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944c4f9b2c654685
2018-11-15 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Family Tree Relief Nursery
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
Some 2,000 clients of Albany-based nonprofit Family Tree Relief Nursery are notified of a ransomware attack occurred between June and August.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/family-tree-relief-nursery-notifies-families-of-ransomware-attack/
ff5fe6dc669de6fe
2018-11-15 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
HealthEquity
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
An intruder accesses the email accounts of two HealthEquity members, exposing protected and personal information of 20,906 subscribers. The breach dates back to September and October, and was discovered on October 5th.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://news.softpedia.com/news/new-healthequity-data-breach-exposes-pii-phi-of-almost-21-000-customers-523829.shtml
961aeb0f3d9b7fcb
2018-11-14 00:00:00
2,018
Germany
Angela Merkel
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
Political-Espionage
German security officials detected a cyberattack, believed to be by the Russian group Snake, on the email accounts of German celebrities, lawmakers, military officials, and staff of several German embassies. As a result of the hack, the personal details of the victims were leaked online by the hackers. One of the victimis is German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Snake
Nation-State
Russian Federation
https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/01/05/russia-or-the-far-right-who-hacked-german-politics/?sh=27eaa98112c1
8bab340b142e4ad0
2018-11-14 00:00:00
2,018
Germany
Christian Ehring
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
Political-Espionage
German security officials detected a cyberattack, believed to be by the Russian group Snake, on the email accounts of German celebrities, lawmakers, military officials, and staff of several German embassies. As a result of the hack, the personal details of the victims were leaked online by the hackers. One of the victimis is TV presenter Christian Ehring.
Snake
Nation-State
Russian Federation
https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/01/05/russia-or-the-far-right-who-hacked-german-politics/?sh=27eaa98112c3
9c6d7f35349c7f0e
2018-11-14 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Democratic National Committee
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Political-Espionage
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) claims that Russian hackers tried to break into its servers in November 2018, shortly after the conclusion of the US midterm elections.
SVR (COZYBEAR)
Nation-State
Russian Federation
https://www.zdnet.com/article/dnc-says-russia-tried-to-hack-its-servers-again-in-november-2018/
e92dcce5b68005f1
2018-11-14 00:00:00
2,018
Germany
Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
Political-Espionage
German security officials detected a cyberattack, believed to be by the Russian group Snake, on the email accounts of German celebrities, lawmakers, military officials, and staff of several German embassies. As a result of the hack, the personal details of the victims were leaked online by the hackers. One of the victimis is German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
Snake
Nation-State
Russian Federation
https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/01/05/russia-or-the-far-right-who-hacked-german-politics/?sh=27eaa98112c2
14eed060ff6e47c1
2018-11-14 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Infowars' online store
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
A Magecart credit card skimming attack is discovered on the online store for the Infowars web site.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/infowars-store-affected-by-magecart-credit-card-stealing-hack/
78814756ee7fb13d
2018-11-14 00:00:00
2,018
Italy
Italian certified email accounts
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Unknown hackers gain access to thousands of Italian certified email accounts, including those of magistrates and security officials.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-cyber-idUSKCN1NO2I6
898ac2e2b500779c
2018-11-14 00:00:00
2,018
Lebanon
Middle East Airlines
Transportation and Warehousing
48
Exploitive
Exploitation of Data in Transit
Political-Espionage
An unknown actor with a connection to Iran hijacked DNS records to target the traffic of governments and telecommunications organizations around the world. One of the victims is Middle East Airlines, a Lebanese airline.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2018/11/dnspionage-campaign-targets-middle-east.html
810188c8c5c1b46c
2018-11-14 00:00:00
2,018
Ireland
Midlands Regional Hospital in Tullamore
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
Midlands Regional Hospital in Tullamore is hit by a ransomware attack.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/ie-tullamore-hospital-hit-by-ransomware-attack/
a708296ec8f8dcce
2018-11-13 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
G Suite Twitter Account
Information
51
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Financial
Google's official G Suite Twitter account, which has more than 800,000 followers, is the latest victim of an increasingly widespread Bitcoin scam.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://threatpost.com/bitcoin-giveaway-scam-balloons-with-google-the-latest-victim/139088/
05e1f7f2b66ada1c
2018-11-13 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Target Twitter Account
Retail Trade
44
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Financial
Target's Twitter account is hacked and its feed used to trick unsuspecting consumers into giving away cryptocurrency.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.pymnts.com/news/security-and-risk/2018/target-twitter-scam-bitcoin-cryptocurrency/
3cd7a44b7be45f52
2018-11-13 00:00:00
2,018
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
UK Engineering Company
Manufacturing
31
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
Industrial-Espionage
Researchers from Recorded Future reveal the details of a spear phishing campaign carried out by the Chinese TEMP.Periscope group against a UK based engineering company, leveraging Russian APT Techniques.
Ministry of State Security's (MSS) Hainan State Security Department (APT40)
Nation-State
China
https://www.recordedfuture.com/chinese-threat-actor-tempperiscope/
42f9ec2e8433c419
2018-11-12 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Health First, Inc.
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Health First, Inc. notifies 42,000 patients after a phishing incident.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/fl-health-first-inc-notified-42000-patients-after-phishing-incident/
d659bcf7c5261921
2018-11-12 00:00:00
2,018
Zimbabwe
Midlands State University
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Midlands State University is forced to postpone its Student Representative Council Elections after hackers breach the security system.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/universities-hacked-in-zimbabwe-canada/
250a36ca87c4bdc6
2018-11-12 00:00:00
2,018
Pakistan
Pakistan Air Force
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Political-Espionage
Cylance uncover a sophisticated state-sponsored campaign, tracked as Operation Shaheen, against the Pakistan Air Force, carried out by a nation-state actor tracked as the White Company.
White Company
Nation-State
Undetermined
https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/77982/apt/operation-shaheen-campaign.html
8eb09432222a9aae
2018-11-10 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
May Eye Care
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
May Eye Care notifies 30,000 patients after ransomware incident.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/pa-may-eye-care-notified-30000-patients-after-ransomware-incident/
0002e9efda3b0449
2018-11-09 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Chesapeake Public Schools
Educational Services
61
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
A malware received via phishing emails take down the systems of Chesapeake Public Schools.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/va-chesapeake-public-schools-computer-network-affected-by-malware-from-phishing-emails/
303b511a77d189e2
2018-11-09 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Florida's Department of Health
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Florida's Department of Health issues a notice of data breach detailing the compromise of an employee's Microsoft Outlook 365 account. The breach occurred between October 8 ÃÆ'Æ'Æ'ÃÆ'ââ'¬Â 'ÃÆ'Æ'ââ'¬Ã' 'ÃÆ'Æ'Æ'''ÃÆ'Æ'Æ'ÃÆ'ââ'¬Â 'ÃÆ'Æ''ÃÆ''Ã'Ã'¢ÃÆ'Æ'Æ''ÃÆ'Æ'Ã'Ã'¢'ÃÆ''Ã'Ã'¬" October 16, 2018.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.wkrg.com/news/northwest-florida/breach-notice-issued-for-patients-of-florida-department-of-health-clinics/1584318622
5a1d7d2a60804058
2018-11-09 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Huntsville Hospital
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Huntsville Hospital also reports the information of job applicants who applied to the facility may be at risk after the breach at Jobscience.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/huntsville-hospital-in-alabama-notifies-job-applicants-of-data-breach/
cc8cf5c869a4b335
2018-11-09 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
LPL Financial
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
LPL Financial sends a notification about a third-party hack involving Capital Forensics, Inc.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/lpl-financial-notifying-clients-after-capital-forensics-inc-was-hacked/
3c8e578e8b298677
2018-11-09 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Metrocare Services
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Metrocare Services notifies 1,804 patients after some employees' email is hacked. The incident occurred on September 4, 2018.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/tx-metrocare-notifies-1804-patients-after-employees-email-hacked/
60488b6d941289b3
2018-11-08 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Altus Baytown Hospital (ABH)
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
Altus Baytown Hospital (ABH) is hit by a Dharma ransomware attack on September 3, 2018, with a lot of documents containing patient info being encrypted and the attackers requesting a ransom to unlock the hospital's data.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://news.softpedia.com/news/dharma-ransomware-hits-altus-baytown-hospital-s-systems-523692.shtml
e3fd06f5eac2a047
2018-11-08 00:00:00
2,018
Malaysia
Media Prima Bhd
Information
51
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
Media Prima Bhd is hit by a ransomware attack and asked to pay a ransom of 1,000 bitcoins.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/media-prima-hit-ransomware-attack-%E2%80%94-sources
5713f898bf7b7aa8
2018-11-08 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Southwest Washington Regional Surgery Center
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Southwest Washington Regional Surgery Center notifies 2,393 patients after phishing attack exposed their PHI.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/southwest-washington-regional-surgery-center-notifies-2393-patients-after-phishing-attack-exposed-their-phi/
c1c6c892e6256a12
2018-11-07 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Bankers Life
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Bankers Life notifies more than 566,000 individuals after the hack of some employees' email results in a breach of PHI. The breach occurred between May 30 and September 13, 2018.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/bankers-life-notified-more-than-566000-after-hack-of-employees-email-resulted-in-breach-of-phi/
186330860016b2f5
2018-11-07 00:00:00
2,018
Viet Nam
Mobile World
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
A hacker dubbed Erwincho leaks a file containing more than 5.4 million email addresses and 31,000 bank card numbers (six digits covered), claiming they belong to clients of Mobile World.
Erwincho
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.vir.com.vn/mobile-world-flounders-after-serious-security-breach-63663.html
f5bd4f7aa8a94ca1
2018-11-06 00:00:00
2,018
Lebanon
Finance Ministry of Lebanon
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Data in Transit
Political-Espionage
An unknown actor with a connection to Iran hijacked DNS records to target the traffic of governments and telecommunications organizations around the world. One of the victims is the Finance Ministry of Lebanon.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2018/11/dnspionage-campaign-targets-middle-east.html
1b8a5fa7810c43bb
2018-11-06 00:00:00
2,018
Mexico
Megacable
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Megacable notifies its users of a cyber attack.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://navva.org/mexico/mexico/megacable-was-the-victim-of-a-cyber-attack/
c595efeb4431c136
2018-11-06 00:00:00
2,018
India
Twitter account of India's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Financial
The Twitter account of India's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is hijacked to promote fake bitcoins giveaways.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2018/11/06/india-bitcoin-twitter-musk/
6394b7a8c5030e04
2018-11-05 00:00:00
2,018
Cambodia
Digi
Information
51
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
Several of Cambodia's biggest internet service providers (EZECOM, SINET, Telcotech, and Digi) are hit by large-scale DDoS attacks.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.zdnet.com/article/cambodias-isps-hit-by-some-of-the-biggest-ddos-attacks-in-the-countrys-history/
e20adbefbcbbd55f
2018-11-05 00:00:00
2,018
Cambodia
EZECOM
Information
51
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
Several of Cambodia's biggest internet service providers (EZECOM, SINET, Telcotech, and Digi) are hit by large-scale DDoS attacks.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.zdnet.com/article/cambodias-isps-hit-by-some-of-the-biggest-ddos-attacks-in-the-countrys-history/
b60186af874a28c9
2018-11-05 00:00:00
2,018
Russian Federation
News site associated with the Internet Research Agency (IRA)
Information
51
Disruptive
External Denial of Service,Data Attack
Sabotage
The Washington Post reveals that a cyber-attack by a US security agency against Russia's infamous troll factory (Internet Research Agency) has resulted in a destroyed server RAID controller and formatted hard drives.
US Cyber Command
Nation-State
United States of America
https://www.zdnet.com/article/us-wiped-some-hard-drives-of-russias-troll-factory-in-last-years-hack/
144a01c4ca5af8b1
2018-11-05 00:00:00
2,018
Cambodia
SINET
Information
51
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
Several of Cambodia's biggest internet service providers (EZECOM, SINET, Telcotech, and Digi) are hit by large-scale DDoS attacks.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.zdnet.com/article/cambodias-isps-hit-by-some-of-the-biggest-ddos-attacks-in-the-countrys-history/
57af9bd78eec2020
2018-11-05 00:00:00
2,018
Cambodia
Telcotech
Information
51
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
Several of Cambodia's biggest internet service providers (EZECOM, SINET, Telcotech, and Digi) are hit by large-scale DDoS attacks.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.zdnet.com/article/cambodias-isps-hit-by-some-of-the-biggest-ddos-attacks-in-the-countrys-history/
65a06dd5c0a886ba
2018-11-05 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
www.myidentifiers.com
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
After unauthorized charges are done with cards used on www.myidentifiers.com, a site responsible for issuing ISBNs, an investigation reveals that unauthorized code was added to the checkout page affecting transactions between May 1 and October 23.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/bowker-investigating-breach-of-isbn-site/
b34bca095aaa1cec
2018-11-05 00:00:00
2,018
France
Path Twitter account
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
The official account of PathÃÆ'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'©, the world's second oldest operating film company and Europe's second largest studio, has been hacked to spread malicious Bitcoin giveaway links.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2018/11/05/elon-musk-bitcoin-twitter/
ecaebf41c9c37759
2018-11-02 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
ASI Computer Systems
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
ASI Computer Systems notifies some of their customers after discovering that usernames and passwords on a support web site had been hacked prior to December 2016.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/asi-computer-systems-notifies-customers-after-discovering-support-site-compromise-of-login-credentials/
b766fd59660bb861
2018-11-02 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Five Guys
Accommodation and Food Services
72
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Five Guys notifies employees of data breach after an employee falls victim for a phishing attack.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/five-guys-notifies-employees-of-data-breach/
ab5ee4893440ac85
2018-11-02 00:00:00
2,018
Australia
Hobart's Henry Jones Art Hotel
Accommodation and Food Services
72
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Guests of two Tasmania's luxury hotels are notified that their personal data may have been accessed by an unauthorised third party.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-02/privacy-breach-at-resorts-owned-by-federal-group/10462072
a7a4e32720560173
2018-11-02 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
HSBC
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
Attackers gain access to some customer's information in HSBC, such as account numbers, balances, addresses, transaction history, etc.. The attack hits about 1% of U.S. accounts and occurred between October 4, 2018 and October 14, 2018.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hsbc-bank-data-breach-exposed-account-numbers-balances-and-more/
72f049e875b3f52c
2018-11-02 00:00:00
2,018
France
Ingerop
Manufacturing
31
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Hackers access confidential documents about nuclear plants and prisons in a cyberattack on the French Ingerop and leak 65Gb of data. The attack occurred back in June.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.dw.com/en/hackers-obtain-nuclear-power-plant-plans-in-france/a-46126878
26d3c87b17fd2384
2018-11-02 00:00:00
2,018
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Kitronik
Retail Trade
44
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
Educational electronics outlet Kitronik is the latest victim of the Magecart gang. The hack occurred between August and September.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/11/02/kitronik_online_shop_malware/
9406bb40175fce72
2018-11-02 00:00:00
2,018
Australia
Saffire Freycinet
Accommodation and Food Services
72
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Guests of two Tasmania's luxury hotels are notified that their personal data may have been accessed by an unauthorised third party.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-02/privacy-breach-at-resorts-owned-by-federal-group/10462072
c083eeb5ebadccbd
2018-11-02 00:00:00
2,018
Italy
Society of Authors and Publishers
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Mixed
Exploitation of Application Server,Message Manipulation
Undetermined
AnonPlus hacks the website of the Italian Society of Authors and Publishers (SIAE) and leak 4Gb of data.
AnonPlus
Hacktivist
Italy
https://www.repubblica.it/tecnologia/sicurezza/2018/11/03/news/tecnologia_altro_attacco_di_anonplus_bucato_il_sito_della_siae_e_rubati_4_giga_di_dati-210654944/
06fc989f0fff3165
2018-11-01 00:00:00
2,018
Australia
Austal
Manufacturing
31
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
Australian defence shipbuilder Austal is the victim of a data breach and an extortion attempt. The attackers gain access to ship designs and to some staff email addresses and mobile phone numbers. Fingers point to Iran.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-iran-cybercrime/australias-cyber-security-chief-says-austal-defense-hack-investigation-may-take-years-idUSKCN1NI03X
fbcadd8f2ccca52b
2018-11-01 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Episcopal Health Services
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Episcopal Health Services notifies patients after employee email accounts are hacked.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/ny-st-johns-episcopal-hospital-episcopal-health-services-notifies-patients-after-employee-email-accounts-were-hacked/
c678132c892e03c1
2018-11-01 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Healthcare.gov
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Colbi Trent Defiore, an employee at a Virginia tech company, has been sent to prison for stealing PII from Healthcare.gov customers. Defiore improperly accessed the Healthcare.gov database several times in November 2018 and used the stolen information to commit fraud.
Colbi Trent Defiore
Criminal
United States of America
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/healthcaregov-data-thief-jailed/
c70a1985ae31d663
2018-11-01 00:00:00
2,018
Canada
St. Francis Xavier University
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Canadian St. Francis Xavier University shuts down the entire network following a cryptojacking attack which attempted to use its systems' computing power to mine for Bitcoin.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://news.softpedia.com/news/bitcoin-cryptojacking-attack-forces-university-to-disable-entire-network-523646.shtml
ec8d046a1841f92b
2018-11-01 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Tallahassee Memorial Hospital
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Tallahassee Memorial Hospital reports the information of job applicants who applied to the facility may be at risk after a breach at Jobscience, a recruiting firm it uses.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/jobscience-breach-also-impacted-tallahassee-memorial-hospital-job-applicants/
71789696eddd2e7b
2018-10-31 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
NorthBay Healthcare Corporation
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
NorthBay Healthcare Corporation suffers a data breach affecting the information of everyone who applied for a position within the organization between December 2012 and May 2018.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://news.softpedia.com/news/social-security-numbers-pii-stolen-in-northbay-healthcare-data-breach-523548.shtml
1c0f8d757a141c49
2018-10-31 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Radisson Hotel Group
Accommodation and Food Services
72
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
The hotel chain Radisson Hotel Group suffered a security breach that exposed personal information of the members of its loyalty scheme. The incident happened on September 11, but was identified only on October first.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/77530/data-breach/radisson-hotel-group-data-breach.html
4ffd78e6b1177794
2018-10-30 00:00:00
2,018
Switzerland
FIFA
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
FIFA acknowledges that its computer systems were hacked earlier in March, for the second time, and officials from European soccer's governing body fear they also might have suffered a data breach.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/30/sports/soccer/fifa-uefa-hack.html
0de829e6099d75b0
2018-10-28 00:00:00
2,018
Gabon
70 Gabon Government Websites
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Protest
The hacktivist group Anonymous takes down 70 Gabon government websites as part of its "anti-dictatorships" campaign.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/anonymous-knocks-out-gabon-government-sites-with-dos-attack/
be7aa6649d2436f5
2018-10-28 00:00:00
2,018
Canada
MapleChange
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
MapleChange, a Canadian crypto exchange, suffers a hack and looses all the funds (913 BTC, $6M worth), despite many accuse the exchange of attempting to stage an exit scam.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://ethereumworldnews.com/maplechange-crypto-exchange-hacked-for-913-bitcoin-btc-exit-scam-likely/
e7ccf7b373c92b95
2018-10-28 00:00:00
2,018
Belgium
Tomorrowland Festival
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Hackers breach computer security at the Tomorrowland festival organizers, and steal the data of 64,000 people who signed up for tickets for the 2004 edition.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.brusselstimes.com/art-culture/12957/hackers-steal-personal-details-of-64-000-tomorrowland-visitors
be5bebdbd807aea5
2018-10-27 00:00:00
2,018
Pakistan
Bank Islami
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Karachi-based Bank Islami acknowledges of suffering a security breach of its payment cards system but denies reports of having lost an alleged $6 million in what local press have called the biggest cyber-attack in the country's history.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.zdnet.com/article/pakistani-bank-denies-losing-6-million-in-countrys-biggest-cyber-attack/
8a883ee168ca1523
2018-10-26 00:00:00
2,018
Lithuania
kasvyksta.lt
Information
51
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Sabotage
Ghostwriter, a suspected Belarus-backed hacking group, has compromised websites and email accounts in Latvia, Lithuania, and PolandÃ' to publish fabricated documents pushing anti-North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) narratives consistent with Kremlin talking points. The influence campaign started in 2017.
Ghostwriter
Nation-State
Belarus
https://www.fireeye.com/content/dam/fireeye-www/blog/pdfs/Ghostwriter-Influence-Campaign.pdf
f32365a89dbe9516
2018-10-24 00:00:00
2,018
China
Cathay Pacific
Transportation and Warehousing
48
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Cathay Pacific announces to have discovered unauthorised access to some of its information system containing passenger data of up to 9.4 million people. The attack started in March and went undetected for some months.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://news.cathaypacific.com/cathay-pacific-announces-data-security-event-affecting-passenger-data-197761
af8406c8e17d2591
2018-10-23 00:00:00
2,018
Mexico
Axa Mexico
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Insurer Axa reveals it suffered a cyber attack that prompted an alert from the Mexico central bank, however clients' information and resources are safe and have not been affected.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.reuters.com/article/mexico-centralbank-incident/mexico-central-bank-issues-alert-after-insurer-axa-cyberattack-idUSL2N1X403Z
05276844a1bdf5c4
2018-10-23 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) notifies some of its current and former patients of two email incidents, both involving health information, occurred respectively on August 23, and September 6.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/childrens-hospital-of-philadelphia-provides-notice-of-two-email-incidents/
b5116604f35ea0a0
2018-10-23 00:00:00
2,018
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Eurostar
Transportation and Warehousing
48
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Eurostar has reset its customers' login passwords after detecting attempts to break into an unspecified number of accounts taking place between 15 and 19 October.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46048597
a7adf9febdee0c1b
2018-10-23 00:00:00
2,018
South Africa
Internet Solutions
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
Internet Solutions (IS) sends a notice to clients to warn them about a breach, and urges them to change their passwords and take additional steps to secure their servers. Later the company confirms that its internal monitoring systems have detected "irregular activity" on some of its virtual services.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/za-internet-solutions-warns-of-security-breach/
dc76af7ce6476093
2018-10-23 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Jones Eye Clinic and Surgery Center
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Mixed
Data Attack,Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
40K users are affected by a ransomware attack, occurred on August 23, targeting Jones Eye Clinic and Surgery Center.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://news.softpedia.com/news/40k-customers-affected-after-jones-eye-clinic-and-surgery-center-attack-523447.shtml
89ddf2a8da6deb4b
2018-10-22 00:00:00
2,018
Saudi Arabia
Davos in the Desert
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Protest
The website of the Saudi Arabian investment conference, referred to as "Davos in the Desert", is defaced with anti-Saudi messages, to protest against the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/saudi-investment-conference-website-hacked-defaced/
9e3d5999d3a3b03c
2018-10-22 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Orange County Branch of the Girl Scouts of America
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Hackers breach the Orange County, Calif. branch of the Girl Scouts of America, potentially exposing personal information for 2,800 members and their families.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/77512/data-breach/girl-scouts-data-breach.html
46e0e428f32b2bd9
2018-10-21 00:00:00
2,018
Switzerland
Trade.io
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
53
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
Cryptocurrency exchange Trade.io reveals a security breach: an unknown party withdraws over 50 million Trade tokens (TIO), worth over $7.5 million, from its cold storage wallets.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.zdnet.com/article/trade-io-loses-7-5mil-worth-of-cryptocurrency-in-mysterious-cold-wallet-hack/
d6d47e4b19c6fb6f
2018-10-20 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
8 Adult Websites
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Eight poorly secured websites are hacked, exposing megabytes of personal data. 1.2 million users are exposed.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/10/hack-on-8-adult-websites-exposes-oodles-of-intimate-user-data/
45bcec2a68fed7e8
2018-10-19 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Catawba Valley Medical Center
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Catawba Valley Medical Center notifies patients of a phishing email incident occurred on August 13, 2018.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/nc-notice-to-catawba-valley-medical-center-patients-of-a-phishing-email-incident/
b590cec016e6888e
2018-10-19 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Healthcare.gov
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announces that Healthcare.gov, the federally operated health insurance marketplace, has suffered a data breach. The CMS believes files for as many as 75,000 people were accessed.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/19/healthcare-gov-breach/
f17f364133ed47dd
2018-10-18 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Indiana National Guard
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
The Indiana National Guard reports that a non-military server that contains the personal information of civilian and military personnel is hit with ransomware.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/west-haven-indiana-national-guard-muscatine-hit-with-ransomware-attacks/
73a9b587d08a5e02
2018-10-17 00:00:00
2,018
Italy
A primary company in the Italian naval industry
Transportation and Warehousing
48
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Industrial-Espionage
Researchers from Yoroi discover a new targeted campaign against one of the most important companies in the Italian naval industry. The malware is dubbed MartyMcFly.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/77195/malware/martymcfly-malware-cyber-espionage.html
4b455616346c149d
2018-10-17 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
City of Muscatine
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
The City of Muscatine is hit with a ransomware attack on October 17. Financial and other servers are affected.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/west-haven-indiana-national-guard-muscatine-hit-with-ransomware-attacks/
3b940cbff8076fd8
2018-10-17 00:00:00
2,018
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Facepunch
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
As reported by Troy Hunt's Have I Been Pwned breach notification service, the Facepunch game studio was the victim of a data breach in June 2016 which led to sensitive information of 396,650 users being exposed.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://news.softpedia.com/news/information-of-396k-users-exposed-in-facepunch-data-breach-523291.shtml
5626bcf268624baf
2018-10-17 00:00:00
2,018
Undetermined
Vesta Control Panel (VestaCP)
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Vesta Control Panel, the provider of an open-source hosting panel software reveals a security breach during which an unknown hacker contaminated the project's source code with malware. The malicious code was added on May 31, this year, and later removed two weeks later, on June 13.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.zdnet.com/article/open-source-web-hosting-software-compromised-with-ddos-malware/
83634e9604d9211d
2018-10-16 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
City of West Haven
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
The City of West Haven pays $2,000 after having 23 of its servers encrypted from a ransomware attack.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/west-haven-indiana-national-guard-muscatine-hit-with-ransomware-attacks/
31c52e762b958d44
2018-10-15 00:00:00
2,018
Undetermined
EOSBet
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Hackers are believed to have stolen $338,000 worth of EOS cryptocurrency from blockchain-powered gambling dApp EOSBet.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2018/10/15/eos-dapp-hacked/
59e83b9a13050ea2
2018-10-13 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Onslow Water and Sewer Authority (ONWASA)
Utilities
22
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
The Onslow Water and Sewer Authority (ONWASA) is hit by a targeted ransomware attack carried out via Ryuk.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint/nc-water-utility-fights-post-hurricane-ransomware/d/d-id/1333049
b23da693258b0ab9
2018-10-12 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Henderson School District
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
The Henderson school district in Texas is hit with a business email compromise (BEC) attack resulting in a $600,000 loss for the district. The attack took place on September, 26th.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/bec-attack-scamstexas-school-district-out-of-600000/
b17e9471ec21ecac
2018-10-10 00:00:00
2,018
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Sodexo Motivation Solutions
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Sodexo Motivation Solutions' internal IT systems are hit by malware and as a consequence the Sodexo Engage's website lifestylehub.co.uk is pulled offline.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/10/10/sodexo_breach/
976cd0077c07192c
2018-10-09 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
City of Lake Worth Utilities
Utilities
22
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Customers of the City of Lake Worth Utilities who utilized the online option to pay their bill, between August 28 and October 9, may have experienced a possible breach of their credit card information.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/lake-worth-utilities-customers-may-have-had-credit-card-information-stolen/
1fc93fc96caa4db4
2018-10-09 00:00:00
2,018
Ireland
Cork City Council
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
5,000 people's personal information, who used a parking app, collected by Cork City Council, is illegally accessed by a hacker.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.thejournal.ie/cork-council-app-hacking-4274141-Oct2018/
7142b761675fedc6
2018-10-09 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
The Minnesota Department of Human Services falls victim to a phishing email scam. The attackers accessed the information of approximately 21,000 individuals in two incidents back in June and July.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/minnesota-dhs-notifies-residents-after-discovering-two-successful-phishing-attacks/
4c51db6864c440e7
2018-10-09 00:00:00
2,018
Canada
Rebound Orthopedics & Neurosurgery
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Rebound Orthopedics & Neurosurgery reports a data breach occurred back in May, when an employee's email account was improperly accessed. 2,800 employees and patients may have been compromised.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/rebound-orthopedics-neurosurgery-reports-data-breach/
a6a019e5db33cf23
2018-10-09 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Shopper Approved
Retail Trade
44
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
Shopper Approved is the latest victim of the Magecart gang. The incident took place on September 15.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.zdnet.com/article/new-magecart-hack-detected-at-shopper-approved/
3783acb8ded8ab49
2018-10-07 00:00:00
2,018
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Cancer Research UK
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
The Magecart gang hit the Cancer Research UK back in 2016 with the same modus operandi.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6248983/Cyber-criminals-tried-steal-card-details-people-buying-gifts-charitys-website.html
74b90dcc913a9a3a
2018-10-07 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Madison County Government Services
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
A ransomware attack hits Madison County Government services.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/madison-county-idaho-hit-with-ransomware-attack/
975671cddc70a668
2018-10-07 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Rep. Pete King's campaign website
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Protest
Rep. Pete King's campaign website is defaced.
Ayy?ld?z Tim
Hacktivist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/9/rep-peter-kings-congressional-campaign-site-hacked/
1ff3734945fba2e9
2018-10-06 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Anne Arundel County Public Library
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Anne Arundel County Public Library officials announce that nearly 600 staff and public library computers have been hit by the Emotet virus. 4,768 customers who used public computers since September 17 are also notified.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://news.softpedia.com/news/annapolis-library-computers-infected-with-emotet-almost-5k-customers-affected-523119.shtml
0adbf4bba8478521
2018-10-06 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
SpankChain
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
SpankChain, an adult industry focused cryptocurrency, has $38,000 worth of Ethereum stolen due to a smart contract bug.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/naughty-hacker-steals-38k-from-spankchain-cryptocurrency/
6f7cd698863d4d99
2018-10-05 00:00:00
2,018
France
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Odyssey's launch is disrupted by a DDoS attack on the day of its release.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.grahamcluley.com/assassins-creed-odyssey-suffers-ddos-attack-at-launch/
4cd6375742031fa1
2018-10-05 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
City of St. Petersburg
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
The City of St. Petersburg notifies a data breach of the third-party Click2Gov self-service payment which affected users who made payments between August 11, 2018, and September 25, 2018, using their credit cards.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://news.softpedia.com/news/city-of-st-petersburg-s-click2gov-payment-system-breached-523077.shtml
a99015b81512e377
2018-10-05 00:00:00
2,018
South Africa
Hetzner South Africa
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
The South African branch of Hetzner, a well-known web hosting provider, suffers a new security breach. The attacker manages to gain access to customer details.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.zdnet.com/article/hackers-breach-web-hosting-provider-for-the-second-time-in-the-past-year/
95a992f6f5bcc40c
2018-10-05 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
National Ambulatory Hernia Institute
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
National Ambulatory Hernia Institute notifies almost 16,000 patients of Gamma ransomware attack
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/national-ambulatory-hernia-institute-notifies-almost-16000-patients-of-gamma-ransomware-attack/
45106f2485b89fdb
2018-10-05 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
North American Risk Services
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
North American Risk Services, suffers a data breach between February 7 and March 27, when the company notices suspicious emails being sent from one of their employee's accounts.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://news.softpedia.com/news/hundreds-of-california-residents-affected-by-north-american-risk-services-breach-523086.shtml
294de055862c6454
2018-10-04 00:00:00
2,018
Canada
Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
Political-Espionage
A threat actor compromised the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport. Seven of the individuals alleged to be behind this incident, believed to be Russian military intelligence (known as GRU), were indictedby the U.S. Justice Department. Canada issued a statement attributing the incident to Russian military intelligence.
GRU 85th Main Special Service Center (Unit 26165) (FANCYBEAR)
Nation-State
Russian Federation
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-charges-russian-gru-officers-international-hacking-and-related-influence-and
4bde7f1e8a61cbfb
2018-10-04 00:00:00
2,018
Switzerland
Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
Political-Espionage
A threat actor compromised the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) in December 2016 and January 2017. Seven of the individuals alleged to be behind this incident, believed to be Russian military intelligence (known as GRU), were indicted by the U.S. Justice Department.
SVR (COZYBEAR)
Nation-State
Russian Federation
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-charges-russian-gru-officers-international-hacking-and-related-influence-and
e3428512284b3653
2018-10-04 00:00:00
2,018
Netherlands
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Political-Espionage
A threat actor, believed to be Russian military intelligence, targeted the office of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in The Hague with a view of compromising its Wi-Fi network for espionage purposes.
SVR (COZYBEAR)
Nation-State
Russian Federation
https://english.defensie.nl/latest/news/2018/10/04/netherlands-defence-intelligence-and-security-service-disrupts-russian-cyber-operation-targeting-opcw
746407346f3357da
2018-10-04 00:00:00
2,018
Japan
Square Enix
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
The same day Square Enix also announces to be fighting off a DDoS attack aimed towards its popular game, Final Fantasy XIV.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/ddos-attacks-target-multiple-games-including-final-fantasy-xiv/
9e67bb112f5a4a99
2018-10-04 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Tillamook Chiropractic Clinic
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Tillamook Chiropractic Clinic reveals that on May 2016, malware was installed on the primary insurance billing system, which hackers then used as a staging area to collect patient records.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/notice-of-security-breach-tillamook-chiropractic-clinic/