Cyberthreat Dashboard

Cyber Hack Victims List- Week(s) of MAR 1 – MAR 18 2015

March 17 2015 Dutch city Lochem hit by Crypto Locker ransomware
Source: http://cyberwarzone.com/dutch-city-lochem-hit-by-crypto-locker-ransomware/

March 17 2015 Premera cyberattack could have exposed information for 11 million customers
Source: http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/03/premera-cyberattack-could-have-exposed-information-for-11-million-customers/

March 17 2015 Two More Health Insurers Report Data Breach
Source: http://www.darkreading.com/two-more-health-insurers-report-data-breach/d/d-id/1319511?

March 17 2015 Advantage Dental Cyber-Attack Impacts over 150,000 Patients
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Advantage-Dental-Cyber-Attack-Impacts-over-150-000-Patients-476053.shtml

March 17 2015 North Korea Blamed for Cyber-Attack on South Korean Nuclear Plant
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/North-Korea-Blamed-for-Cyber-Attack-on-South-Korean-Nuclear-Plant-Reuters-476052.shtml

March 17 2015 Anon Hacktivists Expose 9,200 Twitter Accounts Related to the Islamic State
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Anon-Hacktivists-Expose-9-200-Twitter-Accounts-Related-to-the-Islamic-State-476031.shtml

March 17 2015 Sacred Heart Health System Billing Info of 14,000 Exposed
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Sacred-Heart-Health-System-Billing-Info-of-14-000-Exposed-475993.shtml

March 16 2015 Trojan bypasses captcha to dupe users
Source: http://www.ehackingnews.com/2015/03/trojan-bypasses-captcha-to-dupe-users.html

March 16 2015 France Shut Down 5 Websites For Supporting Terrorism
Source: http://cyberwarzone.com/france-shut-down-5-websites-for-supporting-terrorism/

March 16 2015 TeslaCrypt ransomware attacks gamers - "all your files are belong to us!"
Source: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/03/16/teslacrypt-ransomware-attacks-gamers-all-your-files-are-belong-to-us/

March 16 2015 App Store Phishing Email Stealing Apple User Credentials
Source: https://www.hackread.com/app-store-phishing-email-stealing-apple-user-credentials/

March 15 2015 Beware Of Worms Being Spread Through Social Media Networks
Source: http://www.latesthackingnews.com/2015/03/15/beware-of-worms-being-spread-through-social-media-networks/#

March 14 2015 US Department of State Shuts Down Unclassified Network to Boost Cyber Defenses
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/US-Department-of-State-Shuts-Down-Unclassified-Network-to-Boost-Cyber-Defenses-475818.shtml

March 14 2015 Iranian Cyber Police Arrested 240 M/W Shut Down 900 Websites
Source: http://cyberwarzone.com/iranian-cyber-police-arrested-240-mw-shut-down-900-websites/

March 14 2015 Over 5.3 Million Upatre Infections Detected in the US Since January
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Over-5-3-Million-Upatre-Infections-Detected-in-the-US-Since-January-475816.shtml

March 14 2015 Hacker Claims to Have Secret Data on South Korean Nuke Reactors, Demands Ransom
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Hacker-Claims-to-Have-Secret-Data-on-South-Korean-Nuke-Reactors-Demands-Ransom-475805.shtml

March 13 2015 Financial Malware Infects Aurora Health Care Workstations
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Financial-Malware-Infects-Aurora-Health-Care-Workstations-475771.shtml

March 13 2015 Strange snafu hijacks UK nuke maker’s traffic, routes it through Ukraine
Source: http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/03/mysterious-snafu-hijacks-uk-nukes-makers-traffic-through-ukraine/

March 13 2015 Epic Google snafu leaks hidden whois data for 280,000 domains
Source: http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/03/epic-google-snafu-leaks-hidden-whois-data-for-280000-domains/

March 12 2015 Anonymous Shutdown ISIS Social Media Website 5elafabook ?
Source: http://cyberwarzone.com/anonymous-shutdown-isis-social-media-website-5elafabook/

March 12 2015 ISIS Cyber Criminal Targets the sites of Folk Vocalists, Hotels & NASCAR Champion
Source: http://www.hackersnewsbulletin.com/2015/03/isis-cyber-criminal-targets-sites-folk-vocalists-hotels-nascar-champion.html

March 12 2015 Colonial America Stands Up to ‘Worldwide Caliphate’ after Random Hack
Source: http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/threatwatch/2015/03/breach/2112/

March 12 2015 HM Revenue and Customs Phishing Emails Use Image Hosted by Security Company
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/HM-Revenue-and-Customs-Phishing-Emails-Use-Image-Hosted-By-Security-Company-475623.shtml

March 12 2015 DLL Hijacking Risk Removed from Telerik Analytics Monitor Library
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/DLL-Hijacking-Risk-Removed-from-Telerik-Analytics-Monitor-Library-475615.shtml

March 11 2015 Stolen hard drives bring more data breach pain for US health services
Source: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/03/11/stolen-hard-drives-bring-more-data-breach-pain-for-us-health-services/

March 11 2015 Russian Fraudster "Joga" Pleads Guilty to Using Stolen Cards
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Russian-Fraudster-Joga-Pleads-Guilty-to-Using-Stolen-Cards-475559.shtml

March 11 2015 Laptop for EKG Machine Stolen from Valley Community Healthcare
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Laptop-for-EKG-Machine-Stolen-from-Valley-Community-Healthcare-475543.shtml

March 11 2015 Mobile Trojan Bypasses Advice of Charge and Captcha Systems
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mobile-Trojan-Bypasses-Advice-of-Charge-and-Captcha-475539.shtml

March 10 2015 Anonymous targets Dailydot in Operation Destroy Daily Dot
Source: http://cyberwarzone.com/anonymous-targets-dailydot-in-operation-destroy-daily-dot/

March 10 2015 Health and Life Insurance Info Exposed in Backup Drive Theft
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Health-and-Life-Insurance-Info-Exposed-In-Backup-Drive-Theft-475427.shtml

March 10 2015 Busted scammer resorts to death threats
Source: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/03/10/busted-scammer-resorts-to-death-threats/

March 10 2015 Freshly Spotted Ransomware Copies TorrentLocker
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Freshly-Spotted-Ransomware-Copies-TorrentLocker-475348.shtml

March 10 2015 WhatsApp Voice Calling Invitation Text Spreads Malware on Smartphone
Source: https://www.hackread.com/whatsapp-voice-calling-invitation-text-spreads-malware-on-smartphones/

March 10 2015 Zoup Restaurant Breach Points to Compromise at PoS Vendor
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Zoup-Restaurant-Breach-Points-to-Compromise-at-PoS-Vendor-475335.shtml

March 9 2015 Curious Case of M. Yousefi: How Iran Traps its Facebook users with “Black Spider” Program
Source: https://www.hackread.com/how-iran-traps-its-facebook-users-with-black-spider/

March 9 2015 Three charged over largest email hack "in the history of the internet"
Source: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/03/09/three-charged-over-largest-email-hack-in-the-history-of-the-internet/

March 9 2015 Canada's anti-spam law gets first success with $1.1m fine
Source: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/03/09/canadas-anti-spam-law-gets-first-success-with-1-1m-fine/

March 9 2015 University of Chicago Computers Hacked, Social Security Numbers Stolen
Source: https://www.hackread.com/university-of-chicago-hacked-social-security-numbers-stolen/

March 9 2015 BandarChor Ransomware Infections Increase
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/BandarChor-Ransomware-Infections-Increase-475305.shtml

March 9 2015 Amazon Employee Steals over $18,000 from Gift Cards
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Amazon-Employee-Steals-Over-18-000-From-Gift-Cards-475294.shtml

March 9 2015 Help Files Help Users Get Infected with CryptoWall 3.0 Ransomware
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Help-Files-Help-Users-Get-Infected-with-CryptoWall-Ransomware-475277.shtml

March 9 2015 Feminist Blog Knocked Offline on International Women’s Day
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Feminist-Blog-Knocked-Offline-on-International-Women-s-Day-475260.shtml

March 8 2015 Broadcom hacked by Islamic Hackers
Source: http://cyberwarzone.com/broadcom-hacked-by-islamic-hackers/

March 8 2015 Hackers just took over Ebay
Source: http://cyberwarzone.com/hackers-just-took-over-ebay/

March 8 2015 CASPER Surveillance Malware Linked to French Government
Source: http://thehackernews.com/2015/03/casper-surveillance-malware-france.html

March 8 2015 Hacker Abuses Google Apps vulnerability for Sending Phishing Emails
Source: http://thehackernews.com/2015/03/google-apps-vulnerability.html

March 7 2015 57 Cybercriminals in UK Arrested in Nationwide “Strike Week”
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/57-Cybercriminals-in-UK-Arrested-in-Nationwide-Strike-Week-475121.shtml

March 6 2015 Suspected US Department of Defense Hacker Arrested in UK
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Suspected-US-Department-of-Defense-Hacker-Arrested-in-UK-475120.shtml

March 6 2015 Hackers Compromise PoS Systems of Mandarin Oriental Hotels in the US and Europe
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Hackers-Compromise-PoS-Systems-of-Mandarin-Oriental-Hotels-in-the-US-and-Europe-475119.shtml

March 6 2015 Users in Sao Paolo Most Impacted by Boleto Fraud
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Users-in-Sao-Paolo-Most-Impacted-by-Boleto-Fraud-475101.shtml

March 6 2015 Flash Player “Pro” Update Seeps in Fareit Info Stealer
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Flash-Player-Pro-Update-Seeps-In-Fareit-Info-Stealer-475023.shtml

March 5 2015 North Korean Government Not Likely Behind Malware On Nation's Official News Site
Source: http://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/north-korean-government-not-likely-behind-malware-on-nations-official-news-site/d/d-id/1319351?

March 5 2015 Xiaomi Mi4 LTE Sold with Dodgy Apps Pre-Installed, Rooted
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Xiaomi-Mi4-LTE-Sold-with-Dodgy-Apps-Pre-Installed-Rooted-474973.shtml

March 5 2015 National Grocers investigate unauthorized access to customer payment
Source: http://www.ehackingnews.com/2015/03/national-grocers-investigate.html

March 5 2015 Banking Trojan Uses Complex Social Engineering, Targets Japanese Users Only
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Banking-Trojan-Uses-Complex-Social-Engineering-Targets-Japanese-Users-Only-474997.shtml

March 4 2015 Hackers Breach Perspectives Website for Religious Classes
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Website-for-Religious-Classes-Tainted-with-Malvertising-474789.shtml

March 3 2015 Hackers gain access to FAA computers
Source: http://www.hackersnewsbulletin.com/2015/03/hackers-gain-access-faa-computers.html

March 3 2015 Ransomware Hits Law Firm, Encrypts Workstation
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ransomware-Hits-Law-Firm-Encrypts-Workstation-and-Server-474788.shtml

March 3 2015 Venmo mobile payment service under fire for security carelessness
Source: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/03/03/venmo-mobile-payment-service-under-fire-for-security-carelessness/

March 3 2015 Social Security Numbers Exposed in Data Breach at University of Chicago
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Social-Security-Numbers-Exposed-in-Data-Breach-at-University-of-Chicago-474787.shtml

March 3 2015 Banking Malware Targets Almost 1,500 Financial Institutions in 86 Countries
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Banking-Malware-Targets-Almost-1-500-Financial-Institutions-in-86-Countries-474782.shtml

March 3 2015 iOS Device Thieves Set Up Phishing Pages to Get iCloud Credentials
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/iOS-Device-Thieves-Set-Up-Phishing-Pages-to-Get-iCloud-Credentials-474747.shtml

March 2 2015 Financial Institution Piedmont Advantage Loses Laptop with Customer Info
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Financial-Institution-Piedmont-Advantage-Loses-Laptop-with-Customer-Info-474666.shtml

March 2 2015 ASML Chip Maker Admits to Having Been Hacked
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/ASML-Chip-Maker-Admits-to-Having-Been-Hacked-474665.shtml

March 2 2015 6-Month Compromise of Bulk Reef Supply Website Exposes Customer Info
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/6-Month-Compromise-of-Bulk-Reef-Supply-Website-Exposes-Customer-Info-474641.shtml

March 2 2015 Toys “R” Us Resets Account Passwords Following Unauthorized Access
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Toys-R-Us-Resets-Account-Passwords-Following-Unauthorized-Access-474597.shtml

March 2 2015 Uber files John Doe lawsuit in response to nine month-old data breach
Source: http://www.ehackingnews.com/2015/03/uber-files-john-doe-lawsuit-in-response.html

March 2 2015 Uber’s Database Breached By Hackers
Source: http://www.latesthackingnews.com/2015/03/02/ubers-database-breached-by-hackers/