Incident of the Week
In its Incident of the Week, Cyber Security Hub takes an in-depth look at the biggest cyber attack, data breach or cyber security incident experienced in the past week.
From DDoS attacks to malware to software misconfigurations to class action lawsuits, Cyber Security Hub explores the most noteworthy cyber security news from the last seven days.
Send any news tips to Cyber Security Hub editor, Olivia Powell, at olivia.powell@cshub.com.
IOTW: Victoria Court recordings exposed in suspected ransomware attack
January 05 by Michael Hill
Unauthorized access disrupted audio visual in-court technology network impacting video recordings, audio recordings and transcription services
IOTW: Xfinity data breach impacts 35 million customers
December 22 by Michael Hill
Exposed data includes usernames, hashed passwords and social security numbers
IOTW: Russia-linked cyber attack targets Ukraine’s biggest phone operator
December 15 by Michael Hill
Powerful attack knocked out internet access and mobile communications, damaging IT infrastructure
IOTW: HTC confirms cyber attack as BlackCat ransomware gang teases stolen data
December 08 by Michael Hill
BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware group leaked photos of what appears to be stolen passports, contact lists, emails and confidential documents
IOTW: Okta data breach affects all customer support users
December 01 by Michael Hill
Hackers stole information on all users of Okta’s customer support system
IOTW: Data breach exposes sensitive information of Canadian Government employees
November 24 by Michael Hill
The Canadian government has disclosed a data breach after contractor hacks exposed information dating back to 1999
IOTW: McLaren Health Care data breach impacts 2.2 million people
November 17 by Michael Hill
Data breach exposed includes Social Security numbers, information on physical and mental health conditions and treatment details
IOTW: US federal agencies hit with MOVEit cyber attack
November 02 by Jerome Smail
US federal agencies are revealed to be the latest victims of hacking group Clop
IOTW: DDoS attacks hit Czech ministries, pro-Russia group allegedly behind them
October 27 by Cyber Security Hub Editor
Czech government and airport websites affected by cyber attack
IOTW: 23andMe hacker releases genetic data profiles of 4.1 million victims
October 20 by Olivia Powell
23andMe is reviewing the leaked data to determine if it is legitimate
KillNet launches DDoS attack against UK royal family
October 06 by Olivia Powell
The official site was taken offline as part of an alleged “attack on pedophiles”
More than 3.8 billion records exposed in DarkBeam data leak
September 29 by Olivia Powell
It has been suggested that the data leak that exposed over 239 million login credentials was caused by human error
