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9860458de627043c
2020-02-16 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Butler County Community College
Educational Services
61
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
Butler County Community College is hit with a ransomware attack.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/butler-county-community-college-recovering-from-ransomware-attack/
e8e0b2516eb38bb3
2020-02-16 00:00:00
2,020
Israel
IDF
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Political-Espionage
An IDF's spokesperson reveals that IDF (Israel Defense Force) and ISA (Israel Security Agency AKA "Shin Bet") conducted a joint operation to take down a Hamas operation targeting IDF soldiers, dubbed 'Rebound'.
HAMAS
Terrorist
Palestine, State of
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-group-catfishes-israeli-soldiers-into-installing-mobile-rat/
88f6700816070e2c
2020-02-15 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Bear Creek High
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
School officials in Lodi are investigating after student data is breached at two different schools: Bear Creek High and Ronald E. McNair High.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/lodi-school-district-officials-report-data-breach-at-2-schools/
17143b7e0528ff1f
2020-02-15 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
EMCOR Group
Manufacturing
31
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
EMCOR Group, a Fortune 500 company specialized in engineering and industrial construction services, discloses a Ryuk ransomware incident that took down some of its IT systems.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.zdnet.com/article/ryuk-ransomware-hits-fortune-500-company-emcor/
eed8bf3e8ef8e730
2020-02-15 00:00:00
2,020
Spain
FC Barcelona Twitter account
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
Hackers from the OurMine collective claim to have hijacked the Twitter account of FC Barcelona.
OurMine
Hobbyist
Saudi Arabia
https://www.welivesecurity.com/2020/02/17/fcbarcelona-twitter-account-hacked-again/
f4860930ec3bbf46
2020-02-15 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Interactive Medical Systems
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Wake County notifies that 1,900 employees are affected by a phishing attack to Interactive Medical Systems, a former benefits administrator.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/nc-wake-county-learns-that-1900-employees-affected-by-breach-at-former-benefits-administrator/
fdc1444d37621608
2020-02-15 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Neebs Gaming YouTube channel
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Mixed
Message Manipulation,Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
Neebs Gaming, a highly popular YouTube gaming channel is hacked by unidentified crypto scammers, who change its name and banner to Coinbase Pro to collect Bitcoin from its viewers/subscribers.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.hackread.com/popular-youtube-gaming-channel-hacked-crypto-scam/
7d6c5777d94d7cdc
2020-02-15 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Port Lavaca
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
The Port Lavaca City Hall is hit with a Ryuk ransomware attack,
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.cisomag.com/ryuk-ransomware-campaign-targets-port-lavaca-city-hall/
8b478299eb054c7a
2020-02-15 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Ronald E. McNair High
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
School officials in Lodi are investigating after student data is breached at two different schools: Bear Creek High and Ronald E. McNair High.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/lodi-school-district-officials-report-data-breach-at-2-schools/
be62b46e00d2d02d
2020-02-15 00:00:00
2,020
Switzerland
The International Olympic Committee Twitter Account
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
The International Olympic Committee Twitter Account Twitter account is hacked by OurMine.
OurMine
Hobbyist
Saudi Arabia
https://hotforsecurity.bitdefender.com/blog/twitter-accounts-of-the-olympics-and-fc-barcelona-hijacked-by-ourmine-hacking-group-22331.html
9bf6800ed4cc43f0
2020-02-14 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
BST
Finance and Insurance
52
Mixed
Data Attack,Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
A Maze ransomware attack on BST, an accounting firm in December exposes the patient data of Community Care Physicians, a large upstate New York medical group, as well as other clients of the firm.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreachtoday.com/hacking-accounting-firm-affects-medical-group-a-13746
f561232d9fe8deec
2020-02-14 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Charleston Lube Partners
Accommodation and Food Services
72
Exploitive
Exploitation of Sensors
Financial
Charleston Lube Partners reveals to have been hit by a PoS malware between February 14, 2019 and August 19, 2019.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/wv-charleston-lube-partners-llc-provides-notice-of-a-payment-card-security-event/
b8926e3c779168ac
2020-02-14 00:00:00
2,020
Croatia
INA Group
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
21
Disruptive
External Denial of Service,Data Attack
Financial
A ransomware attack cripples some business operations at INA Group, Croatia's biggest oil company, and its largest petrol station chain.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.zdnet.com/article/croatias-largest-petrol-station-chain-impacted-by-cyber-attack/
096b198c41f868af
2020-02-14 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
PSL Services
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
PSL Services notifies its clients of a phishing attack occurred on December 17, 2019.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/psl-services-in-maine-notifies-hhs-clients-after-discovering-employee-email-accounts-compromised/
f55a565d8f73febb
2020-02-14 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance notifies more than 81,000 patients after discovering two employee email accounts had been compromised on October 18, 2019.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/tennessee-orthopaedic-alliance-notifies-more-than-81000-patients-after-discovering-two-employee-email-accounts-had-been-compromised/
c2606d770b6c8039
2020-02-13 00:00:00
2,020
France
Grand Est
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
The Grand Est region is hit with a ransomware attack.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/how-the-grand-est-region-fights-against-the-ransomware-attack-that-paralyzed-its-computer-network/
bbc9d14d0a3029a6
2020-02-13 00:00:00
2,020
South Africa
Nedbank
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Nedbank discloses a security incident that impacts the personal details of 1.7 million users. The bank says the breach occurred at Computer Facilities (Pty) Ltd, a South African company the bank was using to send out marketing and promotional campaigns.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.zdnet.com/article/nedbank-says-1-7-million-customers-impacted-by-breach-at-third-party-provider/
f4bc4095fb54397f
2020-02-13 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Relation Insurance
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Relation Insurance discloses a phishing attack occurred on August 15, 2019.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/relation-insurance-discloses-data-security-incident/
5601d30e4eae5c20
2020-02-13 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Rutter's
Retail Trade
44
Exploitive
Exploitation of Sensors
Financial
Rutter's discloses that 71 locations were infected with a point-of-sale (POS) malware that was used by attackers to steal customers' credit card information.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-store-chain-rutter-s-hit-by-credit-card-stealing-malware/
2208da119bab0d25
2020-02-12 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Central Kansas Orthopedic Group
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
Central Kansas Orthopedic Group notifies more than 17,000 patients to have suffered a ransomware attack on January 9, 2019.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/attacked-by-ransomware-central-kansas-orthopedic-group-refused-to-pay-ransom-and-restored-from-backups/
315735f169dd1e42
2020-02-12 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
FHN
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Illinois healthcare system FHN notifies its patients of a data breach that occurred in February.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/data-breach-at-illinois-healthcare/
34dcb9d5a33e8f10
2020-02-12 00:00:00
2,020
Germany
IOTA Foundation
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
IOTA Foundation, the nonprofit organization behind the IOTA cryptocurrency, shuts down its entire network after hackers exploit a vulnerability in the IOTA wallet app to steal user funds.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.zdnet.com/article/iota-cryptocurrency-shuts-down-entire-network-after-wallet-hack/
697285483d6c7199
2020-02-12 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Palm Beach county's election office
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Data Attack
Undetermined
It is reported that Palm Beach election office had its computer systems infected and encrypted by ransomware just weeks before the 2016 US presidential elections.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.zdnet.com/article/florida-county-election-office-hit-by-ransomware-before-2016-presidential-election/
eac35f3037983468
2020-02-12 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Puerto Rico's government
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Financial
Puerto Rico's government loses more than $2.6 million after falling for a Business Email Compromise Scam. The incident occurred on January 17.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://apnews.com/e03bea7e491b9c95350887880376562f
fd183e522b9c7988
2020-02-11 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Altice USA Inc.
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Altice USA Inc. exposes the Social Security numbers, birth dates and other personal information of all 12,000 current employees as well as some former employees and a small number of customers, after a phishing attack in November 2019.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/data-breach-exposes-altice-employee-optimum-customer-information/
09b4313549071b5c
2020-02-11 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Baker Wotring
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
The Baker Wotring law firm has its data exposed by the Maze gang, including fee agreements and diaries from personal injury cases.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/hacking-group-publishes-full-dump-of-law-firms-data-another-responds-to-cybersecurity-incident
e1c164929af38cd1
2020-02-11 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Carson City
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Carson City is the latest victim of the Click2Gov breach.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/nv-hackers-compromise-financial-information-for-carson-city-residents-who-pay-water-bill-online/
be25b788859223cb
2020-02-11 00:00:00
2,020
Canada
College of Family Physicians of Canada
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
Undetermined
Doctors from the College of Family Physicians of Canada are the targets of a phishing campaign.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/doctor-phishing-scam-college-physicians-1.5458458
104ee399ed627373
2020-02-11 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Nacogdoches Independent School District
Educational Services
61
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
A ransomware attack affects some computers at Nacogdoches Independent School District.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.ktre.com/2020/02/11/nacogdoches-isd-working-restore-computers-after-ransomware-attack/
31038832490e6409
2020-02-11 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
The Pediatric Physicians' Organization at Children's (PPOC)
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
The Pediatric Physicians' Organization at Children's (PPOC) is hit with a ransomware attack.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.boston25news.com/news/malware-attack-hits-pediatric-records-chlidrens-hospital-affiliates/ZV7QZ57P6VFN3F547UHHHEBHRQ/
311d8c97e59db86c
2020-02-10 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
City of Garrison
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
The City of Garrison is hit with a ransomware attack.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/ransomware/texas-attack-garrison-nacogdoches-schools-hit-with-ransomware/
9e6f25bff0117e56
2020-02-10 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Havre Public Schools
Educational Services
61
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
Havre Public Schools are hit with a ransomware attack.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.missoulacurrent.com/business/2020/02/ransomware-havre-schools/
01464cdf287017b9
2020-02-10 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Vernon Schools
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Vernon Schools shut down the internet after suffering a cyber attack.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/ct-no-e-mail-internet-at-vernon-schools-monday-amid-security-check/
22f30c3b3642409b
2020-02-10 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
The law firm Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker is hit with a ransomware attack.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/hacking-group-publishes-full-dump-of-law-firms-data-another-responds-to-cybersecurity-incident
8e1315951c2486c1
2020-02-09 00:00:00
2,020
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran Internet infrastructure
Information
51
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Sabotage
Iran is allegedly hit with a powerful cyber attack able to take down the 25% if its Internet.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/02/09/powerful-iran-cyber-attack-takes-down-25-of-national-internet/#77b40f7820dc
cd5b4f7678b92284
2020-02-08 00:00:00
2,020
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Redcar and Cleveland Council
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
External Denial of Service,Data Attack
Financial
Redcar and Cleveland Council is hit with a ransomware cyber-attack.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tees-51480600
d3a2f2093e450fc5
2020-02-07 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Allegheny Intermediate Unit school system
Educational Services
61
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
The Allegheny Intermediate Unit school system is hit with a ransomware attack.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/ransomware/a-tail-of-two-ransomware-attacks/
3235d203a636b9cd
2020-02-07 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Facebook's Twitter account
Information
51
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
Hackers from the OurMine collective claim to have taken over Facebook's Twitter account.
OurMine
Hobbyist
Saudi Arabia
https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/07/facebooks-twitter-account-compromised-hacker-group-claims-credit/
0c7839d40e59a9a1
2020-02-07 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Rockdale County
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
Some Rockdale County services are impacted after multiple county servers were hit by a ransomware attack.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.ajc.com/news/breaking-news/ransomware-attack-hits-rockdale-county-servers-impacts-some-services/gfYVTZ93c1Sbr1UbObEqKP/
88160e54a025cb99
2020-02-07 00:00:00
2,020
Italy
Roma Tre University
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Protest
The Italian hacktivist collective LulzSec ITA claims via Twitter to have hacked three Italian universities: Basilicata, Napoli and Roma Tre.
LulzSecITA
Hacktivist
Italy
https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/97802/breaking-news/lulzsec-ita-hacked-italian-universities.html
86ff86a385e2f3f9
2020-02-07 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Shields Health Solutions
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Shields Health Solutions notifies its patients after an the email account of an employee is hacked between October 22 and October 24 2019.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/ma-shields-health-solutions-notified-patients-after-hack-of-employee-email-account/
fe034669cea50e0b
2020-02-07 00:00:00
2,020
Italy
University of Basilicata
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Protest
The Italian hacktivist collective LulzSec ITA claims via Twitter to have hacked three Italian universities: Basilicata, Napoli and Roma Tre.
LulzSecITA
Hacktivist
Italy
https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/97802/breaking-news/lulzsec-ita-hacked-italian-universities.html
9d3d35da4a048b5d
2020-02-07 00:00:00
2,020
Italy
University of Napoli
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Protest
The Italian hacktivist collective LulzSec ITA claims via Twitter to have hacked three Italian universities: Basilicata, Napoli and Roma Tre.
LulzSecITA
Hacktivist
Italy
https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/97802/breaking-news/lulzsec-ita-hacked-italian-universities.html
f8e51b95f9d6d238
2020-02-06 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Idaho Central Credit Union
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Idaho Central Credit Union informs some customers of two data breaches that impacted the financial institution.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/data-breach/idaho-central-credit-union-reports-two-breaches/
147c089d5e5a966c
2020-02-06 00:00:00
2,020
Japan
Kobe Steel (Kobelco)
Manufacturing
31
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Industrial-Espionage
The Japanese defense contractor Kobe Steel disclosed a security breach that happened in June 2015 and August 2016. Chinese threat actors Bronze Butler are believed to have been involved.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/japanese-defense-contractors-kobe-steel-pasco-disclose-breaches/
9049a61e7f5dff96
2020-02-06 00:00:00
2,020
Japan
Pasco Corporation
Manufacturing
31
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Industrial-Espionage
The Japanese defense contractor Pasco disclosed a security breach that happened in May 2018. Chinese threat actors Bronze Butler are believed to have been involved.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/japanese-defense-contractors-kobe-steel-pasco-disclose-breaches/
f74698d47b59696c
2020-02-05 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
All About Potential Family Chiropractic
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Mixed
Data Attack,Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
All About Potential Family Chiropractic is hit with a Maze ransomware attack.
MAZE
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/maze-team-continues-naming-victims-and-dumping-data/
1cbed2d457898245
2020-02-05 00:00:00
2,020
Italy
Altsbit
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Altsbit announces to have been hit with a devastating hack. Criminals made off with 1,066 Komodo (KMD) tokens and 283,375 Verus (VRSC) "coins" with a combined value of $27,000.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/crypto-exchange-loses-almost-all/
094b57fa6c55b781
2020-02-05 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Educational Enrichment Systems
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Educational Enrichment Systems discloses a phishing attack occurred between May and July 2019.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/educational-enrichment-systems-inc-notice-of-data-breach/
10f60b8cf82b268d
2020-02-05 00:00:00
2,020
Ukraine
Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Ground Forces Academy
Public Administration
92
Mixed
Exploitation of End Hosts
Sabotage
The Russia-aligned threat actor Gamaredon intensified its efforts to compromise Ukrainian defense and intelligence targets. The attacks include both cyberespionage and attempted sabotage of physical assets. Among the victims is the Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Ground Forces Academy.
FSB 18th Center for Information Security (Berserk Bear)
Nation-State
Russian Federation
https://threatpost.com/gamaredon-apt-toolset-ukraine/152568/
6b37184ea0a5ca7d
2020-02-05 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Mississippi Center for Legal Services and North Mississippi Rural Legal Services
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
Mississippi Center for Legal Services and North Mississippi Rural Legal Services warn to have been hit with a Ryuk ransomware attack on Christmas Eve.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/mississippi-center-for-legal-services-and-north-mississippi-rural-legal-services-hit-by-ryuk-ransomware-on-christmas-eve/
395f251d64ed378d
2020-02-04 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Eastern Virginia Medical School discloses a phishing attack that could have exposed employees' personal information, including bank accounts and Social Security numbers.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/data-breach-potentially-exposes-eastern-virginia-medical-school-employees-bank-accounts/
94011cd00df09bfa
2020-02-04 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Golden Entertainment
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Golden Entertainment notifies customers, employees, and vendors of a phishing attack occurred between May and October 2019.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/golden-entertainment-addresses-data-breach/
fa29fd9c9d440cf2
2020-02-04 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
North Miami Beach Police Department
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
The North Miami Beach Police Department determines to have been impacted by ransomware.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/north-miami-beach-affected-by-ransomware-attack/
571d327e2a496282
2020-02-04 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
St. Louis Community College
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
More than 5,100 St. Louis Community College students and employees have their personal information accessed via a phishing attack discovered on January 13.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/phishing-scam-targets-st-louis-community-college-private-information-exposed/
1d2219c5e5b16bd8
2020-02-04 00:00:00
2,020
Ukraine
Ukrainian ISP
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Financial
Ukrainian police arrest a 16-year-old from the city of Odessa for attempting to extort a local ISP into sharing data on one of its subscribers.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.zdnet.com/article/teen-takes-down-isp-with-ddos-attacks-to-get-info-on-one-of-its-subscribers/
b307f101ed71ea9c
2020-02-04 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Undisclosed state-level voter registration and information site
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warns of a potential DDoS attack that targeted a state-level voter registration and information site.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-warns-of-ddos-attack-on-state-voter-registration-site/
35b23a6da9c6135a
2020-02-03 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Credit Union National Association (CUNA)
Finance and Insurance
52
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
Systems of the Credit Union National Association are knocked offline following a "cyber incident."
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/05/cuna-ransomware-offline/
3824ed40c32db11e
2020-02-03 00:00:00
2,020
Australia
Toll Group
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Disruptive
External Denial of Service,Data Attack
Financial
Toll Group announces that to have experienced a "cybersecurity incident", and shuts down a number of IT systems at multiple sites across Australia in a bid to resolve the issue. The attack is allegedly caused by the Kokoklock (or Mailto) ransomware.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cybersecurity-incident-toll-group/
064e16a77c2272e1
2020-02-01 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Confederation College
Educational Services
61
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
Confederation College suffers a malware attack.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/ca-confederation-college-investigates-security-breach/
5973f7259085d70e
2020-02-01 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Five U.S. law firms
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Mixed
Data Attack,Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Five U.S. law firms are among the companies and organizations targeted by a new round of ransomware attacks.
MAZE
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.lawsitesblog.com/2020/02/ransomware-attacks-hit-three-law-firms-in-last-24-hours.html
0642db24b2eaeb32
2020-02-01 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Penncrest School District
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
Penncrest School District announced that it resolved a ransomware intrusion. No personal data was exposed.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.meadvilletribune.com/news/local_news/meadville-reveals-months-old-suspicious-data-incident/article_8cb45290-3b4f-11eb-b1d3-7fb4e56b6397.html
626e46d5111024c9
2020-01-31 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Belvidere City Hall
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Data Attack
Undetermined
Belvidere City Hall is the victim of a cyber attack.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/il-belvidere-city-hall-victim-to-cyberattack/
5c87dcc2819acd17
2020-01-31 00:00:00
2,020
France
Bouygues Construction
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
French construction giant Bouygues Construction shut down their computer network to avoid having all of their data encrypted by the Maze Ransomware.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bouygues-construction-shuts-down-network-to-thwart-maze-ransomware/
333bc8cea002d620
2020-01-31 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
City of Racine
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
External Denial of Service,Data Attack
Financial
The city of Racine is hit with a ransomware attack that knocks most of its non-emergency computer services offline.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/ransomware/ransomware-knocks-racine-city-offline/
88c0b3eec3ac25e8
2020-01-31 00:00:00
2,020
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Dundee and Angus College
Educational Services
61
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
Dundee and Angus College is apparently hit with a ransomware attack.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://dundeeandangus.ac.uk/news-events/cyber-attack/
e440494d9324ace5
2020-01-31 00:00:00
2,020
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Everton Fan Services Twitter account
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
The Everton Fan Services Twitter account is allegedly hacked.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.grahamcluley.com/everton-soares-twitter-hack/
4d11a39c25854396
2020-01-31 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Fondren Orthopedic Group
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Disruptive
Data Attack
Undetermined
Fondren Orthopedic Group notifies patients after a malware incident occurred on November 21, 2019, destroyed patient records.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/fondren-orthopedic-group-notifies-patients-after-malware-incident-destroyed-patient-records/
3343ca13d66706a8
2020-01-31 00:00:00
2,020
China
Hong Kong Universities
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Political-Espionage
Researchers from ESET discover a new campaign of the Winnti group targeting some Hong Kong universities via the ShadowPad backdoor.
People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force (PLA Unit 61398)
Nation-State
China
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/winnti-group-infected-hong-kong-universities-with-malware/
0e0c964d2a36433e
2020-01-31 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
TVEyes
Information
51
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
TVEyes, a broadcast television search engine used by political campaigns to monitor opponents and track ads, is hit with a ransomware attack.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.cnet.com/news/ransomware-hits-tv-search-engine-popular-among-political-campaigns/
fa48ca693b51c586
2020-01-31 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
US Department of Defense (DOD)
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
A security researcher discovers a cryptocurrency-mining botnet inside a web server operated by the US Department of Defense (DOD).
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.zdnet.com/article/bug-hunter-finds-cryptocurrency-mining-botnet-on-dod-network/
3a1f94c746994a56
2020-01-30 00:00:00
2,020
Latvia
baltictimes.com
Information
51
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Sabotage
Ghostwriter, a suspected Belarus-backed hacking group, has compromised websites and email accounts in Latvia, Lithuania, and PolandÃ' 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
a83657d348503ac9
2020-01-30 00:00:00
2,020
Lithuania
diena.lt kasvyskta.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' 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
f325d51b8df7c065
2020-01-30 00:00:00
2,020
Germany
Erfan Kasraie
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts,Exploitation of Data in Transit
Political-Espionage
The Iranian state-backed threat actor Charming Kitten impersonated prominent journalists and sent targets fake interview requests in order to steal their credentials and send them malware. Among the victims is Erfan Kasraie, an Iranian academic who received a fake message from Farnaz Fassihi, an Iranian-American journalist.
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (APT 35 Charming Kitten)
Nation-State
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-hackers-exclusive/exclusive-iran-linked-hackers-pose-as-journalists-in-email-scam-idUSKBN1ZZ1MS
813bf5fb6fa1fd42
2020-01-30 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Grundy County Courthouse
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
The Grundy County Courthouse experiences a "cybersecurity breach".
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/mo-grundy-county-courthouse-hit-with-cybersecurity-breach/
4312ac1b4fc7a662
2020-01-30 00:00:00
2,020
Czechia
Hassan Sarbakhshian
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts,Exploitation of Data in Transit
Political-Espionage
The Iranian state-backed threat actor Charming Kitten impersonated prominent journalists and sent targets fake interview requests in order to steal their credentials and send them malware. Among the victims is Hassan Sarbakhshian, an Iranian photojournalist who received a fake message from Farnaz Fassihi, an Iranian-American journalist.
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (APT 35 Charming Kitten)
Nation-State
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-hackers-exclusive/exclusive-iran-linked-hackers-pose-as-journalists-in-email-scam-idUSKBN1ZZ1MS
e0308237e135bf45
2020-01-30 00:00:00
2,020
Lithuania
kauno.diena.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' 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
1d29ecd9a0986ab2
2020-01-30 00:00:00
2,020
Lithuania
klaipeda.diena.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' 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
cbcfa374b6b044f2
2020-01-30 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Mountain View Los Altos High School (MVLA)
Educational Services
61
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
Mountain View Los Altos High School is hit with a cyber attack.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/ca-mountain-view-high-school-teachers-and-administrators-forced-offline-after-cyber-attacker-breaches-district/
098f36b218db8cdd
2020-01-30 00:00:00
2,020
Japan
NEC
Manufacturing
31
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Industrial-Espionage
NEC confirms to have been hit with a cyberattack since 2018 that resulted in unauthorized access to its internal network and the exposure of 28,000 files.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nec-defense-contracts-info-potentially-compromised-in-breach/#Update
39700b173ef9ad16
2020-01-30 00:00:00
2,020
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Relative of Azadeh Shafiee
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts,Exploitation of Data in Transit
Political-Espionage
The Iranian state-backed threat actor Charming Kitten impersonated prominent journalists and sent targets fake interview requests in order to steal their credentials and send them malware. One of the fake messages was from Azadeh Shafiee, an anchor for London-based broadcaster Iran International, that attempted to target one of her relatives.
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (APT 35 Charming Kitten)
Nation-State
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-hackers-exclusive/exclusive-iran-linked-hackers-pose-as-journalists-in-email-scam-idUSKBN1ZZ1MS
abc660764e5eab68
2020-01-30 00:00:00
2,020
Netherlands
Rijksmuseum Twenthe
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Financial
Hackers posing as a veteran London art dealer trick Rijksmuseum Twenthe, a Dutch museum, buying a John Constable painting into paying 2.4 million pounds ($3.1 million) to a fraudulent bank account.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-30/fraudsters-posing-as-art-dealer-got-gallery-to-transfer-millions
d9d4c262747b698a
2020-01-30 00:00:00
2,020
Canada
Undisclosed Canadian insurance company
Finance and Insurance
52
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
A Canadian insurance company paid nearly $1 million USD (about $1.3 million CAD) following a ransomware attack.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://mobilesyrup.com/2020/01/30/ransomware-attack-canadian-insurance-company-resulted-1-million-payout/
b4205fd2f79e38d0
2020-01-29 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Electronic Warfare Associates (EWA)
Manufacturing
31
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
Electronic Warfare Associates (EWA), a 40-year-old electronics company and a well-known US government contractor, is hit with the Ryuk ransomware.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.zdnet.com/article/dod-contractor-suffers-ransomware-infection/
7d5b7fc4fbbff387
2020-01-29 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
LiveRamp
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Facebook reveals that back in October, hackers commandeered the personal account of a LiveRamp employee and used it to gain access to the company's Business Manager account -- allowing them to run ads using other people's money.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.cnet.com/news/hackers-infiltrated-a-big-facebook-data-partner-to-launch-scams/
3090cd2e1473cc4e
2020-01-28 00:00:00
2,020
Canada
Laurentian Bank
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Sensors
Financial
Police investigate after thieves hack three banking machines in the greater Montreal area, making off with an estimated $55,000.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/atm-thieves-1.5442698
5ad8b1ea0896de2c
2020-01-28 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Personal Touch Home Care of Greater Portsmouth.
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
Personal Touch Home Care of Greater Portsmouth notifies a Maze ransomware attack occurred on December 1, 2019.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://ago.vermont.gov/blog/2020/01/28/personal-touch-holding-corp-personal-touch-home-care-of-greater-portsmouth-notice-of-data-breach-to-consumers/
16f7750e7735e50e
2020-01-28 00:00:00
2,020
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Red Kite Community Housing
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Financial
Red Kite Community Housing announces to have fallen victim to a cyber-scam in which criminals posed as genuine service providers to steal a staggering ÃÆ'Æ'Æ'ÃÆ'ââ'¬Â 'ÃÆ'Æ'ââ'¬Ã' 'ÃÆ'Æ'Æ'''ÃÆ'Æ'Æ'ÃÆ'ââ'¬Â ''ÃÆ'Æ'Æ''ÃÆ'Æ''ÃÆ''Ã'Ã'£932,000.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/red-kite-spoofing-scam/
5253ad0a4617c88f
2020-01-28 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Tissue Regenix Group PLC
Manufacturing
31
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Tissue Regenix Group PLC says that its computer systems and a third-party IT service provider in the United States were accessed without authorization.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/tissue-regenix-shuts-plant/
89b6b7e830b996ed
2020-01-27 00:00:00
2,020
Albania
Albanian state intelligence
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts,Exploitation of Data in Transit
Political-Espionage
Turkish hackers have attacked at least thirty organizations across the Middle East and Europe, including Cypriot and Greek government email services and the Iraqi government's national security advisor since late 2018. Their methods include intercepting internet traffic to victim websites.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cyber-attack-hijack-exclusive/exclusive-hackers-acting-in-turkeys-interests-believed-to-be-behind-recent-cyberattacks-sources-idUSKBN1ZQ10X
9b0ba0d823d8e640
2020-01-27 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Arizona Cardinals
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
The Twitter account of the Arizona Cardinals has been hacked by the OurMine group.
OurMine
Hobbyist
Saudi Arabia
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ourmine-hackers-are-back-hijack-nfl-teams-social-accounts/
bb726a49f3d03f93
2020-01-27 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Buffalo Bills
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
The Facebook account of the Buffalo Bills has been hacked by the OurMine group.
OurMine
Hobbyist
Saudi Arabia
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ourmine-hackers-are-back-hijack-nfl-teams-social-accounts/
ef54d75a633d53d1
2020-01-27 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Buffalo Bills
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
The Instagram account of the Buffalo Bills has been hacked by the OurMine group.
OurMine
Hobbyist
Saudi Arabia
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ourmine-hackers-are-back-hijack-nfl-teams-social-accounts/
36c1f7a14afe9766
2020-01-27 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Cleveland Browns
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
The Twitter account of the Cleveland Browns has been hacked by the OurMine group.
OurMine
Hobbyist
Saudi Arabia
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ourmine-hackers-are-back-hijack-nfl-teams-social-accounts/
278924761e4b8dd1
2020-01-27 00:00:00
2,020
Cyprus
Cypriot government email services
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts,Exploitation of Data in Transit
Political-Espionage
Turkish hackers have attacked at least thirty organizations across the Middle East and Europe, including Cypriot and Greek government email services and the Iraqi government's national security advisor since late 2018. Their methods include intercepting internet traffic to victim websites.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cyber-attack-hijack-exclusive/exclusive-hackers-acting-in-turkeys-interests-believed-to-be-behind-recent-cyberattacks-sources-idUSKBN1ZQ10X
0413fcd307a7763f
2020-01-27 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Dallas Cowboys
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
The Facebook account of the Dallas Cowboys has been hacked by the OurMine group.
OurMine
Hobbyist
Saudi Arabia
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ourmine-hackers-are-back-hijack-nfl-teams-social-accounts/
677f7ac9847df581
2020-01-27 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Dallas Cowboys
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
The Instagram account of the Dallas Cowboys has been hacked by the OurMine group.
OurMine
Hobbyist
Saudi Arabia
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ourmine-hackers-are-back-hijack-nfl-teams-social-accounts/
a22801c19b912bce
2020-01-27 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Denver Broncos
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
The Twitter account of the Denver Broncos has been hacked by the OurMine group.
OurMine
Hobbyist
Saudi Arabia
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ourmine-hackers-are-back-hijack-nfl-teams-social-accounts/
90cf12a8f9654037
2020-01-27 00:00:00
2,020
Greece
Greek government email services
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts,Exploitation of Data in Transit
Political-Espionage
Turkish hackers have attacked at least thirty organizations across the Middle East and Europe, including Cypriot and Greek government email services and the Iraqi government's national security advisor since late 2018. Their methods include intercepting internet traffic to victim websites.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cyber-attack-hijack-exclusive/exclusive-hackers-acting-in-turkeys-interests-believed-to-be-behind-recent-cyberattacks-sources-idUSKBN1ZQ10X
72fef28880adb4ce
2020-01-27 00:00:00
2,020
United States of America
Green Bay Packers
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
The Facebook account of the Green Bay Packers has been hacked by the OurMine group.
OurMine
Hobbyist
Saudi Arabia
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ourmine-hackers-are-back-hijack-nfl-teams-social-accounts/