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9eb0b19e495f53f7
|
2016-12-02 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
India
|
Health Solutions
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
The website of Health Solutions, one of the largest diagnostic laboratories in India, is breached, with hackers accessing a database that included no less than 35,000 medical records, including HIV reports for registered patients.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/hackers-steal-medical-records-of-35-000-indian-patents-including-hiv-records-510728.shtml
|
089db4d996be5241
|
2016-12-02 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Undetermined
|
Professional football players
|
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
| 71
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
A group called Football Leaks dumps 1.9 terabytes of data, covering 18.6 million private documents, related to professional football players. The documents are handed over to the German publication Der Spiegel.
|
Football Leaks
|
Undetermined
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.engadget.com/2016/12/02/professional-football-is-the-latest-victim-of-a-giant-data-leak/
|
b3d8c452ad2ed932
|
2016-12-02 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Sabotage
|
Eight Saudi institutions are hit by a destructive cyber attack allegedly generating from Iran, carried on using a new version of the infamous Shamoon Malware. Among the victims is the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, the country's central bank.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-02/saudi-central-bank-computers-said-to-be-damaged-by-iran-malware
|
f054cea548e6d65d
|
2016-12-02 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Japan
|
Shiseido Co.
|
Undetermined
| 99
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Japanese cosmetics maker Shiseido Co. says that the online store run by subsidiary IPSA Co. has suffered illegal access and that personal information on about 420,000 customers may have leaked as a result.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/breach-at-shiseido-unit-likely-led-to-data-leak-on-420000-shoppers/
|
f30e62ccedb08336
|
2016-12-01 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Israel
|
Channel 10
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Protest
|
Two main news channels in Israel were hacked and the attackers broadcasted a 30-second clip showing images of Muslim holy sites and Quranic scriptures.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.hackread.com/israeli-news-channels-hacked-against-adaan-ban/
|
5a18eeaff1e45100
|
2016-12-01 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Israel
|
Channel 2
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Protest
|
Two main news channels in Israel were hacked and the attackers broadcasted a 30-second clip showing images of Muslim holy sites and Quranic scriptures.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.hackread.com/israeli-news-channels-hacked-against-adaan-ban/
|
ff7fc7d79d339406
|
2016-12-01 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Saudi Arabia
|
General Authority of Civil Aviation of Saudi Arabia
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Sabotage
|
An Iranian threat actor used malware known as Shamoon 2.0 to compromise and destroy computers at the General Authority of Civil Aviation of Saudi Arabia.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-01/destructive-hacks-strike-saudi-arabia-posing-challenge-to-trump
|
25ba4d393cf35880
|
2016-12-01 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
Post Office
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
Thousands of TalkTalk and Post Office customers have had their internet access cut by an attack targeting certain types of internet routers.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38167453
|
ee23d645f9449812
|
2016-12-01 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Saudi Arabian Ministry of Transportation
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Sabotage
|
An Iranian threat actor used malware known as Shamoon 2.0 to compromise and destroy computers at the General Authority of Civil Aviation of Saudi Arabia.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-02/saudi-central-bank-computers-said-to-be-damaged-by-iran-malware
|
a0de0cf855b00869
|
2016-12-01 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
TalkTalk
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
Thousands of TalkTalk and Post Office customers have had their internet access cut by an attack targeting certain types of internet routers.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38167453
|
e11423528e708ca0
|
2016-11-30 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Netherlands
|
Erasmus University
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
The Erasmus University is the victim of a breach affecting 270,000 students, whose personal information is compromised.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://themerkle.com/erasmus-university-data-breach-exposes-students-medical-and-financial-information/
|
e99917795fe50a0d
|
2016-11-30 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
India
|
Rahul Gandhi Twitter account
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
The Twitter account of Rahul Gandhi, the heir of the Indian National Congress Party, India's oldest political party, is hacked.
|
Legion
|
Undetermined
|
Undetermined
|
http://mashable.com/2016/12/12/twitter-india-hacks-legion-group/
|
a9879573de25f3fc
|
2016-11-30 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
The National Lottery
|
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
| 71
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
About 26,500 National Lottery accounts are feared to have been hacked, according to its operator Camelot. However the firm says it does not believe its own systems has been compromised, but rather that the players' login details had been stolen from elsewhere.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-38155710
|
1a72397f3e4145a2
|
2016-11-29 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Germany
|
Deutsche Telekom
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
900,000 Deutsche Telekom customers are knocked off the internet when their routers are hit by a malware attack launched through the Mirai Botnet exploiting a SOAP Remote Execution Vulnerability.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/mirai-botnet-knocks-out-deutsche-telekom-routers-a-9565
|
4265fced843450cc
|
2016-11-29 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Undetermined
|
European Commission
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
The European Commission (EC) is the target of a distributed denial of service (DDoS) that leads to a breakdown in internet services for hours.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/european-commission-hit-by-ddos-attack/d/d-id/1327578
|
0f94451d0aced7a4
|
2016-11-29 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Canada
|
The Carleton University
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
The computers of the Carleton University are paralyzed by a ransomware attack.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/29/canadian_uni_prey_to_ransomware/
|
16bbc67f790180dd
|
2016-11-28 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Columbia County School District
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Columbia County School District in Georgia is hit by a breach that compromised personal data, including Social Security numbers, of staff.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.wrdw.com/content/news/Possible-data-breach-affects-Columbia-County-School-district-employees-407785575.html
|
a2d99491a42f317e
|
2016-11-28 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Japan
|
Japanese Defence Ministry
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Undetermined
|
Kyodo News reveals that the network of the Japanese Defence Ministry was the target of a cyber-attack in September this year.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/japan-defense-ministry-targeted-by-cyber-attack/
|
5ee36111a67e0d0e
|
2016-11-28 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Muni (San Francisco's Transit System)
|
Utilities
| 22
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
Computer systems at San Francisco's transit system, Muni, are paralyzed following a malware attack. The author of the attack asks for a ransom of $73,000.
|
cryptom27
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.sfexaminer.com/alleged-muni-hacker-demands-73000-ransom-computers-stations-restored/
|
12a912d49fcbaa8e
|
2016-11-27 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Liechtenstein
|
Valartis Bank
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Hackers are blackmailing the customers of Valartis Bank, a Liechtenstein bank, asking victims to send 10% of their funds to a Bitcoin address or have their bank accounts details exposed online.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-liechtenstein-bank-cybercrime-idUSKBN13M0DC
|
6b3b989a022eca5b
|
2016-11-26 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Kuwait
|
careers.kna.kw (official website of the Kuwaiti parliament)
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Sabotage
|
The official website of the Kuwaiti parliament is defaced by hackers on their parliamentary election day. The hackers deface the main page leaving a message in Arabic accusing Abdul Hamid Dashti, a member of parliament (MP) of being an Iranian agent and urged other MPs to unite against him.
|
Group_Dmar
|
Hacktivist
|
Kuwait
|
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/hackers-defaced-kuwaiti-parliament-website-election-day-accusing-mp-being-iranian-agent-1593992
|
e5d9e1328da4922a
|
2016-11-26 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Quest Diagnostics
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Quest Diagnostics says it is investigating a recent hack that exposed the personal health information of about 34,000 people. An "unauthorized third party" gained access to names, dates of birth, lab results and, in some cases, telephone numbers on Nov. 26 through a mobile health app that gives patients access to lab results and other information.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/12/us/hack-of-quest-diagnostics-app-exposes-data-of-34000-patients.html?_r=1
|
a88dfb9a6cf113d6
|
2016-11-26 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
India
|
The High Commission of Fiji
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Kapustkiy breaches the websites of the High Commission of Ghana and the High Commission of Fiji.
|
Kapustkiy
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/powerful-greek-army-hacker-breaches-high-commission-websites-in-india-510519.shtml
|
3f0261c276a0574a
|
2016-11-26 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
India
|
The High Commission of Ghana
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Kapustkiy breaches the websites of the High Commission of Ghana and the High Commission of Fiji.
|
Kapustkiy
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/powerful-greek-army-hacker-breaches-high-commission-websites-in-india-510519.shtml
|
b64713267fe55337
|
2016-11-25 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
United States Anti-Doping Agency
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
The cyber-espionage group Fancy Bear has hacked into the confidential emails of senior anti-doping officials from the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA).
|
GRU 85th Main Special Service Center (Unit 26165) (FANCYBEAR)
|
Nation-State
|
Russian Federation
|
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/nov/25/fancy-bears-hack-again-with-attack-on-senior-anti-doping-officials
|
f1a032bb9b2a3df4
|
2016-11-24 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Vascular Surgical Associates
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Vascular Surgical Associates notifies patients of a hack discovered in September when a compromised vendor password was used to access an internal computer.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/ga-vascular-surgical-associates-notifies-patients-of-hack/
|
99cf06dbbee7328f
|
2016-11-23 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Ask
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts,Exploitation of Network Infrastructure
|
Undetermined
|
An unknown attacker hijacks the update mechanism employed by Ask Partner Network (APN) to download suspicious code onto unsuspecting users' PCs.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://blog.redcanary.com/ask-partner-network-compromise
|
69cb8290346d601d
|
2016-11-23 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
Deliveroo
|
Accommodation and Food Services
| 72
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Customers of takeaway food app Deliveroo have their accounts hacked and run up bills for food that they did not order.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38070985
|
5b0f7d59dd42c03d
|
2016-11-23 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Mexico
|
Instituto de la Funcion Registral del Estado Mexico (IFREM)
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Gh0s7 hacks the Instituto de la Funcion Registral del Estado Mexico (IFREM) and dumps the entire database.
|
Gh0s7
|
Undetermined
|
Undetermined
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/shad0ws3c-hacker-breaches-mexican-government-website-510447.shtml
|
bd9afab2f8111b67
|
2016-11-23 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Mailchimp
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
Hackers compromise the Mailchimp database and manage to send out emails containing malicious links to subscribers of various different companies.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/53dqnz/hackers-are-using-mailchimp-to-spread-malware
|
e8de4edb6a118ae0
|
2016-11-22 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Madison Square Garden
|
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
| 71
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Sensors
|
Financial
|
Madison Square Garden Co. admits that hackers may have stolen payment card data at Madison Square Garden, The Theater at Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall, Beacon Theatre and The Chicago Theatre from Nov. 9, 2015 to Oct. 24, 2016.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/madison-square-garden-says-customer-card-data-may-have-been-hacked-2016-11-22
|
0fe2d4e4c7fcca9a
|
2016-11-21 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Bahamas
|
Atlantis, Paradise Island
|
Accommodation and Food Services
| 72
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Sensors
|
Financial
|
Atlantis, Paradise Island announces a recent security incident that may have compromised the security of payment information between March 9, 2016 and October 22, 2016.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/atlantis-paradise-island-provides-notice-of-data-security-incident/
|
56e7e3082236312b
|
2016-11-21 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Hungary
|
Hungarian Human Rights Foundation (hhrf.org)
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
The Hungarian Human Rights Foundation website is hacked and the attackers manage to get access to over 20,000 accounts and personal information, including phone numbers and home addresses.
|
Kapustkiy; CyberZeist
|
Undetermined
|
Undetermined
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/human-rights-foundation-website-hacked-thousands-of-accounts-exposed-510384.shtml
|
c845c4ae0abe428f
|
2016-11-21 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
TheCounter
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
TheCounter, a third party Twitter site was hacked over the weekend and various celebrity and media accounts taken over to promote an "increase Twitter followers" service.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/twitter-celebs-and-corporate/
|
068af49670ae69d6
|
2016-11-20 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
India
|
Eastern Indian Regional Council
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Kapustkiy breaks into the Eastern Indian Regional Council and accesses the data of 17,000 students.
|
Kapustkiy
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/kapustkiy-breaks-into-indian-regional-council-server-17-000-users-exposed-510355.shtml
|
5841c868e98bcf50
|
2016-11-18 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
New Zealand
|
Mega.nz
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
The Amn3s1a Team hacking group releases a data dump containing what the group claims is nearly 2GB of source code stolen from several Mega.nz servers.
|
Amn3s1a Team
|
Undetermined
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/mega-breach-results-in-2gb-source-code-dump/article/574118/
|
fbd42201aa941f54
|
2016-11-18 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Italy
|
mobilita.gov.it
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Kapustkiy hacks an Italian government website (mobilita.gov.it) and dumps 45,000 records.
|
Kapustkiy
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/hacker-breaks-into-italian-government-website-45-000-users-exposed-510332.shtml
|
a54f75ba6f1afbee
|
2016-11-18 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
Three Mobile
|
Information
| 51
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Three Mobile admits that hackers have successfully accessed its customer upgrade database after using an employee login. 6 million customers' private information is at risk.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/17/three-mobile-cyber-hack--six-million-customers-private-data-at-r/
|
da8bff724d1d326e
|
2016-11-18 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
USOC (United States Olympic Committee)
|
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
| 71
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
The U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) notifies individuals who participated in the 100-Days Out event in April 2016 that their personal information has been acquired by an unauthorized individual who gained access to the email account of a contractor who ran security clearances for the event.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/usoc-notifying-participants-in-100-days-out-event-of-vendor-breach/
|
b865e7e620107403
|
2016-11-17 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Canada
|
Canadian army's public recruitment website (forces.ca)
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
The Canadian army's public recruitment website (forces.ca) is hacked and briefly redirects visitors to the official website of the Chinese government.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3da4dw/the-canadian-armys-recruitment-site-was-hacked
|
b7b401abc36715f2
|
2016-11-17 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Gorilla Glue
|
Wholesale Trade
| 42
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
The Dark Overlord claims to have stolen a wealth of company and personal information (500Gb) from US adhesive, glue, and tape company Gorilla Glue.
|
The Dark Overlord
|
Criminal
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/53dq8k/hackers-claim-theft-of-data-from-gorilla-glue
|
a2aca202d3b47504
|
2016-11-17 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Mark Zuckerberg's Pinterest account
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
OurMine hack Mark Zuckerberg's Pinterest Account and post a message suggesting they could help him with his online security.
|
OurMine
|
Hobbyist
|
Saudi Arabia
|
https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/featured/mark-zuckerberg-has-his-pinterest-account-hacked-again/
|
522dbb3a89b29a7c
|
2016-11-16 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
India
|
civilsupplieskerala.gov (Kerala government's civil supplies department)
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Confidential personal records of over 34 million residents in the Indian state of Kerala are compromised, when an Indian man living in Tokyo posts them on Facebook after the Indian government failed to address security flaws in website.
|
N.T.R.
|
Undetermined
|
Undetermined
|
http://gulfnews.com/xpress/news/data-of-34-million-keralites-leaked-in-massive-breach-1.1930317
|
38cd0d3b333f7d40
|
2016-11-15 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Undetermined
|
Three unnamed firms in the hospitality sector
|
Accommodation and Food Services
| 72
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts,Exploitation of Sensors
|
Financial
|
Trustwave researchers spot the Carbanak cybergang using a new socially engineered trick to spread point-of-sale (POS) malware to businesses in the hospitality industry.
|
Carbanak
|
Criminal
|
Spain
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/researchers-spot-clever-social-engineering-tactic-used-to-spread-macros/article/573181/
|
9dc474796265dfe3
|
2016-11-14 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
FIFA Ultimate Team
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Anthony Clark is charged by the Northern Texas District Court with a count of Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud for his role in a scheme to automatically generate and then resell the digital coins used to purchase perks in FIFA Ultimate Team on the PlayStation and Xbox.
|
Anthony Clark
|
Criminal
|
United States of America
|
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/14/ea_hackers_charged_for_stealing_game_coins/
|
43d16c6a677aa02c
|
2016-11-13 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
AdultFriendFinder Networks
|
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
| 71
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Here we are again: adult dating and entertainment company FriendFinder Networks has reportedly been hacked in a massive data breach exposing more than 412 million accounts and user credentials collected over two decades.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.zdnet.com/article/adultfriendfinder-network-hack-exposes-secrets-of-412-million-users/
|
ae7bff664580b1cc
|
2016-11-13 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Michigan State University
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Michigan State University announces that a university server and a database containing information on some 400,000 faculty, staff and students has been accessed by an unauthorised third party.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2016/11/21/michigan-state-university-breach/
|
6a63f7db8d493870
|
2016-11-12 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
24luv.com
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Protest
|
The hacktivist known as ElSurveillance is back with its operation #EscortsOffline and two more data dumps from two dating sites: 24luv.com (92,937 users' email addresses and plain-text passwords) and freedateusa.com (127,395 email addresses and plain-text passwords).
|
ElSurveillance
|
Hacktivist
|
United States of America
|
https://www.databreaches.net/elsurveillance-hacks-and-dumps-two-more-dating-sites-warns-users-about-russian-black-hats/
|
eab3ba5bc5b77687
|
2016-11-12 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
freedateusa.com
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Protest
|
The hacktivist known as ElSurveillance is back with its operation #EscortsOffline and two more data dumps from two dating sites: 24luv.com (92,937 users' email addresses and plain-text passwords) and freedateusa.com (127,395 email addresses and plain-text passwords).
|
ElSurveillance
|
Hacktivist
|
United States of America
|
https://www.databreaches.net/elsurveillance-hacks-and-dumps-two-more-dating-sites-warns-users-about-russian-black-hats/
|
8b06e4260ed5e5d7
|
2016-11-12 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Windham County Sheriff's Office
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
CyberZeist announces that the Windham County Sheriff's Office has been hacked, and dumps the entire database with 300 records of personnel.
|
CyberZeist
|
Hobbyist
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/windhamcountyvt-gov-site-hacked-data-dumped/
|
3a587077f70945ea
|
2016-11-11 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
A&M LLC
|
Undetermined
| 99
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Sensors
|
Financial
|
A&M LLC announces that a recent data security incident may have compromised the security of payment information of some customers who used debit or credit cards at Annie Sez, Afaze, Mandee, Sirens and Urban Planet locations between November 24, 2015 and August 23, 2016.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/am-provides-notice-of-data-security-incident-300361669.html
|
727c85d0ceb786e2
|
2016-11-10 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Canada
|
Casino Rama Resort
|
Accommodation and Food Services
| 72
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Casino Rama Resort issues a warning to its customers and employees after a hacker claimed to have stolen over a decades' (from 2004 to 2016) worth of sensitive information from its computer networks ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã 'ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'ÃÂ¢ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆ'Ã'â'ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'ÃÂ¬ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â ''" including payroll data and social insurance numbers.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/high-stakes-hacker-steals-decade-sensitive-data-canadian-casino-1591134
|
cf3a03b30ec45563
|
2016-11-09 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
National Crime Agency
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
The UK's National Crime Agency public web site is briefly taken down by a DDoS attack.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/09/nca_under_ddos_it_must_be_wednesday/
|
66f601182e4aede3
|
2016-11-08 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Alaskan Elections Results website (elections.alaska.gov)
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
CyberZeist claims to have breached the Alaskan Elections Results website (elections.alaska.gov) and dumps a screenshot, the server IPs and the username/password combination.
|
CyberZeist
|
Hobbyist
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.adn.com/politics/2018/05/07/hackers-broke-partway-into-alaskas-election-system-in-2016-officials-say-no-damage-was-done/
|
669d3552839acafb
|
2016-11-08 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Russian Federation
|
Alfa-Bank
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Financial
|
A hacker called vimproducts claims to have taken down several Russian banks including the Moscow Exchange, the Bank of Moscow, Rosbank, and Alfa-Bank.
|
vimproducts
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/4xa5y9/hacker-claims-to-take-down-russian-bank-websites-on-election-day
|
f50fecd98d271508
|
2016-11-08 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Russian Federation
|
Bank of Moscow
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Financial
|
A hacker called vimproducts claims to have taken down several Russian banks including the Moscow Exchange, the Bank of Moscow, Rosbank, and Alfa-Bank.
|
vimproducts
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/4xa5y9/hacker-claims-to-take-down-russian-bank-websites-on-election-day
|
c0b6caa17300b7ae
|
2016-11-08 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Russian Federation
|
Moscow Exchange
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Financial
|
A hacker called vimproducts claims to have taken down several Russian banks including the Moscow Exchange, the Bank of Moscow, Rosbank, and Alfa-Bank.
|
vimproducts
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/4xa5y9/hacker-claims-to-take-down-russian-bank-websites-on-election-day
|
a37676812cd13566
|
2016-11-08 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Russian Federation
|
Rosbank
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Financial
|
A hacker called vimproducts claims to have taken down several Russian banks including the Moscow Exchange, the Bank of Moscow, Rosbank, and Alfa-Bank.
|
vimproducts
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/4xa5y9/hacker-claims-to-take-down-russian-bank-websites-on-election-day
|
8dd43234cc9940c3
|
2016-11-08 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
YouTube account of Theo Ogden
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation,Data Attack
|
Personal Attack
|
In a cyber-attack coordinated by an alleged jealous teenager, the YouTube account of Theo Ogden (a popular video channel with 200 videos, 20,000 subscribers and 1.6 million views), is deleted permanently.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/popular-youtube-video-blog-hacked-by-jealous-teenager/article/571592/
|
93b8e40a50e8047f
|
2016-11-07 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Campaign website of Donald Trump
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
According to security firm Flashpoint, hackers tried to cripple the campaign websites of US presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, employing the Mirai botnet.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/hackers-targeted-clinton-trump-websites-using-mirai-botnet-before-election-day-1590571
|
a202c708dac11e77
|
2016-11-07 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Campaign website of Hillary Clinton
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
According to security firm Flashpoint, hackers tried to cripple the campaign websites of US presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, employing the Mirai botnet.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/hackers-targeted-clinton-trump-websites-using-mirai-botnet-before-election-day-1590571
|
f72704243e5c164c
|
2016-11-07 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
Scotland Yard's website (content.met.police.uk)
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Protest
|
The Anonymous claim to have shut down part of Scotland Yard's website (content.met.police.uk) for eight hours in revenge for dozens of arrests during the annual Million Mask March on parliament in London.
|
Anonymous
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/hackers-hit-police-site-after-arrests-at-protest-7fj2dhzqw
|
d51f2ab0909c899e
|
2016-11-07 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
Tesco Bank
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Tesco Bank is the victim of "a systematic, sophisticated attack" targeting 9,000 customers who have money stolen from their account. The total cost of the attack is GBP 2.5 M (USD 3M).
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37915755
|
a6a9892de7fe64dd
|
2016-11-07 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Finland
|
Two properties in the city of Lappeenranta
|
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
| 53
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service,Physical Attack
|
Undetermined
|
A Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack halted heating distribution in at least two properties in the city of Lappeenranta, located in eastern Finland. In both of the events the attacks disabled the computers that were controlling heating in the buildings.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://metropolitan.fi/entry/ddos-attack-halts-heating-in-finland-amidst-winter
|
b380a793ab3ff425
|
2016-11-07 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Undetermined
|
WikiLeaks
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
WikiLeaks, the whistleblowing platform managed by Julian Assange, suffers a "targeted" DDoS attack, less than 24 hours after releasing over 8,000 fresh emails from the Democratic National Committee (DNC).
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/wikileaks-hit-targeted-cyberattack-after-publishing-over-8000-more-dnc-emails-1590267
|
20a5e1f5dd2d6418
|
2016-11-06 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
East Baton Rouge Parish School System
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
The top business manager for the East Baton Rouge Parish school system falls victim of a phishing email fraud, wiring $46,500 to someone who claimed via email to be Superintendent Warren Drake, even though the man himself was working in an office next door.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/education/article_63dcdfb2-a469-11e6-9fcc-b7c9937dade9.html
|
39c71a885bfa299a
|
2016-11-06 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
India
|
Embassy of India in Italy
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Seven domains of Indian Embassies in Europe and Africa have been hacked and published by Kapustkiy & Kasimierz L on Pastebin (South Africa, Libya, Italy, Switzerland, Malawi, Mali, Romania).
|
Kapustkiy; Kasimierz L
|
Hacktivist
|
India
|
https://www.ehackingnews.com/2016/11/seven-websites-of-indian-embassy-hacked.html
|
20ca900472863ee5
|
2016-11-06 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
India
|
Embassy of India in Libya
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Seven domains of Indian Embassies in Europe and Africa have been hacked and published by Kapustkiy & Kasimierz L on Pastebin (South Africa, Libya, Italy, Switzerland, Malawi, Mali, Romania).
|
Kapustkiy; Kasimierz L
|
Hacktivist
|
India
|
https://www.ehackingnews.com/2016/11/seven-websites-of-indian-embassy-hacked.html
|
0da733171cad6994
|
2016-11-06 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
India
|
Embassy of India in Malawi
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Seven domains of Indian Embassies in Europe and Africa have been hacked and published by Kapustkiy & Kasimierz L on Pastebin (South Africa, Libya, Italy, Switzerland, Malawi, Mali, Romania).
|
Kapustkiy; Kasimierz L
|
Hacktivist
|
India
|
https://www.ehackingnews.com/2016/11/seven-websites-of-indian-embassy-hacked.html
|
e823790750ac8597
|
2016-11-06 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
India
|
Embassy of India in Mali
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Seven domains of Indian Embassies in Europe and Africa have been hacked and published by Kapustkiy & Kasimierz L on Pastebin (South Africa, Libya, Italy, Switzerland, Malawi, Mali, Romania).
|
Kapustkiy; Kasimierz L
|
Hacktivist
|
India
|
https://www.ehackingnews.com/2016/11/seven-websites-of-indian-embassy-hacked.html
|
1698e78c56d74580
|
2016-11-06 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
India
|
Embassy of India in South Africa
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Seven domains of Indian Embassies in Europe and Africa have been hacked and published by Kapustkiy & Kasimierz L on Pastebin (South Africa, Libya, Italy, Switzerland, Malawi, Mali, Romania).
|
Kapustkiy; Kasimierz L
|
Hacktivist
|
India
|
https://www.ehackingnews.com/2016/11/seven-websites-of-indian-embassy-hacked.html
|
297aade7d0d56b2b
|
2016-11-06 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
India
|
Embassy of India in Switzerland
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Seven domains of Indian Embassies in Europe and Africa have been hacked and published by Kapustkiy & Kasimierz L on Pastebin (South Africa, Libya, Italy, Switzerland, Malawi, Mali, Romania).
|
Kapustkiy; Kasimierz L
|
Hacktivist
|
India
|
https://www.ehackingnews.com/2016/11/seven-websites-of-indian-embassy-hacked.html
|
db4c1a6fae3f75ca
|
2016-11-06 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
India
|
Embassys of India in Romania
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Seven domains of Indian Embassies in Europe and Africa have been hacked and published by Kapustkiy & Kasimierz L on Pastebin (South Africa, Libya, Italy, Switzerland, Malawi, Mali, Romania).
|
Kapustkiy; Kasimierz L
|
Hacktivist
|
India
|
https://www.ehackingnews.com/2016/11/seven-websites-of-indian-embassy-hacked.html
|
fa5738ab7106d0a1
|
2016-11-06 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Italy
|
Indian Embassy - Italy
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Kupustkiy hacks Indian Embassy websites across seven countries.
|
Kapustkiy
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.riskbasedsecurity.com/2016/12/23/kapustkiy-the-17-year-old-man-the-myth-the-motivations/
|
71252df47fd9a191
|
2016-11-06 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Libya
|
Indian Embassy - Libya
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Kupustkiy hacks Indian Embassy websites across seven countries.
|
Kapustkiy
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.riskbasedsecurity.com/2016/12/23/kapustkiy-the-17-year-old-man-the-myth-the-motivations/
|
f339c4b1aed90bbf
|
2016-11-06 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Malawi
|
Indian Embassy - Malawai
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Kupustkiy hacks Indian Embassy websites across seven countries.
|
Kapustkiy
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.riskbasedsecurity.com/2016/12/23/kapustkiy-the-17-year-old-man-the-myth-the-motivations/
|
c122bf44f031713d
|
2016-11-06 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Mali
|
Indian Embassy - Mali
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Kupustkiy hacks Indian Embassy websites across seven countries.
|
Kapustkiy
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.riskbasedsecurity.com/2016/12/23/kapustkiy-the-17-year-old-man-the-myth-the-motivations/
|
48c2d64656737120
|
2016-11-06 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Romania
|
Indian Embassy - Romania
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Kupustkiy hacks Indian Embassy websites across seven countries.
|
Kapustkiy
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.riskbasedsecurity.com/2016/12/23/kapustkiy-the-17-year-old-man-the-myth-the-motivations/
|
442a1a782ce66238
|
2016-11-06 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
South Africa
|
Indian Embassy - South Africa
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Kupustkiy hacks Indian Embassy websites across seven countries.
|
Kapustkiy
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.riskbasedsecurity.com/2016/12/23/kapustkiy-the-17-year-old-man-the-myth-the-motivations/
|
960b93d85bf85721
|
2016-11-06 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Switzerland
|
Indian Embassy - Switzerland
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Kupustkiy hacks Indian Embassy websites across seven countries.
|
Kapustkiy
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.riskbasedsecurity.com/2016/12/23/kapustkiy-the-17-year-old-man-the-myth-the-motivations/
|
13d66fcb59959cc8
|
2016-11-06 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Indian Embassy in New York
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Kupustkiy hacks Indian Embassy in New York.
|
Kapustkiy
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.riskbasedsecurity.com/2016/12/23/kapustkiy-the-17-year-old-man-the-myth-the-motivations/
|
7c03a74745aff6cb
|
2016-11-06 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Taiwan (Province of China)
|
Paraguay Embassy in Taiwan
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Kupustkiy hacks Paraguay Embassy in Taiwan.
|
Kapustkiy
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.riskbasedsecurity.com/2016/12/23/kapustkiy-the-17-year-old-man-the-myth-the-motivations/
|
ad78da46c413740a
|
2016-11-05 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Sam's Club
|
Retail Trade
| 44
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Wholesale retail giant Sam's Club has reset passwords for thousands of customers (14,600 email addresses and plain-text passwords) after their account details were posted online.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.zdnet.com/article/sams-club-resets-passwords-after-thousands-of-logins-posted-online/
|
9bcc71e8f3e06b02
|
2016-11-04 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Sentinel Hotel
|
Accommodation and Food Services
| 72
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Sensors
|
Financial
|
Sentinel Hotel announces to have taken action to investigate and address an incident affecting payment card data at the hotel's front desk.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/or-sentinel-hotel-notifies-guests-of-payment-card-incident/
|
7d9c21c626573898
|
2016-11-02 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Business Insider
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
The collective called OurMine post and edited some stories on the US version of the website.
|
OurMine
|
Hobbyist
|
Saudi Arabia
|
https://www.hackread.com/ourmine-hacks-business-insider-website/
|
dc8c3784833494f7
|
2016-11-02 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
City of El Paso
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
The City of El Paso is "robbed" of about $3 million intended for the streetcar project, when a person or group pretending to be a vendor scammed the city by using a phishing attack.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://kvia.com/news/2016/11/02/city-of-el-paso-duped-out-of-3-3-million-in-phishing-scam/
|
f662fcfe74fe5e9b
|
2016-11-02 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
New Zealand
|
New Zealand Nurses Organization
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Undetermined
|
New Zealand Nurses Organization notifies 47,000 members of a breach after a spear phishing campaign.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/new-zealand-nurses-organisation-notifies-47000-members-of-breach/
|
8b4aa04a16ce91c5
|
2016-11-02 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Pace University
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
An Arizona man is arrested on charges that he hacked into over 1,000 email accounts for students and others at two universities, including Pace University in New York, and tried to do the same at 75 other higher-education institutions.
|
Jonathan Powell
|
Criminal
|
United States of America
|
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cyber-universities-idUSKBN12X2MG
|
6f30e05cad0410fd
|
2016-11-01 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
PageGroup
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
UK-based global recruitment firm PageGroup confirms that an alleged lone hacker broke into its network and illegally accessed job applicants' personal information. The data breach occurred when the hacker infiltrated a development server run by Capgemini.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/11/capgemini_pagegroup_leak/
|
5cbeb510dbc3eb7f
|
2016-11-01 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Syrian Arab Republic
|
Raqqa Telegram Channel
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Sabotage
|
Hackers claiming to be associated with the Islamic State (ISIS) claim to have shut down the Telegram channel belonging to a Syrian activist group reporting out of Raqqa.
|
United Cyber Caliphate
|
Terrorist
|
Syrian Arab Republic
|
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/pro-isis-hackers-claim-shutting-down-telegram-channel-raqqa-based-syrian-activist-group-1589635
|
e088be15bfdb458f
|
2016-10-31 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
City of Duluth
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
More than 55,000 Duluth residents receive letters informing them that voter registration lists and other personal information may have been exposed as a result of an email phishing attack at city hall.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.twincities.com/2016/10/31/duluth-mn-phishing-attack-may-have-exposed-voters-private-data/
|
717a9da3bf845171
|
2016-10-30 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
National Health Service's Lincolnshire and Goole
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
Citing a computer virus outbreak, a hospital system in the United Kingdom cancels all planned operations and diverts major trauma cases to neighboring facilities.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/11/computer-virus-cripples-uk-hospital-system/
|
d31a374aff41d0cf
|
2016-10-29 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Bradley Foundation
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Anonymous Poland claims to have hacked the Bradley Foundation and dumps more than 30Gb data including a fake letter of a $150 million donation to Clinton's campaign.
|
Anonymous (Poland)
|
Hacktivist
|
Poland
|
https://www.databreaches.net/bradley-foundation-hacked-to-expose-contribution-to-clinton-campaign/
|
4c54f65d2251d2f6
|
2016-10-28 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Australia
|
converse.com.au
|
Manufacturing
| 31
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
Converse reveals that the company's Australian e-commerce site was intercepting payment details for website visitors that made purchases between Sept. 2 and Oct. 12 of this year.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/converse-ecommerce-site-hacked/
|
3f853b42ca0e77ab
|
2016-10-28 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Russian Federation
|
Vladislav Surkov
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
A Ukrainian group called CyberHunta claims to have hacked into the account of an assistant to presidential aide Vladislav Surkov and uploads more than 2,000 emails.
|
CyberHunta
|
Undetermined
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/vladimir-putins-aide-gets-hacked-sparking-suspicions-of-proxy-cyberwar-ukraine-cyberhunta-a7385306.html
|
534dac6e20a36fe5
|
2016-10-27 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Donald Trump's Twitter account
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Undetermined
|
Three Dutch hackers broke into Donald Trump's Twitter account in 2016 by guessing his password was "yourefired".
|
Three Dutch hackers named Edwin, Mattijs and Victor
|
Undetermined
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2020/09/youre-fired-dutch-hackers-broke-into-trumps-twitter-account-in-2016/
|
2abec1b6c5390574
|
2016-10-27 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
US Navy
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Undetermined
|
Hackers manage to get their hands on personal and sensitive information of over 130,000 US Navy officials after a laptop of an HPE Navy contactor is hacked. The breach was acknowledged on October 27th.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=97820
|
2f0f9495a0b8ccc6
|
2016-10-26 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
DomainTools
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
DomainTools says it detected an attack against its user management system from an unknown attacker and advises users to change their passwords as a precaution.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/domaintools-warns-customers-of-user-data-scraping-attack-509642.shtml
|
a7a26fe08dded85a
|
2016-10-26 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Denmark
|
Nets
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Danish payment processor company Nets advises local banks to block up to 100,000 credit cards on suspicion their security might have been compromised by hackers.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-nets-credit-cards-idUSKCN12Q12N
|
1c9af284b0941206
|
2016-10-24 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Belgium
|
De Standaard
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Protest
|
The Syrian Cyber Army claims responsibility for DDoS attacks against several Belgian media news outlets including De Standaard, Het Nieuwsblad, Gazet van Antwerpen, Het Belang van Limburg, and RTFB.
|
Syrian Cyber Army
|
Hacktivist
|
Syrian Arab Republic
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/syrian-cyber-army-claim-ddos-attacks-on-belgian-media-509623.shtml
|
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.