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84c1b17c8b6a0ff9
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2015-09-03 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
Manchester Airport
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
In the same wave of attacks, the same attacker also claims responsibility for taking down the website of Manchester Airport (manchesterairport.co.uk).
|
@n0w1337
|
Hobbyist
|
Undetermined
|
http://home.bt.com/news/uk-news/greater-manchester-police-website-targeted-by-hacker-11364001567404
|
3ce521421356ede3
|
2015-09-03 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
Wayne County Board of Education
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
Hackers claiming to be part of Islamic State deface the Wayne County Board of Education website (boe.wayn.k12.wv.us).
|
Elite Islamic State Hackers
|
Hacktivist
|
United States of America
|
https://www.register-herald.com/news/wayne-boe-website-hacked-by-group-saying-its-tied-to-islamic-state/article_c175e134-a695-5a59-8ed1-c3bbdb03d2d6.html
|
dc584eeca4234797
|
2015-09-01 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
Brunswick Hotel & Tavern
|
Accommodation and Food Services
| 72
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
Olympia Hotel Management, which manages Maine-based Brunswick Hotel & Tavern, notifies an undisclosed number of guests that malware was discovered on the hotel's computer systems and payment card information could be at risk (2,600 guests were impacted).
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/opinions/blogs/the-data-breach-blog/malware-on-maine-hotel-computer-targets-guest-payment-cards/
|
4a51a9948beca38d
|
2015-09-01 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
UK National Crime Agency
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
The Lizard Squad takes down the official website of UK's National Crime Agency (nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk).
|
Lizard Squad
|
Undetermined
|
Undetermined
|
http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/09/lizard-squad-launches-ddos-against-uk-law-enforcement-agency/
|
6b73d7ec03ae0941
|
2015-08-31 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
Marion Bowman
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Political-Espionage
|
Marion Bowman, a top former FBI lawyer and U.S. counterintelligence official, reveals that alleged Chinese hackers penetrated his home computer last spring.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.newsweek.com/china-hackers-fbi-marion-bowman-367451
|
ad73f4880c97f100
|
2015-08-30 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
Emilio Aristegui
|
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 Emilio Aristegui, the son of a prominent journalist. He was a minor at the time of the targeting.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://citizenlab.ca/2017/06/reckless-exploit-mexico-nso/
|
f7af7d7c4cdd7dbc
|
2015-08-29 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
Michigan Catholic Conference
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
The Michigan Catholic Conference notifies more than 10,000 employees, that their personal information has been compromised by an unknown hacker who could also have obtained their personal information.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.databreaches.net/michigans-catholic-workers-are-latest-cyber-victims/
|
d1d0aa1386fa9250
|
2015-08-29 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
Utah Food Bank
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Utah Food Bank notifies the donors of an access into its website by an unauthorized individual who could have gained access to personal data of more than 10,000 donors.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.databreaches.net/utah-food-bank-security-breach-exposed-thousands-of-donors-info-since-october-2013/
|
05b4b35d0884be44
|
2015-08-28 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
Cayman Islands
|
http://www.ecaytrade.com/
|
Information
| 51
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
NetPirates AKA @TheNetShip hack ecaytrade.com and dump about 50K usernames and hashed passwords.
|
NetPirates AKA @TheNetShip
|
Undetermined
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.caymancompass.com/2015/08/28/thousands-of-users-affected-by-ecay-trade-hack/
|
e8509873a83a2bf9
|
2015-08-27 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
mumsnet
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
Mumsnet is hit by a new wave of DDoS attacks.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazineuk.com/mumsnet-hit-again-time-stronger-series-attacks/article/1479760
|
db8e3567308a7b89
|
2015-08-26 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
UK National Health Service
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Protest
|
www.secamblive.nhs.uk, a UK National Health Service (NHS) site on which the organisation posts patients' stories describing their experience with illness is defaced by Moroccanwolf, as an act of protest regarding Western governments' lack of humanitarian actions in Syria.
|
Moroccanwolf
|
Hacktivist
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/08/26/nhs_site_defaced_with_screed_protesting_syrian_conflict/
|
1308761e7434f064
|
2015-08-25 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
GitHub
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
Code repository Github is the victim of a massive DDoS attack. The site is likely targeted because of software projects hosted on the site that have allowed Chinese Internet users to bypass the Great Firewall's packet filtering and inspection tools.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://threatpost.com/github-mitigates-ddos-attack/114403
|
8266812c7d1f5919
|
2015-08-24 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
Totally Promotional
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Totally Promotional, an internet seller of imprinted promotional products, notifies an undisclosed number of customers that attackers forced their way into its systems and gained access to some customer payment card data and other information.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/opinions/blogs/the-data-breach-blog/totally-promotional-attack-compromises-payment-cards-other-data/
|
557f14833e3cf27a
|
2015-08-23 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
Auto Zone
|
Retail Trade
| 44
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
JM511 hacks AutoZonePro.com and dumps 49,967 customers' details: billing addresses (street and city), email addresses, hashed passwords, telephone numbers, customers' cities, and dates of birth. The attacker claims to have obtained a total of 162,000+ records.
|
JM511
|
Undetermined
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.databreaches.net/50000-autozone-customers-data-hacked-exposed/
|
d0a3997489cc05f1
|
2015-08-23 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
DePaul University
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
JM511 dumps some data from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) after allegedly warning the university twice. The attacker also warns other universities of possible vulnerabilities including: Western Governor's University in Utah, the University of Minnesota, DePaul University, and Northern Illinois University.
|
JM511
|
Undetermined
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.databreaches.net/more-american-universities-hacked-by-jm511/
|
374864143cf3c5e5
|
2015-08-23 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
Northern Illinois University
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
JM511 dumps some data from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) after allegedly warning the university twice. The attacker also warns other universities of possible vulnerabilities including: Western Governor's University in Utah, the University of Minnesota, DePaul University, and Northern Illinois University.
|
JM511
|
Undetermined
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.databreaches.net/more-american-universities-hacked-by-jm511/
|
ad3a1f208f7f64c2
|
2015-08-23 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
Philippines
|
Philippine Bureau of Customs
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Protest
|
In name of #OpCustoms, a group of hackers takes down the Philippine Bureau of Customs (customs.gov.ph). The hackers come from Anonymous-affiliated groups Pinoy LulzSec, Elite Cyber Security and MCA and PHU DDOS Squad.
|
Pinoy LulzSec; Elite Cyber Security; MCA and PHU DDOS Squad
|
Hacktivist
|
Philippines
|
http://philippineitnewsandservices.blogspot.com/2015/08/philippines-bureau-of-customs-dozed-by.html
|
9753b0e64808ed4e
|
2015-08-23 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Royal Saudi Air Force
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
Mr.Xpr!, an Iranian hacker fromÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆââ¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆââ¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'àIran Hack Security Team defaces the official website of theÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆââ¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆââ¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'àRoyal Saudi Air Force (http://rsaf.gov.sa).
|
Mr.Xpr!
|
Hacktivist
|
Saudi Arabia
|
https://www.hackread.com/saudi-airforce-hacked-iranian-hackers/
|
3426dfe1c7d372f5
|
2015-08-23 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
University of California at Los Angeles
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
JM511 dumps some data from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) after allegedly warning the university twice. The attacker also warns other universities of possible vulnerabilities including: Western Governor's University in Utah, the University of Minnesota, DePaul University, and Northern Illinois University.
|
JM511
|
Undetermined
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.databreaches.net/more-american-universities-hacked-by-jm511/
|
45ed67dbfb319327
|
2015-08-23 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
University of Minnesota
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
JM511 dumps some data from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) after allegedly warning the university twice. The attacker also warns other universities of possible vulnerabilities including: Western Governor's University in Utah, the University of Minnesota, DePaul University, and Northern Illinois University.
|
JM511
|
Undetermined
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.databreaches.net/more-american-universities-hacked-by-jm511/
|
732215feab53a21f
|
2015-08-23 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
Western Governor's University
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
JM511 dumps some data from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) after allegedly warning the university twice. The attacker also warns other universities of possible vulnerabilities including: Western Governor's University in Utah, the University of Minnesota, DePaul University, and Northern Illinois University.
|
JM511
|
Undetermined
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.databreaches.net/more-american-universities-hacked-by-jm511/
|
0761d6202b9cb2b0
|
2015-08-22 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
India
|
Karnataka State Higher Education Council
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
The website of the Karnataka State Higher Education Council (kshec.ac.in) is defaced by a group that calls itself Clinkz48.
|
Clinkz48
|
Hobbyist
|
Undetermined
|
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Website-of-Karnataka-Higher-Education-Council-hacked/articleshow/48598086.cms?
|
22256222f7e24e4a
|
2015-08-21 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
South Africa
|
State Information Technology Agency
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Protest
|
In name of #OperationSA and #OpMonsanto, the Anonymous hack the South African government contractor State Information Technology Agency (sita.co.za) and leak its entire database.
|
Anonymous
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.hackread.com/opmonsanto-anonymous-hacks-south-african-govt/
|
bc8c418a173cc6f4
|
2015-08-20 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
Mexico
|
Carlos Loret de Mola
|
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 Carlos Loret de Mola, a journalist and on-air personality who reported on the alleged cover-up of a massacre in western Mexico.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://citizenlab.ca/2017/06/reckless-exploit-mexico-nso/
|
206b439999d7e1f5
|
2015-08-20 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
University of Rhode Island
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
The University of Rhode Island (URI.edu) notifies former and current students of of an incident involving the inappropriate collection, and possible use, of information related to some URI email accounts by an external individual.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://web.uri.edu/publicsafety/data-security-issue/
|
055ec32bc23764d5
|
2015-08-19 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
mumsnet
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
An Internet troll with the nickname @DadSecurity takes down mumsnet.com and not happy with the result targets the portal co-founder Justine Roberts in a 'swatting' attack.
|
@DadSecurity
|
Undetermined
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/mumsnet-hack-founder-justine-roberts-targeted-in-swatting-attack-and-parenting-website-pushed-temporarily-offline-10461558.html
|
e8f5dd986e90bcb1
|
2015-08-19 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
India
|
UNICEF India
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Protest
|
A group of Turkish hackers going with the online handles ofÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆââ¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆââ¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'àRootDevilz, Jonturk75 and Bozkurt97 deface the official website of UNICEF India (unicef.in) and post a message against China, US, UN, EU and Israel.
|
RootDevilz; Jonturk75; Bozkurt97
|
Hacktivist
|
India
|
https://www.hackread.com/unicef-india-website-turkish-hackers/
|
63a7ff14a006bac4
|
2015-08-19 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
Web.com
|
Information
| 51
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
The name, address, and credit card information of approximately 93,000 customers of Web.com, a popular US-based provider of Internet services to small businesses, is compromised due to a breach of one of the company's computer systems.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18783
|
ab9074ccdea8964b
|
2015-08-18 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
China
|
Tianwang
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
Tianwang, a rights and citizen journalism website based in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan says its operations have been paralyzed by an external attack.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/rights-websites-hit-by-suspected-hacker-attack-great-firewall-blockade-08182015111603.html
|
fc544d63c8ba82eb
|
2015-08-17 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
Clayton Valley Charter High School
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Protest
|
A hacker purportedly associated with the Anonymous collective claims to have hacked the Clayton Valley Charter High School and sends several internal documents via email.
|
Anonymous
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.databreaches.net/ca-anonymous-responsible-for-clayton-valley-charter-high-computer-hack/
|
02576cb7c278ec32
|
2015-08-17 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
Nepal
|
Nepal Department of Transportation
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Protest
|
Avian and the Nepal Cyber Army hack the Nepal Department of Transportation (eproc.dor.gov.np) and dump 8,300 records with usernames and clear text passwords.
|
Avian; Nepal Cyber Army
|
Hacktivist
|
Nepal
|
https://doorsanchar.com/nepal-governments-website-hacked/
|
e7d721185418de96
|
2015-08-17 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
Undetermined
|
The Hope Institute (http://www.makehope.org/)
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
NetPirates AKA @TheNetShip hack The Hope Institute (makehope.org) and dump about 6000 usernames and hashed passwords (they claim to have retrieved an additional 5000 records).
|
NetPirates AKA @TheNetShip
|
Undetermined
|
Undetermined
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20190118012353/http://siph0n.in/exploits.php?id=3990
|
0c95ec71a7312b9f
|
2015-08-15 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
Azerbaijan
|
Embassy of Azerbaijan in Russia
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Protest
|
A hacker going with the handle ofÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆââ¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆââ¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'àMr.H4rD3n defaces the official website of theÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆââ¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆââ¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'àEmbassy of Azerbaijan in Russia (azembassy.ru).
|
Mr.H4rD3n
|
Hacktivist
|
Azerbaijan
|
https://www.hackread.com/azerbaijan-embassy-russia-hacked-syria/
|
2ebf5efd0c42db94
|
2015-08-14 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
City of Henderson
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
A computer hacker broke into a city of Henderson Web server and had access to data for nine days before being detected. However the city declared that no personal or sensitive information was compromised.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/hacker-breaks-into-henderson-computer-server/
|
e011cb0192b57dea
|
2015-08-14 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
Fred's Inc.
|
Undetermined
| 99
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Fred's Inc. confirms that an unauthorized person gained access to two servers that process payment card data placing a malicious software capable of copying the payment card data.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/opinions/blogs/the-data-breach-blog/breach-affects-payment-cards-used-at-hundreds-of-freds-super-dollar-stores-in-14-states/
|
8de1cfde4801761d
|
2015-08-14 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
University of Virginia
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
The University of Virginia announces to have been hit by a cyber attack allegedly originating from China.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://news.virginia.edu/content/uva-responds-cyber-attack-portions-it-systems-0
|
ef18099bcec389af
|
2015-08-12 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
Michigan Athletics Facebook page
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
The University of Michigan's most popular Facebook pages: Michigan Football, Michigan Basketball, and Michigan Athletics are hacked by an unknown user that posts malicious messages.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://socialmedia.umich.edu/blog/hacked/
|
f240b1f762b43e85
|
2015-08-12 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
Michigan Basketball Facebook page
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
The University of Michigan's most popular Facebook pages: Michigan Football, Michigan Basketball, and Michigan Athletics are hacked by an unknown user that posts malicious messages.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://socialmedia.umich.edu/blog/hacked/
|
bd15fda3483cacdc
|
2015-08-12 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
Michigan Football Facebook page
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
The University of Michigan's most popular Facebook pages: Michigan Football, Michigan Basketball, and Michigan Athletics are hacked by an unknown user that posts malicious messages.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://socialmedia.umich.edu/blog/hacked/
|
f23335eea3e91e3d
|
2015-08-12 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
OneBookShelf
|
Information
| 51
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
OneBookShelf, the operator of websites that sell games and comics as PDFs and print-on-demand publications, notifies customers that it suffered a hacker attack that obtained some credit card information.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://icv2.com/articles/news/view/32291/credit-card-breach-onebookshelf
|
b9cc6acbb31b1c7c
|
2015-08-10 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
Mexico
|
Mexican Ministry of Communications and Transportation
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Protest
|
A group of Mexican hacktivists affiliated with the Anonymous collective defaces the website of the Mexican Ministry of Communications and Transportation (mexicoconectado.gob.mx) in retaliation for the murder of the Mexican photojournalist RubÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆââ¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã 'ÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆââ'ìÃ'à'ÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆââ¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'én Espinosa.
|
MexicanH Team
|
Hacktivist
|
Mexico
|
https://www.hackread.com/anonymous-mexico-ruben-espinosa/
|
1179c6ceeda1f390
|
2015-08-08 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
Brazil
|
Boqueirao Bus Station
|
Transportation and Warehousing
| 48
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
Hackers infiltrate the travel information video screens at a Brazilian bus station in the southern city of Curitiba, and replace arrival and departure times with hard-core porn.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/World/2015/Aug-08/310320-hackers-broadcast-porn-on-tv-screens-at-brazil-bus-depot.ashx
|
cd5cff8f151ce4d0
|
2015-08-08 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
Carphone Warehouse Affiliates
|
Retail Trade
| 44
|
Mixed
|
Exploitation of Application Server,External Denial of Service
|
Financial
|
The personal details of up to 2.4 million customers may have been accessed after a division of Carphone Warehouse was hit by a cyberÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆââ¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆââ¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'àattack. It also appears that a smokescreen DDoS attack was utilised to hide the attack.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/epic/cpw/11794521/Carphone-Warehouse-hackers-used-traffic-bombardment-smokescreen.html
|
91f0bf6e0b2f9f16
|
2015-08-08 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
The Employment Agents Movement (TEAM)
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
TEAM (The Employment Agents Movement), the largest network of independent recruiters in the UK, is hit by a Saudi Arabian hacker that goes by the online handle JM511. The attacker dumps 1296 records.
|
@JM511
|
Undetermined
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep09464.5?seq=13#metadata_info_tab_contents
|
6bf235116ed8fa31
|
2015-08-07 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
American Airlines Group Inc.
|
Transportation and Warehousing
| 48
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
American Airlines Group Inc., the world's biggest carrier, announces that an investigation is ongoing to verify whether the same attackers who targeted Sabre had entered its computers.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-07/american-airlines-sabre-said-to-be-hit-in-hacks-backed-by-china
|
dc7dabd54a7b3c7d
|
2015-08-07 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
Ecuador
|
Dr. Carlos Figeuroa
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Political-Espionage
|
The Associated Press shows evidence that some Ecuadorean opposition activists were hacked by Ecuador's domestic intelligence agency, with software tailor-made by Hacking Team. The only named victim is Dr. Carlos Figeuroa.
|
National Intelligence Secretariat (Secretar�a Nacional de Inteligencia, SENAIN)
|
Nation-State
|
Ecuador
|
https://apnews.com/6f41d49888174b45857d34511fda1caf/apnewsbreak-email-leak-suggests-ecuador-spied-opposition
|
1ceba6dc856c2e5b
|
2015-08-07 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
Sweden
|
Hemmakvall AB (http://www.hemmakvall.se)
|
Wholesale Trade
| 42
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
A couple of hackers dubbed PH1K3 and z0x hack Hemmakvall.se (a Swedish video store chain) and dump the details of approximately 47,000 users.
|
ph1k3
|
Undetermined
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.dn.se/ekonomi/hemmakvall-hackat-50000-kunders-uppgifter-pa-vift/
|
4549f690a26379e8
|
2015-08-07 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
Sabre Corporation
|
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
| 56
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Sabre Corp., which processes reservations for hundreds of airlines and thousands of hotels, confirm that its systems were breached recently. The company was probably hacked as part of the same wave of attacks that targeted insurer Anthem Inc. and the U.S. military.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-07/american-airlines-sabre-said-to-be-hit-in-hacks-backed-by-china
|
dd2e0c878b317e58
|
2015-08-06 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Dubizzle
|
Retail Trade
| 44
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Several Dubizzle customers receive a warning email message instructing them to immediately change their passwords, after the online classifieds website discovers a security breach.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.emirates247.com/business/technology/dubizzle-strengthens-online-security-following-breach-2015-08-06-1.599356
|
076243a1ac1b7155
|
2015-08-06 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
Canada
|
http://itembay.ca/
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
l1kw1d hacks itembay.ca, an online game virtual currency provider and dumps 4,330 usernames with clear text passwords.
|
l1kw1d
|
Undetermined
|
Undetermined
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20170526231625/http://siph0n.net/exploits.php?id=3974
|
4eedb2194c22ee83
|
2015-08-06 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
ICANN
|
Information
| 51
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
ICANN, the organisation which oversees the Internet's Domain Name System, reveals to have fallen victim to a hacker attack during which the details (emails and hashed passwords) of users who had created profiles on the organisation's public website were exposed.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/security-data-protection/security-breach-icann/
|
0c6f1a184d9586c2
|
2015-08-06 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
Miranda Lambert
|
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
| 71
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
A woman, identifying herself only as "Brenda", claims to have broken into Miranda Lambert's email account, accessing more than 35,000 emails.
|
Brenda
|
Undetermined
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/exclusive-miranda-lambert-s-private-e-mail-account-hacked-hacker-confesses-to-breaking-into-35-000-plus-personal-e-mails-66194
|
12fb070fe61561bf
|
2015-08-06 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
United States Department of Defense
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
U.S. officials tell NBC News that Russia launched a "sophisticated cyberattack" against the Pentagon's Joint Staff unclassified email system, which has been shut down and taken offline for nearly two weeks.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.cnbc.com/2015/08/06/russia-hacks-pentagon-computers-nbc-citing-sources.html
|
2f37d859628c46c4
|
2015-08-05 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
Australia
|
Australian Investment Exchange
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
The Australian Securities & Investment Commission (ASIC) reveals that an unnamed Russian hacker used compromised retail accounts held by E*Trade, Commsec and the Australian Investment Exchange to illegally manipulate more than a dozen penny stocks to the tune of $77,429 AUD.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/aussies-finger-russian-in-stock-hack/
|
a22d7bea46e48474
|
2015-08-05 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
Australia
|
Commsec
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
The Australian Securities & Investment Commission (ASIC) reveals that an unnamed Russian hacker used compromised retail accounts held by E*Trade, Commsec and the Australian Investment Exchange to illegally manipulate more than a dozen penny stocks to the tune of $77,429 AUD.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/aussies-finger-russian-in-stock-hack/
|
bbd6e4398c3f2178
|
2015-08-05 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
Australia
|
E*Trade
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
The Australian Securities & Investment Commission (ASIC) reveals that an unnamed Russian hacker used compromised retail accounts held by E*Trade, Commsec and the Australian Investment Exchange to illegally manipulate more than a dozen penny stocks to the tune of $77,429 AUD.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/aussies-finger-russian-in-stock-hack/
|
151e5109b2fab91f
|
2015-08-05 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
Canada
|
Hover
|
Information
| 51
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Website domain name registrar Hover emails users warning of possible "unauthorised access" to one of its systems, telling them that they will not be able to log into the service until they reset their passwords.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://grahamcluley.com/2015/08/security-alert-hover-leads-password-reset/
|
60211bc6ff5a90ba
|
2015-08-05 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
Sri Lanka
|
Sri Lankan Prime Minister
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
The Sri Lankan prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has his office website hacked by a pro-Syria hacktivist dubbed Dr.MwNs.
|
Dr.MwNs
|
Hacktivist
|
Sri Lanka
|
https://www.hackread.com/sri-lankan-prime-ministers-office-website-hacked/
|
e47d74193bf70a7b
|
2015-08-05 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
Yapstone
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
YapStone (VacationRentPayments) notifies some property managers and others who use their service to receive vacation rental payments that personal information in their account applications was compromised by unauthorized persons between July 15, 2014 and August 5, 2015.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.databreaches.net/vacationrentpayment-notifies-customers-whose-account-application-information-was-hacked/
|
96bc1616056686ce
|
2015-08-04 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
Andy Weir
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Mixed
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
Andy Weir, the creator of The Martian has his Twitter and e-mail accounts hacked.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/08/the-martian-author-says-comcast-let-hacker-take-over-his-e-mail/
|
c6f152fc85e9a372
|
2015-08-04 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
Bodmin College
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Personal Attack
|
A disgruntled former student is thought to be responsible for hacking Bodmin College's website and defacing it with a series of obscenities.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/uk-bodmin-college-website-offline-after-it-was-hacked-with-obscenities/
|
04dbad5eaaed3e73
|
2015-08-04 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
Dota 2 Servers
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
The International, the annual tournament for Valve's Dota 2, featuring dozens of players and millions in prize money, is put on hold when a DDoS attack takes down the game's servers.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.theverge.com/2015/8/4/9097597/the-international-dota-2-ddos-attack-valve
|
2c89eb5baa418226
|
2015-08-03 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
Donald Trump Corporate Website
|
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
| 53
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
Telecomix Canada hacks Donald Trump's corporate website (trump.com) sendingÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆââ¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆââ¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'àa public thank you messageÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆââ¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆââ¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'àtoÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆââ¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆââ¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'àoutgoing Daily Show host Jon Stewart.
|
Telecomix Canada
|
Hacktivist
|
United States of America
|
http://www.cbc.ca/news/trending/hacktivists-hijack-donald-trumps-website-with-message-for-jon-stewart-1.3178066
|
9ce8d4d335a8096c
|
2015-08-03 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Two undisclosed UAE banks
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Several credit cards are being replaced across the UAE by some banks following a possible security beach involving online hackers.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.emirates247.com/business/technology/fraud-alert-uae-banks-replace-credit-cards-after-security-scare-2015-08-05-1.599203
|
396c3ec29e8d5242
|
2015-08-01 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
Etowah County Sheriff's Office
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
MuhmadEmad, an anti-ISIS Kurdish hacker, defaces the websites of the Etowah County Sheriff's Office and Hardin Center (etowahcountysheriff.com and culturalarts.com) posting a message against the Islamic State.
|
MuhmadEmad
|
Hacktivist
|
United States of America
|
https://www.hackread.com/anti-isis-kurdish-hacker-sheriff-site/
|
bcca27511a1e0e65
|
2015-08-01 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
Hardin Center
|
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
| 71
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
MuhmadEmad, an anti-ISIS Kurdish hacker, defaces the websites of the Etowah County Sheriff's Office and Hardin Center (etowahcountysheriff.com and culturalarts.com) posting a message against the Islamic State.
|
MuhmadEmad
|
Hacktivist
|
United States of America
|
https://www.hackread.com/anti-isis-kurdish-hacker-sheriff-site/
|
584bd4ee37e66fe7
|
2015-08-01 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
Myanmar
|
Myanmar Ministry of Information website
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Political-Espionage
|
A threat actor compromised the President of Myanmar website in an attempt to compromise visitors to those websites for espionage purposes.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/evilgrab-delivered-by-watering-hole-attack-on-president-of-myanmars-website/
|
36ef060a11820dc7
|
2015-08-01 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
Orange County Employees Association
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
The Orange County Employees Association notifies an undisclosed number of people that their personal information, and that of their dependents, may have been accessed by hackers during one or more attacks, which appears to have occurred as early as June 5.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.databreaches.net/orange-county-employees-association-victim-of-hack/
|
2a9ff483a40e144f
|
2015-08-01 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
Siouxland Pain Clinic
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Siouxland Pain Clinic's computer system is hacked, putting at risk patient privacy. 13,000 users are potentially affected and an investigation suggests a possible Chinese origin for the attack.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.databreaches.net/siouxland-pain-clinic-says-patient-information-likely-exposed-by-hacker/
|
e62043a3b3da5ced
|
2015-07-31 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
RBS Banking Group
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
The RBS banking group reveals it suffered a cyber attack on its online services that left customers struggling to log on for nearly an hour.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/jul/31/rbs-and-natwest-customers-complain-of-online-problems
|
2f110e7c69cbc962
|
2015-07-31 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
University of Connecticut
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
The University of Connecticut reveals the details of a cyber intrusion through which hackers, apparently originating in China, gained access to servers at Uconn's School of Engineering.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://today.uconn.edu/2015/07/uconn-responds-to-data-breach-at-school-of-engineering/
|
8b064fdfa3f413f4
|
2015-07-30 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
PagerDuty
|
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
| 56
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Alarm aggregation and dispatching service PagerDuty detects an unauthorized intrusion by an attacker who gained access to customer information, and the company requires that all customers change their passwords.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/opinions/blogs/the-data-breach-blog/pagerduty-requires-password-change-for-all-customers-following-breach/
|
ca8998b6b36013fe
|
2015-07-30 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
Planned Parenthood
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
Planned Parenthood websites are taken down by a DDoS attack and, according to the main page, undergoing maintenance.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/planned-parenthood-websites-downed-in-ddos-attack/
|
3215026b3af21a13
|
2015-07-30 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
Red Granite Pictures
|
Information
| 51
|
Mixed
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
Red Granite Pictures, claims in a new lawsuit that it has been the subject of a malicious hack that has allowed the attackers to intimidate employees and disrupt its business via a mass emails campaign.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/wolf-wall-street-backer-says-812115
|
81e2ebae49956a83
|
2015-07-29 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
HanesBrands
|
Manufacturing
| 31
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Hanesbrands Inc. reveals that a customer order database was breached by a hacker in June, compromising information for about 900,000 online and telephone customers.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://journalnow.com/business/business_news/local/hanesbrands-database-hacked/article_543b338e-3664-11e5-b77e-c77df1e08b5c.html
|
734636ee62971709
|
2015-07-29 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
United Airlines
|
Transportation and Warehousing
| 48
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Political-Espionage
|
A report from Bloomberg reveals that the hackers who stole data on tens of millions of U.S. insurance holders and government employees in recent months breached another big target at around the same time: United Airlines. The attacked probably happened in May, early June.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-29/china-tied-hackers-that-hit-u-s-said-to-breach-united-airlines
|
9dec26398446f3d8
|
2015-07-27 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
Italy
|
http://www.j-ax.it
|
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
| 71
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Opheus Haxor hacks the forum section of j-ax.it (the website of one of the most popular Italian singers) and dumps 31,000 usernames.
|
Opheus Haxor
|
Undetermined
|
Undetermined
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20151026172456/http://siph0n.net/exploits.php?id=4057
|
52f679608423e732
|
2015-07-27 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
Village Pizza & Pub
|
Accommodation and Food Services
| 72
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Sensors
|
Financial
|
Village Pizza & Pub, a local pizza chain headquartered in Elgin, Illinois, is the indirect victim of security breach perpetrated against TransformPOS, the company that provides its POS payment card processing system.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.databreaches.net/il-village-pizza-pub-notifies-customers-of-data-security-breach-at-transformpos/
|
eeb8ad95e2c553dc
|
2015-07-26 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
New York Magazine
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
New York magazine's website was taken down, apparently by hackers trying to silence it, just hours after publishing the accounts of 35 women who say they were raped by Bill Cosby.
|
VikingDom2016
|
Hacktivist
|
United States of America
|
https://qz.com/464609/hackers-say-we-know-one-of-them-females-in-the-cover-after-new-york-magazines-website-goes-down-in-an-attack/
|
b7da228be8eedc08
|
2015-07-26 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
Planned Parenthood
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Protest
|
A group of hackers who oppose the healthcare nonprofit's abortion practices release Planned Parenthood's website databases as well as names and email addresses of the organization's employees.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.dailydot.com/debug/planned-parenthood-hacked-anti-abortion-3301/
|
48660f9393129beb
|
2015-07-25 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
Canada
|
Canadian government
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Protest
|
Hackers from the Anonymous collective say they breached supposedly secure Canadian government computers and accessed high-level, classified national security documents as retaliation for last week's fatal shooting by the RCMP of a protester in British Columbia. To support their claim, they publish a document that appears to be legitimate Treasury Board of Canada notes on federal cabinet funding to fix flaws in the foreign stations of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS).
|
Anonymous
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/anonymous-says-it-hacked-canadas-security-secrets-in-retaliation-for-police-shooting-of-b-c-activist/
|
ebca2786b4654d35
|
2015-07-25 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
Morocco
|
Google
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
A group of hackers going with the handle of The Exploit3rs deface the official Moroccan domains of Google, Microsoft and Kaspersky Labs. The attack was possible since the attackers hacked into the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Morocco.
|
The Exploit3rs
|
Hacktivist
|
Morocco
|
https://www.hackread.com/google-microsoft-kaspersky-morocco-hacked/
|
710f8917d0ffc99c
|
2015-07-25 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
Morocco
|
Kaspersky Lab
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
A group of hackers going with the handle of The Exploit3rs deface the official Moroccan domains of Google, Microsoft and Kaspersky Labs. The attack was possible since the attackers hacked into the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Morocco.
|
The Exploit3rs
|
Hacktivist
|
Morocco
|
https://www.hackread.com/google-microsoft-kaspersky-morocco-hacked/
|
2a5d6b9838dc9212
|
2015-07-25 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
Morocco
|
Microsoft
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
A group of hackers going with the handle of The Exploit3rs deface the official Moroccan domains of Google, Microsoft and Kaspersky Labs. The attack was possible since the attackers hacked into the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Morocco.
|
The Exploit3rs
|
Hacktivist
|
Morocco
|
https://www.hackread.com/google-microsoft-kaspersky-morocco-hacked/
|
7dc929c713e9329e
|
2015-07-25 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
Australia
|
University of Queensland
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Protest
|
A Group of Hacktivists calling themselves @NightmareSquad hacks the University of Queensland and dumps 9 individuals' e-mail addresses and clear-text passwords.
|
@NightmareSquad
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/au-university-of-queensland-logins-leaked-by-nightmare-squad/
|
4f5b91c6aaa0c8d7
|
2015-07-24 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
Romania
|
BitDefender
|
Information
| 51
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
A hacker called DetoxRansome hacks BitDefender and blackmails the company, demanding a ransom of $15,000 and threatening to release the stolen usernames and passwords (allegedly kept in clear) in case the ransom is not paid.
|
DetoxRansome
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2015/07/31/bitdefender-hacked/?ss=Security#3518211a5ab2
|
a7342baef111f919
|
2015-07-24 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
Healthfirst
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
New York-based Healthfirst notifies about 5,300 current and former members that their personal information may have been compromised in a criminal fraud scheme.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/opinions/blogs/the-data-breach-blog/data-on-5300-healthfirst-members-caught-up-in-fraud-scheme/
|
ed6ca46e4e8db38e
|
2015-07-23 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
CoinCut
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
UK bitcoin exchange CoinCut is investigating a possible data breach which exposed sensitive customer information including passport and card data to the public.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/bitcoin-exchange-coincut/
|
15ba26486cf765e1
|
2015-07-22 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
Canada
|
Public Service Labour Relations and Employment Board
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Hackers from the Anonymous collective break into the network of the tribunal that adjudicates disputes between public servants and the federal government and dump 3856 records.
|
Anonymous
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.orangeville.com/news-story/5753454-federal-tribunal-targeted-in-cyberattack/
|
045b51fcc5d640d4
|
2015-07-21 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
Undetermined
|
furydown.com
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
A hacker dubbed FireHack dumps furydown.com (a DDoS tool) and dumps 3000 usernames and hashed passwords.
|
FireHack
|
Undetermined
|
Undetermined
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20150725044332/https://pastebin.com/icXAEUpD
|
daa8abcb84cb09f0
|
2015-07-20 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
Undetermined
|
http://ohcecilia.com
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Mixed
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Message Manipulation
|
Protest
|
Other escort services end up under the unwelcome attention of @ElSurveillance and are defaced.
|
ElSurveillance
|
Hacktivist
|
United States of America
|
https://www.databreaches.net/more-escort-related-services-hacked/
|
61987d65ce58b3e8
|
2015-07-20 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
Undetermined
|
http://seductivealchemy.com
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Mixed
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Message Manipulation
|
Protest
|
Other escort services end up under the unwelcome attention of @ElSurveillance and are defaced.
|
ElSurveillance
|
Hacktivist
|
United States of America
|
https://www.databreaches.net/more-escort-related-services-hacked/
|
5bcca07258c46963
|
2015-07-20 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
Undetermined
|
http://sofiadelterra.com
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Mixed
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Message Manipulation
|
Protest
|
Other escort services end up under the unwelcome attention of @ElSurveillance and are defaced.
|
ElSurveillance
|
Hacktivist
|
United States of America
|
https://www.databreaches.net/more-escort-related-services-hacked/
|
88322cba849a53ae
|
2015-07-20 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
Undetermined
|
http://tabithalayne.com
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Mixed
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Message Manipulation
|
Protest
|
Other escort services end up under the unwelcome attention of @ElSurveillance and are defaced.
|
ElSurveillance
|
Hacktivist
|
United States of America
|
https://www.databreaches.net/more-escort-related-services-hacked/
|
aaf92d4863ccf1b5
|
2015-07-20 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
Undetermined
|
http://taliaamour.com
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Mixed
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Message Manipulation
|
Protest
|
Other escort services end up under the unwelcome attention of @ElSurveillance and are defaced.
|
ElSurveillance
|
Hacktivist
|
United States of America
|
https://www.databreaches.net/more-escort-related-services-hacked/
|
deedd63d3efd60fb
|
2015-07-20 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
Undetermined
|
http://tawnybrie.com
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Mixed
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Message Manipulation
|
Protest
|
Other escort services end up under the unwelcome attention of @ElSurveillance and are defaced.
|
ElSurveillance
|
Hacktivist
|
United States of America
|
https://www.databreaches.net/more-escort-related-services-hacked/
|
150ffe55fc741303
|
2015-07-19 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
Canada
|
Ashley Madison
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Ashley Madison, an online dating website that specifically targets people looking to have an affair, is hacked by a group that calls itself Impact Team. The authors of the attack threaten to release the entire database of 37 million users.
|
The Impact Team
|
Undetermined
|
Undetermined
|
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/07/ashley-madison-an-dating-website-for-cheaters-gets-hacked/
|
b97e9bbce7958874
|
2015-07-19 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
captain69.co.uk
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Protest
|
@ElSurveillance continues his battle against websites that promote escorts. This time the target is captain69.co.uk and the leaked records are about 2600.
|
ElSurveillance
|
Hacktivist
|
United States of America
|
https://www.databreaches.net/another-escort-service-related-site-hacked-with-data-dumped/
|
9838302f653cdad4
|
2015-07-18 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
United States of America
|
MeetMeInYourCity.com
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Protest
|
@ElSurveillance starts his personal battle against websites that promote escorts, defacing MeetMeInYourCity.com and leaking 2500 usernames and clear text passwords.
|
ElSurveillance
|
Hacktivist
|
United States of America
|
https://www.databreaches.net/meetmeinyourcity-user-email-addresses-and-passwords-dumped/
|
7b70844d7a0caec4
|
2015-07-18 00:00:00
| 2,015
|
Canada
|
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Protest
|
Members of the Anonymous collective claim to have crashed the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) website as a part of a battle to retaliate for the murder of a member in a shooting involving the Canadian Police.
|
Anonymous
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.hackread.com/anonymous-targets-canadian-police-rcmps-website/
|
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.