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09bf323c4b557541
|
2016-03-29 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Angola
|
Unidentified Angolan Government Websites #25
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Protest
|
In the name of #OpLusofonia, the Portuguese branch of the Anonymous defaces 28 Angolan government websites in retaliation for the recent sentencing of 17 activists.
|
Anonymous (Portugal)
|
Hacktivist
|
Portugal
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/anonymous-attacks-angolan-government-in-response-to-the-jailing-of-17-activists-502479.shtml
|
6919232523377194
|
2016-03-29 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Angola
|
Unidentified Angolan Government Websites #26
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Protest
|
In the name of #OpLusofonia, the Portuguese branch of the Anonymous defaces 28 Angolan government websites in retaliation for the recent sentencing of 17 activists.
|
Anonymous (Portugal)
|
Hacktivist
|
Portugal
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/anonymous-attacks-angolan-government-in-response-to-the-jailing-of-17-activists-502479.shtml
|
1c687f3d7d1a74ec
|
2016-03-29 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Angola
|
Unidentified Angolan Government Websites #27
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Protest
|
In the name of #OpLusofonia, the Portuguese branch of the Anonymous defaces 28 Angolan government websites in retaliation for the recent sentencing of 17 activists.
|
Anonymous (Portugal)
|
Hacktivist
|
Portugal
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/anonymous-attacks-angolan-government-in-response-to-the-jailing-of-17-activists-502479.shtml
|
dd4171720f9b08e2
|
2016-03-29 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Angola
|
Unidentified Angolan Government Websites #28
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Protest
|
In the name of #OpLusofonia, the Portuguese branch of the Anonymous defaces 28 Angolan government websites in retaliation for the recent sentencing of 17 activists.
|
Anonymous (Portugal)
|
Hacktivist
|
Portugal
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/anonymous-attacks-angolan-government-in-response-to-the-jailing-of-17-activists-502479.shtml
|
594c82e88306b3c1
|
2016-03-29 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Angola
|
Unidentified Angolan Government Websites #3
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Protest
|
In the name of #OpLusofonia, the Portuguese branch of the Anonymous defaces 28 Angolan government websites in retaliation for the recent sentencing of 17 activists.
|
Anonymous (Portugal)
|
Hacktivist
|
Portugal
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/anonymous-attacks-angolan-government-in-response-to-the-jailing-of-17-activists-502479.shtml
|
c1174eb57a8ea040
|
2016-03-29 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Angola
|
Unidentified Angolan Government Websites #4
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Protest
|
In the name of #OpLusofonia, the Portuguese branch of the Anonymous defaces 28 Angolan government websites in retaliation for the recent sentencing of 17 activists.
|
Anonymous (Portugal)
|
Hacktivist
|
Portugal
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/anonymous-attacks-angolan-government-in-response-to-the-jailing-of-17-activists-502479.shtml
|
7371485b53dac811
|
2016-03-29 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Angola
|
Unidentified Angolan Government Websites #5
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Protest
|
In the name of #OpLusofonia, the Portuguese branch of the Anonymous defaces 28 Angolan government websites in retaliation for the recent sentencing of 17 activists.
|
Anonymous (Portugal)
|
Hacktivist
|
Portugal
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/anonymous-attacks-angolan-government-in-response-to-the-jailing-of-17-activists-502479.shtml
|
543f870799dda5c0
|
2016-03-29 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Angola
|
Unidentified Angolan Government Websites #6
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Protest
|
In the name of #OpLusofonia, the Portuguese branch of the Anonymous defaces 28 Angolan government websites in retaliation for the recent sentencing of 17 activists.
|
Anonymous (Portugal)
|
Hacktivist
|
Portugal
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/anonymous-attacks-angolan-government-in-response-to-the-jailing-of-17-activists-502479.shtml
|
e21cff5540c25a98
|
2016-03-29 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Angola
|
Unidentified Angolan Government Websites #7
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Protest
|
In the name of #OpLusofonia, the Portuguese branch of the Anonymous defaces 28 Angolan government websites in retaliation for the recent sentencing of 17 activists.
|
Anonymous (Portugal)
|
Hacktivist
|
Portugal
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/anonymous-attacks-angolan-government-in-response-to-the-jailing-of-17-activists-502479.shtml
|
93b06c1134bb9076
|
2016-03-29 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Angola
|
Unidentified Angolan Government Websites #8
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Protest
|
In the name of #OpLusofonia, the Portuguese branch of the Anonymous defaces 28 Angolan government websites in retaliation for the recent sentencing of 17 activists.
|
Anonymous (Portugal)
|
Hacktivist
|
Portugal
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/anonymous-attacks-angolan-government-in-response-to-the-jailing-of-17-activists-502479.shtml
|
eeec4c577771e6ff
|
2016-03-29 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Angola
|
Unidentified Angolan Government Websites #9
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Protest
|
In the name of #OpLusofonia, the Portuguese branch of the Anonymous defaces 28 Angolan government websites in retaliation for the recent sentencing of 17 activists.
|
Anonymous (Portugal)
|
Hacktivist
|
Portugal
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/anonymous-attacks-angolan-government-in-response-to-the-jailing-of-17-activists-502479.shtml
|
f8434ebf52aeefbe
|
2016-03-29 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
FBI investigates the breaches at two known law firms Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP, and Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, and issues a Private Industry Notification to law firms indicating that a cyber crime insider trading ring is targeting international law firm information used to facilitate business ventures.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2016/03/31/hackers-breaching-law-firms-for-insider-trading-info/
|
66f5ea534fa8add2
|
2016-03-28 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Brown University
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
Andrew "Weev" Auernheimer sends out a massive racist print job on the networks of several US universities, including Princeton University, University of California-Berkeley, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Brown University, Smith College, and Mount Holyoke College.
|
Andrew "Weev" Auernheimer
|
Undetermined
|
Undetermined
|
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/03/public-printers-at-universities-targeted-with-racist-flyers/
|
46415aec12a51c9c
|
2016-03-28 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Mount Holyoke College
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
Andrew "Weev" Auernheimer sends out a massive racist print job on the networks of several US universities, including Princeton University, University of California-Berkeley, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Brown University, Smith College, and Mount Holyoke College.
|
Andrew "Weev" Auernheimer
|
Undetermined
|
Undetermined
|
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/03/public-printers-at-universities-targeted-with-racist-flyers/
|
af65e8cd2c2745e3
|
2016-03-28 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Princeton University
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
Andrew "Weev" Auernheimer sends out a massive racist print job on the networks of several US universities, including Princeton University, University of California-Berkeley, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Brown University, Smith College, and Mount Holyoke College.
|
Andrew "Weev" Auernheimer
|
Undetermined
|
Undetermined
|
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/03/public-printers-at-universities-targeted-with-racist-flyers/
|
7420cad0dc429485
|
2016-03-28 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Smith College
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
Andrew "Weev" Auernheimer sends out a massive racist print job on the networks of several US universities, including Princeton University, University of California-Berkeley, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Brown University, Smith College, and Mount Holyoke College.
|
Andrew "Weev" Auernheimer
|
Undetermined
|
Undetermined
|
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/03/public-printers-at-universities-targeted-with-racist-flyers/
|
9c6c5fc6b1424e38
|
2016-03-28 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
University of California-Berkeley
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
Andrew "Weev" Auernheimer sends out a massive racist print job on the networks of several US universities, including Princeton University, University of California-Berkeley, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Brown University, Smith College, and Mount Holyoke College.
|
Andrew "Weev" Auernheimer
|
Undetermined
|
Undetermined
|
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/03/public-printers-at-universities-targeted-with-racist-flyers/
|
4a90d497d04a3f64
|
2016-03-28 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
Andrew "Weev" Auernheimer sends out a massive racist print job on the networks of several US universities, including Princeton University, University of California-Berkeley, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Brown University, Smith College, and Mount Holyoke College.
|
Andrew "Weev" Auernheimer
|
Undetermined
|
Undetermined
|
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/03/public-printers-at-universities-targeted-with-racist-flyers/
|
f0fe509fc4274bd1
|
2016-03-27 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Canada
|
BCGold Corp.
|
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
| 21
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Protest
|
As part of its #OpCanary operation against multinational corporations, the Anonymous deface the homepage of BCGold Corp., a Canadian-based company focused primarily on gold and copper mining.
|
Anonymous
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/anonymous-hacks-mining-company-website-to-protest-canada-shielding-corporations-502230.shtml
|
3787c826c508f8cd
|
2016-03-27 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Philippines
|
COMELEC (comelec.gov.ph)
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
The database of the Philippine Commission on Elections (COMELEC) is breached and the personal information ofÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'à55 million voters potentially exposed in two consecutive attacks. The second attack was carried out by LulzSec Pilipinas
|
LulzSec Pilipinas
|
Hacktivist
|
Philippines
|
http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/every-voter-in-philippines-exposed/
|
28042f4dcabee525
|
2016-03-27 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Philippines
|
COMELEC (comelec.gov.ph)
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
The database of the Philippine Commission on Elections (COMELEC) is breached and the personal information ofÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'à55 million voters potentially exposed in two consecutive attacks. The first attack was carried out by Anonymous.
|
Anonymous
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/every-voter-in-philippines-exposed/
|
4e77bda6107b8949
|
2016-03-27 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
SportPursuit sportpursuit.co.uk
|
Retail Trade
| 44
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Clothes website SportPursuit is hit by hackers over the Easter weekend, potentially losing customers' bank card details.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/03/29/hackers_score_data_attack_sportpursuit/
|
6aebb913d2acda61
|
2016-03-25 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Australia
|
gumtree.com.au
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
Malwarebytes reveals the details of a malvertising campaign, distributing the infamous Angler Exploit Kit, and targeting gumtree.com.au.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://blog.malwarebytes.org/threat-analysis/2016/03/top-australian-classifieds-site-serves-malware-in-malvertising-attack/
|
306c20515b4133ea
|
2016-03-25 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
OpSec Security
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
OpSec Security joins the list of the companies who have fallned victim to email scams, as a consequence the 2015 W-2 tax forms for current and former employees are compromised.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.databreaches.net/hackers-reportedly-access-opsec-employee-data/
|
1ea5447e6f5db9fc
|
2016-03-25 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Tidewater Community College
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
Tidewater Community College reports that the tax information of all those employed at the school in 2015 (3000 employees) is taken in a spear phishing scam.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/opinions/blogs/the-data-breach-blog/3000-tidewater-community-college-workers-victimized-in-w-2-scam/
|
86750c42fd00d669
|
2016-03-24 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
India
|
India
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Political-Espionage
|
Trend Micro release the details of Operation C-Major, a Pakistan-linked cyber-espionage campaign against Indian military employees.
|
Pakistan
|
Nation-State
|
Pakistan
|
https://www.hackread.com/pakistan-hackers-cyber-espionage-campaign-india-army/
|
a9fd6f268e773ce5
|
2016-03-24 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
vbulletin.com
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Administrators of the vBulletin forums start a site-wide password reset operation after an unknown attacker gained access to one of their servers.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/vbulletin-servers-hacked-admins-force-password-reset-for-all-users-502331.shtml
|
1009172486b95960
|
2016-03-24 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
vbulletin.org
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Administrators of the vBulletin forums start a site-wide password reset operation after an unknown attacker gained access to one of their servers.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/vbulletin-servers-hacked-admins-force-password-reset-for-all-users-502331.shtml
|
bfdeb612aa6f49d6
|
2016-03-24 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Verizon Enterprise Solutions
|
Information
| 51
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
The contact information on some 1.5 million customers of Verizon Enterprise is published on an underground forum. The company confirms to have recently discovered and remediated a security vulnerability on its enterprise client portal.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/03/crooks-steal-sell-verizon-enterprise-customer-data/
|
334df24bdfc508e4
|
2016-03-23 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Ryman Hospitality Properties
|
Accommodation and Food Services
| 72
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Ryman Hospitality Properties falls victim to a fraudulent phishing scam that resulted in employees' IRS W-2 information, which includes Social Security numbers, being disclosed externally.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7311626/ryman-properties-grand-ole-opry-parent-company-victim-irs-phishing-data-breach
|
2957a48a8407952e
|
2016-03-23 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Sprouts Farmers Market
|
Retail Trade
| 44
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
Sprouts Farmers Market falls victim to a W-2 phishing scam, with the company admitting an employee sent off the tax data for all its workers to an unknown person.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/w-2-data-breach-places-21k-sprouts-farmers-market-employees-at-risk/
|
72179cbd77c61ae1
|
2016-03-22 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Kemuri Water Company (pseudonym)
|
Utilities
| 22
|
Mixed
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Physical Attack
|
Undetermined
|
The latest Verizon Data Breach Report reveals the details of an attack against a water utility company, in which the attackers were able to infiltrate the water utility's control system and change the levels of chemicals being used to treat tap water.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/03/24/water_utility_hacked/
|
20ba820ed57cb664
|
2016-03-22 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Kentucky State University
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Kentucky State University is the victim of a BEC scam: an employee, responding to an email supposedly from the school's president, sends off the 2015 W-2s for about 1000 employees and students.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/opinions/blogs/the-data-breach-blog/data-on-1k-staffers-and-students-at-kentucky-state-university-exposed/
|
368e95b088363fa3
|
2016-03-21 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Canada
|
Concordia University
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Undetermined
|
Concordia University warns the community about a possible computer security breach.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.databreaches.net/concordia-warns-university-community-about-possible-computer-security-breach/
|
8c8b46dea3045a52
|
2016-03-21 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Canada
|
Norfolk General Hospital
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
THe website of the Norfolk General Hospital is hacked to spread malware to its visitors.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://blog.malwarebytes.org/security-world/2016/03/canadian-hospital-serves-ransomware-via-hacked-website/
|
ada6858575f8cedd
|
2016-03-20 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
EC-Council (eccouncil.org)
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Financial
|
The website of EC-Council, the professional organization that administers the Certified Ethical Hacker program, is compromised to redirect the visitors to an Angler Exploit Kit landing page, where the infamous Teslacrypt ransomware is injected.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/03/certified-ethical-hacker-website-caught-spreading-crypto-ransomware/
|
63b3c40d52f9d12d
|
2016-03-20 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
Harry Styles
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Personal Attack
|
One Direction singer Harry Styles and his alleged girlfriend Kendall Jenner have their personal photos leaked online after iCloud account hack.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.welivesecurity.com/2016/03/20/photos-harry-styles-kendall-jenner-leak-online-icloud-account-hack/
|
e5596314e5f0ef32
|
2016-03-20 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
Kendall Jenner
|
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
| 71
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Personal Attack
|
One Direction singer Harry Styles and his alleged girlfriend Kendall Jenner have their personal photos leaked online after iCloud account hack.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.welivesecurity.com/2016/03/20/photos-harry-styles-kendall-jenner-leak-online-icloud-account-hack/
|
acf73c2c75c82ea4
|
2016-03-20 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
NASA
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Protest
|
AnonymousCorrupt, a group of hacktivists linked to the Anonymous claim to have taken down the nasa.gov website.
|
Anonymous (Corrupt)
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.hackread.com/hackers-ddos-shutdown-nasa-website-email-server/
|
7585876df1245933
|
2016-03-19 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Sweden
|
Aftonbladet
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Sabotage
|
A threat actor launched a denial of service attack on nine news websites in Sweden, triggering a local police investigation. U.S. diplomatic cables later revealed that the United States suspected that Russia was responsible for the incident.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.theregister.com/2016/03/22/swedish_sysadmins_reach_for_the_hex_key_reassemble_services_after_weekend_ddos/
|
5a66ace12bc3a6d9
|
2016-03-19 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Sweden
|
Dagens Industri
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Sabotage
|
A threat actor launched a denial of service attack on nine news websites in Sweden, triggering a local police investigation. U.S. diplomatic cables later revealed that the United States suspected that Russia was responsible for the incident.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.theregister.com/2016/03/22/swedish_sysadmins_reach_for_the_hex_key_reassemble_services_after_weekend_ddos/
|
e0edc13f55fcb1d5
|
2016-03-19 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Sweden
|
Dagens Nyheter
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Sabotage
|
A threat actor launched a denial of service attack on nine news websites in Sweden, triggering a local police investigation. U.S. diplomatic cables later revealed that the United States suspected that Russia was responsible for the incident.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.theregister.com/2016/03/22/swedish_sysadmins_reach_for_the_hex_key_reassemble_services_after_weekend_ddos/
|
5785ad71363fb726
|
2016-03-19 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Sweden
|
Expressen
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Sabotage
|
A threat actor launched a denial of service attack on nine news websites in Sweden, triggering a local police investigation. U.S. diplomatic cables later revealed that the United States suspected that Russia was responsible for the incident.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.theregister.com/2016/03/22/swedish_sysadmins_reach_for_the_hex_key_reassemble_services_after_weekend_ddos/
|
f8bdc25e88f6028b
|
2016-03-19 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Sweden
|
Goteborgs Posten
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Sabotage
|
A threat actor launched a denial of service attack on nine news websites in Sweden, triggering a local police investigation. U.S. diplomatic cables later revealed that the United States suspected that Russia was responsible for the incident.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.newsweek.com/major-cyber-attacks-false-propaganda-swedish-media-438881
|
0c49351c2c54bc54
|
2016-03-19 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Sweden
|
Helsingborgs Dagblad
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Sabotage
|
A threat actor launched a denial of service attack on nine news websites in Sweden, triggering a local police investigation. U.S. diplomatic cables later revealed that the United States suspected that Russia was responsible for the incident.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.theregister.com/2016/03/22/swedish_sysadmins_reach_for_the_hex_key_reassemble_services_after_weekend_ddos/
|
fe4900a4c8e4f224
|
2016-03-19 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Nigeria
|
naira4dollar.com
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Naira4dollar, a Nigerian e-currency exchange website, is the target of unknown hackers who are able to steal $15,000 worth of Bitcoins.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.databreaches.net/hackers-strip-nigerian-exchange-of-15000-worth-of-bitcoins/
|
27e750c1c543a641
|
2016-03-19 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Sweden
|
Svenska Dagbladet
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Sabotage
|
A threat actor launched a denial of service attack on nine news websites in Sweden, triggering a local police investigation. U.S. diplomatic cables later revealed that the United States suspected that Russia was responsible for the incident.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.theregister.com/2016/03/22/swedish_sysadmins_reach_for_the_hex_key_reassemble_services_after_weekend_ddos/
|
15c3b26086274b6a
|
2016-03-19 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Sweden
|
Sydsvenskan
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Sabotage
|
A threat actor launched a denial of service attack on nine news websites in Sweden, triggering a local police investigation. U.S. diplomatic cables later revealed that the United States suspected that Russia was responsible for the incident.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.theregister.com/2016/03/22/swedish_sysadmins_reach_for_the_hex_key_reassemble_services_after_weekend_ddos/
|
81cd07099623e0fd
|
2016-03-18 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
BitQuick
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
BitQuick announces to shut down its server following an attack that gave the attacker unauthorized administrative access. However, all funds, IDs and emails remain secured.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.databreaches.net/bitquick-shuts-down-after-security-breach-seeks-new-management/
|
7164075d511bd6a6
|
2016-03-18 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
usacycling.org (USA Cycling)
|
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
| 71
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
In an email sent out to its over 62,000 members, USA Cycling, the official US cycling organization, warns to have suffered a "data security incident" that may have exposed members' names, mailing addresses, email addresses, dates of birth, and USA Cycling passwords.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.velonews.com/news/usa-cycling-hacked-account-info-potentially-stolen/
|
928b100689fa8d28
|
2016-03-18 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Japan
|
visit-jy.com
|
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
| 71
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Protest
|
Hacktivists from KarmaSec hack the server of Japan'sÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'àYamaguchi Prefecture Tourism Promotion Division (visit-jy.com) and leak a trove of data protesting in animal cruelty in the country.
|
KarmaSec
|
Hacktivist
|
Japan
|
https://www.hackread.com/anonymous-japan-cyber-attack-animal-abuse/
|
ab4b35edd82976c8
|
2016-03-17 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Lakes Region Scholarship Foundation
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Lakes Region Scholarship Foundation notifies past applicants that their names, addresses and Social Security numbers may have been stolen by hackers.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.databreaches.net/nh-scholarship-foundation-warns-of-possible-computer-breach/
|
9e5629af7400d070
|
2016-03-17 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
River Cree Casino
|
Accommodation and Food Services
| 72
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
The River Cree casino says it was the victim of a "cyberattack" that resulted in the theft of customer and employee information.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.databreaches.net/river-cree-casino-hacked-customer-information-compromised/
|
4c6b01c524cb6a49
|
2016-03-16 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Switzerland
|
Swiss People's Party (SVP)
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
A group of hackers dubbed NSHC claims to have hacked the database of Switzerland's largest political party, the conservative Swiss People's Party (SVP) and stolen the personal data of over 50,000 people, including the names and email addresses of SVP supporters.
|
NSHC
|
Undetermined
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.rt.com/news/336277-swiss-peoples-party-hackers/
|
9e933bda8ee1f1f1
|
2016-03-15 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
France
|
allosambre.com
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Metropolis hacks allosambre.com and dumps 1,535 usernames and clear text passwords.
|
Metropolis
|
Undetermined
|
Undetermined
|
https://hacked-emails.com/leak/pb-tpZP8ea3
|
8ffb9eb6c9e919b1
|
2016-03-15 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Bayley's
|
Retail Trade
| 44
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
Outdoor equipment retailer Bailey's Inc. notifies its customers that an attacker may have stolen payment card information of 250,000 customers from the company website and that the length of the breach was longer than once thought (between Dec. 1, 2011 and Jan, 26, 2016).
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/opinions/blogs/the-data-breach-blog/attacker-compromises-information-of-250k-in-baileys-data-breach/
|
6a9c2a551cd3820c
|
2016-03-15 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
LAZ Parking
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
LAZ Parking reveals that tax and revenue information for about 14,000 employees may have been stolen by an "unknown individual.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/mar/15/laz-parking-w2-compromise/
|
81f809f7dcc72c85
|
2016-03-14 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Elliot J. Martin Chiropractic
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Elliot J. Martin Chiropractic notifies 1,200 patients of a data breach.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.databreaches.net/elliot-j-martin-chiropractic-notification-to-patients-of-hipaa-breach/
|
407d1f7af7e87c8f
|
2016-03-14 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
The City of Baltimore
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
The city of Baltimore investigates how the personal information of dozens of city employees was stolen and used to file fraudulent tax returns.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.esecurityplanet.com/network-security/city-of-baltimore-investigates-possible-data-breach.html
|
86a4665975b3da5b
|
2016-03-13 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Downtown Alliance
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Protest
|
Hackers from New World Hackers group (NWH) claim to have taken down the official website ofÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'àSalt Lake City police, the airport, First Utah BankÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'àand Downtown Alliance in a form of protest against the shooting of the teenager Abdi Mohamed.
|
New World Hackers group (NWH)
|
Hacktivist
|
United States of America
|
https://www.hackread.com/salt-lake-city-police-airport-websites-ddos-attacks/
|
11bdc0430a813194
|
2016-03-13 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
First Utah Bank
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Protest
|
Hackers from New World Hackers group (NWH) claim to have taken down the official website ofÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'àSalt Lake City police, the airport, First Utah BankÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'àand Downtown Alliance in a form of protest against the shooting of the teenager Abdi Mohamed.
|
New World Hackers group (NWH)
|
Hacktivist
|
United States of America
|
https://www.hackread.com/salt-lake-city-police-airport-websites-ddos-attacks/
|
22c5503895b801e8
|
2016-03-13 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Salt Lake City International Airport
|
Transportation and Warehousing
| 48
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Protest
|
Hackers from New World Hackers group (NWH) claim to have taken down the official website ofÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'àSalt Lake City police, the airport, First Utah BankÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'àand Downtown Alliance in a form of protest against the shooting of the teenager Abdi Mohamed.
|
New World Hackers group (NWH)
|
Hacktivist
|
United States of America
|
https://www.hackread.com/salt-lake-city-police-airport-websites-ddos-attacks/
|
a835b0da7c0d0e54
|
2016-03-13 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Salt Lake City Police
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Protest
|
Hackers from New World Hackers group (NWH) claim to have taken down the official website ofÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'àSalt Lake City police, the airport, First Utah BankÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'àand Downtown Alliance in a form of protest against the shooting of the teenager Abdi Mohamed.
|
New World Hackers group (NWH)
|
Hacktivist
|
United States of America
|
https://www.hackread.com/salt-lake-city-police-airport-websites-ddos-attacks/
|
c18ebe5422ed88ae
|
2016-03-11 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Netherlands
|
Hi-Tec Sports
|
Retail Trade
| 44
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
Hi-Tec Sports notifies customers about a compromise affecting its online ordering system and payment card data.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.databreaches.net/hi-tec-sports-notifies-hi-tec-magnum-boots-customers-of-payment-card-compromise/
|
2a7561117a20c6e3
|
2016-03-11 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Staminus
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Mixed
|
Exploitation of Network Infrastructure,Internal Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
Staminus, a security company specialized in hosting and DDoS protection, is the victim of unknown hackers who breach their network, reset the routers to factory settings and dump customer data.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/03/after-an-easy-breach-hackers-leave-tips-when-running-a-security-company/
|
f067184415c995df
|
2016-03-11 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
West Bloomfield School District
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
West Bloomfield School District officials send an email to parents saying a security breach to their networkÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'àexposed certain student information.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.databreaches.net/mi-network-security-breach-reported-in-west-bloomfield-school-district-student-info-exposed/
|
e9129f880151f289
|
2016-03-11 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
worldchess.com
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
Controversial website worldchess.com, broadcasting in exclusive the World Chess Candidates Tournament, is the target of a DDoS attack.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.grahamcluley.com/2016/03/world-chess-championship-website-struck-denial-service-attack/
|
961a5b03db02feaf
|
2016-03-10 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
21st Century Oncology
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
US cancer clinic 21st Century Oncology admits that a breach on its systems may have exposed private information on 2.2 million patients and employees. The breach happened in November 2015 but the FBI asked 21st Century to hold off from disclosing the incident until a thorough investigation had been completed.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/03/10/florida_cancer_clinic_admits_data_breach/
|
57e2a659366bd42f
|
2016-03-10 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Bangladesh
|
Bangladesh Central Bank
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Reuters reports that unknown hackers were able to breach the Bangladesh Bank's systems and steal its credentials for payment transfers, using them to transfer money to entities in the Philippines and Sri Lanka. The hackers were able to get away with about $80 million. The attackers were later revealed to be from North Korea.
|
NGB 3rd Technical Surveillance Bureau
|
Nation-State
|
Korea (the Democratic People's Republic of)
|
http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fed-bangladesh-typo-insight-idUKKCN0WC0TC
|
bcd84e1a63c7b80f
|
2016-03-10 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
buzzmachines.com
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
SonnySpooks hacks buzzmachines.com and dumps nearly 37,000 usernames and passwords.
|
SonnySpooks
|
Undetermined
|
Undetermined
|
https://hacked-emails.com/leak/siph0n-4560
|
daca5c5e71b34869
|
2016-03-10 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Litecointalk Forum
|
Information
| 51
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
The Litecointalk forum is hacked, and all users are forced to reset their passwords.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://themerkle.com/litecointalk-breach-severe/
|
aba01cc08f0bb87c
|
2016-03-10 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Unnamed American Express third-party card processor
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
American Express warns some customers that their personal details may have been exposed due to a data breach of a third-party service provider.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.techinsider.io/american-express-breach-2016-3
|
0253e5f715670d01
|
2016-03-10 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
virtualworldlets.net
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
An unknown hacker hacks virtualworldlets.net and dumps 13,421 usernames and clear text passwords.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://hacked-emails.com/leak/pb-Q5GA227f
|
4944704d55c2c77d
|
2016-03-08 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
1-800-FLOWERS
|
Retail Trade
| 44
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
1-800 Flowers sends out data breach letters notifying customers that a hacker might have stolen their personal information.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.grahamcluley.com/2016/03/1-800-flowers-warns-hacker-stolen-customers-personal-info/
|
e4f8c3e99f107961
|
2016-03-08 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Finland
|
Finland Foreign Ministry
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Political-Espionage
|
Finland foreign minister Erkki Tuomioja reveals to the media that the foreign ministry computer network has been infiltrated by spies. The breach has apparently been going on for four years. Suspects are directed to Russia or China.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/finlands-foreign-ministry-hacked-by-russian-or-chinese-spies/
|
366620b49e93bcb1
|
2016-03-08 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Hawking Technology
|
Manufacturing
| 31
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
An unknown hacker hacks hawkingtech.com and dumps 12,548 records with usernamens and hashed passwords.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.databreaches.net/hawkingtech-com-compromised-again/
|
b462e69c2eeb4dac
|
2016-03-08 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Illinois Valley Podiatry Group
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Illinois Valley Podiatry Group warns 26,588 patients after a contractor hacked.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.databreaches.net/illinois-valley-podiatry-group-warned-26588-patients-after-contractor-hacked/
|
1f95812b9f82dd88
|
2016-03-08 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Korea (the Republic of)
|
Senior South Korean government officials
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Political-Espionage
|
The South Korean National Intelligence Service (NIS) claims that North Korea hacked the smartphones of senior South Korean government officials and stole call history, texts, and even voice calls.
|
NGB 3rd Technical Surveillance Bureau
|
Nation-State
|
Korea (the Democratic People's Republic of)
|
http://www.zdnet.com/article/south-korea-claims-north-hacked-government-officials-smartphones/
|
86b674a7ecdfd8dd
|
2016-03-08 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Whiting-Turner
|
Construction
| 23
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Whiting-Turner notifies employees of a potential breach to a vendor.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.databreaches.net/whiting-turner-notifies-employees-of-potential-breach-at-vendor/
|
1017affd0abf63ba
|
2016-03-07 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Japan
|
Ezaki Glico Co.
|
Manufacturing
| 31
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
Ezaki Glico Co. reveals that personal data on users of its online shopping site may have been compromised following unauthorized accesses. Up to 83,194 records of personal data may have been stolen, including 43,744 that contained credit card information.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/jp-ezaki-glico-reports-possible-customer-data-breach/
|
c858299e5dfd765c
|
2016-03-05 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
55 New Jersey police officers
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Hackers from the Caliphate Cyber Army release the information of 55 New jersey Police Officers, including home addresses, phone numbers and working locations.
|
Caliphate Cyber Army
|
Hacktivist
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3478237/ISIS-hackers-threaten-55-New-Jersey-police-officers-releasing-home-addresses-phone-numbers-working-locations.html
|
eb73f802a4588cbf
|
2016-03-05 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Donald Trump's voicemail
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Personal Attack
|
Donald Trump's voicemail is allegedly hacked by members of Anonymous. The messages are published on Gawker.
|
Anonymous
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-elections/donald-trumps-voicemails-hacked-by-anonymous-a6913861.html
|
5a8bd93c7de3295e
|
2016-03-05 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Korea (the Republic of)
|
Unnamed South Korean news-clipping firm
|
Information
| 51
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
South Korean officials launch an investigation into whether an Islamic State militant group hacked a South Korean news-clipping firm's computer network. Data on 20 South Koreans was reportedly acquired in the attack.
|
Islamic State
|
Hacktivist
|
Japan
|
http://www.databreaches.net/south-korean-police-investigating-alleged-isis-hacking/
|
702c88a3f3ebd892
|
2016-03-04 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
GCI
|
Information
| 51
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
GCI notifies more than 2,500 employees that their W-2 forms were stolen in an apparent phishing scam in February.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.adn.com/business/article/w-2-information-more-2500-gci-employees-stolen-email-scam/2016/03/05/
|
6843b364dd9235ae
|
2016-03-04 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Mansueto Ventures
|
Information
| 51
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Another victim of a payroll phish: unknown criminals obtain the IDs of 90 percent of the employees of Mansueto Ventures and use the data to file the fraudulent tax returns.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://nypost.com/2016/03/04/hackers-victimize-inc-fast-company-staffers/
|
70a1b86bdac39f8d
|
2016-03-04 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Moneytree
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Moneytree is the latest company to alert current and former employees that their tax data, including Social Security numbers, salary and address information, was accidentally handed over directly to scam artists.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/03/thieves-phish-moneytree-employee-tax-data/
|
cd8f8ca924eacddd
|
2016-03-04 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Rosen Hotels & Resorts
|
Accommodation and Food Services
| 72
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Sensors
|
Financial
|
US chain Rosen Hotels & Resorts is the latest to confirm a malware-based breach of its payment processing systems. The breach covered an extended period between September 2, 2014 to February 18, 2016.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.theregister.com/2016/03/09/florida_rosen_hotel_breach/
|
16ac419c6282fa8c
|
2016-03-03 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Cox Communications
|
Information
| 51
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Cox Communications investigates a possible data breach after alleged names, email addresses, phone numbers, and other information relating to some 40,000 employees is currently advertised on The Real Deal Market, a marketplace specialising in stolen data.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bmvmq5/cox-investigates-as-employee-data-appears-for-sale-on-the-dark-web
|
c5dcf0ae76d12a40
|
2016-03-03 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Undetermined
|
Unnamed global shipping company
|
Transportation and Warehousing
| 48
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
An incident detailed in the recently released Verizon Data Breach DigestÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'àreport, unveiled this week at the RSA security conference reveals that a global shipping company has been the victim of high-seas piracy aided by a network intrusion.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/03/pirates-hack-into-shipping-companys-servers-to-identify-booty/
|
277efbd333918e4e
|
2016-03-02 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
cplusplustutor.com
|
Information
| 51
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
An unknown hacker hacks cplusplustutor.com and dumps 5,596 usernames and hashed passwords.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://hacked-emails.com/leak/pb-wWA0fR2S
|
029fea41ffd955bd
|
2016-03-01 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Bank of North Dakota
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Members of the @TheFamilyMethod claim to have hacked the Bank of North Dakota and dump the records of 124 transactions.
|
@TheFamilyMethod
|
Undetermined
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.databreaches.net/hackers-claim-bank-of-north-dakota-hacked/
|
36e64a7007276568
|
2016-03-01 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Mexico
|
GIEI
|
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 targets is a phone belonging to the Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts (GIEI). GIEI is investigating the 2014 Iguala Mass Disappearance and was targeted shortly after criticizing the Mexican government for interfering in the investigation.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://citizenlab.ca/2017/07/mexico-disappearances-nso/
|
661876b9e82af6c3
|
2016-03-01 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Ghana
|
Maritime Trade Information Sharing Centre, Gulf of Guinea (MTISC-GoG),
|
Transportation and Warehousing
| 48
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
BIMCO [Baltic and International Maritime Council] and The Standard Club issue a warning regarding an alleged security breach in the Maritime Trade Information Sharing Centre, Gulf of Guinea (MTISC-GoG), potentially resulting in the release of ships' data to pirates.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.databreaches.net/bimco-security-breach-in-anti-piracy-program/
|
10dda6dbdd942b6f
|
2016-03-01 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Seagate
|
Information
| 51
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
Seagate is the last victim of a payroll phish. A Seagate employee sends the data to an outside e-mail address after receiving an e-mail purportedly from Seagate's CEO Stephen Luczo requesting 2015 W-2 data for current and former Seagate employees.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/03/seagate-phish-exposes-all-employee-w-2s/
|
ab46bae9d8a9d1b0
|
2016-03-01 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Slovakia
|
sktorrent.eu
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
@0x1Taylor hacks sktorrent.eu and dumps more than 117,000 usernames and passwords.
|
@0x1Taylor
|
Undetermined
|
Undetermined
|
http://tech.sme.sk/c/20099331/hackeri-ukradli-na-slovensku-118-tisic-identit.html
|
dd5972c20b88d16d
|
2016-02-29 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Undetermined
|
Islamic State
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation,Internal Denial of Service
|
Sabotage
|
The US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter reveals that the US military is currently waging a cyber-offensive to "interrupt [and] disrupt ISIL's command and control, to cause them to lose confidence in their networks, to overload their network so that they can't function, and do all of these things that will interrupt their ability to command and control forces there, control the population and the economy."
|
US Cyber Command
|
Nation-State
|
United States of America
|
http://www.zdnet.com/article/us-military-launches-first-cyberattack-against-isis-targets/
|
2abe3071b7b1e464
|
2016-02-29 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Mate1.com
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
A hacker on the dark web forum Hell claims to have sold the email addresses and plaintext passwords of over 27 million users of dating site Mate1.com.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/aekvbk/hacker-claims-to-have-sold-27m-dating-site-passwords-mate1-com-hell-forum
|
deb3605bda25f3f4
|
2016-02-28 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
Solar UK Ltd
|
Utilities
| 22
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Protest
|
Hackers from Cyber Caliphate supporting the Islamic State group deface Solar UK Ltd. a small solar energy company, in revenge for a drone strike which killed Junaid Hussain.
|
Caliphate Cyber Army
|
Hacktivist
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-35681783
|
b5b24e749ccc3441
|
2016-02-28 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
United States of America
|
Time Warner Cable Business Class Managed Security Solutions portal
|
Information
| 51
|
Mixed
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
Members of the TeaMp0isoN hacking crew hack into the Time Warner Cable (TWC) Business Class website, steal its database and dump online 4,191 records containing IDs, usernames, email addresses, and encrypted passwords.
|
TeaMp0isoN
|
Hacktivist
|
Spain
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/teamp0ison-hacks-time-warner-cable-business-website-dumps-customer-data-501190.shtml
|
a2015091b7ffaf3a
|
2016-02-27 00:00:00
| 2,016
|
Canada
|
International Civil Aviation Organization
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Political-Espionage
|
New reports reveal that back in 2016 ICAO was hit by a serious cyberattack.
|
APT27 (Iron Panda)
|
Nation-State
|
China
|
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-based-un-aviation-agency-tried-to-cover-up-2016-cyberattack-documents-show-1.5033733
|
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.