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8ec6dc72d16b952f
2016-05-25 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
NS1
Information
51
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
Unknown attackers have been directing an ever-changing army of bots in a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack against NS1, a major DNS and traffic management provider.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/05/major-dns-provider-hit-by-mysterious-focused-ddos-attack/
d438cbdcd41afff9
2016-05-24 00:00:00
2,016
Switzerland
hypergen.ch
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
An unknown hacker hacks hypergen.ch and dumps 22,000 accounts.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://hacked-emails.com/leak/pb-3AmxhAwF
6ea4f51de2e17fc5
2016-05-24 00:00:00
2,016
Mexico
Salvador Camarena
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Political-Espionage
The Mexican government is suspected of using NSO Group spyware to compromise the personal devices of journalists, lawyers, activists, scientists, politicians, and civil society organizations. One of the victims is Salvador Camarena, a journalist working at Mexicans Against Corruption and Impunity.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://citizenlab.ca/2017/06/reckless-exploit-mexico-nso/
cb9879607709ffe9
2016-05-24 00:00:00
2,016
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Statistical Centre of Iran
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
The Statistical Centre of Iran is targeted by unknown attackers. Iran tracks the origin of the attack from three Arab countries including Saudi Arabia.
Attackers from three countries including Saudi Arabia
Undetermined
Undetermined
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/iran-cyber-police-claim-saudi-arabia-behind-hacking-government-website-1562673
81db842bdfff3a3d
2016-05-23 00:00:00
2,016
France
Meteo France (meteofrance.com)
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
A hacker who goes by the nickname ofÃÆ'Æ'Æ'ÃÆ'ââ'¬Â ''ÃÆ'Æ'Æ''ÃÆ'Æ''ÃÆ''Ã'Ã' Amar^SHG (formerly Kuroi'SH) defaces France's most visited weather portal, MÃÆ'Æ'Æ'ÃÆ'ââ'¬Â 'ÃÆ'Æ'ââ'¬Ã' 'ÃÆ'Æ'Æ''ÃÆ'Æ''ÃÆ''Ã'Ã'©tÃÆ'Æ'Æ'ÃÆ'ââ'¬Â 'ÃÆ'Æ'ââ'¬Ã' 'ÃÆ'Æ'Æ''ÃÆ'Æ''ÃÆ''Ã'Ã'©o France.
Amar^SHG
Hacktivist
Mexico
http://news.softpedia.com/news/hacker-defaces-m-t-o-france-website-with-anti-war-message-504714.shtml
9dc9747c229cd39a
2016-05-22 00:00:00
2,016
Argentina
burgerking.com.ar
Accommodation and Food Services
72
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Azmeth hacks burgerking.com.au and dumps 4,833 records with usernames and hashed passwords.
Azmeth
Undetermined
Mexico
https://hacked-emails.com/leak/pb-Z3P0qQM9
e19259a164ece5cb
2016-05-20 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Fur Affinity
Information
51
Mixed
Data Attack,Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Fur Affinity, a community people with an interest in anthropomorphic animal characters such as wolves and foxes is hacked and the hackers may have run off with email addresses and hashed passwords.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/vv77d3/another-day-another-hack-furry-site-hacked-content-deleted
39c516de444d8bfa
2016-05-20 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
San Juan County
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Undetermined
San Juan County reports that the information of patients in the county's DWI treatment program may have been compromised after an attacker gained remote access to one of its computers.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.krqe.com/news/san-juan-county-warns-of-patient-data-breach/
d58896464337df3f
2016-05-20 00:00:00
2,016
Mexico
Santiago Aguirre
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts,Exploitation of Data in Transit
Political-Espionage
The Mexican government is suspected of using NSO Group spyware to compromise the personal devices of journalists, lawyers, activists, scientists, politicians, and civil society organizations. One of the victims is Santiago Aguirre, a staff member at Centro PRODH, a Mexican human rights and legal aid organization.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://citizenlab.ca/2017/06/reckless-exploit-mexico-nso/
97a0ffbb8db5f638
2016-05-20 00:00:00
2,016
Spain
Sindicat de Mossos d'Esquadra
Public Administration
92
Mixed
Exploitation of Application Server,Message Manipulation
Protest
Phineas Fisher, the hacker behind the Gamma International and Hacking Team breaches hacks the Sindicat de Mossos d'Esquadra (the Catalan police union), publishes personal information about police officers (including their badge numbers), and hijacks their Twitter account.
Phineas Fisher
Hacktivist
Italy
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2016/05/20/phineas-fisher-records-latest-attack/
ae213986f3c1fa5e
2016-05-20 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Ubiquity Networks
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Undetermined
Ubiquity Networks reveals that an exploit which can lead to completely hijacked network devices is being used in fresh campaigns against its devices.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.zdnet.com/article/ubiquiti-networks-devices-targeted-by-firmware-worm/
490cb57a403f34ba
2016-05-18 00:00:00
2,016
Turkey
33 Turkish Hospitals
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Protest
Hacker(s) claiming to be part of Anonymous post online a link pointing to a 2GB archive containing personal records stolen from 33 Turkish hospitals.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
http://news.softpedia.com/news/anonymous-leaks-healthcare-records-from-33-turkish-hospitals-504258.shtml
4db5a2909863227b
2016-05-18 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Complete Chiropractic & Bodywork Therapies
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Complete Chiropractic & Bodywork Therapies notifies 4,082 patients after discovering that malware had been injected into their system in November, 2015.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.databreaches.net/mi-complete-chiropractic-bodywork-therapies-notified-4082-patients-after-discovering-malware/
fdf6274b81ae1e63
2016-05-18 00:00:00
2,016
Mexico
Daniel Lizarraga
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Political-Espionage
The Mexican government is suspected of using NSO Group spyware to compromise the personal devices of journalists, lawyers, activists, scientists, politicians, and civil society organizations. One of the victims is Daniel Lizarraga, a journalist working at Mexicans Against Corruption and Impunity.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://citizenlab.ca/2017/06/reckless-exploit-mexico-nso/
50d5d9fa1beb4ce5
2016-05-18 00:00:00
2,016
Mexico
Rafael Cabrera
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Political-Espionage
The Mexican government is suspected of using NSO Group spyware to compromise the personal devices of journalists, lawyers, activists, scientists, politicians, and civil society organizations. One of the victims is Rafael Cabrera, a reporter with Aristegui Noticias.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://citizenlab.ca/2017/06/reckless-exploit-mexico-nso/
91a5d9e4addf8486
2016-05-18 00:00:00
2,016
Australia
The Age Digital Editions
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Two Australian-based news websites, belonging to Fairfax Media, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age Digital Editions, have been hacked and as a result, over 13,000 email subscriber accounts have been leaked online.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.databreaches.net/australia-13000-user-accounts-leaked-from-fairfax-media-because-sqli/
ff225776672f02c5
2016-05-18 00:00:00
2,016
Australia
The Sydney Morning Herald
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Two Australian-based news websites, belonging to Fairfax Media, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age Digital Editions, have been hacked and as a result, over 13,000 email subscriber accounts have been leaked online.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.databreaches.net/australia-13000-user-accounts-leaked-from-fairfax-media-because-sqli/
779b14b82c7a533e
2016-05-17 00:00:00
2,016
Mexico
Alexandra Zapata
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Political-Espionage
The Mexican government is suspected of using NSO Group spyware to compromise the personal devices of journalists, lawyers, activists, scientists, politicians, and civil society organizations. One of the victims is Alexandra Zapata, an investigator at the Mexican Institute for Competitiveness.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://citizenlab.ca/2017/06/reckless-exploit-mexico-nso/
db6ba017a8f6a658
2016-05-16 00:00:00
2,016
Sri Lanka
Commercial Bank of Ceylon
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
The Sri Lanka-based Commercial Bank of Ceylon releases a statement admitting that a "hacking attack" on its website resulted in a successful intrusion. However, no customer data has been compromised.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/commercial-bank-ceylon-website-hit-by-hack-attack-1560271
5ee99de3c01a19f4
2016-05-15 00:00:00
2,016
France
Bank of France
Finance and Insurance
52
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Protest
Anonymous has taken down five more banks as part of OpIcarus. The targets are the Bank of France, the Central bank of the United Arab Emirates, the Central Bank of Tunisia, the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, and the Philippine National Bank.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
https://www.hackread.com/opicarus-anonymous-shut-down-5-more-banks/
3640979aa1cf3bf0
2016-05-15 00:00:00
2,016
United Arab Emirates
Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates
Finance and Insurance
52
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Protest
Anonymous has taken down five more banks as part of OpIcarus. The targets are the Bank of France, the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates, the Central Bank of Tunisia, the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, and the Philippine National Bank.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
https://www.hackread.com/opicarus-anonymous-shut-down-5-more-banks/
22c3bf575b367581
2016-05-15 00:00:00
2,016
Trinidad and Tobago
Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago
Finance and Insurance
52
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Protest
Anonymous has taken down five more banks as part of OpIcarus. The targets are the Bank of France, the Central bank of the United Arab Emirates, the Central Bank of Tunisia, the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, and the Philippine National Bank.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
https://www.hackread.com/opicarus-anonymous-shut-down-5-more-banks/
d18117d36af6fcef
2016-05-15 00:00:00
2,016
Tunisia
Central Bank of Tunisia
Finance and Insurance
52
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Protest
Anonymous has taken down five more banks as part of OpIcarus. The targets are the Bank of France, the Central bank of the United Arab Emirates, the Central Bank of Tunisia, the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, and the Philippine National Bank.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
https://www.hackread.com/opicarus-anonymous-shut-down-5-more-banks/
54bba374cdf8c04f
2016-05-15 00:00:00
2,016
China
Gatecoin
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Hong Kong-based Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange service Gatecoin announces the theft of a large amount of cryptocurrency following what they believe was a server intrusion. The company says it lost 250 Bitcoin ($114,500) and 185,000 Ethereum ($1,850,000), totaling over $2,000,000.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://news.softpedia.com/news/gatecoin-bitcoin-exchange-loses-2-million-following-cyber-heist-504128.shtml
7d5bfcff5e52f0bc
2016-05-15 00:00:00
2,016
Philippines
Philippine National Bank
Finance and Insurance
52
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Protest
Anonymous has taken down five more banks as part of OpIcarus. The targets are the Bank of France, the Central bank of the United Arab Emirates, the Central Bank of Tunisia, the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, and the Philippine National Bank.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
https://www.hackread.com/opicarus-anonymous-shut-down-5-more-banks/
9ded6ca5565ace22
2016-05-14 00:00:00
2,016
Nepal
Business Universal Development Bank
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
The Turkish hacker group Bozkurtlar leaks data allegedly belonging to six international banks: the Dutch Bangla Bank (Bangladesh), The City Bank (Bangladesh), Trust Bank (Bangladesh), Business Universal Development Bank (Nepal) and Sanima Bank (Nepal), and the Commercial Bank of Ceylon (Sri Lanka).
Bozkurtlar
Undetermined
Undetermined
http://news.softpedia.com/news/six-more-banks-supposedly-hacked-by-turkish-hackers-504069.shtml
986bca090172be43
2016-05-14 00:00:00
2,016
Sri Lanka
Commercial Bank of Ceylon
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
The Turkish hacker group Bozkurtlar leaks data allegedly belonging to six international banks: the Dutch Bangla Bank (Bangladesh), The City Bank (Bangladesh), Trust Bank (Bangladesh), Business Universal Development Bank (Nepal) and Sanima Bank (Nepal), and the Commercial Bank of Ceylon (Sri Lanka).
Bozkurtlar
Undetermined
Undetermined
http://news.softpedia.com/news/six-more-banks-supposedly-hacked-by-turkish-hackers-504069.shtml
084e7cc2892cef66
2016-05-14 00:00:00
2,016
Bangladesh
Dutch Bangla Bank
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
The Turkish hacker group Bozkurtlar leaks data allegedly belonging to six international banks: the Dutch Bangla Bank (Bangladesh), The City Bank (Bangladesh), Trust Bank (Bangladesh), Business Universal Development Bank (Nepal) and Sanima Bank (Nepal), and the Commercial Bank of Ceylon (Sri Lanka).
Bozkurtlar
Undetermined
Undetermined
http://news.softpedia.com/news/six-more-banks-supposedly-hacked-by-turkish-hackers-504069.shtml
54a01f14b248874b
2016-05-14 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
governor.state.nc.us
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Protest
In the name of #OpLGBT, the Anonymous take down a number of government websites in North Carolina.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
https://www.hackread.com/anonymous-ddos-north-carolina-anti-lgbt-law/
76debbff8c23bca5
2016-05-14 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
ncgov.com
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Protest
In the name of #OpLGBT, the Anonymous take down a number of government websites in North Carolina.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
https://www.hackread.com/anonymous-ddos-north-carolina-anti-lgbt-law/
fefe5b4cda46c0fb
2016-05-14 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
ncgov.net
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Protest
In the name of #OpLGBT, the Anonymous take down a number of government websites in North Carolina.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
https://www.hackread.com/anonymous-ddos-north-carolina-anti-lgbt-law/
1d60876ad22ad070
2016-05-14 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
ncgov.org
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Protest
In the name of #OpLGBT, the Anonymous take down a number of government websites in North Carolina.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
https://www.hackread.com/anonymous-ddos-north-carolina-anti-lgbt-law/
2edfc19068a83bf9
2016-05-14 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
northcarolina.gov
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Protest
In the name of #OpLGBT, the Anonymous take down a number of government websites in North Carolina.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
https://www.hackread.com/anonymous-ddos-north-carolina-anti-lgbt-law/
acf87c1227581b9c
2016-05-14 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
np.nc.gov
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Protest
In the name of #OpLGBT, the Anonymous take down a number of government websites in North Carolina.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
https://www.hackread.com/anonymous-ddos-north-carolina-anti-lgbt-law/
ce62c5047987be8a
2016-05-14 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Pornhub[.]com
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Few days after kicking off its bug bounty problem, Pornhub is hacked by an underground researcher who claims to sell the access to a command execution shell for $1000.
1x0123
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.csoonline.com/article/3070420/security/pornhub-said-to-be-compromised-shell-access-available-for-1-000.html
22a18885b017349e
2016-05-14 00:00:00
2,016
Nepal
Sanima Bank
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
The Turkish hacker group Bozkurtlar leaks data allegedly belonging to six international banks: the Dutch Bangla Bank (Bangladesh), The City Bank (Bangladesh), Trust Bank (Bangladesh), Business Universal Development Bank (Nepal) and Sanima Bank (Nepal), and the Commercial Bank of Ceylon (Sri Lanka).
Bozkurtlar
Undetermined
Undetermined
http://news.softpedia.com/news/six-more-banks-supposedly-hacked-by-turkish-hackers-504069.shtml
9014cd8d3aa567fd
2016-05-14 00:00:00
2,016
Bangladesh
The City Bank
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
The Turkish hacker group Bozkurtlar leaks data allegedly belonging to six international banks: the Dutch Bangla Bank (Bangladesh), The City Bank (Bangladesh), Trust Bank (Bangladesh), Business Universal Development Bank (Nepal) and Sanima Bank (Nepal), and the Commercial Bank of Ceylon (Sri Lanka).
Bozkurtlar
Undetermined
Undetermined
http://news.softpedia.com/news/six-more-banks-supposedly-hacked-by-turkish-hackers-504069.shtml
dda83da6a0dc2081
2016-05-14 00:00:00
2,016
Bangladesh
Trust Bank
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
The Turkish hacker group Bozkurtlar leaks data allegedly belonging to six international banks: the Dutch Bangla Bank (Bangladesh), The City Bank (Bangladesh), Trust Bank (Bangladesh), Business Universal Development Bank (Nepal) and Sanima Bank (Nepal), and the Commercial Bank of Ceylon (Sri Lanka).
Bozkurtlar
Undetermined
Undetermined
http://news.softpedia.com/news/six-more-banks-supposedly-hacked-by-turkish-hackers-504069.shtml
bb8c95ce68a7b19e
2016-05-13 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Avention
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
Avention, investigate data breaches affecting personal information of its employees.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.databreaches.net/double-whammy-avention-investigating-two-data-breaches-involving-employee-info/
b5b4c6cf51411dc6
2016-05-13 00:00:00
2,016
Monaco
Bank of Compagnie Monegasque
Finance and Insurance
52
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Protest
Another round of OpIcarus. This time the targets are: Central Bank of Jordan, Central bank of South Korea, Bank of Compagnie Monegasque, Central Bank of Montenegro.
Anonymous; Ghost Squad
Hacktivist
Jordan
https://www.hackread.com/opicarus-anonymous-shut-down-5-more-banks/
e861e94bf621c648
2016-05-13 00:00:00
2,016
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Bank of England
Finance and Insurance
52
Disruptive
Internal Denial of Service
Undetermined
In name of OpIcarus, the Anonymous claim to have taken down the internal email server of the Bank of England.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
https://www.rt.com/uk/342958-opicarus-anonymous-bank-england/
e512bae4fbe3e534
2016-05-13 00:00:00
2,016
Jordan
Central Bank of Jordan
Finance and Insurance
52
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Protest
Another round of OpIcarus. This time the targets are: Central Bank of Jordan, Central bank of South Korea, Bank of Compagnie Monegasque, Central Bank of Montenegro.
Anonymous; Ghost Squad
Hacktivist
Jordan
https://www.hackread.com/opicarus-anonymous-shut-down-5-more-banks/
72668a4132d8bffe
2016-05-13 00:00:00
2,016
Montenegro
Central Bank of Montenegro
Finance and Insurance
52
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Protest
Another round of OpIcarus. This time the targets are: Central Bank of Jordan, Central bank of South Korea, Bank of Compagnie Monegasque, Central Bank of Montenegro.
Anonymous; Ghost Squad
Hacktivist
Jordan
https://www.hackread.com/opicarus-anonymous-shut-down-5-more-banks/
4d814aa3c0b244ce
2016-05-13 00:00:00
2,016
Korea (the Republic of)
Central bank of South Korea
Finance and Insurance
52
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Protest
Another round of OpIcarus. This time the targets are: Central Bank of Jordan, Central bank of South Korea, Bank of Compagnie Monegasque, Central Bank of Montenegro.
Anonymous; Ghost Squad
Hacktivist
Jordan
https://www.hackread.com/opicarus-anonymous-shut-down-5-more-banks/
293d76eb7b875c64
2016-05-13 00:00:00
2,016
Fiji
fijilive.com
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
SonnySpooks hacks fijilive.com and dumps 91,460 usernames and hashed passwords.
SonnySpooks
Undetermined
Undetermined
https://twitter.com/QuickleakOrg/status/732164208515813380
dd212b0e09ae81cd
2016-05-13 00:00:00
2,016
Viet Nam
Tien Phong Bank
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
SWIFT confirms a new attack in which attackers managed to illegally transfer funds from a member bank by using its system. Further details, including the bank name are revealed two days after. The victim is the Tien Phong Bank in Vietnam.
NGB 3rd Technical Surveillance Bureau
Nation-State
Korea (the Democratic People's Republic of)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-vietnam-cybercrime-idUSKCN0Y60EN
5d319d1a5a125a81
2016-05-13 00:00:00
2,016
South Africa
University of Limpopo
Educational Services
61
Mixed
Exploitation of Application Server,Message Manipulation
Protest
New World Hackers (NWH), one of the hacking crews participating in the Anonymous #OpAfrica campaign, leak data obtained after hacking and then defacing the website of the University of Limpopo from the town of Polokwane, South Africa.
New World Hackers (NWH)
Undetermined
Undetermined
http://news.softpedia.com/news/anonymous-leaks-data-from-south-african-university-504081.shtml
f3ff923e3f97c85f
2016-05-12 00:00:00
2,016
China
Jack Ma
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Personal information on dozens of Chinese Communist Party officials and captains of industry is exposed on Twitter from an account under the name shenfenzheng. The victims include Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Chairman Jack Ma, Tencent Holdings Ltd. Chairman Ma Huateng, Xiaomi Corp. co-founder Lei Jun, Dalian Wanda Group Co. founder Wang Jianlin and Sany Heavy Industry Co. Chairman Liang Wengen. Officials targeted included the governor of a major province.
shenfenzheng
Undetermined
Undetermined
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-12/chinese-tycoons-party-officials-information-leaked-on-twitter
acf1124c0d105103
2016-05-12 00:00:00
2,016
China
Lei Jun
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Personal information on dozens of Chinese Communist Party officials and captains of industry is exposed on Twitter from an account under the name shenfenzheng. The victims include Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Chairman Jack Ma, Tencent Holdings Ltd. Chairman Ma Huateng, Xiaomi Corp. co-founder Lei Jun, Dalian Wanda Group Co. founder Wang Jianlin and Sany Heavy Industry Co. Chairman Liang Wengen. Officials targeted included the governor of a major province.
shenfenzheng
Undetermined
Undetermined
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-12/chinese-tycoons-party-officials-information-leaked-on-twitter
6df47e5a53ede987
2016-05-12 00:00:00
2,016
China
Liang Wengen
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Personal information on dozens of Chinese Communist Party officials and captains of industry is exposed on Twitter from an account under the name shenfenzheng. The victims include Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Chairman Jack Ma, Tencent Holdings Ltd. Chairman Ma Huateng, Xiaomi Corp. co-founder Lei Jun, Dalian Wanda Group Co. founder Wang Jianlin and Sany Heavy Industry Co. Chairman Liang Wengen. Officials targeted included the governor of a major province.
shenfenzheng
Undetermined
Undetermined
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-12/chinese-tycoons-party-officials-information-leaked-on-twitter
973b7d7034eff10d
2016-05-12 00:00:00
2,016
China
Ma Huateng
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Personal information on dozens of Chinese Communist Party officials and captains of industry is exposed on Twitter from an account under the name shenfenzheng. The victims include Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Chairman Jack Ma, Tencent Holdings Ltd. Chairman Ma Huateng, Xiaomi Corp. co-founder Lei Jun, Dalian Wanda Group Co. founder Wang Jianlin and Sany Heavy Industry Co. Chairman Liang Wengen. Officials targeted included the governor of a major province.
shenfenzheng
Undetermined
Undetermined
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-12/chinese-tycoons-party-officials-information-leaked-on-twitter
814e881481890b42
2016-05-12 00:00:00
2,016
Mexico
Sebastin Barragn
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Political-Espionage
The Mexican government is suspected of using NSO Group spyware to compromise the personal devices of journalists, lawyers, activists, scientists, politicians, and civil society organizations. One of the victims is Sebastin Barragn, a reporter with Aristegui Noticias.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://citizenlab.ca/2017/06/reckless-exploit-mexico-nso/
2e29cb6be9b5b7f5
2016-05-12 00:00:00
2,016
China
The governor of a major Chinese province
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Personal information on dozens of Chinese Communist Party officials and captains of industry is exposed on Twitter from an account under the name shenfenzheng. The victims include Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Chairman Jack Ma, Tencent Holdings Ltd. Chairman Ma Huateng, Xiaomi Corp. co-founder Lei Jun, Dalian Wanda Group Co. founder Wang Jianlin and Sany Heavy Industry Co. Chairman Liang Wengen. Officials targeted included the governor of a major province.
shenfenzheng
Undetermined
Undetermined
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-12/chinese-tycoons-party-officials-information-leaked-on-twitter
c8b6c226c22825a2
2016-05-12 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Tumblr
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
65 million passwords of Tumblr are on sell on the underground. The company admitted to have suffered a breach on May 12.
Peace
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8q88k5/hackers-stole-68-million-passwords-from-tumblr-new-analysis-reveals
157168e93a972546
2016-05-12 00:00:00
2,016
Undetermined
Unnamed adult forum
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
An unnamed porn forum is hacked and details of 100,000 members leaked.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-36275547
ca95da78ee157897
2016-05-12 00:00:00
2,016
China
Wang Jianlin
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Personal information on dozens of Chinese Communist Party officials and captains of industry is exposed on Twitter from an account under the name shenfenzheng. The victims include Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Chairman Jack Ma, Tencent Holdings Ltd. Chairman Ma Huateng, Xiaomi Corp. co-founder Lei Jun, Dalian Wanda Group Co. founder Wang Jianlin and Sany Heavy Industry Co. Chairman Liang Wengen. Officials targeted included the governor of a major province.
shenfenzheng
Undetermined
Undetermined
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-12/chinese-tycoons-party-officials-information-leaked-on-twitter
8a4d5606e030cb39
2016-05-11 00:00:00
2,016
Germany
German Christian Democratic Union
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Political-Espionage
Security Researchers from Trend Micro reveal that Pawn Storm, one of the oldest APTs engaging in cyber espionage, is targeting members of the German Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the political party of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
GRU 85th Main Special Service Center (Unit 26165) (FANCYBEAR)
Nation-State
Russian Federation
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2016/05/13/pawn-storm-angela-merkels-party/
a1bf495266ee2104
2016-05-11 00:00:00
2,016
Korea (the Republic of)
Hanjin Heavy Industries
Manufacturing
31
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Political-Espionage
South Korea points the finger to North Korea after Hanjin Heavy Industries, a navy defence contractor, is hacked.
NGB 3rd Technical Surveillance Bureau
Nation-State
Korea (the Democratic People's Republic of)
https://www.theregister.com/2016/05/11/south_korea_fingers_north_for_defence_contractor_hack/
2b2514dd6cba2de9
2016-05-11 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Medical Colleagues of Texas
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Hackers breach the computer network of a doctors' group in Katy, potentially accessing more than 60,000 medical records and personnel files.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.databreaches.net/data-breach-affecting-more-than-50000-reported-by-medical-colleagues-of-texas/
61aec035f2d469a5
2016-05-11 00:00:00
2,016
Mexico
Stephanie Brewer
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Political-Espionage
The Mexican government is suspected of using NSO Group spyware to compromise the personal devices of journalists, lawyers, activists, scientists, politicians, and civil society organizations. One of the victims is Stephanie Brewer, a staff member at Centro PRODH, a Mexican human rights and legal aid organization.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://citizenlab.ca/2017/06/reckless-exploit-mexico-nso/
0278a76036af8f8f
2016-05-10 00:00:00
2,016
India
Utkal University (utkaluniversity.ac.in)
Educational Services
61
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
The Utkal University portal is taken down after it is defaced.
Team Pak Cyber Lions
Undetermined
Undetermined
http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/Utkal-admission-offline-as-hackers-strike-again/2016/05/11/article3426815.ece
9c9c971894fea4e9
2016-05-09 00:00:00
2,016
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Kiddicare
Retail Trade
44
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Babycare retailer Kiddicare has warned customers that personal data consisting of 795,000 records shared with the store has been stolen by hackers.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/09/kiddicare_data_breach/
e194e16eb3f9d44f
2016-05-09 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Mayfield Brain & Spine
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
Undetermined
Mayfield Brain & Spine notifies its patients of a fake email containing malware sent to them. The incident affects a total of 23,341 patients.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.databreaches.net/breach-at-vendors-results-in-mayfield-brain-spine-patients-receiving-emails-containing-malware/
6357ec41ecab81e5
2016-05-09 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
PerezHilton.com
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
Cyphort Labs reveal the details of a malvertising campaign targeting PerezHilton.com
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/perezhiltoncom-hit-by-malvertising/
5e8f0aa36fe1e7be
2016-05-09 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
UserVoice
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
UserVoice admits to have suffered a cyberattack in April which has exposed sensitive data belonging to a small subset of users with administrator or contributor status (0.001%).
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.zdnet.com/article/uservoice-hacked-user-accounts-compromised-with-weak-encryption-at-play/
41288a8efd6998c5
2016-05-08 00:00:00
2,016
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
51Degrees
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Mobile device detection company 51Degrees reveals to have been hacked.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/11/popular_uk_mobile_tech_firm_51degrees_hacked/
2d9f34d5177c25df
2016-05-07 00:00:00
2,016
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Finance and Insurance
52
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Protest
OpIcarus continues and the Anonymous take down other banks across the world, including: The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic, the Guernsey Financial Services Commission, the Central Bank of Maldives, the Dutch Central Bank, the National Bank of Panama, the Central Bank of Kenya, the Central Bank of Mexico, and the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/op-icarus-anonymous-launches-ddos-attacks-8-international-banks-1558987
674abc25e44b8bbe
2016-05-07 00:00:00
2,016
Kenya
Central Bank of Kenya
Finance and Insurance
52
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Protest
OpIcarus continues and the Anonymous take down other banks across the world, including: The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic, the Guernsey Financial Services Commission, the Central Bank of Maldives, the Dutch Central Bank, the National Bank of Panama, the Central Bank of Kenya, the Central Bank of Mexico, and the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/op-icarus-anonymous-launches-ddos-attacks-8-international-banks-1558987
64e03c29eb7f4c52
2016-05-07 00:00:00
2,016
Mexico
Central Bank of Mexico
Finance and Insurance
52
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Protest
OpIcarus continues and the Anonymous take down other banks across the world, including: The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic, the Guernsey Financial Services Commission, the Central Bank of Maldives, the Dutch Central Bank, the National Bank of Panama, the Central Bank of Kenya, the Central Bank of Mexico, and the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/op-icarus-anonymous-launches-ddos-attacks-8-international-banks-1558987
022ff4235cf74af4
2016-05-07 00:00:00
2,016
Panama
National Bank of Panama
Finance and Insurance
52
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Protest
OpIcarus continues and the Anonymous take down other banks across the world, including: The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic, the Guernsey Financial Services Commission, the Central Bank of Maldives, the Dutch Central Bank, the National Bank of Panama, the Central Bank of Kenya, the Central Bank of Mexico, and the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/op-icarus-anonymous-launches-ddos-attacks-8-international-banks-1558987
13b742d3b79fdf86
2016-05-06 00:00:00
2,016
Russian Federation
Boris Dobrodeev
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Hacktivists from the Anonymous collective leak what could be the email inbox of Boris Dobrodeev, the former boss of Russian social network VK, previously known as VKontakte.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
https://www.theregister.com/2016/05/06/vk_chief_pwned/
02a62b68a1d202f9
2016-05-06 00:00:00
2,016
Maldives
Central Bank of Maldives
Finance and Insurance
52
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Protest
OpIcarus continues and the Anonymous take down other banks across the world, including: The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic, the Guernsey Financial Services Commission, the Central Bank of Maldives, the Dutch Central Bank, the National Bank of Panama, the Central Bank of Kenya, the Central Bank of Mexico, and the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/op-icarus-anonymous-launches-ddos-attacks-8-international-banks-1558987
3e17d25853280582
2016-05-06 00:00:00
2,016
Dominican Republic
Central Bank of the Dominican Republic
Finance and Insurance
52
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Protest
OpIcarus continues and the Anonymous take down other banks across the world, including: The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic, the Guernsey Financial Services Commission, the Central Bank of Maldives, the Dutch Central Bank, the National Bank of Panama, the Central Bank of Kenya, the Central Bank of Mexico, and the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/op-icarus-anonymous-launches-ddos-attacks-8-international-banks-1558987
e071e190055916b8
2016-05-06 00:00:00
2,016
Netherlands
Dutch Central Bank
Finance and Insurance
52
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Protest
OpIcarus continues and the Anonymous take down other banks across the world, including: The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic, the Guernsey Financial Services Commission, the Central Bank of Maldives, the Dutch Central Bank, the National Bank of Panama, the Central Bank of Kenya, the Central Bank of Mexico, and the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/op-icarus-anonymous-launches-ddos-attacks-8-international-banks-1558987
0af65adfb8538dc0
2016-05-06 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Fling.com
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
A hacker called Peace claims to be selling tens of millions of user accounts for adult dating site Fling.com on the dark web, including information on sexual desires, preferences, and other personal details.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/78kxa4/another-day-another-hack-passwords-and-sexual-desires-for-dating-site-fling
5c2fd9fa7be87ec6
2016-05-06 00:00:00
2,016
Undetermined
Guernsey Financial Services Commission
Finance and Insurance
52
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Protest
OpIcarus continues and the Anonymous take down other banks across the world, including: The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic, the Guernsey Financial Services Commission, the Central Bank of Maldives, the Dutch Central Bank, the National Bank of Panama, the Central Bank of Kenya, the Central Bank of Mexico, and the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/op-icarus-anonymous-launches-ddos-attacks-8-international-banks-1558987
180d01693260b57c
2016-05-06 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Nulled.IO
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
The Nulled.IO forum is compromised and its data consequently leaked, consisting of a 9.45GB SQL file.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.riskbasedsecurity.com/2016/05/nulled-io-shouldve-expected-the-unexpected/
6534fdc527eb47dc
2016-05-06 00:00:00
2,016
United Arab Emirates
UAE Investbank
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
A 10GB file has been published online that purports to hold sensitive financial data on tens of thousands of customers belonging to UAE Investbank. A Turkish group dubbed Bozkurt claims responsibility for the attack.
Bozkurtlar
Undetermined
Undetermined
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/investbank-uae-hack-database-containing-credit-card-details-passport-scans-leaks-online-1558730
be1ca7c0d572d9fe
2016-05-05 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Bay Area Children's Association
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Bay Area Children's Association reports that an attacker compromised patient information after planting malware on the systems of its electronic medical record provider.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/opinions/blogs/the-data-breach-blog/bay-area-childrens-association-patient-data-breached/
8034ba0a625880b7
2016-05-05 00:00:00
2,016
Cyprus
Central Bank of Cyprus
Finance and Insurance
52
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Protest
OpIcarus continues and this time the hacktivists of the Anonymous collective take down the Central Bank of Cyprus (centralbank.gov.cy)
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
https://www.hackread.com/oplcarus-hacktivists-ddos-central-bank-of-cyprus/
ce28387a90ea413a
2016-05-05 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Equifax
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Unknown individuals access Equifax's W2Express website and steal tax and salary data.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/05/crooks-grab-w-2s-from-credit-bureau-equifax/
75baa4dd2c12f782
2016-05-05 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Neopets
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Tens of millions of user accounts from virtual pets community Neopets are hacked and traded on the criminal underground.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/ezpvw7/neopets-hack-another-day-another-hack-tens-of-millions-of-neopets-accounts
f1696f147c485651
2016-05-05 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Reddit
Information
51
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
A black hat hacker dubbed @TehBVM takes over random subreddits, removing moderators, and changing the subreddit's CSS style, leaving a defacement message behind.
@TehBVM
Undetermined
Undetermined
http://news.softpedia.com/news/hacker-hijacks-and-defaces-countless-subreddits-just-for-fun-503951.shtml
c4c7bccb5f4521d7
2016-05-05 00:00:00
2,016
Switzerland
RUAG
Undetermined
99
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Political-Espionage
Swiss defense contractor RUAG is thought to be hacked by Turla. As a result, the identities of members of an elite Swiss special forces army unit have been revealed.
FSB 18th Center for Information Security (Berserk Bear)
Nation-State
Russian Federation
http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/ruag-affair_sensitive-personal-information-likely-hacked/42140796
bbfc6aa5f4e90233
2016-05-05 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Saint Agnes Medical Center
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
2,800 employees of the Saint Agnes Medical Center are impacted by a possible identity theft after scammers got the W-2's of everyone employed by the hospital.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://abc30.com/news/employees-at-saint-agnes-medical-center-dealing-with-possibility-of-identity-theft/1325801/
9cab87bb938841b8
2016-05-04 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
KMOV
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
Malwarebytes reveals the details of a malvertising campaign targeting visitors to two TV stations (KMOV and WBTV) affiliated with the American CBS TV network.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-analysis/2016/05/cbs-affiliated-television-stations-expose-visitors-to-angler-exploit-kit/
eeefab285f89e562
2016-05-04 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
WBTV
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
Malwarebytes reveals the details of a malvertising campaign targeting visitors to two TV stations (KMOV and WBTV) affiliated with the American CBS TV network.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-analysis/2016/05/cbs-affiliated-television-stations-expose-visitors-to-angler-exploit-kit/
fa39c359a78063d9
2016-05-03 00:00:00
2,016
Greece
Bank of Greece
Finance and Insurance
52
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Protest
The Anonymous Kick off OpIcarus and take down the Bank of Greece.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
https://www.hackread.com/anonymous-ddos-attack-bank-greece-website-down/
642a6535ef7c8e62
2016-05-03 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Union League Club
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Sensors
Financial
Union League Club says it is working with the FBI to investigate a security breach involving guests' credit card information. An employee accused to have installed malicious software is fired.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.databreaches.net/union-league-club-fires-employee-investigates-customer-credit-card-breach/
f160766f5ea33239
2016-05-02 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
70 US military staff
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Personal Attack
A group claiming to be British hackers supporting the Islamic State (ISIS) publishes a 'hit list' of more than 70 US military staff who have allegedly been involved in drone strikes against terrorists in Syria.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://arynews.tv/en/isis-hackers-ps-military-men/
eb5f5db209e8b5a1
2016-05-02 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Alpha Payroll Services
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
Alpha Payroll Services notifies that an employee has fallen victim of a phishing scam targeting clients' 2015 employee W-2 information.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.dailydot.com/politics/alpha-payroll-services-phishing-scam-w2-clients/
35f27140c0c83756
2016-05-02 00:00:00
2,016
Israel
Unidentified Israeli Org
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
Political-Espionage
Researchers from Palo Alto reveal the details of Infy, a new targeted attack campaign dating back nearly a decade and likely to have originated from Iran.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/infy-decade-long-attack-campaign/
5f9b444c44d78187
2016-05-01 00:00:00
2,016
Kenya
hortinews.co.ke
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
42,000+ usernames and passwords appear in the dark web.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://hacked-emails.com/leak/anon-hortinewstxt
a6cc9a26755480fe
2016-05-01 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
majorgeeks.com
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
270,000 reccords from majorgeeks.com appear on the dark web.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://hacked-emails.com/leak/anon-majorgeekstxt
5a156001c119c3b0
2016-04-30 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Black Lives Matter
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
Hackers from Ghost Squad, one of the Anonymous subdivisions carrying out DDoS attacks against KKK members, launch similar attacks against the Black Lives Matter movement.
Ghost Squad
Hacktivist
United States of America
http://news.softpedia.com/news/anonymous-ghost-squad-hackers-take-down-black-lives-matter-website-503579.shtml
6a6a210d2c84b689
2016-04-30 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Gryphon Technologies
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Gryphon Technologies joins the list of the companies falling victim to W-2 phishing scams.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.databreaches.net/federal-contractor-with-cybersecurity-ties-notifies-employees-after-w-2-info-acquired-by-targeted-phishing/
2431028ce32a1ade
2016-04-29 00:00:00
2,016
Taiwan (Province of China)
17 (an app particularly popular in Asia)
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
A hacker advertises a cache of 20,000 email addresses, poorly secured passwords, phone numbers, and other information from users of photo sharing and video streaming app '17', which is particularly popular in Asia.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qkjvww/another-day-another-hack-millions-of-user-accounts-for-streaming-app-17
96e62e562238f053
2016-04-29 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
3,600 New York residents
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
A group of hackers linked to the Islamic State releases a hit list of thousands of New York residents, urging the militant group's followers to target them.
United Cyber Caliphate
Terrorist
Syrian Arab Republic
http://www.ibtimes.sg/isis-new-york-hit-list-hackers-post-details-3600-residents-online-1253
dbc5c6d2ad785e9f
2016-04-29 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Brunswick Corp.
Management of Companies and Enterprises
55
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Brunswick Corp. is the last victim of a spear phishing scam that allows the attackers to steal W-2 information for possibly all 13,000 current and former company employees.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/opinions/blogs/the-data-breach-blog/brunswick-corp-s-13000-workers-w-2-data-compromised/
f9764b3de75b457b
2016-04-29 00:00:00
2,016
United States of America
Laremy Tunsil Instagram account
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Personal Attack
Laremy Tunsil, a college football player has his Twitter and Instagram accounts hacked.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://news.softpedia.com/news/watching-an-nfl-player-get-hacked-on-live-tv-503556.shtml