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6066fc15f2641f24
2018-05-18 00:00:00
2,018
Undetermined
Michael Templeman
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of Data in Transit
Financial
Dubliner Connor Freeman has been arrested for his role in a SIM-swap cryptocurrency theft conspiracy that robbed victims of their life savings. One of the victims was Michael Templeman who lost $167,622.22.
Connor Freeman
Criminal
Ireland
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/dubliner-jailed-over-2m/
a2aa4ecb9c6091b6
2018-05-18 00:00:00
2,018
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Shona McGarty
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Personal Attack
Actress Shona McGarty, who plays Whitney Carter in EastEnders, is the latest celebrity to have intimate pictures leaked on the internet. Apparently her photos were stolen from the iCloud account.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://news.softpedia.com/news/the-fappening-2018-shona-mcgarty-s-nude-photos-leaked-521231.shtml
98cf81e82469991a
2018-05-18 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Tidal
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Jay-Z's Tidal streaming platform announces to have enlisted an "independent, third party cyber-security firm" to investigate a possible data breach, after reports of inflated subscriber and streaming numbers.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/tidal-investigating-potential-data-breach-after-reports-of-inflated-subscriber-and-streaming-numbers-1202815447/
a509f1b255df9e91
2018-05-18 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
University of Buffalo
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
University of Buffalo confirms to be investigating and responding to a breach of 2,690 UBITName accounts.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/ny-2690-university-of-buffalo-logins-stolen-in-data-breach/
2ab9511f040e47b5
2018-05-17 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
blackphoenixalchemylab.com
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
blackphoenixalchemylab.com discovers malware inserted into the portion of the checkout page between May 1 and May 16.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/notice-of-data-breach-at-blackphoenixalchemylab-com/
b2c4063856a18e0c
2018-05-17 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Corporation Service Company (CSC)
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
56
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Hackers steal the personally identifiable information of 5,678 customers of the Corporation Service Company (CSC), according to a notice the company sent to the California attorney general's office.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/corporation-service-company-breach-exposes-pii-on-5678-customers/article/767991/
6725b150e63be684
2018-05-17 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Independent Like the North State Group Forum
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
An online forum designated for California's First Congressional District debate was hacked by unknown hackers, who take over the live stream to broadcast gay pornography.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.hackread.com/someone-hacked-live-congressional-debate-with-gay-porn/
15936a203b715578
2018-05-16 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
LifeBridge Health
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
LifeBridge Health and LifeBridge Potomac Professionals notify patients about a malware incident that occurred back in March 18, 2018. The number of affected patients could be 500,000.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/update-lifebridge-health-notifying-500000-patients-of-security-incident/
ecc73a6a75e318a9
2018-05-16 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
LifeBridge Potomac Professionals
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
LifeBridge Health and LifeBridge Potomac Professionals notify patients about a malware incident that occurred back in March 18, 2018. The number of affected patients could be 500,000.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/update-lifebridge-health-notifying-500000-patients-of-security-incident/
66a2b38e0012753e
2018-05-16 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Securus Technologies
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
A hacker provides Motherboard with 2,800 login details for Securus, a company that buys phone location data from major telecom companies and then sells it to law enforcement. The company confirms the breach few days later.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/gykgv9/securus-phone-tracking-company-hacked
4b957638af8056fe
2018-05-16 00:00:00
2,018
Undetermined
Seth Shapiro
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of Data in Transit
Financial
Dubliner Connor Freeman has been arrested for his role in SIM-swap cryptocurrency theft conspiracy that robbed victims of their life savings. One of the victims was Seth Shapiro who lost $1,921,335.
Connor Freeman
Criminal
Ireland
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/dubliner-jailed-over-2m/
a66ff16812b2f3e8
2018-05-15 00:00:00
2,018
Undetermined
Darran Marble
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of Data in Transit
Financial
Dubliner Connor Freeman has been arrested for his role in SIM-swap cryptocurrency theft conspiracy that robbed victims of their life savings. One of the victims was Darran Marble who lost $100,000.
Connor Freeman
Criminal
Ireland
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/dubliner-jailed-over-2m/
f6c0732af7d833cf
2018-05-14 00:00:00
2,018
Australia
Family Planning NSW
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
Family Planning NSW tells customers their personal information may have been compromised after the not-for-profit fell victim to a ransomware attack. Around 8,000 users might be affected.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.zdnet.com/article/information-on-thousands-of-clients-accessed-in-family-planning-nsw-breach/
8c0e70f5157146cd
2018-05-12 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Capitol Administrators
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
56
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Capitol Administrators notifies individuals of a phishing attack.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/ca-notice-to-individuals-regarding-privacy-incident-involving-capitol-administrators-inc/
df510b285f59c875
2018-05-12 00:00:00
2,018
Mexico
No. 2 Banorte
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Thieves siphon 300 million pesos ($15.4 million) out of five Mexican banks, including No. 2 Banorte, by creating phantom orders that wired funds to bogus accounts and promptly withdrew the money.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-cyber/thieves-suck-millions-out-of-mexican-banks-in-transfer-heist-idUSKCN1IF1X7
c5e780b54074a05e
2018-05-11 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Bemus Point School District
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Bemus Point School District Superintendent reveals that some students in the district might have been compromised amid the breach of Maia Learning by a competitor.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/officials-student-info-breached-in-bemus-point/
e674103b0bea45ba
2018-05-11 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Chili's Restaurant
Accommodation and Food Services
72
Exploitive
Exploitation of Sensors
Financial
Chili's Restaurant reveals that some restaurants have been impacted by a data incident, which may have resulted in unauthorized access or acquisition of payment card data between March and April 2018.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2018/05/13/chilis-data-breach-leaves-credit-and-debit-card-information-exposed/605767002/
d5f4578c3a2fa8d9
2018-05-11 00:00:00
2,018
Denmark
DSB
Transportation and Warehousing
48
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
The Danish state rail operator DSB is hit by a massive DDoS attack, paralyzing some operations, including ticketing systems and the communication infrastructure.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/72530/hacking/rail-operator-dsb-ddos.html
fe615f5d1ff9f6f0
2018-05-10 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Malley's Chocolates
Accommodation and Food Services
72
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Malley's Chocolates reveals that its website has been hacked, and the card information of 3,400 online customers has been breached.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/malleys-chocolates-website-hacked-3400-online-customers-card-information-breached/
6502f1da176b67d0
2018-05-10 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Nuance
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Speech recognition software firm Nuance announces the breach of thousands of patient records after a former employee breached its servers and accessed the personal information of 45,000 individuals from several contracted clients between November 20 and December 9 of 2017.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/speech-recognition-software-firm-breach-exposes-thousands-of-patient-records/article/767531/
20544bc3d0deaa4c
2018-05-10 00:00:00
2,018
Russian Federation
Official website of Russia's Federal Agency for International Cooperation (Rossotrudnichestvo)
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Protest
The Anonymous deface several subdomains of the official website of Russia's Federal Agency for International Cooperation (Rossotrudnichestvo) against the ongoing censorship in the country especially the recent ban on Telegram.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
https://www.hackread.com/anonymous-hacks-russian-govt-website-against-censorship/
258f031efcaa4229
2018-05-10 00:00:00
2,018
Canada
Wasaga Beach
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
Wasaga Beach pays the ransom to hackers who took over its computer system earlier this month.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/ca-wasaga-pays-ransom-for-town-data/
caae3123bbcfb464
2018-05-10 00:00:00
2,018
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
ZooPark APT Group
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
A vigilante hacker claims to have hacked the alleged Iran-linked group behind the ZooPark campaign discovered by Kaspersky earlier this month, and dumps the files purportedly stolen from a server controlled by the attackers.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/qvn4kq/vigilante-hacks-government-zoopark-cyberespionage
16f63846eaf322ca
2018-05-09 00:00:00
2,018
Japan
Morinaga Milk Industry Co.
Accommodation and Food Services
72
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
After receiving a report from a credit card issuer, Morinaga Milk Industry Co. says that credit card or other personal information of up to 120,000 online customers may have leaked.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/jp-morinaga-milk-fears-leak-of-120000-online-customers-info/
f051605e15265d05
2018-05-09 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
The Oregon Clinic
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
The Oregon Clinic announces that a data security incident may have affected protected health information (PHI) after an unauthorized third party accessed an internal email account.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/the-oregon-clinic-notifies-patients-after-employee-email-account-hacked/
713fe3ba98947f40
2018-05-09 00:00:00
2,018
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The Sun
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Political-Espionage
The Sun calls in the UK's cybersecurity authorities after detecting Russian hackers trying to access the tabloid newspaper's internal computer systems.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/the-sun-is-being-targeted-by-russian-hackers?utm_term=.luxmvyA0Q
7c39efb1c89d9697
2018-05-08 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
City of Goodyear
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
The City of Goodyear announces that its bill pay system may have been compromised. The possible breach could expose 30,000 utility customers.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/goodyear-ariz-utility-pos-system-breached/article/764973/
151b7dc6a9c3df42
2018-05-08 00:00:00
2,018
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Sheffield Credit Union
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Sheffield Credit Union is the victim of a Cyber attack, which is believed to have taken place on 14 February 2018 but only recently comes to light after a blackmailing attempt by the attackers. The personal data of about 15,000 members is compromised.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-44039296
be3bf07a5a7d99f5
2018-05-07 00:00:00
2,018
Greece
Honda Greece
Manufacturing
31
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Protest
Turkish hackers from Akincilar launch a new cyber attack against Honda Greece. The automaker's website in Greece is infiltrated with a message condemning the country for "partnering" with terrorists.
Akincilar
Hacktivist
Turkey
http://greece.greekreporter.com/2018/05/07/turkish-hackers-launch-cyber-attack-on-honda-greece/
f9c1d6e6ef7e1450
2018-05-07 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Roseburg Public Schools
Educational Services
61
Disruptive
External Denial of Service,Data Attack
Financial
A ransomware attack targets Roseburg Public Schools, blocking access to the district's email, website and software.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/or-roseburg-public-schools-computer-system-hacked/
88c09bc86ce17789
2018-05-05 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Mason Law Office
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Mixed
Data Attack,Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Mason Law Office discovers evidence of unauthorized access to their mycase.com instance by an unknown individual or group of individuals. Client data is potentially accessed.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/mason-law-office-notifies-clients-of-hack-involving-mycase-com/
f3b55583ff437a49
2018-05-04 00:00:00
2,018
Brazil
Banco Inter
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Shares in Banco Inter fall as much as 11 percent after reports that a hacking attack had obtained sensitive data pertaining to clients. Banco Inter reveals it was "the victim of attempted extortion."
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://in.reuters.com/article/banco-inter-cyber/brazil-prosecutors-open-investigation-into-banco-inter-data-hack-idINKBN1IA3GD
c39b3acf36ba189c
2018-05-04 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
City of Tulsa
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
The City of Tulsa confirms that computer hackers broke into several City controlled accounts but says it appears there have been no effects on city systems.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/city-of-tulsa-systems-hacked/
7d79e4910fa3b5f8
2018-05-04 00:00:00
2,018
Denmark
Copenhagen city's bicycle sharing system "Bycyklen"
Transportation and Warehousing
48
Disruptive
Data Attack
Undetermined
Unknown hackers disrupt the Copenhagen city's bicycle sharing system "Bycyklen", erasing the data of 1,860 bicycles.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.hackread.com/copenhagen-citys-bicycle-sharing-system-hacked/
a92cd112aa039640
2018-05-04 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
K9 Web Protection
Information
51
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Protest
Hackers from the collective AnonPlus, a splinter cell of Anonymous, deface the website of K9 Web Protection (belonging to Symantec).
AnonPlus
Hacktivist
Italy
http://www.tgcom24.mediaset.it/tgtech/web-hackerato-il-sito-dell-azienda-leader-degli-anti-virus-offline-chi-contribuisce-al-controllo-delle-masse-_3139071-201802a.shtml
c30fbf8bd1de320a
2018-05-04 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Northwest University
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Data in Transit
Financial
The email account of the Northwest University's CFO is hacked. As a consequence $60,000 are stolen.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/wa-email-account-of-northwest-universitys-cfo-hacked-school-out-nearly-60000/
a03f2826ca204d74
2018-05-04 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Riverside Fire and Police department
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
Ransomware infects the servers of the Riverside Fire and Police department for the second time in a month.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-dept-loses-10-months-of-work-to-ransomware-gets-infected-a-second-time/
430ee71583edd45d
2018-05-04 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
W.S. Neal High School
Educational Services
61
Mixed
Exploitation of Application Server,Message Manipulation
Undetermined
While finalizing end-year school rankings, W.S. Neal High School realizes that someone has been changing grades since 2016.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.wkrg.com/news/local-news/state-investigates-grade-changes-at-local-high-school/1159762292
dcbfedf49135724d
2018-05-03 00:00:00
2,018
Turkey
24TV Turk Telekom
Information
51
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Protest
As a retaliation for the attacks of the Turkish collective Akincilar, Greek hackers from Anonymous paralyze the 24TV Live website for several hours. They also claim to have hacked 12,987 routers of Turk Telekom.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
http://greece.greekreporter.com/2018/05/07/turkish-hackers-launch-cyber-attack-on-honda-greece/
1ea5835e436f80fd
2018-05-03 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
FHExecutiveHealth.com
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Several Florida Hospital Websites are taken offline after being affected by a malware that could have compromised patient information. The list of the affected hospitals include: FloridaBariatric.com, FHOrthoInstitute.com and FHExecutiveHealth.com.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/malware-may-have-compromised-some-florida-hospital-patient-information/
730a93b9176f7fb7
2018-05-03 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
FHOrthoInstitute.com
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Several Florida Hospital Websites are taken offline after being affected by a malware that could have compromised patient information. The list of the affected hospitals include: FloridaBariatric.com, FHOrthoInstitute.com and FHExecutiveHealth.com.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/malware-may-have-compromised-some-florida-hospital-patient-information/
b7b744787105a94f
2018-05-03 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Fleetcor Technologies
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Fleetcor Technologies, a company specializing in fuel cards and workforce payment products and services, publicly discloses that its gift card systems were accessed last month by an unauthorized party. A "significant number" of gift cards that are at least six months old, as well as PIN numbers, were accessed.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/fleetcor-technologies-gift-card-systems-breached/article/763965/
481a0210ff4ea151
2018-05-03 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
FloridaBariatric.com
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Several Florida Hospital Websites are taken offline after being affected by a malware that could have compromised patient information. The list of the affected hospitals include: FloridaBariatric.com, FHOrthoInstitute.com and FHExecutiveHealth.com.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/malware-may-have-compromised-some-florida-hospital-patient-information/
71c996573aa665b7
2018-05-03 00:00:00
2,018
China
Meituan Dianping
Retail Trade
44
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Meituan Dianping, the internet giant backed by Tencent, China's most valuable tech corporation, begins investigating reports of a data breach that exposed the private information of tens of thousands of users.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-03/tencent-backed-meituan-will-probe-reports-of-huge-user-data-leak
02dc82f647a80bb2
2018-05-03 00:00:00
2,018
Ireland
World Rugby Training and Education Website
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
World Rugby is forced to suspend its training and education website after the governing body is the target of a cyber attack that sees hackers obtain personal data from thousands of subscribers.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2018/05/12/cyber-attack-claims-player-details-world-rugby/
4e58fc2a52299c8e
2018-05-02 00:00:00
2,018
Greece
Athens-Macedonia News Agency
Information
51
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Protest
The Turkish hacker group Akincilar ("Invaders") starts its offensive against Greece and defaces four websites (Greek Foreign Ministry, Athens-Macedonia News Agency - ANA -, the Greek Handball Federation, and Suzuki-Greece).
Akincilar
Hacktivist
Turkey
https://www.hackread.com/cyberwar-greek-turkish-hackers-target-media-outlets/
4b423cce5b00cbc9
2018-05-02 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Fredericksburg School System
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
A Fredericksburg school system employee falls for phishing attack.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/fredericksburg-school-system-employee-falls-for-phishing-attack-with-predictable-results/
868991c4b8d5482f
2018-05-02 00:00:00
2,018
Greece
Greek Foreign Ministry
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Protest
The Turkish hacker group Akincilar ("Invaders") starts its offensive against Greece and defaces four websites (Greek Foreign Ministry, Athens-Macedonia News Agency - ANA -, the Greek Handball Federation, and Suzuki-Greece).
Akincilar
Hacktivist
Turkey
https://www.hackread.com/cyberwar-greek-turkish-hackers-target-media-outlets/
10dee2bfe9db1b50
2018-05-02 00:00:00
2,018
Greece
Greek Handball Federation
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Protest
The Turkish hacker group Akincilar ("Invaders") starts its offensive against Greece and defaces four websites (Greek Foreign Ministry, Athens-Macedonia News Agency - ANA -, the Greek Handball Federation, and Suzuki-Greece).
Akincilar
Hacktivist
Turkey
https://www.hackread.com/cyberwar-greek-turkish-hackers-target-media-outlets/
44e275ee3e2c4a06
2018-05-02 00:00:00
2,018
Greece
Suzuki-Greece
Undetermined
99
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Protest
The Turkish hacker group Akincilar ("Invaders") starts its offensive against Greece and defaces four websites (Greek Foreign Ministry, Athens-Macedonia News Agency - ANA -, the Greek Handball Federation, and Suzuki-Greece).
Akincilar
Hacktivist
Turkey
https://www.hackread.com/cyberwar-greek-turkish-hackers-target-media-outlets/
51bf3d53eee4c5a2
2018-05-01 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Knox County's website
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
The Tennessee county's website is taken down by a DDoS attack on election night.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/04/tennessee-election-ddos-knox-county-voting/
3b25719daec8be4f
2018-05-01 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Rail Europe North America
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Rail Europe, a site used by Americans to buy train tickets in Europe, reveals a three-month data breach of credit cards and debit cards. Hackers implanted credit card-skimming malware on its website between late-November 2017 and mid-February 2018.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.zdnet.com/article/rail-europe-had-a-three-month-long-credit-card-breach/
be5cf79663967be3
2018-04-27 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Billings Clinic
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Billings Clinic notifies 949 patients of a breach affecting its email security system causing an unknown individual to access patients' information back in February.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://billingsgazette.com/news/local/data-breach-affects-billings-clinic-patients-who-used-pharmacy-at-downtown-location/article_b8704016-b8a9-5aa1-8fd7-fd74a7ebeb29.html
8ed64441c5468b5b
2018-04-27 00:00:00
2,018
Italy
City of Bologna
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Protest
The website of the City of Bologna is defaced by AnonPlus.
AnonPlus
Hacktivist
Italy
http://bologna.repubblica.it/cronaca/2018/04/26/news/bologna_il_sito_del_comune_sotto_attacco_informatico-194878573/
dfc1502f7b6378d7
2018-04-27 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Highway Sign in Arizona
Transportation and Warehousing
48
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
Someone hacks a highway sign in Arizona and defaces it with 'Hail Hitler' text.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.hackread.com/someone-hacked-highway-sign-defaced-with-hail-hitler/
178d1558e7f27c98
2018-04-27 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Leominster Schools District
Educational Services
61
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
Leominster Schools District pays $10,000 worth of Bitcoins ransom following a cyberattack on their system.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2018/04/27/leominster-schools-ransom-hackers-cyberattack/
51adc10a4424d8aa
2018-04-27 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Scenic Bluffs Community Health Centers
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Scenic Bluffs Community Health Centers notifies 2,889 patients of a potential breach of personal patient information after discovering March 1, 2018, that one staff email account had been hacked on Feb. 28, 2018, by an unauthorized party.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/scenic-bluffs-community-health-centers-notifies-patients-of-security-breach/
27e6ddeba156f3ae
2018-04-27 00:00:00
2,018
Mexico
SPEI
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Network Infrastructure
Financial
Three banks in Mexico are targeted by a cyber attack aimed to penetrate Mexico's electronic payment systems (SPEI).
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-28/mexican-banks-are-said-to-have-been-targeted-in-cyber-attack
769ceaef8a4b976e
2018-04-27 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Zippy's Restaurants
Accommodation and Food Services
72
Exploitive
Exploitation of Sensors
Financial
The Hawaii-based Zippy's Restaurants reports that its point-of-sale system at 25 of its locations have been compromised exposing customer data from November 23, 2017, to March 29, 2018.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/zippys-restaurants-suffers-pos-data-breach/article/762902/
2483ae8eafd13f98
2018-04-26 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Sen. Richard Pan
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Sen. Richard Pan, D-Sacramento, claims that thieves hacked his email account and stole $46,000 from his re-election campaign in a "sophisticated" scheme earlier this year.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article209807229.html
57a947697c7fbcde
2018-04-24 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Americas Cardroom
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Financial
Poker tournaments are disrupted after a spite of DDoS attacks on Americas Cardroom.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.hackread.com/poker-tournaments-disrupted-ddos-attacks-americas-cardroom/
2c7d5c2dd32d7d62
2018-04-24 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
MyEtherWallet.com
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts,Exploitation of Data in Transit
Financial
A hacker (or group of hackers) hijacks the Amazon DNS servers of MyEtherWallet.com, a web-based Ether wallet service. Users accessing the site are redirected to a fake version of the website. Those who logged in had their wallet private keys stolen, which the attacker used to empty accounts.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-hijacks-dns-server-of-myetherwallet-to-steal-160-000/
550a6134a91edc72
2018-04-24 00:00:00
2,018
Ukraine
Ukraine's Energy Ministry Website
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
Unknown hackers use ransomware to take the website of Ukraine's energy ministry offline and encrypt its files.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-43877677
829eafbc678921bc
2018-04-23 00:00:00
2,018
United Arab Emirates
Careem
Transportation and Warehousing
48
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Careem, Uber's main ride-hailing app rival in the Middle East, is hit by a cyber attack that compromises the data of 14 million users. The breach was discovered on January 14.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-careem-cyberattack/dubais-careem-hit-by-cyber-attack-affecting-14-million-users-idUSKBN1HU1WJ
d0844e1fe8745f3f
2018-04-23 00:00:00
2,018
Japan
Japanese defense companies
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Political-Espionage
According to FireEye, the Chinese group APT10 has targeted Japanese defense companies, possibly to get information on Tokyo's policy toward resolving the North Korean nuclear impasse.
Ministry of State Security's (MSS) Tianjin State Security Department (APT10)
Nation-State
China
http://fortune.com/2018/04/23/china-japan-north-korea-cyberspies-secrets/
00ce9284e45410cb
2018-04-23 00:00:00
2,018
Canada
Prince Edward Island (PEI) Government Website
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
A ransomware attack takes down the Prince Edward Island Government website.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/news/pei-government-website-hit-by-ransomware-attack-204179/
353797edd329cff7
2018-04-23 00:00:00
2,018
Thailand
Thai Airways Website
Transportation and Warehousing
48
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
The official website of Thai Airways is hacked by a Pakistani with the moniker "Hunter butt". The hacker uploads a deface page on 23 subdomains.
Hunter butt
Undetermined
Undetermined
https://thehackpost.com/thai-airways-hacked.html
16a2dda27d0f84e8
2018-04-22 00:00:00
2,018
Italy
ilgiornale.it
Information
51
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
Hackers from AnonPlus deface ilgiornale.it, one of the main newspapers in Italy, with a fake news about Mr. Silvio Berlusconi in jail.
AnonPlus
Hacktivist
Italy
https://www-ilfattoquotidiano-it.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2018/04/22/ultimora-berlusconi-in-galera-abbiamo-fornito-le-prove-ai-magistrati-hackerato-il-sito-de-ilgiornale/4308838/amp/
dee6001a8086d2ce
2018-04-22 00:00:00
2,018
Austria
Red Bull
Manufacturing
31
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
The Red Bull website is defaced twice in few hours, probably exploiting the Drupalgeddon 2 vulnerability.
Prosox Shade
Undetermined
Undetermined
https://thehackpost.com/red-bull-hacked.html
4bc8851980a8f5ed
2018-04-21 00:00:00
2,018
Canada
City of Hamilton
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
The emails of about 1,100 Hamilton residents have been compromised following a data breach of two waste collection apps, according to the city of Hamilton.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/ca-1100-hamilton-residents-emails-compromised-following-data-breach/
7605059090a01f50
2018-04-19 00:00:00
2,018
India
Supreme Court of India
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
The website of Supreme Court of India is defaced.
HighTech Brazil Hackteam
Undetermined
Undetermined
https://www.bankinfosecurity.asia/supreme-court-website-defaced-a-10867
a377860a7408fd71
2018-04-18 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
California's Center for Orthopaedic Specialists (COS)
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
California's Center for Orthopaedic Specialists (COS) discloses to have been hit by a ransomware attack. The incident impacts the records of approximately 85,000 patients across three facilities in West Hills, Simi Valley and Westlake Village.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/ransomware-exposes-records-of-85000-center-for-orthopaedic-specialists-patients/article/761844/
aee6e90ea9717510
2018-04-18 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Ian Balina
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
Ian Balina, a well-known sponsored YouTube blogger is hacked, while streaming, loosing roughly $2 million in tokens.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.hackread.com/vlogger-loses-cryptocurrency-during-youtube-live-stream/
280feca82ca2c3dd
2018-04-18 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Questar
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Annual tests in several states are delayed by what appears to be a suspected hack to Questar, a K12 assessment solutions provider.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/tn-county-schools-testing-disrupted-by-suspected-hacking-of-questar/
6add0e34e07a6ad0
2018-04-18 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Sangamo Therapeutics
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
Sangamo Therapeutics announces a data security incident involving compromise of a senior executive's company email account.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/sangamo-therapeutics-says-co-announced-a-data-security-incident-involving-compromise-of-a-senior-executives-company-email-account/
0dacdc690228af80
2018-04-17 00:00:00
2,018
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
insights.london.nhs.uk
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
An NHS website is defaced.
AnoaGhost
Undetermined
Undetermined
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-43812539
95ddecfedb4e5d37
2018-04-16 00:00:00
2,018
Ireland
African Embassy in Dublin
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Researchers from Lastline reveal that an African ambassador in Dublin was compromised by cyber criminals with hackers gaining access to entire nation's digital data.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.thesun.ie/news/2447183/african-embassy-in-dublin-targeted-by-cyber-criminals-with-hackers-gaining-access-to-entire-nations-digital-data/
3748cefb050b9413
2018-04-16 00:00:00
2,018
China
Hong Kong Broadband Network
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Hong Kong Broadband Network, the city's second largest fixed-line residential broadband provider, discovers that an inactive customer database has been accessed without authorization. The personal data of some 380,000 customers, including details for more than 40,000 credit cards, were compromised in a cyberattack against the telecommunications company's database.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2142317/personal-data-some-380000-hong-kong-broadband-customers
ce920c435a6ec2a0
2018-04-16 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Irvington School District
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Partial social security numbers of more than 1,200 employees at Irvington schools are distributed via email to an unknown number of recipients by an unidentified attacker.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/hacker-sent-email-with-1200-partial-social-security-numbers-to-school-staff/
963ec136c2867556
2018-04-16 00:00:00
2,018
Israel
Middle Eastern Individuals
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Political-Espionage
Researchers from Lookout reveal the details of an espionage campaign using two malware strains called Desert Scorpion and FrozenCell, to spy on targets in Palestine. The attackers are thought to be linked to Hamas.
HAMAS
Terrorist
Palestine, State of
https://blog.lookout.com/desert-scorpion-google-play
ec6eb70756e99cb3
2018-04-16 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
TaskRabbit
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
56
Mixed
Exploitation of Application Server,Message Manipulation,Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
TaskRabbit, a web-based service owned by IKEA that connects freelance handymen with clients in various local US markets, emails customers admitting it suffered a security breach. The company takes down its app and website while investigating the incident.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/taskrabbit-takes-down-app-and-website-after-getting-hacked/
261066a3e8dc25b4
2018-04-15 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
UnityPoint Health
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
UnityPoint Health notifies patients of a phishing attack occurred between November 1, 2017 and February 7, 2018
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/unitypoint-health-notifying-patients-of-phishing-attack/
95dca50dfc2d491e
2018-04-14 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Texas Health Resources
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Texas Health Resources reveals that an unauthorized party may have gained access to patient information back in October 2017 by compromising some of the organization's email accounts. The breach was discovered in January 4,000 and might impact 4,000 users.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/texas-health-resources-patient-information-exposed-in-october-2017-email-compromise/article/758653/
a6d855c8f430e91e
2018-04-13 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Diagnostic Radiology & Imaging
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Diagnostic Radiology & Imaging notifies 800 patients of phishing incident occurred in November 2017.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/nc-diagnostic-radiology-imaging-notifies-800-patients-of-phishing-incident-in-2017/
ec2109244300e2bd
2018-04-13 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Inogen
Manufacturing
31
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Inogen, a California-based medical device manufacturer, reports that 30,000 former and current customers may have had their personal information exposed when a company employee's email account was compromised sometime between Jan. 2, 2018, and Mar. 14, 2018.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/medical-supplier-inogen-hit-with-breach-30000-possibly-affected/article/758676/
5aa850309f25ec4f
2018-04-13 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Mise En Place Restaurant Services
Accommodation and Food Services
72
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
Mise En Place Restaurant Services announces that it was subject to a ransomware attack, which may have potentially exposed some information of clients and individuals.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/mise-en-place-restaurant-services-inc-notifies-clients-individuals-following-cyberattack/
5821c73a9bcebc39
2018-04-12 00:00:00
2,018
India
Coinsecure
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of Data in Transit
Financial
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinsecure, India's second exchange, announces that it has suffered a severe issue, 438 bitcoin, $3,3 million worth, have been transferred from the main wallet to an account that is not under their control.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/71322/hacking/coinsecure-hacked.html
39589b0c6badd70d
2018-04-12 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Sucuri
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
The California based website security provider Sucuri suffers a series of massive DDoS attacks causing service outage in West Europe, South America and parts of Eastern United States.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.hackread.com/website-security-firm-sucuri-hit-by-ddos-attacks/
8d4b4d2d574e19b7
2018-04-11 00:00:00
2,018
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Great Western Railway
Transportation and Warehousing
48
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
Great Western Railway reset more than a million customer accounts after discovering hackers had successfully breached a small percentage of them. According to the operator, about 1,000 of its passengers' details have been exposed.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-43725640
d0d158afba7e7b8d
2018-04-10 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Vevo Youtube Account
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Protest
Two hackers manage to deface several popular YouTube music videos, changing titles and thumbnail images. The list of the victims include the most-viewed YouTube video of all time, "Despacito". The two claim to have done it for Palestine.
Kuroi'SH; Prosox
Hacktivist
United States of America
https://www.hackread.com/vevo-youtube-account-hacked-despacito-video-deleted/
ad9f563be3127950
2018-04-10 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Victoria Independent School District
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Victoria independent School District notifies employees that some email accounts were inappropriately accessed between July and October 2017. Some of the emails in those accounts contained employees' personal information.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/tx-victoria-isd-notifies-employees-of-breach-involving-their-personal-information/
7ab8e00159e9c1b9
2018-04-09 00:00:00
2,018
Germany
Armed Forces Recreation Center Edelweiss Lodge and Resort
Accommodation and Food Services
72
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
The Armed Forces Recreation Center Edelweiss Lodge and Resort investigates a data breach that left some guests open to identity theft. At least 18 guests ÃÆ'Æ'Æ'ÃÆ'ââ'¬Â 'ÃÆ'Æ''ÃÆ''Ã'Ã'¢ÃÆ'Æ'Æ''ÃÆ'Æ'Ã'Ã'¢'ÃÆ''Ã'Ã'¬ÃÆ'Æ'Æ''" primarily soldiers and retirees ÃÆ'Æ'Æ'ÃÆ'ââ'¬Â 'ÃÆ'Æ''ÃÆ''Ã'Ã'¢ÃÆ'Æ'Æ''ÃÆ'Æ'Ã'Ã'¢'ÃÆ''Ã'Ã'¬ÃÆ'Æ'Æ''" who stayed at the resort between November 2017 and February 2018 reported that their credit cards were misused after their stays.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.stripes.com/news/data-breach-at-military-resort-in-germany-leaves-soldiers-open-to-identity-theft-1.521097
9d02af03649257d9
2018-04-09 00:00:00
2,018
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Sodexo Filmology
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Sodexo food services and facilities management company notifies a number of customers that it was the victim of a targeted attack on its cinema vouchers platform Sodexo Filmology.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/71211/data-breach/sodexo-filmology-data-breach.html
0c266c2d2da63aa5
2018-04-08 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Drake Bell
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Personal Attack
Drake Bell appears to be the most recent victim of hackers as part of another episode of the Fappening saga.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://news.softpedia.com/news/the-fappening-2018-drake-bell-hacked-nude-photos-leaked-520598.shtml
0096eb16e79076f6
2018-04-08 00:00:00
2,018
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Natalie Cassidy
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Personal Attack
EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy is the latest celebrity to have her intimate pictures leaked online in yet another evolution of the Fappening 2018 scandal.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://news.softpedia.com/news/the-fappening-2018-soap-opera-actress-natalie-cassidy-s-private-photos-leaked-520694.shtml
f7366f7e4e7510a0
2018-04-06 00:00:00
2,018
India
India's Ministry of Defence
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Sabotage
The website of India's Ministry of Defence is defaced by suspected Chinese attackers.
Suspected Chinese hackers
Undetermined
Undetermined
https://www.databreachtoday.com/indias-ministry-defense-website-defaced-a-10779
2ab7b607e8cc868d
2018-04-05 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
[24]7.ai
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
[24]7.ai, a firm providing online customer support services based on artificial intelligence and machine learning, is breached. As consequence other companies using its services suffer a theft of customer payment information. The breach occurred between September 26, 2017 and Octover 12, 2017.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/sears-kmart-and-delta-hit-with/
847452aaa490d497
2018-04-04 00:00:00
2,018
Japan
Japan Ministry Employees
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
The Japanese government's cybersecurity center reveals that the email addresses and passwords of thousands of ministry employees have been leaked and are being sold on the Internet.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/jp-massive-data-leak-from-government-ministries/
9bcad35278469d1c
2018-04-04 00:00:00
2,018
United States of America
Oakton High School
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
Undetermined
A police investigation reveals that hackers attempted to change grades at Oakton High School, using an attack carried on via a malicious email.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/hackers-tried-to-change-grades-at-virginia-high-school-police-say/2018/04/03/924ecf82-3765-11e8-acd5-35eac230e514_story.html?utm_term=.1c4f8f8aeb49
e6619f457a3b884a
2018-04-04 00:00:00
2,018
Undetermined
Verge Cryptocurrency
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
An unknown attacker has exploited a bug in the Verge cryptocurrency network code to mine Verge coins at a very rapid pace.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/cryptocurrency/hacker-uses-exploit-to-generate-verge-cryptocurrency-out-of-thin-air/