBOHacked messages and warnings about security. Affected accounts include the main HBO Twitter account, as well as those for TV shows including Game of Thrones and Girls.
|
OurMine
|
Hobbyist
|
Saudi Arabia
|
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/aug/17/game-of-thrones-secrets-revealed-as-hbo-twitter-accounts-hacked
|
750e471123cbdf23
|
2017-08-17 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
HBO Twitter account
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Financial
|
Several HBO Twitter accounts are taken over by the notorious OurMine hacking group, posting #HBOHacked messages and warnings about security. Affected accounts include the main HBO Twitter account, as well as those for TV shows including Game of Thrones and Girls.
|
OurMine
|
Hobbyist
|
Saudi Arabia
|
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/aug/17/game-of-thrones-secrets-revealed-as-hbo-twitter-accounts-hacked
|
20b81bb7d14f0866
|
2017-08-17 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
OSHA suspends user access to the Injury Tracking Application (ITA) after the Department of Homeland Security notifies the Department of Labor of a potential compromise of user information.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/osha-suspends-ita-due-to-security-breach/
|
3fc7efe1d695ea14
|
2017-08-15 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Blizzard Entertainment
|
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
| 71
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
The web servers of Blizzard Entertainment suffer a series of massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.hackread.com/blizzard-entertainment-hit-by-massive-ddos-attack/
|
5495b5c806c96068
|
2017-08-15 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
Scottish Parliament
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Undetermined
|
Officials reveal that the Scottish Parliament has been targeted by a "brute force" cyber attack. The attack, from "external sources", was similar to that which affected Westminster in June.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-40941722
|
51af4674065fb87e
|
2017-08-14 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
FireEye
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
A group of hackers called 31337 leaks a second dump of data allegedly stolen from security company FireEye.
|
31337
|
Undetermined
|
Undetermined
|
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/3kkq5w/hackers-mock-cybersecurity-firm-fireeye-with-second-data-dump
|
5874712c617961f4
|
2017-08-14 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Namaste Health Care
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
Namaste Health notifies about 1,600 patients its office experienced a security incident over the weekend of Aug. 12-13, when, when the file server was targeted by ransomware.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/ashland-clinic-notifies-1600-patients-after-ransomware-incident/
|
82a0177a1bbe9e4c
|
2017-08-12 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Official website of Charlottesville
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Protest
|
The Anonymous claim responsibility for carrying out a DDoS attack on the official website of Charlottesville city Virginia. The attack is conducted under the banner of #OpDomesticTerrorism.
|
Anonymous
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.hackread.com/anonymous-shut-down-charlottesville-city-website/
|
6f05e627736b6239
|
2017-08-09 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Kenya
|
Kenya Electoral Commission IT System
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
Kenya opposition presidential candidate Raila Odinga claims the electoral commission's IT system has been hacked to manipulate the election results.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-40872778
|
5149292dec80ae07
|
2017-08-08 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Hungary
|
Three major banks in Hungary
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
The National Bank of Hungary reveals that hackers have been targeting three major banks in Hungary with a slew of phishing attempts.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/hackers-have-been-targeting-3-major-hungarian-banks-series-phishing-attacks-since-june-1634177
|
a4f6b46441aca688
|
2017-08-07 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Armenia
|
Civil Service Council of Armenia
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
Turkish hackers continue to target Armenian websites. The list of the targets involved in the latest spree of attacks includes the official website of the Development Foundation of Armenia and the official website of the Civil Service Council of Armenia.
|
Turkish hackers
|
Undetermined
|
Undetermined
|
https://armenpress.am/eng/news/901015/
|
a5c940027c2894f8
|
2017-08-07 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Armenia
|
Development Foundation of Armenia
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
Turkish hackers continue to target Armenian websites. The list of the targets involved in the latest spree of attacks includes the official website of the Development Foundation of Armenia and the official website of the Civil Service Council of Armenia.
|
Turkish hackers
|
Undetermined
|
Undetermined
|
https://armenpress.am/eng/news/901015/
|
65cb2e72a9e6f620
|
2017-08-07 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
|
Government of Venezuela website
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Protest
|
A hacking collective called The Binary Guardians defaces roughly 40 Venezuelan websites including those of the government, the Supreme Court and the legislature.
|
The Binary Guardians
|
Hacktivist
|
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
|
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/our-struggle-digital-hackers-open-about-attacks-venezuelan-government-websites-1634050
|
665d84f22c2f18ad
|
2017-08-07 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
|
National Assembly of Venezuela website
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Protest
|
A hacking collective called The Binary Guardians defaces roughly 40 Venezuelan websites including those of the government, the Supreme Court and the legislature.
|
The Binary Guardians
|
Hacktivist
|
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
|
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/our-struggle-digital-hackers-open-about-attacks-venezuelan-government-websites-1634050
|
c02d6a289315c5fd
|
2017-08-07 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Steve Weichert Twitter Account
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
Steve Weichert, a politician running for District 17's State Senate Seat in the 2018 election reveals that his Twitter account has been hacked. The alleged attackers post pornographic content.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.abc15.com/news/region-southeast-valley/chandler/senate-candidate-says-his-phone-was-hacked-tweeting-out-pornographic-images
|
ffb581debad38811
|
2017-08-07 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
|
Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela website
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Protest
|
A hacking collective called The Binary Guardians defaces roughly 40 Venezuelan websites including those of the government, the Supreme Court and the legislature.
|
The Binary Guardians
|
Hacktivist
|
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
|
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/our-struggle-digital-hackers-open-about-attacks-venezuelan-government-websites-1634050
|
9ba63c68bef45901
|
2017-08-07 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Ukraine
|
Ukrposhta (Ukraine National Postal Service)
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
The website for Ukraine's national postal service Ukrposhta was recently taken down by DDoS attacks for two days in a row, Interfax reports.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/441141.html
|
6fefa0fc7eb32650
|
2017-08-06 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Surgical Dermatology Group
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Surgical Dermatology Group notifies patients after its cloud hosting and server management provider TekLinks discovers a security breach dating back to March 23, 2017.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/surgical-dermatology-group-notifies-patients-after-teklinks-hacked/
|
f9927ec7461744b9
|
2017-08-04 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Ariana Grande Instagram account
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Personal Attack
|
Ariana Grande is the latest celebrity that gets hacked. This time her Instagram account is hacked.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://news.softpedia.com/news/ariana-grande-s-instagram-account-hacked-517301.shtml
|
065483f8e290f4e4
|
2017-08-03 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Pakistan
|
Pakistan.gov.pk
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
An Indian hacker going by the online handle of Ne0-H4ck3r defaces the official government portal of Pakistan (Pakistan.gov.pk), leaving a deface page along with a message and a patriotic Indian song.
|
Ne0-H4ck3r
|
Hacktivist
|
Pakistan
|
https://www.hackread.com/pakistani-govt-portal-hacked-to-play-indian-national-anthem/
|
7496fb35f3f2995f
|
2017-08-02 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Chrome Web Store Account for Web Developer
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Financial
|
The Chrome Web Store Account for Web Developer, a popular extension, is compromised via a phishing trick, and pushes adware to millions.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/08/after-phishing-attacks-chrome-extensions-push-adware-to-millions/
|
6adc53d32da66d0e
|
2017-08-01 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
Big Screen in Cardiff's Queen Street
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
A big screen in Cardiff's main shopping street, Queen Street, is reportedly hacked with images of swastikas and messages about 'Shariah' appearing.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/big-screen-cardiffs-main-shopping-13420039
|
a0f1a7934e792d87
|
2017-08-01 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
China
|
Chinese Telecom Firm
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Financial
|
The Kaspersky Lab Q2 2017 DDoS Intelligence Report reveals the details of a DDoS attack launched against a Chinese Telecom Firm, lasting for 11 days.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.hackread.com/chinese-telecom-firm-suffered-massive-ddos-attacks-for-11-days/
|
3c5f57669dd2fa64
|
2017-08-01 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Kaleida Health
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Kaleida Health notifies 2,789 patients about a phishing incident that happened on May 24.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/ny-kaleida-health-notifies-2789-patients-about-phishing-incident/
|
9ddfe4dae0533f76
|
2017-07-31 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
India
|
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
Internal Denial of Service
|
Financial
|
The author of the BrickerBot malware claims responsibility for a cyber-attack that took place in various Indian states and causes over 60,000 modems and routers to lose Internet connectivity.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/brickerbot-dev-claims-cyber-attack-that-affected-over-60-000-indian-modems/
|
2b3c6c9afd8d0f96
|
2017-07-31 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Germany
|
Copyfish Chrome Web Store Account
|
Information
| 51
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
Phishers hack Copyfish, an extension for Google Chrome, after compromising the Chrome Web Store account of German developer team a9t9 software and abusing it to distribute spam messages to unsuspecting users.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://thehackernews.com/2017/07/chrome-extention-hacking-adware.html
|
fa5d95dfd19ba4f4
|
2017-07-31 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
HBO
|
Information
| 51
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
HBO joins the ranks of Hollywood entertainment companies to suffer a major cyber attack. The company network is compromised and the attackers claim to have stolen 1.5 TB of data. Few days after they leak an episode of the new season of Games of Thrones.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://ew.com/tv/2017/07/31/hbo-hacked-game-of-thrones/
|
bc1d22b7fad86e64
|
2017-07-31 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
India
|
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL)
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
Internal Denial of Service
|
Financial
|
The author of the BrickerBot malware claims responsibility for a cyber-attack that took place in various Indian states and causes over 60,000 modems and routers to lose Internet connectivity.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/brickerbot-dev-claims-cyber-attack-that-affected-over-60-000-indian-modems/
|
3763efe6ad3405af
|
2017-07-31 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Mandiant
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Mixed
|
Message Manipulation,Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Sabotage
|
A Mandiant threat intelligence analyst is the victim of Operation #LeakTheAnalyst. Attackers infiltrate his computer for more than a year and leak some internal data.
|
31337
|
Undetermined
|
Undetermined
|
https://thenextweb.com/insider/2017/07/31/hackers-kick-off-leaktheanalyst-campaign-by-dumping-data-of-1bn-security-firm/
|
9004d6c98e44c9d9
|
2017-07-31 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Wix.com
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
Website-building service Wix.com reveals to have been the subject of a massive cyber-attack in April 2016 when a botnet of rogue Chrome extensions was creating Wix websites to spread itself to new users.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/a-botnet-of-rogue-chrome-extensions-assaulted-wix-in-april-2016/
|
d299683095701913
|
2017-07-29 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Equifax
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Equifax, reveals to have been hit by a data breach that could potentially affect 143 million consumers in the United States. The breach was discovered on July 29th.
|
Undetermined
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Criminal
|
Undetermined
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https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/07/credit-reporting-firm-equifax-says-cybersecurity-incident-could-potentially-affect-143-million-us-consumers.html
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0e7f61f4bb496503
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2017-07-29 00:00:00
| 2,017
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United States of America
|
Plastic Surgery Associates
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Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
Plastic Surgery Associates reveals that a data breach may have compromised patient records after it was hit with a ransomware attack earlier this year on 12 February.
|
Undetermined
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Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/plastic-surgery-associates-data-breach-patients-records-payment-card-details-possibly-compromised-1632555
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decb77c8e0bae1c3
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2017-07-29 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Women's Health Care Group of PA (WHCGPA)
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
Women's Health Care Group of PA (WHCGPA) reveals to have been hit by ransomware on May 16, 2017. 300,000 patient records are affected.
|
Undetermined
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Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.hackread.com/healthcare-clinic-suffers-ransomware-attack-300k-patients-impacted/
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1977e16788fce02f
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2017-07-28 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
CIA
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
WikiLeaks publishes three new alleged CIA hacking tools as part of its new Vault 7 dump.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/wikileaks-new-dump-imperial-exposes-3-cia-hacking-tools-targeting-macs-linux-1632359
|
2800f6d909644ecd
|
2017-07-28 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Canada
|
WestJet
|
Transportation and Warehousing
| 48
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
WestJet says it is working with police in Calgary and the RCMP cybercrime unit after some members' profile data were disclosed online.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/westjet-privacy-breach-rewards-members-1.4227534
|
7b576cd3adf80b3f
|
2017-07-27 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
France
|
Macron Campaign
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Political-Espionage
|
Reuters reveals that Russian intelligence agents attempted to spy on President Emmanuel Macron's election campaign earlier this year by creating phony Facebook personas.
|
SVR (COZYBEAR)
|
Nation-State
|
Russian Federation
|
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cyber-france-facebook-spies-exclusive-idUSKBN1AC0EI
|
16bec82c683d218a
|
2017-07-27 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Virgin America
|
Transportation and Warehousing
| 48
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Virgin America confirms that a hacker broke into its corporate network earlier this year on March 13.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.zdnet.com/article/virgin-america-hacked-network-forced-employees-change-passwords/
|
4c817fe54d44fc1a
|
2017-07-26 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Italy
|
UniCredit
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
UniCredit SpA, Italy's No. 1 bank, says that hackers took biographical and loan data from 400,000 client accounts. The attack occurred in September and October of 2016 and June and July of this year.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-26/unicredit-says-400-000-clients-affected-by-security-breach
|
d053cbe1b55ea22c
|
2017-07-26 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Victoria Justice's Twitter account
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Personal Attack
|
Victoria Justice's Twitter account is hacked. The attacker claims to reveal nude pictures.
|
@headassgang
|
Hobbyist
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.gossipcop.com/victoria-justice-twitter-hacked-tweets/
|
f11642b7b91624e0
|
2017-07-25 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Kylie Jenner's Snapchat account
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
Kylie Jenner's Snapchat account is hacked. The attacker claims to reveal nude pictures.
|
chikri95
|
Undetermined
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4723166/Kylie-Jenner-s-Snapchat-HACKED.html
|
becac20b87b0c1d4
|
2017-07-24 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Sarah Hyland
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Personal Attack
|
Nude photos and video of Sarah Hyland are leaked online.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.spamfighter.com/News-21028-Nude-Photos-and-Videos-of-Sarah-Hyland-Leaked.htm
|
1018c41ced65633e
|
2017-07-24 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Veritaseum
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Another day another Ethereum related breach. This time the target is Veritaseum, whose Initial Coin Offering (ICO) suffers a data breach in which around US$8.4 million worth of Ethereum are stolen.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.hackread.com/veritaseum-hack-another-ethereum-ico-hacked-loses-84m/
|
5bee613e61e24b56
|
2017-07-21 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Bank of America customers
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
A new campaign targets Bank of America customers via emails pretending to be from representatives of the Bank of America.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.hackread.com/bank-of-america-phishing-scam/
|
c08e9583af977136
|
2017-07-21 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
University of Vermont Medical Center
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
University of Vermont Medical Center notifies 2,300 patients of a phishing incident that occurred back in May 2017.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/university-of-vermont-medical-center-notifies-2300-patients-of-phishing-incident/
|
89c29bb7d867e2a9
|
2017-07-20 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
Kansas Department of Commerce
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
A security breach in the Kansas Department of Commerce exposes millions of Social Security numbers from people across 10 states to hackers. Many other accounts are also attacked.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://kcur.org/post/hackers-kansas-system-accessed-social-security-numbers-millions-10-states
|
0b8e81e8d8ac1979
|
2017-07-20 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
Newcastle University
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
Newcastle University issues an alert, warning prospective students to be careful when seeking to apply and pay online for courses, after discovering the existence of a sophisticated phishing scam.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/newcastle-university-plagued-by-fake-phishing-site-that-accepts-payment-courses-1631260
|
a1c62f6ba720450c
|
2017-07-19 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
Canada
|
Loblaws
|
Undetermined
| 99
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
According to an email sent out to Loblaws account holders, the security of a 'small number' of accounts has been compromised, marking the second time the company has suffered a security breach this year. Comprised websites include Loblaws.ca, Joefresh.com and Beautyboutique.ca.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/07/19/loblaws-suffers-another-security-breach/
|
b48875576b10aa37
|
2017-07-18 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
KQED
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
KQED, a San Francisco radio station is still recovering from a ransomware attack, nearly one month after.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Ransomware-attack-puts-KQED-in-low-tech-mode-11295175.php
|
f8a984dceedfafda
|
2017-07-17 00:00:00
| 2,017
|
United States of America
|
CoinDash
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Data in Transit
|
Financial
|
An unknown hacker takes over the official website of the CoinDash platform and modifies an Ethereum wallet address during the company's ICO (Initial Coin Offering) being able to steal $7 million worth of Ethereum.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-steals-7-million-worth-of-ethereum-from-coindash-platform/
|
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.