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ce5cdabda82340f3
2019-04-12 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Dakota County
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Undetermined
Dakota County notifies 1000 individuals of an incident occurred on February 13, 2019, when an email account belonging to one of its employees was accessed without authorization.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/mn-dakota-county-notifies-1000-clients-after-employee-email-account-hacked/
99885098ca1dbc5b
2019-04-12 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
FBI National Academy Associates
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
A hacker group breaches three sites associated with the FBI National Academy Associates and uploads their contents to the web, including dozens of files containing the personal information of thousands of federal agents and law enforcement officers.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/12/police-data-hack/
49be82d10e926355
2019-04-12 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Flashpoint
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Undetermined
A 0-day vulnerability in the Yuzo WordPress plugin causes the Flashpoint website to briefly redirect the users to an external website with a pop-up leading to malware.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/flashpoint-our-site-was-not-dishing-malware/
f5546e576f9d0fa0
2019-04-12 00:00:00
2,019
Japan
Kyushu Railway Co.
Transportation and Warehousing
48
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Kyushu Railway Co. reveals that personal and credit information on up to 8,000 customers were stolen from the goods store website for its "Seven Stars in Kyushu" luxury cruise train.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/jp-customer-information-stolen-from-popular-luxury-cruise-trains-site/
ca8ff7cd94eed9ac
2019-04-12 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Questcare Medical Services
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Undetermined
Questcare Medical Services announces to have discovered a security incident. On February 13, an unauthorized third party obtained access to an employee's email account.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/questcare-medical-services-notifies-north-texas-patients-of-data-security-breach/
e5e4436418e9860c
2019-04-11 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
City of Greenville
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
The city of Greenville is hit by the RobbinHood ransomware. A new strain that claims to protect the victim's privacy.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/robbinhood-ransomware-claims-its-protecting-your-privacy/
041b0567c073de08
2019-04-11 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Father Bill's and MainSpring
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
Father Bill's and MainSpring, a nonprofit homeless shelter, announces that it had been attacked by ransomware in April.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/massachusetts-nonprofit-shelter-targeted-by-ransomware/
77a1c6668f93a13b
2019-04-11 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Riverplace Counseling Center
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
Riverplace Counseling Center notifies 11,639 patients after a security incident due to a ransomware occurred on January 20, 2019.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/mn-riverplace-counseling-center-notifies-11639-patients-after-security-incident/
676bbd490912aab5
2019-04-11 00:00:00
2,019
Japan
Uniden
Manufacturing
31
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
Uniden's website for commercial security products is hacked to host a Word document that delivers what appears to be a garden variety of the Emotet trojan, also known as Geodo and Heodo.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacked-uniden-commercial-site-serves-emotet-trojan/
70c4589eef30d141
2019-04-11 00:00:00
2,019
Russian Federation
VSDC
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
The website of the free multimedia editor VSDC is breached again to distribute a banking trojan and an info stealer (Win32.Bolik.2 and KPOT stealer).
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vsdc-site-hacked-again-to-spread-password-stealing-malware/
114b8ba04af5306f
2019-04-10 00:00:00
2,019
Lithuania
Lithuanian Ministry of Defense
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Sabotage
An orchestrated disinformation campaign hits the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/83813/cyber-warfare-2/attack-hit-lithuanian-defense.html
6155ae74db06e7dc
2019-04-10 00:00:00
2,019
Undetermined
Matrix.org
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Matrix.org is the victim of a cyberattack which forces the organization to overhaul its entire production infrastructure and inform users of a widespread credentials leak.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.zdnet.com/article/matrix-hack-forces-servers-offline-user-credentials-leaked/
f0d3ce952928d17d
2019-04-10 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Rehabilitation Hospital of Northwest Ohio
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
An undisclosed number of patients at the Rehabilitation Hospital of Northwest Ohio have their personal data compromised after "unauthorized access" to employee email accounts in October.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/patients-at-an-ohio-rehab-hospital-were-notified-of-breach-was-that-breach-part-of-a-coordinated-attack-on-ernest-health-hospitals/
43f70e123573cc35
2019-04-10 00:00:00
2,019
Chile
Users in Chile
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
Researchers from SI-LAB reveal the details of a cyber attack carried out via a variant of the EMOTET banking trojan, targeting users in Chile.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/83620/breaking-news/emotet-targets-chile.html
be6e2bcae42d8834
2019-04-09 00:00:00
2,019
Russian Federation
Bashavtotrans
Transportation and Warehousing
48
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
The largest transport company in the Republic of Bashkortostan Bashauto (Bashavtotrans) is hacked.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.ehackingnews.com/2019/04/hackers-broke-into-database-bashauto.html
27b3dc3998c72656
2019-04-09 00:00:00
2,019
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
King's College London
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
Undetermined
King's College London warns staff and students that some accounts have been "compromised" due to an apparent brute-force attack on password systems.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/04/10/kcl_mass_password_reset/
26f3dec94caef703
2019-04-09 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
Minnesota Department of Human Services announced to have suffered a data breach that may have exposed the personal information of about 11,000 people after an employee's email is compromised on March 26, 2019.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/83609/data-breach/minnesota-department-of-human-services-breach.html
52a0b05817577c91
2019-04-09 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Tenx Systems
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
Tenx Systems reveals to have been hit by a ransomware attack discovered on April 9.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/residex-software-announces-data-security-incident--minnesota-300869162.html
e5b0de748a36c3b4
2019-04-08 00:00:00
2,019
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation (Petrobangla)
Utilities
22
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
The official website of the Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation (Petrobangla) is defaced twice in the space of few hours.
N33LOB33
Hobbyist
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/petrobangla-website-hacked-again/
318cb3008e5900cb
2019-04-08 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Baystate Medical Center
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
Baystate Medical Center warns that personal information belonging to about 12,000 patients was compromised following an email phishing attack occurred between Feb. 7 and March 7.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/data-breach/phishing-attacker-gains-access-to-baystate-medical-center-patient-records/
9fef391cfee72500
2019-04-08 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Weslaco Regional Rehabilitation Hospital
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
Weslaco Regional Rehabilitation Hospital notifies patients their information may have been compromised, after some employees' email accounts were compromised in October 2018.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/tx-weslaco-hospital-patient-data-potentially-compromised/
ddf21445d1300a4e
2019-04-07 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
RS Medical
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Undetermined
RS Medical discloses a phishing attack occurred February 11/12 2019.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/wa-rs-medical-notifies-patients-because-an-attacker-potentially-had-access-to-their-information/
28c068a9c4db20bf
2019-04-06 00:00:00
2,019
Finland
Finland Election Result Service (vaalit.fi)
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Sabotage
The election results service in Finland is the target of a DDoS attack.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/domestic/16333-dos-attack-against-election-results-portal-under-investigation-in-finland.html
f81d9db14d041548
2019-04-06 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Disruptive
Data Attack
Undetermined
Hardin Memorial Hospital experiences some type of attack or interruption over the weekend that might be a hacking incident. The nature is unclear.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/hardin-memorial-hospital-issues-statement-on-information-technology-disturbance/
b826c8c3efd36aa1
2019-04-06 00:00:00
2,019
Japan
Hoya Corporation
Manufacturing
31
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
Japanese eyeglass lens maker Hoya Corp. reports it was hit by a cyberattack at its key production base in Thailand in late February. Attackers started to mine cryptocurrency and led to a partial shutdown of its factory lines for three days.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/04/06/business/corporate-business/hoya-hit-cyberattack-february-disrupting-thai-factory-operations/#.XL6SvaaEbxg
259e0c8ce8daab4f
2019-04-06 00:00:00
2,019
Singapore
Zilliqa
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
Users of the blockchain platform Zilliqa are the targets of a phishing attack carried out by a fraudulent entity calling itself Zollo.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://forum.zilliqa.com/t/phishing-alert-technical-report-on-zollo-scamming-incident/587
989a952abd1a4ed3
2019-04-05 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
AeroGrow International
Manufacturing
31
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
AeroGrow says in a letter to customers that its website had credit card scraping malware for more than four months. Anyone who bought something through its website between October 29, 2018 and March 4, 2019 could have been affected.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/05/aerogarden-credit-card-breach/
f7651867897056e0
2019-04-05 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Clearway Pain Solutions
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Clearway Pain Solutions Institute notifies 35,000 patients after discovering on February 20 that their EMR system had been accessed without authorization.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/fl-clearway-pain-solutions-institute-notifies-patients-after-emr-hack-was-discovered/
c8e90fd97a1d5bb5
2019-04-05 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Health Recovery Services
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Health Recovery Services notifies 20,485 patients after discovering that an unauthorized IP address had accessed their network between November 2018 and February 5 2019.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/oh-health-recovery-services-notifying-more-than-20000-patients-after-discovering-unauthorized-access-that-began-in-2018/
c36645a874da86d1
2019-04-05 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Klaussner Furniture
Retail Trade
44
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Undetermined
Klaussner Furniture notifies more than 9,000 employees and their dependents of a data security incident when an unauthorized third party gained access to two computers on its network in February 2019.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/klaussner-furniture-notified-more-than-9000-employees-and-their-dependents-of-a-data-security-incident-involving-health-plan-data/
113af8d530d17c32
2019-04-05 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Metrocare Services
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
Metrocare Services notifies 5,290 clients of a breach after an unauthorized third party gained access into some employees' email accounts beginning on January 2019.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/five-months-after-disclosing-a-patient-phi-breach-involving-employee-email-accounts-metrocare-discloses-a-second-identical-breach/
ce93ba9541351548
2019-04-04 00:00:00
2,019
Germany
Bayer
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Industrial-Espionage
Bayer reveals to have contained a cyber attack carried out by the Wicked Panda Group via the WINNTI malware.
People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force (PLA Unit 61398)
Nation-State
China
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bayer-cyber-idUSKCN1RG0NN
4880b3dfc4a65e77
2019-04-04 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Sylvan Union School District
Educational Services
61
Disruptive
Data Attack
Undetermined
The Sylvan Union School District is hit by an apparent ransomware attack whose remediation costs exceed $1 million.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/cyber-attack-threat-is-costly-for-modesto-schools-the-total-estimate-may-surprise-you/
61e952e02f65f5b2
2019-04-04 00:00:00
2,019
Philippines
Training School of the First Scout Ranger Regiment
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Emerging reports claim that the website of the training school of the First Scout Ranger Regiment, one of the Philippine Army's (PA) elite units, was hacked last year.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1066440
665c40daf45e5f5e
2019-04-03 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
City of Tallahassee
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Almost half a million dollars is diverted out of the city of Tallahassee's employee payroll after a suspected foreign cyber-attack of its human resources management application.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/almost-500000-swiped-in-city-of-tallahassee-payroll-hack/
b1874c4c0cc626fe
2019-04-02 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Arizona Beverages
Accommodation and Food Services
72
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
Arizona Beverages, one of the largest beverage suppliers in the U.S., is hit by a ransomware attack.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/02/arizona-beverages-ransomware/
d41c09d52143e042
2019-04-02 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Genesee County
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
Genesee County is hit with a ransomware attack and the county has been working non-stop to get their systems back online.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/genesee-county-michigan-recovering-from-ransomware-attack/
654bd5bb82a4c873
2019-04-02 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Georgia Tech University
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Georgia Tech announces that a vulnerability in a web application allowed an attacker to gain access to the personal information of up to 1.3 million students, college applications, staff, and faculty members. The breach was discovered on March 21.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/georgia-tech-data-breach-exposes-info-for-13-million-people/
518df1ff80ee4c00
2019-04-01 00:00:00
2,019
Belgium
Belgian Interior Ministry
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Political-Espionage
Belgian officials said that hackers breached the network of its interior ministry in a security incident that took place in April 2019. The investigation found that the threat actor's motive was likely espionage.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://therecord.media/belgium-government-discovers-old-2019-hack-during-hafnium-investigation/
18d40c69c671445a
2019-04-01 00:00:00
2,019
Togo
Elliott Ohin
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Political-Espionage
Hackers used spyware, developed by Israeli technology firm NSO Group, that exploited a vulnerability in the messaging app WhatsApp to inject spyware onto the phones of opposition politicians and prominent religious leaders in Togo. The hack coincided with pro-reform protests in the country. Among the victims is Elliott Ohin who has served in several cabinet roles.
Togo
Nation-State
Togo
https://citizenlab.ca/2020/08/nothing-sacred-nso-sypware-in-togo/
b7fbcc00f00d2616
2019-04-01 00:00:00
2,019
Togo
Father Pierre Marie-Chanel Affognon
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Political-Espionage
Hackers used spyware, developed by Israeli technology firm NSO Group, that exploited a vulnerability in the messaging app WhatsApp to inject spyware onto the phones of opposition politicians and prominent religious leaders in Togo. The hack coincided with pro-reform protests in the country. Among the victims is Father Pierre Marie-Chanel Affognon, a Catholic priest.
Togo
Nation-State
Togo
https://citizenlab.ca/2020/08/nothing-sacred-nso-sypware-in-togo/
b7ccc56720aa70d1
2019-04-01 00:00:00
2,019
Togo
Raymond Houndjo
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Political-Espionage
Hackers used spyware, developed by Israeli technology firm NSO Group, that exploited a vulnerability in the messaging app WhatsApp to inject spyware onto the phones of opposition politicians and prominent religious leaders in Togo. The hack coincided with pro-reform protests in the country. Among the victims is Raymond Houndjo, a prominent member of the opposition party.
Togo
Nation-State
Togo
https://citizenlab.ca/2020/08/nothing-sacred-nso-sypware-in-togo/
5b7d923dddc2479f
2019-04-01 00:00:00
2,019
Togo
Monseigneur Benot Comlan Alowonou
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Political-Espionage
Hackers used spyware, developed by Israeli technology firm NSO Group, that exploited a vulnerability in the messaging app WhatsApp to inject spyware onto the phones of opposition politicians and prominent religious leaders in Togo. The hack coincided with pro-reform protests in the country. Among the victims is Monseigneur BenoÃÆ'Æ'Æ'ÃÆ'ââ'¬Â 'ÃÆ'Æ'ââ'¬Ã' 'ÃÆ'Æ'Æ''ÃÆ'Æ'ââ'¬Ã' 'ÃÆ'Æ'Æ'ÃÆ'ââ'¬Â ''ÃÆ'Æ'Æ''ÃÆ'Æ''ÃÆ''Ã'Ã'®t Comlan Alowonou, the Bishop of KpalimÃÆ'Æ'Æ'ÃÆ'ââ'¬Â 'ÃÆ'Æ'ââ'¬Ã' 'ÃÆ'Æ'Æ''ÃÆ'Æ'ââ'¬Ã' 'ÃÆ'Æ'Æ'ÃÆ'ââ'¬Â ''ÃÆ'Æ'Æ''ÃÆ'Æ''ÃÆ''Ã'Ã'©.
Togo
Nation-State
Togo
https://citizenlab.ca/2020/08/nothing-sacred-nso-sypware-in-togo/
3c0ebe8ac691a05a
2019-03-31 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
City of Albany
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
The City of Albany, the capital of the U.S. state of New York, is hit by a ransomware attack, with city officials working over the weekend to respond to the incident.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-york-albany-capital-hit-by-ransomware-attack/
777e8871eb580920
2019-03-30 00:00:00
2,019
Undetermined
Bithumb
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Bithumb is hacked for the second time in less than a year as attackers (probably an insider job) manage to steal $21 million worth (3 million EOS coins and 20 million XRP).
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.ccn.com/newsflash-bithumb-hacked-again-13-million-in-eos-20-million-xrp-on-the-move
d1e2c9b0cfab9e29
2019-03-30 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Donald Trump
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
Political-Espionage
Federal authorities investigate a possible Chinese intelligence operation targeting President Donald Trump, after a Chinese woman is arrested while trying to enter the Palm Beach club, Mar-a-Lago with a thumb drive infected with malware.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article228783369.html
80d4d3201dd87516
2019-03-30 00:00:00
2,019
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Jill Halfpenny
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Personal Attack
Jill Halfpenny is targeted by hackers who post 19 intimate photos of her online.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/8751757/jill-halfpenny-hackers-cyber-attack-intimate-photos/
44ad3b7809b51e86
2019-03-29 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Brookside ENT and Hearing Center
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
Brookside ENT and Hearing Center is hit by a ransomware attack.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/ransomware/michigan-medical-practice-folds-after-ransomware-attack/
081f7d5c64e0eb73
2019-03-29 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
DePaul
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
Local housing and health provider DePaul experiences a phishing attack in February that exposed some clients' sensitive information.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/depaul-experienced-phishing-related-data-breach-notified-41000-behavioral-health-program-clients/
6d7b281c6d7a1f39
2019-03-29 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Earl Enterprises
Accommodation and Food Services
72
Exploitive
Exploitation of Sensors
Financial
Earl Enterprises admits having suffered a payment card data breach from tens of its restaurants over a period of 10 months. Victims include: Buca di Beppo, Earl of Sandwich, Planet Hollywood, Chicken Guy!, Mixology and Tequila Taqueria.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/83154/data-breach/earl-enterprises-card-breach.html
aae773f1a152eed5
2019-03-29 00:00:00
2,019
Nigeria
Nigerian National Assembly (NASS)
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
Researchers from MalwareHunterTeam discover a DHL phishing page hosted in the web page of the Nigerian National Assembly (NASS).
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ironically-phishing-kit-hosted-on-nigerian-government-site/
af683d6c05cec9b1
2019-03-29 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Palmetto Health
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Undetermined
Palmetto Health reports that a phishing attack sometime in November 2018, hit 23,811 patients.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/two-newly-revealed-phishing-attacks-in-2018-potentially-compromised-41000-patients-ephi/
011a735cea12c07b
2019-03-29 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Southern Hills Eye Care
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
Southern Hills Eye Care notifies patients of a ransomware attack occurred in January 2019.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/ia-southern-hills-eye-care-notifies-patients-of-ransomware-attack/
7f8ec4a88784db57
2019-03-29 00:00:00
2,019
Japan
Toyota (Japan)
Manufacturing
31
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
The personal information of roughly 3.1 million Toyota customers may have been leaked following an authorized access of multiple Toyota and Lexus sales subsidiaries.
APT32
Nation-State
Viet Nam
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/toyota-security-breach-exposes-personal-info-of-31-million-clients/
46fa6200690d26bd
2019-03-29 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Womens' Health USA
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Undetermined
Womens' Health USA notifies 17,531 patients, after disclosing that its employees were hit by a phishing attack that began in April, 2018 and also occurred in August.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/two-newly-revealed-phishing-attacks-in-2018-potentially-compromised-41000-patients-ephi/
f58d3a4856a22427
2019-03-28 00:00:00
2,019
Canada
Canada's Natural Health Services (NHS)
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
A data breach at Canada's Natural Health Services (NHS) exposes personal information of roughly 34,000 medical marijuana users after a record is accessed by an "unauthorized user".
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.zdnet.com/article/data-breach-exposes-data-of-34000-medical-marijuana-patients/
124537cbe16271b2
2019-03-27 00:00:00
2,019
China
CoinBene
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
CoinBene is the second cryptocurrency portal believed to be hacked with losses estimated at over $45 million, according to industry observers.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.zdnet.com/article/cryptocurrency-platforms-dragonex-and-coinbene-disclose-hacks/
f6ea125cf7ddf03d
2019-03-27 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Post Rock Rural Water District
Utilities
22
Disruptive
Physical Attack
Sabotage
Kansas WWS is hacked by former employee able to use creditentials to remotely tamper with facility processes and threaten safety of drinking water.
Individual
Criminal
United States of America
https://therecord.media/man-charged-for-hacking-kansas-water-utility-with-intent-to-harm-public/
d00a33f1f8565da2
2019-03-26 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Oregon government
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Undetermined
Oregon state government employees on regain the ability to email after a state employee fell victim to a phishing attack that briefly resulted in the state being blacklisted by email services offered by Microsoft.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/phishing-incident-gets-oregon-gov-emails-blacklisted-by-microsoft-again/
61de532164e00228
2019-03-26 00:00:00
2,019
Canada
Precise ParkLink
Transportation and Warehousing
48
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
Precise ParkLink, the parking garage used by employees of the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA), is hit by the Dharma ransomware.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-hits-garage-of-canadian-domain-registration-authority/
69bb49228315283c
2019-03-25 00:00:00
2,019
Taiwan (Province of China)
ASUS
Manufacturing
31
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
Undetermined
Researchers at Kaspersky Lab reveal the details of Operation #ShadowHammer: ASUS, one of the world's largest computer makers, was used to install a malicious backdoor on thousands of its customers' computers between June and November 2018.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/pan9wn/hackers-hijacked-asus-software-updates-to-install-backdoors-on-thousands-of-computers
bbfe1fb5c493d993
2019-03-25 00:00:00
2,019
Singapore
DragonEx
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
The cryptocurrency exchange portal DragonEx discloses a hacks, The portal is believed to have lost over $1 million worth of cryptocurrency.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.zdnet.com/article/cryptocurrency-platforms-dragonex-and-coinbene-disclose-hacks/
f2557a47e72b30c6
2019-03-25 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Superior Dental Care
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Undetermined
Superior Dental Care announces that a phishing incident occurred in January 2019 may have resulted in unauthorized access to some of its members' personal information.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/ohio-dental-insurance-carrier-disclosed-breach-involving-some-members-information/
71f554bc7c1abd00
2019-03-25 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Verity Medical Foundation
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Undetermined
Verity Medical Foundation discloses a third incident involving access to employees' email accounts.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/verity-medical-foundation-discloses-third-incident-involving-access-to-employees-email-accounts/
6d7da90f0fc18d78
2019-03-22 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Human Development Center
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Undetermined
The Human Development Center in Duluth says a data breach occurred in January, when an employee's email account was compromised and accessed by individuals outside HDC.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/human-development-center-in-duluth/
f061ffad951cb5f3
2019-03-22 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Navicent Health
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Navicent Health, announces it was the victim of a cyber attack that targeted its email system during the "past summer".
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/navicent-health-announces-cyber-attack-targeting-its-email-system/
aa2612218894ce6a
2019-03-21 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Oregon Department of Human Services
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
Undetermined
The Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) announces that roughly 2 million emails with Protected Health Information from more than 350,000 customers have been potentially exposed after 9 employee mailboxes were compromised in a spear phishing attack.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/2-million-emails-of-350k-clients-possibly-exposed-in-oregon-dhs-data-breach/
597ae9339d8c016c
2019-03-21 00:00:00
2,019
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Police Federation of England and Wales
Public Administration
92
Mixed
Exploitation of Application Server,Message Manipulation
Undetermined
The Police Federation of England and Wales is hit by a malware..
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/uk-hampshires-police-federation-comes-under-cyber-attack-from-hackers/
42251c84608ff0e3
2019-03-21 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Taos Municipal Schools District
Educational Services
61
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
Taos Municipal Schools District struggles to recover from a ransomware attack occurred three weeks ago.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/everywhere-you-look-it-seems-schools-are-struggling-with-malware/
c980b1db3b3b391b
2019-03-21 00:00:00
2,019
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
U.K.'s Police Federation
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
The U.K.'s Police Federation is hit by a ransomware attack.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/21/police-federation-ransomware/
7bf44183941ebe50
2019-03-20 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Amerisleep
Retail Trade
44
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
Also Amerisleep was affected by MageCart attacks starting in April 2017.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/payment-card-thieves-slip-into-mypillow-and-amerisleep-bedding-sites/
47dcf4afebd915b8
2019-03-20 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Hartwig Moss Insurance Agency
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Undetermined
Hartwig Moss Insurance Agency reveals that a phishing attack may have exposed personal info for roughly 1,100 customers.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/hartwig-moss-insurance-agency-discloses-data-breach-affecting-1100-customers/
77d582a44ca46739
2019-03-20 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Lynn Public Schools
Educational Services
61
Disruptive
Undetermined
Undetermined
Lynn Public Schools shut down internet after a computer virus.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/everywhere-you-look-it-seems-schools-are-struggling-with-malware/
eb5283419238c0e2
2019-03-20 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
MyPillow.com
Retail Trade
44
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
Researchers from RiskIQ reveal that MyPillow.com has had numerous MageCart attackers present on their site between October 2018 and November 2018.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/payment-card-thieves-slip-into-mypillow-and-amerisleep-bedding-sites/
d3bf4d4b68d2d55f
2019-03-19 00:00:00
2,019
Israel
Israeli Fintech Firms
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
Researchers from Palo Alto Networks reveal a campaign against Israeli fintech firms using the Cardinal RAT.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-updated-trojan-malware-campaign-is-targeting-fintech-and-cryptocurrency-trading-companies/
5e5b2c30a622f24c
2019-03-19 00:00:00
2,019
Norway
Norsk Hydro
Manufacturing
31
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
One of the largest aluminum producers in the world, Norsk Hydro, is forced to switch to partial manual operations after suffering a cyber attack allegedly pushing LockerGoga ransomware.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lockergoga-ransomware-sends-norsk-hydro-into-manual-mode/
81e285a1f09f7b0d
2019-03-19 00:00:00
2,019
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Government Agencies
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
Researchers from Anomali reveal the details of Bad Tidings, a three-years-long phishing campaign targeting Saudi Government Agencies.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://threatpost.com/phishing-campaign-saudi-gov/142998/
7b6200f5e280b168
2019-03-18 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Frederick Regional Health System
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
Frederick Regional Health System discloses a phishing incident, occurred on January 2019, which compromised an undisclosed number of hospice patients' personal and protected health information.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/frederick-regional-health-system-notifies-hospice-patients-of-phishing-incident/
d408021afb2c4f63
2019-03-18 00:00:00
2,019
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Haylands Primary School
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Haylands Primary School in Ryde become aware of a malware virus affecting their IT systems. Upon investigation they realize there had been unauthorised log-ins to the school server.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/cyber-attack-at-isle-of-wight-primary-school-personal-data-may-have-been-stolen/
6e4a59359c8858be
2019-03-18 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Orange County
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
The Orange County is knocked offline by a ransomware attack.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/ransomware/orange-county-hit-and-taken-offline-with-ransomware/
3220be00659a02ba
2019-03-15 00:00:00
2,019
China
Amnesty International Hong Kong
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Political-Espionage
A threat actor associated with the Chinese government compromised Amnesty International Hong Kong's system to steal the personal information of supporters.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2019/04/state-sponsored-cyber-attack-hong-kong/
2ebb2d03dfb8db4d
2019-03-14 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Ballard Northwest Senior Center
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
The Ballard Northwest Senior Center has its server wiped just by a ransomware attack, just weeks before their biggest fundraiser of the year.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/ballard-nw-senior-center-attacked-by-ransomware-ahead-of-annual-fundraiser/930703676
5c0eb694ce26d0a5
2019-03-14 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Fort Collins Loveland Water District
Utilities
22
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
Fort Collins Loveland Water District and South Fort Collins Sanitation District are the victim of a ransomware attack occurred on February 11.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/cyberattacker-demands-ransom-from-northern-colorado-utility/
a6dca9e5c4196dc1
2019-03-14 00:00:00
2,019
New Zealand
Kathmandu Holdings
Retail Trade
44
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Clothing retailer Kathmandu Holdings confirms it is currently conducting an "urgent" investigation into a security incident that may have captured the personal information of customers, after an unidentified third party gained access to the website.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.zdnet.com/article/kathmandu-urgently-investigating-incident-potentially-exposing-customer-info/
abfd2851615e5683
2019-03-14 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Orchard View Schools
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Orchard View Schools officials reveal that students in Michigan hacked into the school district's computer system and changed grades and attendance records.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/students-hack-school-system-to-change-grades-and-attendance/
30a210f5dd56db87
2019-03-14 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
South Fort Collins Sanitation District
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
Fort Collins Loveland Water District and South Fort Collins Sanitation District are the victim of a ransomware attack occurred on February 11.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/cyberattacker-demands-ransom-from-northern-colorado-utility/
c40b5f577e353c34
2019-03-14 00:00:00
2,019
Pakistan
tracking.dgip.gov[.]pk
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Undetermined
A Pakistani government site used as a tracking platform for passport applications is compromised to deliver a ScanBox framework payload which captures the visitors' machine information and logs their keystrokes.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pakistani-government-site-compromised-logs-visitor-keystrokes/
2f6559323748888f
2019-03-14 00:00:00
2,019
Russian Federation
Yandex
Information
51
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
Yandex and several other major Russian resources are hit by a DNS Hijacking attack.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.ehackingnews.com/2019/03/hackers-used-roskomnadzor-registry-for.html
431abba2df419fc0
2019-03-13 00:00:00
2,019
Israel
Benny Gantz's cellphone
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Political-Espionage
Sources report that the cellphone of Benny Gantz, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's biggest rival and the chair of the political alliance Kahol Lavan, was hacked by Iranian intelligence.
Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) (APT 34 OilRig)
Nation-State
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/benny-gantz-s-cellphone-hacked-by-iranian-intelligence-1.7022269
366742e8a2f19d41
2019-03-13 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Carmel Unified School District
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
Undetermined
Carmel Unified School District notifies employees that a successful phishing attack had gained access to an employee's email account containing sensitive documents.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/carmel-unified-school-district-notifies-employees-of-phishing-incident/
6a6032914cbd6e5c
2019-03-13 00:00:00
2,019
Canada
Container World
Wholesale Trade
42
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
Container World, a warehousing and logistics company is hit by a ransomware attack on Feb. 14.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/hack-attack-at-major-b-c-booze-distributor-leaves-customers-struggling-with-backlog/
a189e82c83e72be1
2019-03-13 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Delaware Guidance Services for Children and Youth (DGS)
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
Delaware Guidance Services for Children and Youth (DGS) is forced to pay a ransom to recover files that had been encrypted in a Christmas Day ransomware attack.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.hipaajournal.com/three-healthcare-ransomware-attacks-reported-70000-individuals-affected/
dc0e4a01dc856253
2019-03-13 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Direct Scripts
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
Direct Scripts suffers a ransomware attack on January 30, 2019 which resulted in the encryption of files containing patients' protected health information.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.hipaajournal.com/three-healthcare-ransomware-attacks-reported-70000-individuals-affected/
8d4e6f1595b393ad
2019-03-13 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Maffi Clinics
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
Maffi Clinics, alerts 10,465 patients that some of their protected health information was potentially compromised as a result of a September 11, 2018 ransomware attack.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.hipaajournal.com/three-healthcare-ransomware-attacks-reported-70000-individuals-affected/
86161cc6864b3101
2019-03-13 00:00:00
2,019
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Sir John Colfox Academy
Educational Services
61
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
The Sir John Colfox Academy is the victim of a ransomware attack that encrypts some files, causing to lose some students' GCSE coursework.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-dorset-47551331
19993099600fb67e
2019-03-13 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Sizmek Inc.
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Online advertising firm Sizmek Inc. says it is investigating a security incident in which a hacker was reselling access to a user account with the ability to modify ads and analytics for a number of big-name advertisers.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2019/03/ad-network-sizmek-probes-account-breach/
9b56de2824eb938a
2019-03-12 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Committee for Public Counsel Services
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
56
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
The Committee for Public Counsel Services in Boston is crippled by a ransomware attack for two weeks.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/bitcoin-ransomware-cripples-boston-legal-system-for-two-weeks/
4fd164570a633a8f
2019-03-12 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
DeSoto tornado emergency sirens
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Physical Attack
Undetermined
A hacker sets off the tornado emergency sirens for the cities of DeSoto and Lancaster.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.zdnet.com/article/hacked-tornado-sirens-taken-offline-in-two-texas-cities-ahead-of-major-storm/
7717a1408577d54a
2019-03-12 00:00:00
2,019
United States of America
Hexion
Manufacturing
31
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
Hexion, a chemical company is hit by the LockerGoga ransomware.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/8xyj7g/ransomware-forces-two-chemical-companies-to-order-hundreds-of-new-computers
136c7e15eb0163fd
2019-03-12 00:00:00
2,019
Japan
Japanese Banking Customers
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
Researchers from Cybereason discover a new variant of the Ursnif malware, using most new evasion techniques and targeting Japanese Users.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-banking-malware-just-returned-with-new-sneaky-tricks-to-steal-you-data/