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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
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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/
|
Subsets and Splits
Cyber Attacks by Industry Since 201
Displays the number and percentage of events affecting different industries annually since 2019, highlighting significant trends and proportions.