Hackers Poison Chipotle, Snoop on Forbes Readers and Swindle Commodities Traders

In case you missed our coverage this week in ThreatWatch, Nextgov’s regularly updated index of cyber breaches:

Commodities Trading Firm Wires $17.2 Million to Phishing Scammer

The Scoular Co., one of Omaha’s most established firms, was duped out of millions in an international email swindle.

Forbes Website Attacked Select Readers with Malware

You know that annoying “Welcome” screen visitors must click through to read stories on Forbes.com? Well, it became a lot more annoying for the site’s tech support staff, when suspected Chinese intruders breached the page to insert malware that could invisibly hack U.S. defense and financial industry readers.

Beware: Chipotle Website Poisoned

Chipotle’s website has been compromised in a way that could redirect visitors or load malicious code onto their computers. The website was redirecting users Feb. 7 around 6 p.m. (PST) and later became unresponsive. Tripwire that night recommended not visiting the site until it is cleaned up.

Medical Worker and Apple Employees Use Stolen Patient IDs to Buy iThings

Identity thieves used the personal information of dental patients to fund the purchase of $700,000 in Apple gift cards, which in turn were used to buy Apple products.