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DNA Testing Centre Admits To Data Breach Affecting Over 2 Million People
This week, DNA and paternity testing company DNA Diagnostic Center announced it had discovered unauthorized access to its network that led to a data breach in August. Threat actors accessed the company’s systems and exfiltrated an archived database that housed files containing patient PII collected between 2004 and 2012.
Hackers Victimize MonoX Leaving Losses Up To $30M in Digital Tokens
Hackers victimized the MonoX Dex platform after a breach saw the theft of over $30 million worth of digital tokens. The decentralized finance (DeFi) project took to Twitter to announce the hack explaining how the hackers exploited a vulnerability in smart contract software.
Governor General of Canada Detects Internal Network Breach
The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security is investigating a breach after being informed of unauthorized access to the internal network of the Office of the Secretary to the Governor General (OSGG). The government’s cyber experts said they took “immediate action to strengthen its network” upon discovering the breach.
Toronto Transit System Hit By Ransomware Attack
After being hit with a ransomware attack late last week, the Toronto Transit Commission is assuring public users and employees that they are not at risk. TTC officials have stated that services and routes are continuing to run but apps and display systems for route information are being affected.
3.1 Million Users’ Email Addresses Leaked In Data Breach
CoinMarketCap, a crypto price tracking website, was hit with a data leak that saw 3.1 million user email addresses being leaked onto the dark web. After the leak was first reported by Have I Been Pwned, CoinMarketCap initially denied the hacking incident occurred. The company soon after admitted to the data leak as “batches of data have shown up online purporting to be a list of user accounts.”
Stolen Access Key Used to Breach HPE’s Aruba Central
Technology giant Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has begun to inform users of their Aruba networking unit that their information may have been compromised during a cyberattack that took place in October. On November 2nd HPE discovered the unauthorized use of an Aruba Central access key between October 9-27.
Over 100,000 Employees Affected By California Pizza Kitchen Data Breach
The popular California style pizza chain California Pizza Kitchen revealed that unauthorized access to their IT systems in September has led to a security breach impacting current and past employees. While the restaurant chain did not reveal the amount of data exposed in the breach, reports show that threat actors were able to access employee records that included names, Social Security Numbers, and potentially more PII.
30,000 University Students Potentially Impacted By 3rd Party Data Breach
A cyber attack on third-party service, Atlassian, has potentially exposed personal details of 30,000 current and former students of the University of Colorado Boulder. A vulnerability on Atlassian, the resource sharing software program used by the institution’s Office of IT, was taken advantage of by threat actors when the university’s department was preparing to implement a new version of the software.
Global Medical Manufacturer’s IT Systems Down After 2nd Consecutive Ransomware Attack
For the second time in consecutive months, global manufacturing company Olympus Corporation, has been victimized by a ransomware attack. While the medical equipment manufacturer was still recovering after ransomware shut down systems in their Europe, Middle East, and Africa region, Olympus was again forced to do the same to their US, Canada, and Latin America IT systems.
Systems And Operations Shut Down For Digital Publisher After Ransomware
Sandhills Global, a leading digital media publication company, was forced to shut down operations and saw services to their hosted publications and phones offline after a successful ransomware attack.
Several Employee Email Accounts Compromised in Phishing Attack
In a recent press release, clothing manufacturer Next Level Apparel, announced several of its employees have been compromised in a phishing attack. The company’s statement noted that cyber criminals were able to access the email accounts, and their contents, during a timespan between February 17, 2021, and April 28, 2021.
Hackers Steal Cryptocurrency from 6,000 Coinbase Users
6,000 users of the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase had their accounts compromised after a fault was exploited in the company’s implementation of SMS-based authentication.
Fintech Customer Accounts Locked After Credential Stuffing Attack
Customers of the financial services platform MoneyLion were recently targeted by a credential stuffing attack. Affected users of the mobile banking and investing app were informed their accounts were locked after “an unauthorized outside party appears to have been attempting to gain access to (their) account on the applications.”
Thousands of Customers Impacted By Marketron Ransomware Attack
Over 6,000 customers of Marketron, a digital marketing and media organization, have been impacted by a recent cyber attack. The marketing company’s client list includes many radio stations who use their services for broadcast and revenue management.
Hacktivist Group Anonymous Leaks 180GB of Far-Right Data
The legendary hacktivist group Anonymous made headlines this week, as they claimed to have stolen gigabytes of data from Epik, a domain name, web hosting and DNS provider for many politically, right-wing and extremist websites. The stolen data set of over 180GB containing “decade’s worth of data” was made available online as a torrent.
Twin Ransomware Attacks Halt Business For Agriculture Industry
After double hacking breaches were reported in the healthcare industry earlier this week, another pair of cyber attacks were reported in the agricultural industry. New Cooperative and Crystal Valley Cooperative were both hit by ransomware attacks days apart. While the incidents have caused the two companies’ systems to be shut down, there could be even more significant disruptions to the US’s food supply chain.
Hackers Victimize Healthcare Providers in Dual Hacking Breaches
The US Department of Health and Human Services was recently made aware of two large scale data breaches that exposed tens of thousands of individuals’ personal and health information. The two cyber attacks are seemingly unrelated, however, both cyber attacks involve care providers.
F&B Customer’s Data Exposed In Ransomware Attack
A cyber attack has left the fast food and gaming chain Dotty’s, with severely impacted operations and exposed customer data. The company stated that by infecting their systems with malware, threat actors were able to infiltrate the network and copy highly sensitive data.
TTEC Ransomware Attack Encrypts Data Disrupting Business Operations
Customer support provider TTEC, has confirmed a recent ransomware attack. The industry giant has nearly 60,000 employees and boasts a client book with several major companies including Bank of America, Best Buy, Verizon and more, making it a highly attractive target for cyber criminals.
Hackers Infiltrate United Nations IT Networks
Stolen employee login credentials appear to be to blame for a data breach at the United Nations. Hackers used the stolen credentials to break into the UN’s computer network and steal sensitive data. Reports show that the hackers first accessed the UN’s systems in earlier this year in April as the intrusions continued over the span of several days.