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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 ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã 'ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̢̮'ìÃ'à'ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â '''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã 'ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'ÃÂ¢ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆ'Ã'â'ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'ì" 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 PathÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã 'ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̢̮'ìÃ'à'ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̢̮'ìÃ'à'ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'é, 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'ÃÂ to publish fabricated documents pushing anti-North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) narratives consistent with Kremlin talking points. The influence campaign started in 2017.
|
Ghostwriter
|
Nation-State
|
Belarus
|
https://www.fireeye.com/content/dam/fireeye-www/blog/pdfs/Ghostwriter-Influence-Campaign.pdf
|
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
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Utilities
| 22
|
Exploitive
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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/
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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/
|
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.