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6c21bd60c4a2a0db
|
2019-02-04 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United States of America
|
Mount Zion School District
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
Mount Zion School District is hit by a ransomware.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/il-school-district-computer-system-most-data-recovered-superintendent-says/
|
8810ae3c7bb52db7
|
2019-02-04 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
MP Mike Freer
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Undetermined
|
MPs are targeted by a new phishing campaign after a government whip's accounts are hacked. The victim in question is Mike Freezer.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/a-malicious-hack-accessing-mps-phone-and-email-contacts
|
7198048307724081
|
2019-02-04 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United States of America
|
Pellissippi State Community College
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
More than 200 current and former students of Pellissippi State Community College could be in danger of identity theft because an unauthorized user had access to their personal information.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://sites.pstcc.edu/news/2019/02/04/pellissippi-state-responds-to-cybersecurity-incident/
|
0531e14c477f4553
|
2019-02-04 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United States of America
|
Roper St. Francis Healthcare
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Roper St. Francis Healthcare notifies patients after employees fall for phishing attack back in November 2018.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/sc-roper-st-francis-notifying-patients-after-employees-fall-for-phishing-attack/
|
f68c05fdf14614d6
|
2019-02-04 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
Norway
|
Visma
|
Information
| 51
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts,Exploitation of Network Infrastructure
|
Industrial-Espionage
|
Norwegian software firm Visma reveals to be among the victims of the Cloudhopper campaign allegedly orchestrated by Chinese state-sponsored actors.
|
Ministry of State Security's (MSS) (APT31)
|
Nation-State
|
China
|
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-cyber-norway-visma/china-hacked-norways-visma-to-steal-client-secrets-investigators-idUSKCN1PV141
|
8c97b36239d7f019
|
2019-02-02 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
Canada
|
Olympia Financial Group Inc.
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
Olympia Financial Group Inc. announces that it was subject to a ransomware cyber attack on its information technology systems.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/olympia-financial-group-inc-announces-015601589.html
|
df66055ba4c02277
|
2019-02-01 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United States of America
|
Huddle House
|
Accommodation and Food Services
| 72
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of Sensors
|
Financial
|
Fast food restaurant chain Huddle House discloses that they were affected by a data breach in the point of sale system at some locations that allowed attackers to steal payment information.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.huddlehouse.com/data-protection-notification/
|
7544be98827c24f9
|
2019-02-01 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United States of America
|
Reproductive Medicine and Infertility Associates
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Reproductive Medicine and Infertility Associates announces that it was the target of a malware attack in December that may have exposed the personal information of its clients.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/mn-infertility-clinic-reports-malware-incident/
|
bc97fbee52ca1a82
|
2019-01-31 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United States of America
|
Center for Strategic and International Studies
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Political-Espionage
|
HackersÃ'ÃÂ set up fake login pages for people who work with the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tanks in an attempt to trick them into handing over information, such as passwords.
|
GRU 85th Main Special Service Center (Unit 26165) (FANCYBEAR)
|
Nation-State
|
Russian Federation
|
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/30/politics/fancy-bear-microsoft-csis-think-tank/index.html
|
43afa7a30edf3607
|
2019-01-31 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United States of America
|
Centinela Valley Union High School District
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
Centinela Valley Union High School District notifies employees of a W-2 phishing incident.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/centinela-valley-union-high-school-district-notifies-employees-of-w-2-phishing-incident/
|
a92cc33c5e502ed9
|
2019-01-31 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
Germany
|
German Council on Foreign Relations
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Political-Espionage
|
HackersÃ'ÃÂ sentspoof e-mails to people who work with the German Council on Foreign Relations in an attempt to trick them into handing over information, such as passwords.
|
GRU 85th Main Special Service Center (Unit 26165) (FANCYBEAR)
|
Nation-State
|
Russian Federation
|
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/02/20/microsoft-says-it-has-found-another-russian-operation-targeting-prominent-think-tanks/
|
d1188e536c7ca242
|
2019-01-31 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United States of America
|
Houzz
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Home improvement startup Houzz informs its users that it suffered a data breach in December 2018. The company has not provided details about the occurrence but contacted its users to encourage them to change their passwords as a precautionary measure.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.digitaltrends.com/home/houzz-data-breach-password-change/
|
c91e288e39886406
|
2019-01-31 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
Metro Bank
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Network Infrastructure,Exploitation of Data in Transit
|
Financial
|
Metro Bank falls victim of an SS7 attack.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/mbzvxv/criminals-hackers-ss7-uk-banks-metro-bank
|
080543ded3c7e307
|
2019-01-31 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
Germany
|
The Aspen Institute Germany
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Political-Espionage
|
HackersÃ'ÃÂ sentÃ'ÃÂ spoof e-mails to people who work with the Aspen Institute Germany in an attempt to trick them into handing over information, such as passwords.
|
GRU 85th Main Special Service Center (Unit 26165) (FANCYBEAR)
|
Nation-State
|
Russian Federation
|
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/02/20/microsoft-says-it-has-found-another-russian-operation-targeting-prominent-think-tanks/
|
49189c4c9cef9910
|
2019-01-31 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United States of America
|
The German Marshall Fund
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Political-Espionage
|
HackersÃ'ÃÂ sentÃ'ÃÂ spoof e-mails to people who work with the German Marshall Fund in an attempt to trick them into handing over information, such as passwords.
|
GRU 85th Main Special Service Center (Unit 26165) (FANCYBEAR)
|
Nation-State
|
Russian Federation
|
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/02/20/microsoft-says-it-has-found-another-russian-operation-targeting-prominent-think-tanks/
|
d508b15993704764
|
2019-01-31 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United States of America
|
Valley Professional Community Health Center
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Undetermined
|
Valley Professional Community Health Center notifies 12,000 patients of a phishing attack occurred in late November.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/in-thousands-of-patients-information-compromised-in-data-breach/
|
766ef2f8827a10d5
|
2019-01-30 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
France
|
Airbus
|
Manufacturing
| 31
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Airbus says it detected a cyber attack on its information systems which resulted in a data breach but it said the incident did not affect its commercial operations.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-airbus-cyber/airbus-reports-breach-into-its-systems-after-cyber-attack-idUSKCN1PO2TQ
|
ca760585802f38df
|
2019-01-30 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
Qatar
|
Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Political-Espionage
|
Former U.S. government intelligence operatives working for the UAE used the spying tool Karma to hack the iPhones of activists, diplomats, and rival foreign leaders. One of the targets is Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani.
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Nation-State
|
United Arab Emirates
|
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-spying-karma-exclusive/exclusive-uae-used-cyber-super-weapon-to-spy-on-iphones-of-foes-idUSKCN1PO1AN
|
8a61607b48a32fbf
|
2019-01-30 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
Kwik Fit
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
Kwik Fit confirms that its computer network has been infected with malware, disrupting its ability to book in vehicle repairs and handle other customer requests.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-47062480
|
063a68f23cbc28f2
|
2019-01-30 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
Turkey
|
Mehmet ?im?ek
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Political-Espionage
|
Former U.S. government intelligence operatives working for the UAE used the spying tool Karma to hack the iPhones of activists, diplomats, and rival foreign leaders. One of the targets is Turkey's former Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet ?im?ek.
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Nation-State
|
United Arab Emirates
|
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-spying-karma-exclusive/exclusive-uae-used-cyber-super-weapon-to-spy-on-iphones-of-foes-idUSKCN1PO1AN
|
60b0c5e236f481e2
|
2019-01-30 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United States of America
|
Palisades Park
|
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
| 71
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Officials in Palisades Park are notified that nearly half a million dollars have been drained from its accounts at Mariner's Bank.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/palisades-park-officials-say-nearly-500000-is-missing-from-its-accounts-in-bank-breach/
|
98a962ac471fb3ce
|
2019-01-30 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
Yemen
|
Tawakkol Karman
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Political-Espionage
|
Former U.S. government intelligence operatives working for the UAE used the spying tool Karma to hack the iPhones of activists, diplomats, and rival foreign leaders. One of the targets is Tawakkol Karman, a human rights activist known as the Iron Woman of Yemen.
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Nation-State
|
United Arab Emirates
|
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-spying-karma-exclusive/exclusive-uae-used-cyber-super-weapon-to-spy-on-iphones-of-foes-idUSKCN1PO1AN
|
01a330c879d06aaf
|
2019-01-30 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
Oman
|
Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Political-Espionage
|
Former U.S. government intelligence operatives working for the UAE used the spying tool Karma to hack the iPhones of activists, diplomats, and rival foreign leaders. One of the targets is Oman's head of foreign affairs, Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah.
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Nation-State
|
United Arab Emirates
|
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-spying-karma-exclusive/exclusive-uae-used-cyber-super-weapon-to-spy-on-iphones-of-foes-idUSKCN1PO1AN
|
cb56d415932e5a50
|
2019-01-29 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United States of America
|
Basecamp
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Undetermined
|
Basecamp suffers an hour-long credential stuffing attack targeting its platform.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/basecamp-successfully-defends-against-credential-stuffing-attack/
|
7fd943a90c296538
|
2019-01-29 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United States of America
|
BenefitMall
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
Delaware's Department of Insurance announces that 650 residents and 5 companies located within the state are impacted by a 2018 data breach of BenefitMall, an HR services administrator. An employee email was compromised between June 2018 and October 11.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/data-breach/hundreds-of-delaware-residents-among-the-victims-of-benefitmall-breach/
|
5b6b0c19343d708b
|
2019-01-29 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United States of America
|
Roper St. Francis Healthcare
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Undetermined
|
Roper St. Francis Healthcare notifies patients after employees fall for phishing attack.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/sc-roper-st-francis-notifying-patients-after-employees-fall-for-phishing-attack/
|
ca8b2d5f428731e3
|
2019-01-29 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
Brazil
|
Vale
|
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
| 21
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Protest
|
The Brazilian multinational mining company Vale is hacked and confidential internal documents are leaked (about 40 thousand files in a 500 MB folder).
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/vale-e-hackeada-e-documentos-mostram-como-empresa-lida-com-acidentes-vale-is-hacked-documents-show-how-company-handles-accidents/
|
7127a9cd4508dbea
|
2019-01-26 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
Finland
|
LocalBitcoins
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Mixed
|
Message Manipulation,Exploitation of End Hosts,Exploitation of Data in Transit
|
Financial
|
LocalBitcoins, a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency exchange portal, announces a security breach after the forum site is taken over with a phishing page.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.zdnet.com/article/localbitcoins-blames-security-breach-on-forum-third-party-software/
|
bc677b417dec18c7
|
2019-01-25 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
France
|
Altran Technologies
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
French engineering consultancy Altran Technologies reveals to have suffered a cyber attack that hit operations in some European countries. The attack seems to have been caused by ransomware (LockerGoga). No customer data has been stolen.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-altran-tech-cyber/frances-altran-tech-hit-by-cyber-attack-idUSKCN1PM0IJ
|
dc0cbef527a10646
|
2019-01-25 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United States of America
|
Critical Care, Pulmonary & Sleep Associates
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
Critical Care, Pulmonary & Sleep Associates notifies 23,377 patients of a phishing attack occurred back in November 23.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/co-critical-care-pulmonary-sleep-associates-notifies-almost-24000-patients-after-hack-of-employee-email-accounts/
|
bf567ed122e72370
|
2019-01-25 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
France
|
DailyMotion
|
Information
| 51
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Undetermined
|
Video sharing platform DailyMotion announces that it was the victim of a credential stuffing attack.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.zdnet.com/article/dailymotion-discloses-credential-stuffing-attack/
|
dae09a24500c31a2
|
2019-01-25 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United States of America
|
Discover Financial Services
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Discover Financial Services reveals that on August 13, 2018, an undisclosed number of Discover card accounts might have been part of a data breach to occurred to a merchant.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/discover-card-users-affected-by-data-breach-new-credit-cards-issued/
|
08282ad501f01e11
|
2019-01-25 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United States of America
|
Dr. DeLuca & Dr. Marciano Eye Associates
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
Dr. DeLuca & Dr. Marciano Eye Associates notify almost 24,000 patients after a ransomware attack.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/ct-dr-deluca-dr-marciano-eye-associates-notify-almost-24000-patients-after-ransomware-attack/
|
e31f77d129363d14
|
2019-01-25 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
Ukraine
|
Electoral servers and personal computers of election staff in Ukraine
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Political-Espionage
|
The head of Ukraine's cyber police says that Hackers likely controlled by Russia are stepping up efforts to disrupt Ukraine's presidential election in March with cyber attacks on electoral servers and personal computers of election staff.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-cyber-exclusive-idUSKCN1PJ1KX
|
1df3bf3cbf622a33
|
2019-01-25 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
Malaysia
|
Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM)
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
A total of 1,164,540 records, belonging to students at Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) between 2000 and 2018 are leaked online. According to sources, the data happened between February and March 2018.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/my-over-1-million-uitm-students-and-alumni-personal-details-leaked-online/
|
92cf4b85085afa1d
|
2019-01-25 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United States of America
|
Verity Health System of California, Inc. and Verity Medical Foundation
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Undetermined
|
Verity Health System of California, Inc. and Verity Medical Foundation notify individuals and regulatory bodies of two phishing incidents occurred in late November and one in mid-January.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/verity-health-system-of-california-inc-and-verity-medical-foundation-notify-individuals-and-regulatory-bodies-of-data-security-incident/
|
eca8a93b2dbba23c
|
2019-01-24 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United States of America
|
Association of National Advertisers
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Undetermined
|
The Association of National Advertisers admits it suffered a phishing attack last year (October) that may have resulted in the theft of employee data, including names and social security numbers.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/ana-suffers-phishing-attack-possible-theft-of-data/
|
64066b704493a419
|
2019-01-23 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United States of America
|
City of Sammamish
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
The City of Sammamish is hit by a ransomware attack.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/ransomware/ransomware-attacks-take-down-sammamish-city-hall-and-salisbury-pd/
|
b6d687be4b5434c3
|
2019-01-22 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
Belgium
|
Nyrstar
|
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
| 21
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Undetermined
|
Metals producer Nyrstar is hit by a cyber attack and shuts down some IT systems, including email, to contain the issue.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.reuters.com/article/nyrstar-cyber/belgian-metals-producer-nyrstar-hit-by-cyber-attack-idUSL8N1ZM6BM
|
376858266cce5857
|
2019-01-21 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United States of America
|
Family in the Bay Area
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
A Northern California family experiences "five minutes of sheer terror" after their Nest surveillance camera is hacked, warning them of a North Korea missile attack. Apparently other Nest cameras are involved.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/01/21/it-was-five-minutes-of-sheer-terror-hackers-infiltrate-east-bay-familys-nest-surveillance-camera-send-warning-of-incoming-north-korea-missile-attack/
|
b44c92a63b091557
|
2019-01-21 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United States of America
|
Graeter's Ice Cream
|
Accommodation and Food Services
| 72
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Graeter's Ice Cream issues notices to 12,000 customers to customers who made purchases on its website last year, after an "unauthorized code" was added to the website's checkout page.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/graeters-website-breach-could-compromise-12000-customers-credit-card-data/
|
433003f1e49ae8c3
|
2019-01-20 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
Newcastle's Royal Grammar School
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
Newcastle's Royal Grammar School warns parents of a "sophisticated attack" carried out via fraudulent emails sent from school accounts, offering a 25% discount on fees for paying quickly via Bitcoin.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-46920810
|
a67694a4a8948315
|
2019-01-19 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
Philippines
|
Cebuana Lhuillier
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Cebuana Lhuillier reveals that one of its servers fell victim to data breach incidents, occurred in August 2018, that may have compromised personal information of 900,000 customers.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/ph-cebuana-lhuillier-reveals-data-breach-tells-clients-to-secure-accounts/
|
1e082066c8cbbd53
|
2019-01-19 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
China
|
WordPress Multilingual Plugin (WPML) users
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Personal Attack
|
The web site for the WordPress Multilingual Plugin (WPML) WordPress plugin is hacked and users of the plugin start receiving emails stating that the plugin is filled with vulnerabilities.
|
Former WPML Employee
|
Hacktivist
|
China
|
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ex-employee-hacks-wpml-wordpress-plugin-site-and-spams-users/
|
77d6d44750887604
|
2019-01-18 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
Canada
|
Health Sciences North
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Undetermined
|
A cyberattack on Health Sciences North disrupts multiple systems at 24 of the Canadian health provider's hospital facilities.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/cyberattack-forces-health-sciences-north-to-place-systems-on-downtime-at-24-hospitals/
|
b216529f36041bac
|
2019-01-18 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United States of America
|
Valley Hope Association
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Undetermined
|
Valley Hope Association addiction treatment centers notifying patients their personal information may have been compromised in a phishing attack occurred between Oct. 9-10, 2018.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/kansas-based-valley-hope-association-addiction-treatment-centers-are-notifying-patients-their-personal-information-may-have-been-compromised/
|
649c12cc51745d70
|
2019-01-17 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United States of America
|
ATLAS (online game)
|
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
| 71
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Sabotage
|
The online servers of the newly launched ATLAS game suffer some "technical difficulties" after players hack a STEAM admin account and spam fellow players for hours with "Subscribe to PewDiePie" messages.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.zdnet.com/article/atlas-game-taken-offline-twice-after-users-hack-admin-account-find-server-exploit/
|
1f25d529f7cdc267
|
2019-01-17 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United States of America
|
Tampa Bay Credit Union
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Tampa Bay Credit Union members have their debit card information spoofed after threat actors generate false cards using the financial institution's bin numbers.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/cybercrime/tampa-bay-credit-union-members-had-their-debit-card-information-spoofed-after-threat-actors-generated-false-cards-using-the-banks-bin-numbers/
|
ef236d151ba25bd2
|
2019-01-15 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United States of America
|
City of Del Rio
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
Officials based at the City of Del Rio, in Texas, are forced to abandon electronic services and switch to pen and paper after a ransomware attack effectively closed down City Hall servers.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.zdnet.com/article/ransomware-attack-sends-city-of-del-rio-back-to-the-days-of-pen-and-paper/
|
74e57b3bce15512f
|
2019-01-15 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
Chile
|
Redbanc
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of Network Infrastructure
|
Financial
|
Flashpoint analysts believe that the Lazarus Group is behind the recent intrusion suffered by Chilean interbank network Redbanc via carried out via the PowerRatankba malware.
|
NGB 3rd Technical Surveillance Bureau
|
Nation-State
|
Korea (the Democratic People's Republic of)
|
https://www.flashpoint-intel.com/blog/disclosure-chilean-redbanc-intrusion-lazarus-ties/
|
e4add575c2712aa2
|
2019-01-15 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
Korea (the Republic of)
|
South Korea Defense Acquisition Program Administration
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Political-Espionage
|
Alleged state-sponsored actors compromise 30 PCs at the South Korea Defense Acquisition Program Administration which is the office that manages the military procurement. In 10 of them data was leaked.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/79993/cyber-warfare-2/south-korea-defense-hack.html
|
bc9667b42e19f6fd
|
2019-01-14 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
New Zealand
|
Cryptopia
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Cryptopia currency exchange pulls its website and services offline, citing a "security breach" resulting in "significant losses." Apparently the equivalent of $1.2 million is transferred to an unknown address.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.zdnet.com/article/cryptopia-cryptocurrency-exchange-pulled-offline-cites-security-breach/
|
b35070129028eeb9
|
2019-01-14 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United States of America
|
Faben Obstetrics and Gynecology
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
Faben Obstetrics and Gynecology notifies more than 6,000 patients after a GandCrab ransomware attack occurred in November 2018.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/faben-obstetrics-and-gynecology-notifies-more-than-6000-patients-after-ransomware-attack/
|
d18d8f6589d907be
|
2019-01-14 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
Sunderland City Council
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Mixed
|
Exploitation of End Hosts,External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
Sunderland City Council reveals to have been hit with phishing and spoofing emails, and at least one Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack, back in November.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-46865177
|
e97fd7a5e73ded36
|
2019-01-14 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
Malta
|
The Shift News
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Sabotage
|
The Shift News suffers a DDoS attack, following the publication of a series of investigative stories on a hospitals deal.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://theshiftnews.com/2019/01/14/the-shift-facing-cyber-attack-after-revelations-on-hospital-deal/
|
039c55949c926999
|
2019-01-11 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
Italy
|
Italian organization operating in the Oil&Gas sector
|
Utilities
| 22
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Undetermined
|
Researchers from Cybaze-Yoroi ZLab reveal a campaign against an undisclosed Italian organization in the Oil and Gas sector, exploiting CVE-2017-11882 to distribute the AVE_MARIA malware.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://blog.yoroi.company/research/the-ave_maria-malware/
|
23d4a39235b60794
|
2019-01-11 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
India
|
Tecnimont SpA
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
The Indian subsidiary of Tecnimont SpA falls prey to a fraud wherein $18.6 million (INR 130 crore) were being stolen by a group of Chinese hackers pretending to be trading an acquisition in China.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.ehackingnews.com/2019/01/chinese-hackers-pulled-theft-of-186.html
|
42c6147f1f37df83
|
2019-01-10 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United States of America
|
Discountmugs.com
|
Retail Trade
| 44
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Another victim of Magecart. Discountmugs.com reveals that anyone who used a credit between August 5, 2018, and November 16, 2018 may have had their information compromised.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/kitchenware-companies-breached-in-dual-attacks/
|
0a135a5cf60ddbc6
|
2019-01-10 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United States of America
|
Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Center
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Undetermined
|
Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Center notifies patients of a phishing incident occurred in early April.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/mi-sacred-heart-rehabilitation-center-notifies-patients-of-phishing-incident/
|
742574ff08886a64
|
2019-01-09 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United States of America
|
Hanover County
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Another victim of the Click2Gov breach. Officials disclose that an unauthorized party stole credit card information between Aug. 1, 2018 and Jan. 9, 2019.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/click2gov-breach-threatens-credit-card-data-of-hanover-county-residents/
|
fae0b73eae85b1b9
|
2019-01-09 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United States of America
|
Salisbury Police Department
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
The Salisbury Police Department is hit by a ransomware attack.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/ransomware/ransomware-attacks-take-down-sammamish-city-hall-and-salisbury-pd/
|
99da8ccab98e2267
|
2019-01-08 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United States of America
|
Bridgeport School District
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
The Bridgeport, Connecticut, School District is hit with a ransomware
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Bridgeport-Schools-computer-network-hit-by-13515819.php
|
5d509c9493297ff0
|
2019-01-08 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United States of America
|
Caddo Parish School System
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
The Caddo Parish School System is scammed out of nearly $1 million in tax payer money after a phishing attack.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/la-caddo-schools-scammed-out-of-nearly-1-million/
|
82862c64f65bd24e
|
2019-01-08 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United States of America
|
Kent County Community Mental Health
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Undetermined
|
Kent County Community Mental Health Authority notifies 2,284 patients after phishing attack
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/mi-kent-county-community-mental-health-authority-notifies-2284-patients-after-phishing-attack/
|
d612e27a872e3504
|
2019-01-07 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United States of America
|
Ethereum Classic
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Network Infrastructure
|
Financial
|
Coinbase detects a "deep chain reorganization" of the Ethereum Classic (ETC) blockchain. The equivalent of $1.1M is double spent, but the attacker reportedly returns $100,000 to cryptocurrency exchange Gate.io.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-classic-51-attackers-allegedly-returned-100-000-to-crypto-exchange
|
d359c51e7091dbca
|
2019-01-07 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United States of America
|
OXO International
|
Manufacturing
| 31
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
OXO International discloses a data breach that spans numerous periods over two years. Customer and payment information may have been exposed. The attack was most likely a MageCart attack.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/oxo-breach-involved-magecart-attack-that-targeted-customer-data/
|
3f776af2868cee5c
|
2019-01-06 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United States of America
|
Linda Frum's Twitter account
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Mixed
|
Message Manipulation,Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Protest
|
Conservative Senator Linda Frum's Twitter account is hacked. The attackers share personal information including her drivers license and post racial tweets.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/canadian-senators-personal-data-leaked-online-in-apparent-twitter-hack/
|
b5a839f52b1895eb
|
2019-01-05 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
Australia
|
Queensland EWN
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
A hacker gains unauthorized access to the Queensland EWN, or Early Warning Network, and used it to send a spam alert via SMS, landline, and email to the company's subscribers.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-uses-australian-early-warning-network-to-send-spam-alerts/
|
7ae53b23400861d7
|
2019-01-05 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
Canada
|
Resort Municipality of Whistler
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
The Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) is reporting that its municipal website, whistler.ca, has been breached.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/ca-rmow-says-municipal-website-subject-to-security-breach/
|
219d2b1dd02e8bb9
|
2019-01-04 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United States of America
|
Chaplaincy Health Care
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Undetermined
|
Chaplaincy Health Care offers free identity protection and credit monitoring to more than 1,000 people after an employee's email login credentials are compromised through an apparent phishing scheme.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/wa-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-chaplaincy-health-cares-email-breach/
|
1560009db8cb5e42
|
2019-01-04 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
Germany
|
German politicians
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Protest
|
In what is immediately called "Hacker-Angriff" (Hacker Attack), someone publishes the personal details of hundreds of German politicians, artists and local YouTube celebrities. Few days later a 20-year-old German confesses to be the author of the attack.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/01/08/german_20_yr_old_confess_mass_hack_angriff/
|
2b7f91512beca70f
|
2019-01-04 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United States of America
|
Wichita State University
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
At least three employees of Wichita State University do not receive their paychecks after they fall victim of an e-mail phishing scheme.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/ks-wichita-state-u-employees-fall-victim-to-phishing-scam-lose-paychecks/
|
5c30c72d4739037b
|
2019-01-03 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
Ireland
|
Luas
|
Transportation and Warehousing
| 48
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
The website of the tram operator Luas is taken down after a cyber attack. The author threatens to dump the records of about 3,000 if the ransom of 1 BTC ($3,843 worth) is not paid.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/over-3-000-luas-user-records-may-have-been-compromised-in-cyber-attack-1.3746674
|
c898c38d0fd8a749
|
2019-01-02 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United States of America
|
BlankMediaGames (BMG)
|
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
| 71
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
BlankMediaGames (BMG) admits that a hacker has stolen the personal details of 7.6 million users of browser-based game the "Town of Salem".
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.zdnet.com/article/town-of-salem-game-suffers-data-breach-exposing-7-6-million-user-details/
|
80cd2d8fc46a30f1
|
2019-01-02 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
China
|
China Railway
|
Transportation and Warehousing
| 48
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Data thieves steal the personal information of nearly 5 million people from an unconfirmed number of Chinese online ticket reservation platforms, according to Beijing police, who arrested a suspect in the case.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://technode.com/2019/01/02/beijing-police-data-leak-5-million/
|
e01db2fed0cd5f63
|
2019-01-01 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
United States of America
|
Residential Mortgage Services, Inc.
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
This cyber breach allegedly arose when a RMS employee clicked on a hyperlink in a phishing email that falsely appeared to originate from a RMS business partner. The RMS employee provided her email credentials to the malicious website opened by the hyperlink.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/nydfs-penalizes-mortgage-company-for-not-disclosing-2019-breach/
|
8e81efdd9ad7cf49
|
2019-01-01 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
Australia
|
Victorian government
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
The work details of 30,000 Victorian public servants have been stolen in a data breach, after part of the Victorian Government directory was downloaded by an unknown party after an employee's email account is compromised.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-01/victorian-government-employee-directory-data-breach/10676932?pfmredir=sm
|
857f67aef1099a43
|
2019-01-01 00:00:00
| 2,019
|
Ukraine
|
Volodymyr Zelenskiy website
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Sabotage
|
Hackers launch an attack on the website of showman Volodymyr Zelenskiy following the announcement of his candidacy for president on New Year's Eve.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/hackers-take-down-website-of-presidential-candidate-zelenskiys-team.html
|
15aa2bc889cba65a
|
2018-12-31 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
Choice Rehabilitation
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Choice Rehabilitation notifies patients after hack of corporate email account. The suspicious activity occurred from July 1, 2018 through September 30, 2018.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/mo-choice-rehabilitation-notifies-patients-after-hack-of-corporate-email-account/
|
318367f34d46517d
|
2018-12-31 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
Hiscox Syndicates Ltd.
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
TheDarkOverlord announces it had breached a law firm handling cases related to the 9/11 attacks, and threatens to release the internal files unless their ransom demands were met. The group claims theu have hacked several insurers and legal firms including Hiscox Syndicates Ltd, Lloyds of London, and Silverstein Properties. To provide evidence, the group publishes the link to a 10GB archive.
|
The Dark Overlord
|
Criminal
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/yw79k5/hacker-group-threatens-dump-911-insurance-files-dark-overlord
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17f3fce4e0125522
|
2018-12-31 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
Lloyds of London
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
TheDarkOverlord announces it had breached a law firm handling cases related to the 9/11 attacks, and threatens to release the internal files unless their ransom demands were met. The group claims theu have hacked several insurers and legal firms including Hiscox Syndicates Ltd, Lloyds of London, and Silverstein Properties. To provide evidence, the group publishes the link to a 10GB archive.
|
The Dark Overlord
|
Criminal
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/yw79k5/hacker-group-threatens-dump-911-insurance-files-dark-overlord
|
71339d686ddf0132
|
2018-12-31 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
Sen. Claire McCaskill
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Political-Espionage
|
Sen. Claire McCaskill and her staffers are the targets of a spear phishing campaign allegedly orchestrated by the infamous Fancy Bear AKA APT28.
|
GRU 85th Main Special Service Center (Unit 26165) (FANCYBEAR)
|
Nation-State
|
Russian Federation
|
https://www.thedailybeast.com/russian-hackers-new-target-a-vulnerable-democratic-senator
|
71c3f3a55768cf11
|
2018-12-31 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
Silverstein Properties
|
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
| 53
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
TheDarkOverlord announces it had breached a law firm handling cases related to the 9/11 attacks, and threatens to release the internal files unless their ransom demands were met. The group claims theu have hacked several insurers and legal firms including Hiscox Syndicates Ltd, Lloyds of London, and Silverstein Properties. To provide evidence, the group publishes the link to a 10GB archive.
|
The Dark Overlord
|
Criminal
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/yw79k5/hacker-group-threatens-dump-911-insurance-files-dark-overlord
|
3ba77e15205d6d22
|
2018-12-30 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
Italy
|
Italian Trade Union of State Police Officers (silpcgil.it)
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Mixed
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Message Manipulation
|
Protest
|
Hackers from the Anonymous collective release the contact information of over 200 Italian police officers, including their full names and personal email addresses. Hackers also post the user login name and password of 26 website administrators.
|
Anonymous
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
https://roguemedialabs.com/2019/01/02/italian-trade-union-of-state-police-officers-hacked-defaced-by-the-anonymous-anarchist-agency/
|
0924ccbd59506ba8
|
2018-12-29 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
City of Lake Charles
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
City of Lake Charles reports security breach of its information technology systems.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/la-city-of-lake-charles-reports-security-breach-of-its-information-technology-systems/
|
114f66a2d093d53e
|
2018-12-29 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
Dataresolution.net
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
Cloud hosting provider Dataresolution.net struggles to bring its systems back online after suffering a Ryuk ransomware infestation on Christmas Eve.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2019/01/cloud-hosting-provider-dataresolution-net-battling-christmas-eve-ransomware-attack/
|
34304720bd1c21dc
|
2018-12-28 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
College of Eastern Idaho
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
College of Eastern Idaho notifies a security incident discovered on September 5, 2018, when suspicious email activity was detected within an employee's email account.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/another-day-another-edu-sector-breach-as-employees-continue-to-fall-for-phishing-attacks/
|
1a15fcf25fc4bf1f
|
2018-12-28 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
Dental Center of Northwest Ohio
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
Dental Center of Northwest Ohio reveals that a ransomware attack affecting its local third-party IT vendor (Arakyta) may have endangered personal data belonging to current and former patients and employees.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/dental-center-of-nw-ohio-feels-bite-of-ransomware-attack-on-it-vendor/
|
b7e9817d3445e4cc
|
2018-12-28 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
Family Physicians Group
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Family Physicians Group notifies more than 8,000 patients about a phishing attack on an employee's email account. Patient data may have been exposed between Aug. 7 and Aug. 21, 2018, when the company discovered the attack.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/privacy-breach-at-family-physicians-group-may-have-affected-8400-orlando-patients/
|
f124b8cebfe353d6
|
2018-12-28 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
Korea (the Republic of)
|
North Gyeongsang resettlement centre
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Sabotage
|
Almost 1,000 North Korean defectors have their personal data leaked after a computer at the North Gyeongsang resettlement centre is hacked.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46698646
|
322a3a132ff7d08d
|
2018-12-28 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
Westminster College
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah notifies people after eleven of their employees fell prey to phishing attacks.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/ut-westminster-college-notifies-individuals-following-phishing-attack/
|
ba2ae11ec929a946
|
2018-12-27 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
BevMo
|
Retail Trade
| 44
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
Alcohol retailer BevMo reveals that its website was breached, compromising the credit card data of nearly 15,000 customers: a "malicious code" placed on the checkout page, compromising data between Aug. 2 and Sept. 26.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/data-breach-hits-15000-bevmo-e-commerce-customers/
|
62db13c49dd446ae
|
2018-12-27 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
Tribune Publishing's Southern California
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
A Ryuk ransomware attack is suspected of preventing production of several newspapers, including the Wall Street Journal and Los Angeles Times. The attack affected the systems at Tribune Publishing's Southern California printing plant.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.cnet.com/news/malware-suspected-of-hobbling-newspapers-production/
|
e9195deba00948d4
|
2018-12-26 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
Philippines
|
Bulatlat
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
The news sites of Bulatlat, Kodao and Pinoy Weekly are taken down by a DDoS attack, after stories on the Communist Party of the Philippines' 50th anniversary were posted.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2018/12/28/1880570/altermidya-slams-cyberattacks-vs-members-sites
|
f39424f426e737a5
|
2018-12-26 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
Philippines
|
Kodao
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
The news sites of Bulatlat, Kodao and Pinoy Weekly are taken down by a DDoS attack, after stories on the Communist Party of the Philippines' 50th anniversary were posted.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2018/12/28/1880570/altermidya-slams-cyberattacks-vs-members-sites
|
e19a4500219ab943
|
2018-12-26 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
Philippines
|
Pinoy Weekly
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
The news sites of Bulatlat, Kodao and Pinoy Weekly are taken down by a DDoS attack, after stories on the Communist Party of the Philippines' 50th anniversary were posted.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2018/12/28/1880570/altermidya-slams-cyberattacks-vs-members-sites
|
1d12ea7b554e00c6
|
2018-12-24 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
Hayley Atwell
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Personal Attack
|
"Captain America" actress Hayley Atwell's nude photos are allegedly hacked and those behind it threatened to release the images, according to reports.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.ibtimes.com/nude-photo-leak-2018-hayley-atwells-images-hacked-posted-x-rated-website-2745314
|
1ef54b617606f15e
|
2018-12-23 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
British Post Office
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
A threat actor compromised the British Post Office and local government networks, stealing personal data including email addresses and mobile phone numbers of thousands of employees.
|
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (APT 35 Charming Kitten)
|
Nation-State
|
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
|
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/major-cyber-attack-uk-infrastructure-14226055
|
dc0740fae2816a43
|
2018-12-23 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
Evercore
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Thousands of sensitive documents have been stolen by hackers in a cyber-attack on the influential investment bank Evercore, after an employee in London falls victim of a phishing attack.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/business/hackers-steal-thousands-of-files-from-dealmaker-evercore-pdcrhfqqg
|
95945b2cbac09a2f
|
2018-12-22 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
Borough of Westwood
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
The borough of Westwood, discloses a data breach that began in December 2018.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/borough-of-westwood-nj-provides-notice-of-a-data-breach-that-began-in-2018/
|
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.