Yes, it really is almost the end of February already. It’s been a rather quiet month in terms of cyber attacks and data breaches. There have been very few cyber attacks at well-known organisations, and no large-scale thefts of payment card information.
The question is, is this the start of a year with very few hacks – or the calm before the storm?
Don’t forget that this list will be updated throughout the rest of February as more attacks and breaches happen.
Cyber attacks
Linux Mint hacked – lone attacker creates botnet
Lincolnshire Council forced to use pen and paper after ransomware attack
Major Hollywood hospital brought down by a ransomware attack demanding $3.6 million
Florists hit by targeted DDoS attacks in run-up to Valentine’s Day
Skype users hit by ads spreading malicious Angler exploit kit
Readers of celebrity gossip site TMZ hit by malvertising campaign
NZ health board hit with ransomware
Kashmir institute under attack said no to security, total data loss feared
DayZ And ArmA 3 Feedback Trackers Offline Due To Potential Security Breach
Flint water crisis hack by Anonymous created hassles for hospital patients
Data breaches
Spoofed CEO email causes data breach at health care provider
Sensitive data swiped in Gyft data breach
St. Joseph Hospital employee information leaked in phishing scam
Unauthorized access leads to Neiman Marcus Group breach, 5,200 affected
Vilas County jail inmates had personal info disclosed online
Greenwich University hit by data breach
TaxSlayer suffers data breach affecting tax records of 8,800 customers
Researcher tells child tracking firm it has left its database wide open, and is accused of ‘hacking’
9000+ Department of Homeland Security staff have their details leaked by hacker
Stolen Shire laptop contained patients’ personal and medical info
Quotemehappy? No, I’m furious: Insurance site loses customer details
@ChileanCrew Hacks, Leaks Details for 300,000 Chilean Citizens Looking for State Benefits
Fighting cyber crime
Oregon man pleads guilty to “phishing” celebrity nude photos
Website selling stolen credit card numbers is shut down
British teenager arrested for ‘trying to hack into FBI computer networks’
Miscellaneous
@god and @emoji hijacked in Twitter bug
AirDroid patches vulnerability that exposed millions of users to phone data hijacking
Bank details of 100,000 Britons for sale on Bestvalid.cc
