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f89feae7350e726f
2017-01-07 00:00:00
2,017
United States of America
MJ Freeway
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Disruptive
Internal Denial of Service
Undetermined
MJ Freeway, a Denver company whose tracking software is used by hundreds of marijuana companies to comply with state regulations, says its main servers and backup system are down after a "targeted cyber attack".
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://news.softpedia.com/news/hackers-target-marijuana-shops-with-attacks-against-critical-software-511777.shtml
acf33d881ee49353
2017-01-07 00:00:00
2,017
United States of America
Princeton University
Educational Services
61
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
Princeton University is one of the 27,000 victims that have their data wiped by attackers leveraging a vulnerable MongoDB.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/princeton-university-becomes-victim-of-mongodb-ransom-attacks/
12c7a6d9941643da
2017-01-06 00:00:00
2,017
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
123-Reg
Information
51
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
123-Reg is the target of a DDoS attack which disrupted the company's services only days into 2017.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.zdnet.com/article/123-reg-once-again-the-target-of-severe-ddos-attack/
0ed91bce61beba7d
2017-01-06 00:00:00
2,017
United States of America
Arizona Department of Administration
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
Arizona officials investigate how and when several computers used by state legislators and their staffs became infected with malware.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/malware-found-on-some-arizona-government-computers/article/631045/
836783820d59a7cd
2017-01-06 00:00:00
2,017
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
esguarnacpuntademata.mil.ve
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Protest
One of the websites belonging to Venezuela's ministry of defense (esguarnacpuntademata.mil.ve) is hacked by Kapustkiy in protest of what the attacker described as the dictatorship of President Nicolas Maduro in the country. The attacker leaks 2,100 accounts.
Kapustkiy
Hacktivist
Undetermined
http://news.softpedia.com/news/venezuela-army-site-allegedly-hacked-in-protest-against-president-nicolas-maduro-511644.shtml
38f5919d34addb71
2017-01-06 00:00:00
2,017
Japan
Square Enix's European Twitter Account (@SQUARE_ENIX_EU)
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
Video game giant Square Enix's European Twitter account is hacked by a group of hackers calling themselves the "cyberwolfgang" and posts multiple tweets mocking other companies including rival gaming company EA, media outlet TechCrunch .
Cyberwolfgang
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/square-enix-europes-twitter-account-hacked-fires-nasty-insults-ea-fifa-1599832
2bdaad48b8396198
2017-01-05 00:00:00
2,017
Canada
University of Alberta
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
The University of Alberta discloses the details of a malware attack, occurring late last year, that involved 300 computers and put over 3,000 students at risk.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/ca-thousands-of-university-of-alberta-students-faculty-put-at-risk-in-malware-security-breach/
d033ca4ed781669d
2017-01-04 00:00:00
2,017
United States of America
Emory Brain Health Center
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
Emory Healthcare is one of the victims of the MongoDB ransomware attacks and has its database, managed by a third-party and containing 90,000 records, encrypted.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/emory-healthcare-patient-data-hijacked-and-held-for-ransom/
5c1e3860bf087f9d
2017-01-04 00:00:00
2,017
Brazil
google.com.br
Information
51
Disruptive
Message Manipulation,External Denial of Service
Undetermined
Kuroi'SH hjacks the DNS record of google.com.br and redirects the users to a defaced page.
Kuroi'SH
Undetermined
Undetermined
https://www.techworm.net/2017/01/google-brazil-hacked.html
76e9da139c170f52
2017-01-04 00:00:00
2,017
United States of America
Northside Independent School District
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
The Northside Independent School District sends letters to about 23,000 former and current students and employees regarding a security breach that might have put their personal information at risk after several employees' email accounts have been compromised.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/tx-letter-notifies-23000-nisd-employees-students-of-email-breach/
756de129ab64489a
2017-01-02 00:00:00
2,017
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Victorian Equal Opportunity & Human Rights Commission
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Protest
A group claiming to be part of the Anonymous collective defaces the Victorian Equal Opportunity & Human Rights Commission website (humanrightscommission.vic.gov.au) with a nonsensical message about its social network AnonPlus.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jan/03/anonymous-hackers-take-over-victorias-human-rights-commission-website
7877242fb6cbeeb8
2017-01-01 00:00:00
2,017
United States of America
FBI
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Exploiting a vulnerability of Plone CMS, CyberZeist claim to have hacked fbi.gov and leaks the records of 155 FBI officials on pastebin. Plone denies that a 0-day vulnerability has been exploited to carry on the attack.
CyberZeist
Hobbyist
Undetermined
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/55042/data-breach/fbi-hacked.html
c89784f734452a10
2016-12-31 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Nat Geo Photography Twitter Account (@NatGeoPhotos)
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
The OurMine hacking group hacks the official Twitter account of Nat Geo Photography (@NatGeoPhotos) and starts a series of Tweets to its 2.71 million followers.
OurMine
Hobbyist
Saudi Arabia
https://www.hackread.com/ourmine-hacks-nat-geo-photography-twitter-account/
28c9cf7110aa2112
2016-12-31 00:00:00
2,016
Thailand
Thailand's National Statistical Office (nso.go.th)
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Protest
In name of #OpSingleGateway Gh0s7 hacks the Thailand's National Statistical Office (nso.go.th) and dumps the leaked data.
Gh0s7
Undetermined
Undetermined
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/54906/breaking-news/opsinglegateway-gh0s7.html
469db1eea1ff88b9
2016-12-31 00:00:00
2,016
Turkey
Turkish Energy Ministry
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Physical Attack
Undetermined
Sources from the Energy Ministry claim that a major cyber-attack is the source of the widespread electricity cuts across Istanbul.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/major-cyber-attack-on-turkish-energy-ministry-reported.aspx?pageID=238&nID=107981&NewsCatID=348
8b5bb9234f63d198
2016-12-30 00:00:00
2,016
Undetermined
Bilderberg Group
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
56
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Protest
The official website of the Bilderberg Group was compromised today, with attackers posting a message warning that future hacks would be possible unless members start working for the benefit of humanity.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
http://news.softpedia.com/news/bilderberg-website-hacked-members-given-ultimatum-to-work-for-humanity-511424.shtml
8a26dcf50cf742eb
2016-12-30 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Drudge Report
Information
51
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
Matt Drudge, the founder of popular conservative news aggregation website Drudge Report has claimed the US government may be responsible for launching an unprecedented cyberattack against his publication that caused a 90 minute outage.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/did-us-government-launch-huge-ddos-attack-against-drudge-report-1598680
7503cdaeaa922e82
2016-12-30 00:00:00
2,016
Pakistan
PakWheels
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
PakWheels, a famous automotive website in Pakistan reveals that their server was breached by an unknown third party exposing personal data of potentially 674,775 registered users. The breach happened in October 2016 exploiting a known vulnerability in the outdated vBulletin forum software.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.hackread.com/pakistan-largest-automotive-portal-pakwheels-hacked/
5fef4f78ac31079c
2016-12-30 00:00:00
2,016
Philippines
Philippine Military (army.mil.ph)
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
A hacker going by the online handle of Shin0bi_H4x0r hacked and defaced the official website of the Philippine Military (army.mil.ph)
Shin0bi_H4x0r
Undetermined
Undetermined
https://www.hackread.com/philippine-military-website-hacked-defaced/
c463e65b4ad2f1e6
2016-12-30 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Topps
Retail Trade
44
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Topps, the maker of iconic collectable trading cards reveals that hackers could have stolen customers' credit and debit card numbers along with their associated security codes in a recent breach.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-38468961
be42c35b650e3ebb
2016-12-29 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Democratic National Committee
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
Political-Espionage
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reval the details of "Grizzly Steppe", the operation through which two alleged Russian APTs (APT28 and APT29) hacked the Democratic National Committee since Summer 2015.
FSB 18th�Center for Information Security (Berserk Bear); GRU Unit 26165 (FANCY BEAR)
Nation-State
Russian Federation
https://www.us-cert.gov/sites/default/files/publications/JAR_16-20296A_GRIZZLY%20STEPPE-2016-1229.pdf
43e6be0e3783d232
2016-12-29 00:00:00
2,016
Finland
OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe)
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Political-Espionage
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe has recently confirmed a successful hack attack that occurred in November and which was launched by what are believed to be Russian hackers.
GRU 85th Main Special Service Center (Unit 26165) (FANCYBEAR)
Nation-State
Russian Federation
http://news.softpedia.com/news/europe-s-osce-hacked-russia-s-fancy-bears-possibly-involved-511371.shtml
99269ced841176a0
2016-12-28 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
DRI Title & Escrow
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
The Dark Overlord claims to have hacked DRI Title & Escrow and leaks some internal data.
The Dark Overlord
Criminal
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
https://www.databreaches.net/thedarkoverlord-reveals-three-more-attacks-with-more-to-be-revealed/
0765679b7968ad98
2016-12-28 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
ExtraTorrent
Information
51
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
ExtraTorrent, one of the largest torrent sites on the internet suffered several major DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks over the past few days primarily because the site recently banned 'unofficial' proxy services.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/extratorrent-hit-by-ddos-attacks-after-it-banned-unofficial-proxy-services-1598287
dd0202cf91f64f9c
2016-12-28 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
GS Polymers, Inc.
Undetermined
99
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
The Dark Overlord claims to have hacked GS Polymers, Inc. and leaks some internal data.
The Dark Overlord
Criminal
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
https://www.databreaches.net/thedarkoverlord-reveals-three-more-attacks-with-more-to-be-revealed/
f46fccdc0fefabe3
2016-12-28 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG)
Accommodation and Food Services
72
Exploitive
Exploitation of Sensors
Financial
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), the parent company for more than 5,000 hotels worldwide including Holiday Inn, says it is investigating claims of a possible credit card breach at some U.S. locations.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/12/holiday-inn-parent-ihg-probes-breach-claims/
7dca1b135a6f8c6a
2016-12-28 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Southcentral Foundation (southcentralfoundation.com)
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Southcentral Foundation (SCF) in Alaska notifies 14,719 individuals after two employees' email accounts containing protected health information were hacked in October.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/southcentral-foundation-notifies-patients-after-employee-email-accounts-hacked/
5561be17519194fc
2016-12-28 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
State's Division of Public Behavioral Health (DPBH)
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
The state's Division of Public Behavioral Health (DPBH) said it is investigating a compromise of its Medical Marijuana Program database.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/medical-marijuana-site-breached/article/628571/
71b44677771c981e
2016-12-27 00:00:00
2,016
Thailand
Ministry of Tourism and Sports
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Protest
The Anonymous take down the website of the Thai Ministry of Tourism and Sports.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/government/thai-police-arrests-nine-anonymous-hackers-for-role-in-opsinglegateway-attacks/
6e77e4daced8c6cd
2016-12-27 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Thai LA consulate (thaiconsulatela.org)
Public Administration
92
Mixed
Exploitation of Application Server,Message Manipulation
Protest
Anonymous hacks the official website of the Thai LA consulate (thaiconsulatela.org) and defaces its homepage with a brief message against the arrest of 9 suspects. The group also leaks the data of 900 records.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
https://www.hackread.com/anonymous-hacks-thai-consulate-against-cyber-law/
4c373487c7b790fe
2016-12-27 00:00:00
2,016
Thailand
Thai Police Office
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Protest
The Anonymous take down the website of the Thai Police Office following the endorsement of its controversial new Computer Crime Bill.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/government/thai-police-arrests-nine-anonymous-hackers-for-role-in-opsinglegateway-attacks/
05fec5fdc0d5a568
2016-12-26 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Official Sony Music Global Twitter Account (@SonyMusicGlobal)
Information
51
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
OurMine hack the Official Sony Music Global Twitter account (@SonyMusicGlobal) and Britney Spears joined the ranks of celebrities who have briefly died on the internet.
OurMine
Hobbyist
Saudi Arabia
http://mashable.com/2016/12/26/ourmine-hack-debunk-britney-spears-tweet-sony/
f7c692ab7f3c2c80
2016-12-25 00:00:00
2,016
China
Dutch Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (dutchchamber.hk)
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
The hacker Cryptolulz666, with a little help from the colleague Kapustkiy, break into the website of the Dutch Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (http://www.dutchchamber.hk/) and leak the data of around 200 users.
Kapustkiy; Cryptolulz666
Hobbyist
Undetermined
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/54726/data-breach/dutch-chamber-of-commerce-hacked.html
63a17fe69d3a2271
2016-12-25 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
KeepKey
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
KeepKey, a hardware bitcoin wallet, discloses how a brief compromise of the company phone and email enabled the attacker to reset some account passwords.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/keepkey-notifies-customers-of-security-incident-offers-30-btc-reward-for-tips-leading-to-attackers-arrest/
22c2df1591756d24
2016-12-25 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Russian Visa Center in the US (ils-us.com)
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Kapustkiy hacks the Russian Visa Center in the US and accesses information of around 3000 individuals.
Kapustkiy
Hacktivist
Undetermined
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/54709/hacking/russian-visa-center-hacked.html
7415a01d9294cd42
2016-12-24 00:00:00
2,016
China
The Standard Hong Kong (thestandard.com.hk)
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
The two hackers Cryptolulz666 and EvoIsGod break into The Standard Hong Kong (thestandard.com.hk) and leak a portion of around 12,000 users contained in the database.
Cryptolulz666; EvoIsGod
Undetermined
Undetermined
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/54696/data-breach/standard-hong-kong-hacked.html
b723730bf7bd601d
2016-12-23 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Origin
Information
51
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
The DDoS attackers from Phantom Squad have claimed responsibility for conducting a series of powerful Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) on Steam and online gaming platform Origin servers.
Phantom Squad; @cripthepoodle
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.hackread.com/steam-origin-servers-down-by-phantom-squad-poodlecorp/
73826dcb06e9f280
2016-12-23 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Steam
Information
51
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
The DDoS attackers from Phantom Squad have claimed responsibility for conducting a series of powerful Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) on Steam and online gaming platform Origin servers.
Phantom Squad; @cripthepoodle
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.hackread.com/steam-origin-servers-down-by-phantom-squad-poodlecorp/
ef13fe01b071edea
2016-12-23 00:00:00
2,016
Ukraine
Ukrainian Artillery Units
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Political-Espionage
Fancy Bear, the hacker group previously linked to the Russian Military Intelligence (GRU), is believed to have deployed malware on Android devices to track and target Ukrainian artillery units over the past two years.
GRU 85th Main Special Service Center (Unit 26165) (FANCYBEAR)
Nation-State
Russian Federation
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/russian-hackers-deployed-android-malware-track-target-ukrainian-artillery-units-1597834
bd4116dc68d9dcfe
2016-12-22 00:00:00
2,016
Costa Rica
Costa Rica Embassy in China (costaricaembassycn.com)
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Kapustkiy hacks the Costa Rica Embassy in China (costaricaembassycn.com) and dumps 50 of the 280 login credentials.
Kapustkiy
Hacktivist
Undetermined
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/54641/data-breach/cn-costa-rica-embassy-hacked.html
729d4a153d9546c4
2016-12-22 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
FBI
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
CyberZeist exploits a zero-day vulnerability in the Plone Content Management System (CMS) of the FBI's website, and leaks some of the information to Pastebin.
CyberZeist
Hobbyist
Undetermined
https://www.rt.com/usa/372701-cyberzeist-hacker-breaches-fbi-second-time/
e4179eb1011c54fb
2016-12-22 00:00:00
2,016
Lithuania
Lithuania
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Political-Espionage
The Baltic state of Lithuania, on the frontline of growing tensions between the West and Russia, says the Kremlin is responsible for cyber attacks that have hit government computers over the last two years.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-lithuania-cyber-idUSKBN14B1PC
1ccdc3538eda9899
2016-12-22 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Official Twitter account of Marvel (@Marvel)
Information
51
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
OurMine hackers strike again and take down the Twitter accounts of Marvel (@Marvel) and other official super heros accounts linked via Tweetdeck.
OurMine
Hobbyist
Saudi Arabia
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ourmine-hackers-strike-again-taking-down-netflix-marvel-nfl-twitter-accounts-1597694
3cb843d5815005b8
2016-12-22 00:00:00
2,016
Thailand
Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Protest
In name of #OpSingleGateway, the Anonymous hack the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs and dump more than 3,000 employees' records.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
https://www.hackread.com/anonymous-hacks-thailand-navy-foreign-affairs/
afffc07e302eddb7
2016-12-22 00:00:00
2,016
Thailand
Thai Navy
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Protest
As part of the same operation the Anonymous hack the Thai Navy.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
https://www.hackread.com/anonymous-hacks-thailand-navy-foreign-affairs/
8a5fead04ce6d327
2016-12-21 00:00:00
2,016
Bangladesh
Official Google Bangladesh Domain (google.bd)
Information
51
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
A group of Pakistani hackers going by the online handle of Team Pak Cyber Attackers deface the official Google Bangladesh domain. The group left a deface page along with a message on the targeted domain taunting security measures implemented by Google.
Team Pak Cyber Attacker
Undetermined
Undetermined
https://www.hackread.com/pakistani-hackers-deface-google-bangladesh-domain/
868115e44805598f
2016-12-21 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Tumblr
Information
51
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
Tumblr goes down for over two hours as a result of a large-scale DDoS attack.
R.I.U. Star Patrol
Criminal
Undetermined
http://mashable.com/2016/12/21/is-tumblr-down-ddos-attack/
14591e861bdd75f7
2016-12-20 00:00:00
2,016
Undetermined
Ethereum
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Administrators of the Ethereum Project say the platform incurred a breach affecting more than 16,500 users. The attacker used social engineering to gain access to a mobile phone number which allowed them to gain access to other accounts and ultimately compromise usernames, email addresses, profile data, public and private messages, and hashed passwords.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/bo-shens-hacker-strikes-again-in-ethereum-cryptocurrency-breach/article/580288/
eb702c547da881c8
2016-12-20 00:00:00
2,016
Israel
Hyundai
Manufacturing
31
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
Ynet News report that dozens of brand new luxury Kia and Hyundai vehicles were stolen in the Jerusalem area after criminals were able to use information from a data leak to obtain data on the cars; three east Jerusalem residents have been arrested. The hackers were able to use the stolen data to hack the cars' computers.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4895716,00.html
893042ba666da638
2016-12-20 00:00:00
2,016
Israel
Kia
Manufacturing
31
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
Ynet News report that dozens of brand new luxury Kia and Hyundai vehicles were stolen in the Jerusalem area after criminals were able to use information from a data leak to obtain data on the cars; three east Jerusalem residents have been arrested. The hackers were able to use the stolen data to hack the cars' computers.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4895716,00.html
0c5ec1c06c5caee7
2016-12-20 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Official Twitter account of Netflix US (@netflix)
Information
51
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
OurMine hackers strike again and take down the official Twitter accounts of Netflix US (@netflix)
OurMine
Hobbyist
Saudi Arabia
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ourmine-hackers-strike-again-taking-down-netflix-marvel-nfl-twitter-accounts-1597694
71eb236a2b067909
2016-12-20 00:00:00
2,016
Thailand
Thai Ministry of Defence
Public Administration
92
Mixed
Exploitation of Application Server,External Denial of Service
Protest
The Anonymous take down the websites of the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology and the Ministry of Defence.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/hackers-hit-thai-government-ddos-attacks-protesting-against-restrictive-internet-law-1597339
a94a1fc08bbf10ec
2016-12-20 00:00:00
2,016
Thailand
Thai Ministry of Information and Communication Technology
Public Administration
92
Mixed
Exploitation of Application Server,External Denial of Service
Protest
The Anonymous take down the websites of the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology and the Ministry of Defence.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/hackers-hit-thai-government-ddos-attacks-protesting-against-restrictive-internet-law-1597339
406b0453293a2864
2016-12-20 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL)
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
In a letter sent to approximately 30,000 current and former students, UNL says that an unauthorized breach of a server hosting a math placement exam occurred sometime in the last two years.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://journalstar.com/news/local/education/unl-warns-students-of-potential-server-breach/article_e8439e8f-6a53-5d4a-ad39-9a8312a83ce5.html
15172fa4918d2f24
2016-12-19 00:00:00
2,016
India
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (iitkgp.ac.in)
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Cryptolulz666 hacks the database of the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, the second of the country and leaks a part of the 12,000 users.
Cryptolulz666
Hobbyist
Undetermined
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/54526/data-breach/indian-institute-of-technology-kharagpur-hacked.html
45fefb30030bbc77
2016-12-19 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Lynda.com
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
LinkedIn's online learning unit Lynda.com notifies its 9.5 million users of an unauthorised database breach that contained the contact information and courses viewed of around 55,000 users. The company confirms the hack and says it has reset the passwords.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/linkedins-online-learning-platform-lynda-com-suffers-data-breach-affecting-55000-accounts-1597180
221a2e6b3298ee5b
2016-12-19 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Miami Beach City Hall's Sun Trust Bank
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
According to reports, malicious cyber-criminals were stealing cash from the bank since the summer of 2016 and the theft remained unnoticed until now. Too late now since the bank has already lost $3.6million.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.hackread.com/someone-stole-3-6m-from-miami-bank/
b69d8fefeccf0fb0
2016-12-19 00:00:00
2,016
Slovakia
Slovak Chamber of Commerce, scci.sk
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Kapustkiy breaches the Slovak Chamber of Commerce (www.scci.sk) and accesses the data of more than 4,000 users.
Kapustkiy
Hacktivist
Undetermined
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/54550/data-breach/slovak-chamber-commerce-hacked.html
04860f7e0c6ec6ce
2016-12-18 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Los Angeles County
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Kelvin Onaghinor, a Nigerian national is charged in connection with a hack of Los Angeles County emails that might have exposed personal data from more than 750,000 people who had business with county departments.
Kelvin Onaghinor
Criminal
United States of America
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/18/los-angeles-county-email-hack-kelvin-onaghinor
24a5ece841a2f93e
2016-12-17 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
EA Battlefield 1
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
The Phantom Squad Collective takes down the servers of EA Battlefield 1.
Phantom Squad
Undetermined
Undetermined
https://www.hackread.com/you-are-not-alone-ea-servers-are-down/
a60287a0a8e7fc3a
2016-12-17 00:00:00
2,016
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
PayAsUGym
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Fitness website PayAsUGym confirms one of its servers has been hacked and acknowledges that 300,000 email addresses and passwords of its members has been accessed.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-38350987
820329784a88db41
2016-12-17 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Precon Products
Undetermined
99
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
The Dark Overlord leaks some data from Precon Products including the alleged video of an accident and the Operation Manager's iPhone data.
The Dark Overlord
Criminal
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
https://www.databreaches.net/thedarkoverlord-reveals-three-more-attacks-with-more-to-be-revealed/
d1ef8a3e826a3080
2016-12-16 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Bleacher Report
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Bleacher Report reports that an unauthorized user gained access to user information for its website and mobile app.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://awfulannouncing.com/br/bleacher-report-says-users-login-information-may-have-hacked.html
23dc2bd47292d6f0
2016-12-16 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Department of Defense
Public Administration
92
Mixed
Exploitation of Application Server,Internal Denial of Service
Sabotage
Russian hackers reportedly launched a targeted cyberattack on the Pentagon in August 2015, which saw the unclassified email system used by the Joint Chiefs of Staff hijacked, leaving the data of nearly 3,500 military personnel and civilians vulnerable to exposure.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/pentagon-hit-by-russian-hackers-crippling-attack-that-forced-full-systems-overhaul-report-1596798
7e1f83a6a4d3c912
2016-12-16 00:00:00
2,016
Italy
italiastartupvisa.mise.gov.it
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
Cryptolulz666 takes down the website of italiastartupvisa.mise.gov.it.
Cryptolulz666
Hobbyist
Undetermined
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/54459/hacking/cryptolulz666-ddos.html
a2dc83095d93c4b2
2016-12-16 00:00:00
2,016
Russian Federation
Russian Federal Drug Control Service Liquidation Commission (fskn.gov.ru)
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
Cryptolulz666 takes down the website of the Russian Federal Drug Control Service Liquidation Commission (fskn.gov.ru)
Cryptolulz666
Hobbyist
Undetermined
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/54459/hacking/cryptolulz666-ddos.html
306350f7d4f7e8a4
2016-12-16 00:00:00
2,016
Russian Federation
Russian Federation Drug Control Service
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
Cryptolulz666 was just testing his own botnet, then later he targeted the website of the Russian Federal Drug Control Service liquidation commission. The Russian website was down for several hours.
Cryptolulz666
Hobbyist
Undetermined
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/54459/hacking/cryptolulz666-ddos.html
00897d9703c6c01f
2016-12-16 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Summit Reinsurance Services Inc.
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Personal Information of about 1000 Black Hawk College employees and their dependents could have been compromised in a hack of Summit Reinsurance Services Inc., a former insurance provider's server.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/il-security-breach-could-affect-black-hawk-college-employees/
1af1a3386403f657
2016-12-16 00:00:00
2,016
Ukraine
Ukrenergo
Utilities
22
Disruptive
Physical Attack
Sabotage
Ukraine investigates a suspected cyber attack on Kyiv's power grid at the weekend, the latest in a series of strikes on its energy and financial infrastructure.
GRU Unit 74455 (SANDWORM)
Undetermined
Russian Federation
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-crisis-cyber-attacks-idUSKBN1491ZF
ea7aeda226816076
2016-12-15 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Election Assistance Commission
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
The Election Assistance Commission, the U.S. agency charged with ensuring that voting machines meet security standards, was itself penetrated by a hacker after the November elections, according to security firm Recorded Future.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-election-hack-commission-idUSKBN1442VC?il=0
ad21fb6a0d58a446
2016-12-15 00:00:00
2,016
Russian Federation
Official website of the Russian National Visa Bureau in the Netherlands (rnvb.nl)
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
The official website of the Russian National Visa Bureau in the Netherlands (rnvb.nl) is hacked with the information of thousands of people exposed.
Kapustkiy
Hacktivist
Undetermined
http://news.softpedia.com/news/russian-visa-website-hack-exposes-data-of-thousands-of-users-510996.shtml
1b1fc2afb30c43cf
2016-12-15 00:00:00
2,016
Ukraine
Undisclosed Ukrainian banks
Finance and Insurance
52
Mixed
Exploitation of Application Server,Data Attack,Exploitation of End Host
Sabotage
ESET reports that BlackEnergy, the same group who targeted Ukrainian utilities last December has been using the TeleBots malware against Ukrainian banks in the last month.
GRU Main Special Center for Special Technologies (Unit 74455) (SANDWORM)
Nation-State
Russian Federation
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/12/15/ukraine_banks_apt/
a707be2d642ca08f
2016-12-14 00:00:00
2,016
Russian Federation
Embassy of Russia in Armenia
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Cryptolulz666 breaks into the database of the website of the Russian Embassy of Armenia (embassyru.am) and leaks the corresponding data.
Cryptolulz666
Hobbyist
Undetermined
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/54393/hacking/russian-embassy-of-armenia-hacked.html
81c9bb5fe2e1bfc1
2016-12-14 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Frederick County Public Schools
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Data on about 1,000 former students in Frederick County Public Schools in Maryland was likely exposed in a data breach that occurred prior to 2010 but which was only discovered in September of this year.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/ancient-breach-discovered-1k-former-maryland-public-students-affected/article/579311/
11452b689d57d489
2016-12-13 00:00:00
2,016
Ukraine
Ukraine's Ministry of Defence
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Sabotage
Ukraine's defence ministry says that its website is down due to cyber attacks that appeared aimed at disrupting it giving updates on the pro-Russian separatist conflict in eastern regions.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-crisis-cyber-idUSKBN1421YT
a87d80811e0895f4
2016-12-12 00:00:00
2,016
Russian Federation
ambru.nl
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Kapustkiy claims to have stolen thousands of passport numbers and other pieces of personal information from the website of a Russian consular department (ambru.nl).
Kapustkiy
Hacktivist
Undetermined
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/78kmqg/hacker-claims-theft-of-thousands-of-passport-numbers-from-russian-consulate
966fb70e95eed94c
2016-12-12 00:00:00
2,016
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
KFC
Accommodation and Food Services
72
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
KFC warns its 1.2 million Colonel's Club loyalty scheme members that their data may have been breached after its website was hacked. Apparently only 30 users have been affected.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.itv.com/news/2016-12-12/kfc-website-hack-loyalty-scheme-members-warned-to-change-password/
9c292b07d7839fd4
2016-12-09 00:00:00
2,016
India
Barkha Dutt
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
The Legion collective hack the Twitter accounts of Barkha Dutt and Ravish Kumar, two prominent journalists with Indian NDTV news channel.
Legion
Undetermined
Undetermined
http://mashable.com/2016/12/12/twitter-india-hacks-legion-group/
583794088d4e38f3
2016-12-09 00:00:00
2,016
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Etana Habte
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Political-Espionage
A threat actor targeted Ethiopian dissidents for the purpose of espionage, using commercially available spyware sold by Cyberbit, an Israel-based company. Most notably, the actor targeted the Oromia Media Network and some individuals associated with it.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://citizenlab.ca/2017/12/champing-cyberbit-ethiopian-dissidents-targeted-commercial-spyware/
3e8a2558e16b6a91
2016-12-09 00:00:00
2,016
India
Ravish Kuma
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
The Legion collective hack the Twitter accounts of Barkha Dutt and Ravish Kumar, two prominent journalists with Indian NDTV news channel.
Legion
Undetermined
Undetermined
http://mashable.com/2016/12/12/twitter-india-hacks-legion-group/
8de235c675a99012
2016-12-09 00:00:00
2,016
India
Vijay Mallya
Information
51
Mixed
Exploitation of Application Server,Message Manipulation
Undetermined
Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya's Twitter account appears to have been hacked. The alleged hackers hijack Mallya's account and are currently leaking the industrialist's personal and sensitive information.
Legion
Undetermined
Undetermined
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/vijay-mallyas-twitter-account-hacked-personal-sensitive-information-leaked-1595666
9a0ed0c1892e6733
2016-12-08 00:00:00
2,016
Turkey
Akbank
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
News emerges that hackers targeted Turkey's Akbank via the SWIFT global money transfer system in an attack which the bank said had not compromised customer data but would cost it up to $4 million.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-akbank-cyber-idUSKBN1450MC
7544b65d32c42f32
2016-12-08 00:00:00
2,016
Japan
Kagoya
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Kagoya, a famous hosting service provider in Japan suffers a security breach in which the personal and financial data of its customers is stolen. In an email to their customers, Kagoya states that the attack affected about 50,000 customers who used their credit cards between April 1, 2015 and September 21, 2016.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.hackread.com/japanese-hosting-company-kagoya-hacked/
6e615b2ad753d8c0
2016-12-08 00:00:00
2,016
Germany
ThyssenKrupp
Undetermined
99
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Industrial-Espionage
ThyssenKrupp reveals that in February of this year, hackers infiltrated its computer systems and stealthily carried out an espionage operation that reportedly managed to avoid detection until April.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.forbes.com/sites/leemathews/2016/12/08/thyssenkrupp-attackers-stole-trade-secrets-in-massive-hack/
8ca34fc566b300f0
2016-12-07 00:00:00
2,016
Argentina
Argentinian Ministry of Industry (Ministerio de Produccion, produccion.gob.ar)
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Kapustkiy and Kasimierz L, hack the website of the Argentinian Ministry of Industry (Ministerio de Produccion) and expose 18,000 accounts.
Kapustkiy; Kasimierz L
Hacktivist
India
http://news.softpedia.com/news/argentinian-government-site-suffers-major-breach-personal-information-exposed-510780.shtml
3ce422db09aec0e9
2016-12-07 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
US law firms
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
A series of security breaches that stuck prestigious law firms last year was more pervasive than reported and was carried out by people with ties to the Chinese government, according to evidence seen by Fortune.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://fortune.com/2016/12/07/china-law-firms/
0d0ae190f5850138
2016-12-06 00:00:00
2,016
China
Bo Shen
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
An unknown hacker steals at least $300,000 in Augur and Ether cryptocurrency from Bo Shen, the founder of venture capital firm Fenbushi Capital, and one of the early adopters of many of today's cryptocurrencies.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-steals-300-000-from-major-cryptocurrency-investor/
4d4370d809bd27aa
2016-12-06 00:00:00
2,016
Korea (the Republic of)
South Korean Cyber Command
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Political-Espionage
North Korea appears to have hacked South Korea's cyber command in what could be the latest cyberattack against Seoul.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-38219009
e5cd6ebb5ff8762d
2016-12-06 00:00:00
2,016
Ukraine
State Treasury Service of Ukraine
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
The Website of the State Treasury Service of Ukraine redirects the users to www.whoismrrobot.com. Also, the website of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine experiences a service disruption.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://uaposition.com/latest-news/ukraine-state-treasurys-website-hacked/
8322ef36e58426fd
2016-12-06 00:00:00
2,016
Ukraine
Ukrainian Ministry of Finance
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
The Website of the State Treasury Service of Ukraine redirects the users to www.whoismrrobot.com. Also, the website of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine experiences a service disruption.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://uaposition.com/latest-news/ukraine-state-treasurys-website-hacked/
59eadff1b7066753
2016-12-06 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School reveals that a database containing Social Security numbers and name pairs od 1,213 Law School applicants for 2005-'06 was hacked last month.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/university-of-wisconsin-madison-law-school-breach-disclosed/
0a8b24aa17baf671
2016-12-06 00:00:00
2,016
Russian Federation
VTB
Finance and Insurance
52
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
State-Owned Russian Bank VTB reveals to have been targeted by hackers with a DDoS attack.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://news.softpedia.com/news/state-owned-russian-bank-vtb-claims-hackers-attacked-its-servers-510756.shtml
42bb0fcdf1d3df34
2016-12-05 00:00:00
2,016
France
DailyMotion
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
An unknown hacker extracts 85.2 million unique email addresses and usernames from video-sharing site Dailymotion, one of the biggest video platforms in the world.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.zdnet.com/article/dailymotion-hack-exposes-millions-of-accounts/
38b2e84f5716a8cd
2016-12-05 00:00:00
2,016
Ireland
Eir Telecom
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Network Infrastructure
Undetermined
Eir warns customers that 2000 of its modems have been compromised by the Mirai botnet.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/eir-warns-broadband-customers-of-modem-security-breach-767268.html
4ae7d29ebb1b4a78
2016-12-05 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Expedia
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
A former Expedia IT professional admits to illegally trading on secrets he discovered by hacking his own company's senior executives.
Jonathan Ly
Criminal
United States of America
http://money.cnn.com/2016/12/05/technology/expedia-hack-insider-trading-sec/index.html
90ed2edd797a3d3b
2016-12-04 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Intercom Wireless Frequency System of McDonald's at the New Bern, N.C
Accommodation and Food Services
72
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
The Intercom Wireless Frequency System of McDonald's at the New Bern, N.C is hacked and broadcasts unexpected messages to customers.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.hackread.com/mcdonalds-drive-thru-intercom-wireless-frequency-system-hacked/
337a7e8298270ea1
2016-12-04 00:00:00
2,016
Ecuador
National Assembly of Ecuador (asambleanacional.gob.ec)
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Kapustkiy breaches the National Assembly of Ecuador and leaks the data via PasteBin.
Kapustkiy
Hacktivist
Undetermined
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/54068/data-breach/national-assembly-of-ecuador-hacked.html
9d79043c40bac902
2016-12-03 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Appalachian State University
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
A group called AppState Leaks releases the data of 1,768 student from Appalachian State University.
AppState Leaks
Undetermined
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/anonymous-group-releases-1768-student-gpas-from-appalachian-state-university/
57214ac0ad857be9
2016-12-02 00:00:00
2,016
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
catropaejb.com.ve
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Kapustkiy hacks a website belonging to the Venezuelan army (catropaejb.com.ve) and exposes a total of 3,000 accounts.
Kapustkiy
Hacktivist
Undetermined
http://news.softpedia.com/news/venezuelan-army-website-hacked-details-of-3-000-accounts-exposed-510676.shtml
950db725fd56c186
2016-12-02 00:00:00
2,016
Russian Federation
Central Bank of Russia
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
The Central Bank of Russia confirms that in 2016 unknown hackers stole 2 billion rubles, equivalent to $31 million from accounts of the Central Bank.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.forbes.com/sites/leemathews/2016/12/03/hackers-targeted-russian-central-bank-in-45-million-heist/