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6fcdb3052d2b1fde
|
2018-07-06 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
B&B Hospitality Group
|
Accommodation and Food Services
| 72
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Sensors
|
Financial
|
B&B Hospitality Group (B&BHG) announces that it has identified and addressed a payment card security incident that affected nine restaurants in the New York metropolitan area.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bb-hospitality-group-reports-findings-from-investigation-of-payment-card-security-incident-300677177.html
|
a6d4f6bcd35d1e83
|
2018-07-06 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
Lake Oswego School District
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Mixed
|
Message Manipulation,Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
Lake Oswego School District warns students about a phishing email after the District Twitter account and an employee email accounts are hacked.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/lake-oswego-school-district-warns-students-about-phishing-email-after-employee-account-hacked/
|
dd468ad542b20814
|
2018-07-06 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
New Zealand
|
VSDC
|
Information
| 51
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
Research from Qihoo 360 Total Security reveal that hackers have breached the website of VSDC, a popular company that provides free audio and video conversion and editing software. Three different incidents have been recorded during which hackers changed the download links on the VSDC website with links that initiated downloads from servers operated by the attackers.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/popular-software-site-hacked-to-redirect-users-to-keylogger-infostealer-more/
|
0d0c8571f1af3444
|
2018-07-05 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
MSK Group
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
MSK Group notifies patients of a data security incident that they discovered on May 7, due to an unauthorized access to certain parts of the network at times over several month.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/msk-group-notifying-patients-of-data-security-incident/
|
7d1fd582cf472543
|
2018-07-05 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
India
|
Yatra.com
|
Accommodation and Food Services
| 72
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Online travel booking website Yatra.com is compromised and attackers steal 5 million user records that include email address & physical addresses, phone numbers & plain text passwords & PINs. The breach happened back in 2013, and it came to light now.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/yatracom-breach-how-check-if-your-data-compromised-and-what-do-if-it-84247
|
d6090f9bfc3ff4ca
|
2018-07-03 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
Germany
|
Domain Factory
|
Information
| 51
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
German hosting provider Domain Factory experiences a data breach which has exposed customer data. After an unknown threat actor posts claims that suggest they had managed to compromise the firm's systems and access information, the company launches an investigation.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.zdnet.com/article/user-data-exposed-in-domain-factory-hosting-security-breach/
|
4aa7978538102cd9
|
2018-07-03 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
Israel
|
Israeli Military
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Political-Espionage
|
The Israeli military say it had uncovered a plot by Hamas militants to spy on soldiers by befriending them on social media and then luring them into downloading fake dating applications that gave Hamas access to their smartphones.
|
HAMAS
|
Terrorist
|
Palestine, State of
|
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-03/israel-hamas-tried-to-spy-on-soldiers-with-fake-dating-apps
|
15e949a45ca6f963
|
2018-07-03 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
Taiwan (Province of China)
|
Taiwan Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP)
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
The Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) official website is defaced by Chinese hackers and the website is replaced with pictures and words reading "Chinese netizens are supporting Tsai Ing-wen to run for re-election" in simplified Chinese characters.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3473203
|
c8edce3a5691e346
|
2018-07-02 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
Fortnum & Mason
|
Retail Trade
| 44
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Luxury retailer Fortnum & Mason is the latest big brand to be involved in a significant data breach after the company admits the details of around 23,000 competition and survey participants have been compromised in the wake of the Typeform breach.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/fortnum-mason-23000-affected-by/
|
24b75a93f2be88bb
|
2018-07-02 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
Whitbread
|
Accommodation and Food Services
| 72
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Whitbread's online recruitment system has suffered a data breach, affecting a number of the company's brands including Premier Inn, and the UK outlets of Costa Coffee. The breach is a consequence of the attack to PageUp.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/agribusiness-and-food/whitbread-recruitment-system-suffers-data-breach-1.3551307
|
5bfbc08db141c8d5
|
2018-07-01 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
Turkey
|
BtcTurk
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Undetermined
|
Financial
|
Major Turkish crypto exchange BtcTurk confirms a data breach from mid-2018 that leaked sensitive information of over 500,000 users.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/crypto-exchanges-btcturk-and-pi-network-linked-to-security-incidents/
|
9667b7f1803954d0
|
2018-07-01 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
Czechia
|
Trezor
|
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
| 53
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts,Exploitation of Data in Transit
|
Financial
|
The team behind the Trezor multi-cryptocurrency wallet service discovers a phishing attack against some of its users that took place over the weekend, carried on via DNS poisoning or BGP hijacking.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dns-poisoning-or-bgp-hijacking-suspected-behind-trezor-wallet-phishing-incident/
|
81b3743dc0228712
|
2018-06-30 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
Notre Dame de Namur University
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Notre Dame de Namur University notifies some financial aid applicants that their information may have been compromised when an employee fell prey to a phishing attack on April 23, 2018.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/notre-dame-de-namur-university-notifying-financial-aid-applicants-of-data-security-incident/
|
644f8abbaa3db7e3
|
2018-06-29 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
Canada
|
Algonquin College
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
The Algonquin College publishes a note indicating that the education community is still not sure how many current and former students and employees could be affected by a cyber attack that happened weeks earlier.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/mysterious-algonquin-college-cyber-attack-could-affect-thousands/
|
d3a860d7bf816b0c
|
2018-06-29 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
Hunt Regional Medical Center
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Hunt Regional Medical Center notifies patients of a possible breach due to the hack of an employee email occurred on May 1st, 2018.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/tx-hunt-regional-medical-center-notifies-patients-of-possible-breach-due-to-hack-of-employee-email/
|
416eb8333bc6e0d3
|
2018-06-29 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
China
|
Klook Travel
|
Accommodation and Food Services
| 72
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Klook Travel informs its users about a data breach incident it suffered. The attackers exploited a malicious JS code associated with SOCIAPlus, a third-party tool integrated on the site.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://latesthackingnews.com/2018/07/02/klook-travel-suffered-data-breach-exposing-users-credit-card-details/
|
aaf0f1b300b3315d
|
2018-06-29 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
Spain
|
Typeform
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Barcelona-based online survey and form building service Typeform announces a data breach after an unknown attacker downloaded a backup file containing sensitive customer information. The backup file contained data gathered by Typeform customers through surveys and online forms up until May 3, 2018.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/typeform-announces-breach-after-hacker-grabs-backup-file/
|
c903f0c3ce8acc1e
|
2018-06-28 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
Adidas
|
Retail Trade
| 44
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
Adidas alerts customers about a possible data breach on its U.S. website. On June 26, the company became aware that an unauthorized party claimed to have acquired limited data associated with certain consumers.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-28/adidas-says-millions-of-u-s-customers-being-alerted-of-breach
|
e44a250aa9eb92e4
|
2018-06-28 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
City of Midland
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
City of Midland is the latest municipality being breached because of a vulnerability in the Superion's Click2Gov application.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/municipalities-breached-from/
|
3f007659930ce321
|
2018-06-28 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
GitHub account of the Gentoo Linux distribution
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Undetermined
|
An unknown hacker temporarily takes control over the GitHub account of the Gentoo Linux organization and embed malicious code inside the operating system's distributions that would delete user files. The malicious code fails to trigger properly and users' remain safe.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/linux/file-wiping-malware-placed-inside-gentoo-linux-code-after-github-account-hack/
|
34c2c813e55ccba8
|
2018-06-28 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
Middletown school district
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
The Middletown School District is hit by a ransomware.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/middletown-schools-hit-with-ransomware-attack/
|
3c3a72d4fa41541c
|
2018-06-28 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
India
|
Official website of Ernakulam Siva Temple
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Protest
|
The official website of Ernakulam Siva Temple is defaced with anti-national slogans and offensive language besides a Pakistan flag.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/probe-on-into-temple-website-hacking/article24294762.ece
|
b10ad677ef6e897d
|
2018-06-28 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
South Eastern Regional College (SERC)
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Personal information of hundreds of staff at the South Eastern Regional College is compromised after detecting suspicious email activity as the consequence of a hack.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/regional-college-staffs-personal-data-at-risk-after-massive-security-breach-37065332.html
|
0f8aeec21bfc8ef4
|
2018-06-27 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET)
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Unauthorized individuals gain access to 21 accounts of the Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET) and make 44 withdrawals, for a total of $1,416,635, of which, $442,540 is recovered or stopped.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/nearly-1-million-stolen-from-connecticut-higher-education-trust-accounts-during-security-breach/
|
54bf884ab41d4b1a
|
2018-06-27 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
Australia
|
Cyanweb Solutions
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
Digital marketing and web provider Cyanweb Solutions loses nearly all customer data and backups after a "criminal hacking incident" that compromises one of its servers.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/au-cyanweb-solutions-hit-by-criminal-hacking-website-data-and-backups-lost/
|
37f9b598516698ef
|
2018-06-27 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
Switzerland
|
ProtonMail
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
ProtonMail is hit by a DDoS attack.
|
Apophis Squad
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/73969/hacking/prolonged-ddos-hit-protonmail.html
|
aa8bf733d809774a
|
2018-06-27 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
Red Hen Restaurant
|
Accommodation and Food Services
| 72
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
Researchers from Malwarebytes discover that the Red Hen restaurant that refused to serve Sarah Sanders is hit by a SEO Spam cyberattack.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://blog.malwarebytes.com/cybercrime/2018/06/red-hen-website-suffers-seo-spam-compromise/
|
290ec03c0b11dc22
|
2018-06-27 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
Ticketmaster
|
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
| 71
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Ticketing service Ticketmaster announces a data breach affecting roughly 5% of its entire customer base, resulting in the theft of customer data, Ticketmaster login information, and payment details. The breach didn't occur at Ticketmaster itself, but at Inbenta, a provider of AI-powered live chat widgets, which Ticketmaster was deploying on some of its localized sites across the world.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ticketmaster-announces-data-breach-affecting-5-percent-of-all-users/
|
0a10a743b0f3828f
|
2018-06-27 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
New Zealand
|
Z Energy Ltd
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
New Zealand-based fuel supplier Z Energy Ltd says it has been presented with evidence that customer data from its Z Card Online database was accessed by a third party in November 2017.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/new-zealands-z-energy-flags-possible-data-breach-in-november/
|
9cb00ae1b7a34e1e
|
2018-06-26 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
France
|
FastBooking
|
Information
| 51
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
The personal details and payment card data of guests from hundreds of hotels, are stolen by an unknown attacker from FastBooking, a Paris-based company that sells hotel booking software to more than 4,000 hotels in 100 countries. The breach occurred on June 14.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hundreds-of-hotels-affected-by-data-breach-at-hotel-booking-software-provider/
|
8e1fa9061cf1f788
|
2018-06-24 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
Midwest City
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Midwest City, Oklahoma, reports that about 2,300 customers are potentially affected by a breach involving Superion's software Click2Gov.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/midwest-city-notifies-residents-of-incident-that-affected-numerous-municipalities/
|
4a444a2fbcc2bfc4
|
2018-06-22 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
India
|
Indian businessman
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
The email of a city-based businessman is hacked and INR12.5 lakh (USD 18,230) stolen and transferred to two bank accounts in China.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/businessmans-email-hacked-conned-of-125-lakh/article24247467.ece
|
1e9e5de02714f075
|
2018-06-22 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
Manitowoc County
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Manitowoc County officials release more information about a data breach of a Manitowoc County email account in January, when an employee falls victim of a phishing attack.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://eu.htrnews.com/story/news/2018/07/05/manitowoc-county-data-breach-privacy-email-scam-health-medical-information-risk-wisconsin/751930002/
|
d3485a421669fa4f
|
2018-06-22 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
PDQ
|
Accommodation and Food Services
| 72
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
PDQ, a fast-casual dining restaurant warns customers about a cyber attack on its computer systems in which hackers were able to access or acquire personal information from the chain's customers who paid with credit cards. The breach lasted nearly a year, from May 19, 2017 to April 20, 2018.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/restaurant-chain-pdq-says-customers-credit-card-info-was-hacked/
|
20661fa151709b35
|
2018-06-22 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
Korea (the Republic of)
|
South Korean defense company
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Political-Espionage
|
Researchers from Palo Alto Networks uncover a new operation conducted by the cyber espionage group known as Tick APT. The campaign targets a secure USB drive built by a South Korean defense company.
|
Tick
|
Nation-State
|
China
|
https://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2018/06/unit42-tick-group-weaponized-secure-usb-drives-target-air-gapped-critical-systems/
|
d70eafa42c89ab73
|
2018-06-21 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
Lebanon
|
Ben Hubbard
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Political-Espionage
|
The Saudi hackers KINGDOM launched a phishing attack to attempt to trick journalist Ben Hubbard into installing NSO Group's Pegasus malware onto his phone. Hubbard does not recall clicking on the infected link sent to him via text message and it is unknown if his phone was infected.
|
KINGDOM
|
Nation-State
|
Saudi Arabia
|
https://citizenlab.ca/2020/01/stopping-the-press-new-york-times-journalist-targeted-by-saudi-linked-pegasus-spyware-operator/
|
7af8e6a6f9d54cb7
|
2018-06-21 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
Humana
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
Health insurer Humana notifies an unspecified number of health plan members after detecting and blocking a credential stuffing attack against Humana.com and Go365.com. The attacks took place on June 3 and June 4 from overseas IP addresses.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/humana-notifies-members-after-credential-stuffing-attack-on-humana-com-and-go365-com/
|
92ab5e29229855ac
|
2018-06-20 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
Undetermined
|
Bithumb
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb says that 35 billion won ($31.5 million) worth of virtual coins have been stolen by hackers.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-crypto-currencies-southkorea/south-korea-cryptocurrency-exchange-bithumb-says-hacked-32-million-in-coins-stolen-idUSKBN1JG07F
|
f796c1d906c0a594
|
2018-06-20 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
Road Sign close to ICE headquarters
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Protest
|
Someone hacks a road sign close to the ICE headquarter in Portland and defaces it with the "Abolish ICE" message.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.hackread.com/traffic-sign-near-ice-headquarters-hacked-with-abolish-ice-message/
|
b7267fbac7e77fd9
|
2018-06-19 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
Med Associates
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
Med Associates notifies its patients that the facility suffered a data breach on March 22, when unusual activity was detected, potentially exposing PII, including medical diagnosis and payment card information of about 270,000 patients.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/270000-med-associates-records-possibly-compromised-in-data-breach/article/775441/
|
15510a01e09efcd5
|
2018-06-18 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
Canada
|
CarePartners
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
CarePartners' computer system is breached and as a result patient and employee information including personal health and financial information, are inappropriately accessed.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.nugget.ca/2018/06/18/data-breach-at-carepartners
|
a8ba0700ef014bba
|
2018-06-18 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
Sweden
|
Flightradar24
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Users of the popular flight-tracking site Flightradar24 are told to change their passwords after the site warns of a data breach. The breach may have compromised the email addresses and hashed passwords for a small subset of Flightradar24 users (those who registered prior to March 16, 2016).
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/06/21/flightradar24_data_breach/
|
f14f8818eb76b2e6
|
2018-06-16 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
South Africa
|
Liberty Life
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Liberty Life's IT system are attacked by unknown hackers, who reportedly obtain sensitive data about some of the insurer's top clients and ask for a ransom.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/security/264799-hackers-want-millions-from-liberty-or-will-start-releasing-sensitive-data-report.html
|
60e5ad69c83cefc9
|
2018-06-14 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
HealthEquity
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
About 23,000 accounts are compromised by a data breach that took place at HealthEquity in April when an employee fell for a phishing scam.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/healthequity-breach-exposes-pii-of-23000-customers/article/773654/
|
044e5cacc29fe20b
|
2018-06-14 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
Med Associates
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
Med Associates, notifies of a security incident that may have compromised its patients protected information.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/med-associates-provides-notice-to-patients-of-hack/
|
e1f178974cdaf76c
|
2018-06-13 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
China
|
AcFun
|
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
| 71
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
According to a statement by the company, millions of user accounts of the Chinese video sharing platform AcFun are hacked. According to the same statement, the accessed data includes the user IDs, nicknames and passwords of nearly 10 million users.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2018-06/14/content_52191174.htm
|
5232b0a914a0f5c4
|
2018-06-13 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
Black River Medical Center
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Black River Medical Center in Missouri notifies an unspecified number of patients potentially affected by a phishing incident discovered on April 23.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/mo-black-river-medical-center-notified-patients-whose-information-was-potentially-accessed/
|
88d78effe4d18fe3
|
2018-06-13 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
Dixons Carphone
|
Retail Trade
| 44
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Dixons Carphone has admitted a huge data breach involving 5.9 million payment cards and 1.2 million personal data records. The breach began in July last year and 105,000 cards without chip-and-pin protection have been leaked.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-44465331
|
c55c5af5e6d15e6c
|
2018-06-13 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
Mongolia
|
Mongolian government data center
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Political-Espionage
|
A threat actor has compromised a government data center in Mongolia. Kaspersky Lab assesses that the threat actor used its access to compromise websites that they will use in subsequent watering-hole attacks.
|
APT27 (Iron Panda)
|
Nation-State
|
China
|
https://www.cyberscoop.com/apt27-mongolia-kaspersky/
|
878f160d48be0b08
|
2018-06-13 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
Canada
|
Syscoin
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
Malicious actors replace the legitimate Windows installer for Syscoin's cryptocurrency with a version containing malware, which was available on the company's Github page for several days.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/malicious-version-of-syscoins-windows-installer-found-on-github/article/774513/
|
f9cd8be3fb029edd
|
2018-06-12 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
Clarifai
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Industrial-Espionage
|
A lawsuit filed by a former employee alleges that AI startup Clarifai's computer systems were compromised by one or more people in Russia, potentially exposing technology used by the US military. The lawsuit says Clarifai learned of the breach last November, but that Clarifai's CEO and other executives did not promptly report it to the Pentagon.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.wired.com/story/startup-working-on-contentious-pentagon-ai-project-was-hacked/
|
b12e28bf761f53bf
|
2018-06-12 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
An audit reveals that a scammer stole nearly $94,000 in public funds from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center last year.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/phishing-theft-of-93g-at-clean-energy-agency-went-unreported-for-months/
|
24f13ed9b0b08089
|
2018-06-12 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
Mexico
|
Mexican National Action Party (PAN)
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
The website of the Mexican National Action Party is hit by a cyber attack during the final television debate between presidential candidates ahead of the July 1 vote, after the site had published documents critical of the leading candidate.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-mexico-election-cyber/cyber-attack-on-mexico-campaign-site-triggers-election-nerves-idUKKBN1J93C0
|
fbc5c839d8964ced
|
2018-06-12 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
Slovakia
|
Slovak Hydro-meteorological Institute
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
Several Slovakian websites including the Slovak Hydro-meteorological Institute and slovensko.sk are hit by a wave of DDoS attacks.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/slovakia-is-facing-multiple-attacks-by-hackers/
|
426463e72324a079
|
2018-06-12 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
Slovakia
|
slovensko.sk
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
Several Slovakian websites including the Slovak Hydro-meteorological Institute and slovensko.sk are hit by a wave of DDoS attacks.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/slovakia-is-facing-multiple-attacks-by-hackers/
|
1df3128dcfa5b4ba
|
2018-06-11 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
Chile
|
Bank of Chile
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Shares in the Bank of Chile are down after it confirms hackers siphon off $10 million of its funds, mainly to Hong Kong. However the bank says no client accounts have been impacted. Apparently a wiper malware was used to conceal the real purpose of the attack.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-chile-banks-cyberattack/bank-of-chile-trading-down-after-hackers-rob-millions-in-cyberattack-idUSKBN1J72FC
|
d24cf77e474e60d7
|
2018-06-11 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
Korea (the Republic of)
|
Coinrail
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Coinrail, a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange, says that its systems have been hacked. It is believed that hackers stole about 40 billion won (US$37.2 million) worth of cryptocurrency from Coinrail, including 21 billion won worth of Pundi X and 14.9 billion won worth of Aston.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/south-korean-cryptocurrency-exchange-hit-sparking-drop-in-bitcoin-prices/article/772651/
|
e53d4c739622d536
|
2018-06-11 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
Korea (the Republic of)
|
South Korean Think Tank
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Political-Espionage
|
North Korea-linked Lazarus APT Group planted an ActiveX zero-day exploit on the website of a South Korean think tank focused on national security.
|
NGB 3rd Technical Surveillance Bureau
|
Nation-State
|
Korea (the Democratic People's Republic of)
|
https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/73456/apt/lazarus-apt-activex-attacks.html
|
11b5522cc3ca89c1
|
2018-06-08 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
Elmcroft Senior Living
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
The personal information of Elmcroft Senior Living residents and their family members, employees and others could have been stolen in a data breach that occurred in mid-May.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/elmcroft-senior-living-suffers-data-breach-patient-pii-exposed/article/773108/
|
81cec80054749c60
|
2018-06-08 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
Terros Health
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Terros Health warns that 1,600 patient records were exposed in a data breach earlier this spring. The breach, due to a phishing attack, was discovered on April 12 and happened November 16, 2017.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/terros-health-data-breach-1600-patients-potentially-impacted
|
32735360c6c32dba
|
2018-06-08 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
US Navy Contractor
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Industrial-Espionage
|
Chinese government hackers have compromised the computers of a Navy contractor, stealing 600+ Gb of highly sensitive data related to undersea warfare, including secret plans to develop a supersonic anti-ship missile for use on U.S. submarines by 2020, accordding to American officials.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/china-hacked-a-navy-contractor-and-secured-a-trove-of-highly-sensitive-data-on-submarine-warfare/2018/06/08/6cc396fa-68e6-11e8-bea7-c8eb28bc52b1_story.html
|
b7852ef403a0ddba
|
2018-06-07 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
City of Wellington
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Wellington officials reveal to have been recently notified by Superion, their software vendor, about potential unauthorized charges on credit cards used by customers to pay their utility bills.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/wellington-fla-breach-larger-than-initially-thought/
|
b1148e5488b489e8
|
2018-06-07 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
RISE Wisconsin
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
RISE Wisconsin (formerly Community Partnerships and Center for Families) notifies its participants of a ransomware attack occurred on April 8, 2018.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/rise-wisconsin-notifies-plan-participants-of-data-security-incident/
|
16a2cd426417b19f
|
2018-06-06 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
Danielle Lloyd
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Personal Attack
|
Danielle Lloyd, English model and former Miss England and Miss Great Britain, has her iCloud account hacked, with attackers stealing intimate images that were eventually posted online.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://news.softpedia.com/news/the-fappening-2018-former-miss-england-danielle-lloyd-hacked-nude-pic-leaks-521569.shtml
|
6bea158d94af5720
|
2018-06-06 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
Undetermined
|
Litecoin Cash
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Financial
|
Litecoin Cash is the latest crypto currency to suffer a 51% attack.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.livebitcoinnews.com/litecoin-cash-51-attack-highlights-insecurity-of-smaller-pow-coins/
|
519e6e4a67714697
|
2018-06-06 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
Australia
|
PageUp
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Australia-based human resources firm PageUp confirms it found "unusual" activity on its IT infrastructure on May 23, which has resulted in the potential compromise of client data.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.zdnet.com/article/malware-hits-hr-software-firm-pageup-with-possible-data-compromise/
|
060605d7a53ef24d
|
2018-06-05 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
Japan
|
Undisclosed Japanese syndicate wallet
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
Shopin, a universal shopper profile using blockchain and Artificial Intelligence, releases an official statement indicating that a significant token distributor was hacked on June 1st, resulting in a loss of more than $10 million USD of a variety of tokens.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/japanese-syndicate-wallet-hacked-10-million-usd-reported-missing-300660484.html
|
801a6150ff590b0e
|
2018-06-04 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
Avery Moss
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Personal Attack
|
Explicit videos and pictures of New York Giants defensive end Avery Moss are posted on his Twitter timeline after his account is hacked.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/23696554/avery-moss-new-york-giants-hacked-explicit-content-posted
|
6c240586a31e4cb3
|
2018-06-04 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
Japan
|
Morinaga Milk Industry Co.
|
Accommodation and Food Services
| 72
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Morinaga Milk Industry Co. says that personal data on up to 92,822 customers may have been stolen as its health food shopping website was hacked. Credit card information belonging to up to 29,773 of the affected customers was leaked and that around 300 cases of illicit use of this information involving some ÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆââ¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆââ¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'ÃÂ¥20 million, have been confirmed so far.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/morinaga-milk-customer-data-stolen-after-website-hacking/
|
169a4efc9c515734
|
2018-06-04 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
MyHeritage
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
MyHeritage, the genealogy website and DNA testing service, warns that the email addresses and hashed passwords of its customer database, approximately 92 million user accounts, have been found on a private server.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://blog.myheritage.com/2018/06/myheritage-statement-about-a-cybersecurity-incident/
|
543b8e63a0a67503
|
2018-06-02 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
Holland Eye Surgery & Laser Center
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Holland Eye Surgery & Laser Center notifies 42,200 patients about a hack occurred in 2016.
|
Todd Davis aka Lifelock
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/mi-holland-eye-surgery-laser-center-notifies-42200-patients-about-2016-hack/
|
62cbb1fadeb5bfa7
|
2018-06-02 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
Australia
|
Several Australian citizens
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
Several Australian citizens are the victims of a tech support scam, through which the attackers are able to take over their webcams and upload videos to YouTube.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-03/australian-web-cams-hacked-to-make-secret-recordings-online/9807960
|
9229766ae18e44fe
|
2018-06-02 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
Shiawassee County
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
The Shiawassee County financial administrator resigns after being caught in a phishing scam and mistakenly wiring $50,000 to an overseas bank account.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/mi-phishing-scam-costs-shiawassee-county-50000/
|
57ca378d9fac3b2b
|
2018-06-02 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
ZenCash
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Financial
|
ZenCash, an upcoming privacy coin, is the victim of a 51% attack.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-in-brief-monday-zencash-targeted-in-51-attack-ticketfly-hijacked-for-ransom/
|
7e03142c627dc6b5
|
2018-06-01 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
Buffalo Wild Wings
|
Accommodation and Food Services
| 72
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
A hacker manages to take control of the official Twitter account of Buffalo Wild Wings (@BWWings) and posts a number of crude and racist tweets, including one that claims to give out the "secret recipe" for the company's wings.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://gizmodo.com/a-hacker-hijacked-the-buffalo-wild-wings-twitter-accoun-1826501723
|
9168fb908420d075
|
2018-06-01 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
The Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Rhode Island officials say several state agencies are targeted by malware. The list of victims include: the Department of Children, Youth and Families, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Behavioral Healthcare.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jun/4/multiple-rhode-island-state-agencies-targeted-by-m/
|
fd90737dc662a1f1
|
2018-06-01 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
The Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Rhode Island officials say several state agencies are targeted by malware. The list of victims include: the Department of Children, Youth and Families, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Behavioral Healthcare.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jun/4/multiple-rhode-island-state-agencies-targeted-by-m/
|
97a7ab1bb3658ded
|
2018-06-01 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
The Rhode Island Department of Human Services
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Rhode Island officials say several state agencies are targeted by malware. The list of victims include: the Department of Children, Youth and Families, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Behavioral Healthcare.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jun/4/multiple-rhode-island-state-agencies-targeted-by-m/
|
72ba8409897b555c
|
2018-05-31 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
Sooke School District
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
The Sooke School District warns parents about a privacy invasion after an employee's email was hacked.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/ca-sooke-school-district-warns-parents-of-privacy-breach/
|
ca9109f0e10d4b6f
|
2018-05-30 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
Ticketfly
|
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
| 71
|
Mixed
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Message Manipulation
|
Financial
|
The Ticketfly website is defaced with an image of V from the film V for Vendetta. Unfortunately, after refusing to pay a 1 BTC ransom, Ticketfly reveals that the personal information of 27 million accounts, including ticket buyers and venue operators, was compromised.
|
IsHaKdZ
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Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://gizmodo.com/a-day-later-ticketfly-is-still-offline-after-failing-t-1826499017
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59ff6211ae0a4960
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2018-05-28 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
Canada
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Bank of Montreal
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Bank of Montreal, the country's fourth bank, announces to have been contacted by fraudsters claiming to have stolen personal and financial information of a limited number of the bank's customers. According to the bank, less than 50,000 c customers are affected.
|
Undetermined
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Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/canadian-banks-warn-data-breach-may-have-affected-90000-customers/article/769080/
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3d6ec39a9a33fad6
|
2018-05-28 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
Canada
|
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC)
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Also the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), the country's fifth largest bank is affected by the same incident, and they believe that 40,000 users could be possibly affected from its subsidiary Simplii Financial.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/canadian-banks-warn-data-breach-may-have-affected-90000-customers/article/769080/
|
54364396d5dd85ef
|
2018-05-28 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
Zimbabwe
|
Harare Institute of Technology
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
A database from the Harare Institute of Technology is leaked, containing 3,500 users.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/zw-harare-institute-of-technology-hacked-again-more-than-3500-student-account-credentials-leaked/
|
ff650593b0dd5189
|
2018-05-28 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
Estonia
|
Taylor Cryptocurrency
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
The creators of the Taylor cryptocurrency trading app claim that an unidentified hacker has stolen around $1.35 million worth of Ether from the company's wallets.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-steals-135-million-from-cryptocurrency-trading-app-taylor/
|
fab3891ececf5901
|
2018-05-27 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
South Africa
|
Goliath and Goliath
|
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
| 71
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Data in Transit
|
Financial
|
Comedy and entertainment agency Goliath and Goliath suffered a loss of more than 300,000 ZAR (22,000 USD worth) in what appears to be a phishing scam.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.fin24.com/Companies/ICT/hackers-loot-r300-000-from-goliath-and-goliath-im-petrified-says-ceo-20180527-3
|
e762bb989d51c367
|
2018-05-26 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
Afghanistan
|
Afghan diplomats in Pakistan
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Political-Espionage
|
Afghan diplomats in Pakistan are warned they are believed to be victims of "government-backed" digital attacks trying to steal their email passwords.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-44250769
|
dae3af26fd65540a
|
2018-05-26 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
Arlo
|
Manufacturing
| 31
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
Arlo advises its customers to change their passwords after credential-stuffing attempts detected.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/arlo-advises-customers-to-change-passwords-after-credential-stuffing-attempts-detected/
|
99ba94ffdf287020
|
2018-05-25 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus (Aflac)
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus (Aflac) issues a press release concerning the breach of independent contractor sales agents' email accounts. The breach occurred between Jan. 17 and April 2 and has reportedly affected some clients' personal information.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/aflac-says-agent-emails-were-hacked-exposing-personal-information-of-clients/
|
9f059590ed48d0b0
|
2018-05-25 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
Aultman Health Foundation
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
About 42,600 patients tied to AultWorks Occupational Medicine, Aultman Hospital, and some Aultman physician offices may have had personal health and identification information stolen in a data breach after unknown and unauthorized individuals gained access to certain email accounts in February and March.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/aultman-data-breach-may-have-accessed-patient-information/
|
06abc7b4b99a72fe
|
2018-05-25 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
Oxnard City
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Oxnard city officials are contacted by a bank representative about fraudulent purchases being made with the cards people used to pay their utility bills.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/oxnard-city-officials-investigate-data-breach/
|
26a9decb8cf70bcf
|
2018-05-24 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
Associates in Psychiatry and Psychology
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
Associates in Psychiatry and Psychology notifies 6,546 patients and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of a ransomware incident that occurred in March.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/mn-associates-in-psychiatry-and-psychology-disclose-ransomware-incident/
|
982a192cd2921324
|
2018-05-24 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
|
Mashhad airport
|
Transportation and Warehousing
| 48
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation,Internal Denial of Service
|
Protest
|
Hackers deface the screens at the Mashhad airport in Iran to protest against the government and the military's activities in the Middle East. The hackers also took control of the email account of the Mashhad airport civil aviation head, Mohsen Eidizadeh to spread the news of the hack.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/72969/hacktivism/mashhad-airport-defacement.html
|
9cdd45010c004dff
|
2018-05-23 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
University of Vermont
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
University of Vermont officials say they have no reason to believe the personal information of 37,000 current and former faculty, staff and students fell into the wrong hands following an intrusion of the school's computer systems.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/university-of-vermont-notifies-community-of-hack-of-netid-portal/
|
215d7bbb934b9f82
|
2018-05-22 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
Japan
|
Monacoin
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Financial
|
Monacoin suffers a 51% attack.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.newsbtc.com/2018/05/22/japans-monacoin-network-still-suffering-selfless-mining-attack/
|
63fee4ecaa3ea21e
|
2018-05-22 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
Undetermined
|
Verge Cryptocurrency
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
A hacker finds a way around a previous patch in the Verge cryptocurrency source code and takes advantage of the flaw to monopolize mining operations and create Verge coins (XVG) at a rapid pace. He is able to mine over 35 million XVG coins in just a few hours.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/verge-cryptocurrency-network-falls-victim-to-same-attack-even-after-hard-fork/
|
e97efad98c29bc56
|
2018-05-21 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
Bombas
|
Retail Trade
| 44
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
Bombas notifies consumers of breach going back to 2015 when malware in the code of the e-commerce platform was identified and removed on February 9, 2015.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/bombas-notifies-consumers-of-breach-going-back-to-2013/
|
939af24c6f0c854a
|
2018-05-20 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
Allied Physicians
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
Allied Physicians reports it was hit with a SamSam ransomware attack earlier this month (May 17).
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/allied-physicians-hit-with-samsam-ransomware/article/767654/
|
4bec66f81ddcd483
|
2018-05-20 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
Malta
|
Manuel Delia's Blog
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Sabotage
|
Manuel Delia's blog (a Maltese journalist and blogger) is the target of a DDoS attack. Apparently the attack comes from Ukraine.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://lovinmalta.com/news/manuel-delias-blog-cyber-attacked-by-ukrainian-hackers-on-a-scale-rarely-seen-on-other-maltese-websites
|
536cb207f9a9c380
|
2018-05-19 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
United States of America
|
Bloomfield Hills High School
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation,Data Attack
|
Sabotage
|
Two students from Bloomfield Hills High School are the main suspects of a recent hack discovered at the school. The two broke into the school's MISTAR Student Information System portal where they changed grades, attendance records, and attempted to refund lunch purchases.
|
Two unidentified students
|
Hobbyist
|
United States of America
|
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/students-hack-high-school-to-change-grades-get-lunch-refunds/
|
2e201d6ccc13b98a
|
2018-05-18 00:00:00
| 2,018
|
Undetermined
|
Bitcoin Gold
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
An unidentified hacker performs several "double spend" attacks on the infrastructure of the Bitcoin Gold cryptocurrency and manages to amass over $18 million worth of BTG (Bitcoin Gold) coins in the process.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-makes-over-18-million-in-double-spend-attack-on-bitcoin-gold-network/
|
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.