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e088c4f33fddb15b
2015-04-15 00:00:00
2,015
Malaysia
Yahoo!
Information
51
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
Three Bangladeshi hackers going with the handles of Ne0-h4ck3r, TiGER-M@TE and F0RTYS3V3N, hijack the Google, Google Images, YouTube and Yahoo Malaysia domains.
Ne0-h4ck3r; TiGER-M@TE; F0RTYS3V3N
Hobbyist
Bangladesh
https://www.hackread.com/bangladesh-hacked-google-images-yahoo-malaysia/
d2ddfa18cfcfe729
2015-04-15 00:00:00
2,015
Malaysia
YouTube
Information
51
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
Three Bangladeshi hackers going with the handles of Ne0-h4ck3r, TiGER-M@TE and F0RTYS3V3N, hijack the Google, Google Images, YouTube and Yahoo Malaysia domains.
Ne0-h4ck3r; TiGER-M@TE; F0RTYS3V3N
Hobbyist
Bangladesh
https://www.hackread.com/bangladesh-hacked-google-images-yahoo-malaysia/
e06856d950958a21
2015-04-14 00:00:00
2,015
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Betfair
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
Online poker rooms are under a DDoS attack. The victims are Betfair, Unibet, and PokerStars.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.pokernewsdaily.com/ddos-attacks-plague-online-poker-once-again-26945/
d7a75661c7515314
2015-04-14 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
Multi State Lottery Association
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Disruptive
Data Attack
Financial
Eddie Raymond Tipton, the former security boss of the Multi State Lottery Association, is charged with fraud after allegedly hacking with a rootkit the computer that picks the winning numbers.
Eddie Raymond Tipton
Criminal
United States of America
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-32301117
f0147ce5a4898b43
2015-04-14 00:00:00
2,015
Isle of Man
PokerStars
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
Online poker rooms are under a DDoS attack. The victims are Betfair, Unibet, and PokerStars.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.pokernewsdaily.com/ddos-attacks-plague-online-poker-once-again-26945/
c518de07a9728678
2015-04-14 00:00:00
2,015
Belgium
Rossel
Information
51
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
Rossel, a Belgian media group, is the victim of a DDoS attack. One of Belgium's largest French-speaking newspapers, La Soir, along with others sites are affected and temporarily shut down. A new attack is executed the day after.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/belgian-media-company-experiences-ddos-attack/
98dfd1e3a39bf6b6
2015-04-14 00:00:00
2,015
Taiwan (Province of China)
Taipei Mayor's Office
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Undetermined
The computer on the desk of Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je's secretary is hacked. Investigators trace the perpetrator to China.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201504140024.aspx
c1d2b5163dd23f2d
2015-04-14 00:00:00
2,015
Israel
The Jewish Press
Information
51
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
Gaza Team, a pro-Palestinian group of hackers, hacks The Jewish Press. The site displays a black backdrop with a man holding ISIS-type flag. The team vows to hack many more pro-Israel websites in the future.
Gaza Team
Hacktivist
Israel
https://www.hackread.com/pro-israeli-jewish-press-website-hacked/
975be6bc15f5dc9c
2015-04-14 00:00:00
2,015
Malta
Unibet
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
Online poker rooms are under a DDoS attack. The victims are Betfair, Unibet, and PokerStars.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.pokernewsdaily.com/ddos-attacks-plague-online-poker-once-again-26945/
9b27ddd8757f1054
2015-04-13 00:00:00
2,015
Saudi Arabia
Al-Alam
Information
51
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
Saudi hackers take over the official Twitter account of Iran's state Television Al-Alam (@alalam_news), posting material supportive of the Saudi-led air war against Iran-backed rebels in Yemen.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.hackread.com/irani-state-tv-social-media-hacked-saudi-hackers/
d027b5cc6e39a30c
2015-04-13 00:00:00
2,015
Saudi Arabia
alhayat.com
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Sabotage
In name of #OpSaudi, the Yemen Cyber Army hacks alhayat.com and dumps 926 records including usernames and hashed passwords.
Yemen Cyber Army
Hacktivist
Yemen
http://pastebin.com/eKHDGgE6
d7c54fbbcefd62de
2015-04-13 00:00:00
2,015
Australia
Hobart Airport
Transportation and Warehousing
48
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
Hobart Airport's website is defaced by Team System DZ with a message supporting radical group Islamic State (IS) over the weekend.
Team System DZ
Hacktivist
Algeria
http://www.zdnet.com/article/hobart-airport-website-down-after-pro-is-hack/
a6faa8ddd745e3ed
2015-04-13 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
Homebridge
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Homebridge notifies an undisclosed number of current and former employees that unauthorized access was gained to human resource records via malware implanted on a limited number of computers, and that the stolen personal information may have been used to file fraudulent tax returns.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/opinions/blogs/the-data-breach-blog/california-based-home-care-services-co-notifies-employees-of-data-breach-tax-fraud/
6370be22d04784ea
2015-04-13 00:00:00
2,015
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Kelly Brook
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Personal Attack
Yet another trail of the infamous Fappening affair. This time it's the turn of Kelly Brook, whose nude photos are leaked by unknown hackers.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://grahamcluley.com/2015/04/the-kelly-brook-nude-photos-hack-part-94/
c129ef26d6b04308
2015-04-13 00:00:00
2,015
Holy See
Vatican City
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Protest
A Turkish hacker with the handle @THTHerakles shut down the Vatican City official website (vatican.va) to protest against Pope Francis' remarks in which he used the word "genocide" to refer to mass killings of Armenians by Turks.
@THTHerakles
Hacktivist
Turkey
https://www.hackread.com/hackers-shut-down-vatican-city-website/
aeb36fd58778ab52
2015-04-12 00:00:00
2,015
Canada
Montreal Police Department
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Protest
The hacker group Anonymous Quebec takes down the Montreal Police department website and the officers' union to protest against the brutality used during student demonstrations.
Anonymous (Quebec)
Hacktivist
Canada
https://www.hackread.com/anonymous-shuts-down-montreal-police-website/
fd5912148c6cf7c4
2015-04-11 00:00:00
2,015
Israel
lhbltd.com
Wholesale Trade
42
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
The Anonymous breach into an Israeli gun shop website (lhbltd.com) and leak login credentials plus personal details of its local and international customers, including some government officers.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
https://www.hackread.com/opisrael-anonymous-hacks-israeli-gun-shop-site/
da9a5d2136776240
2015-04-10 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
Biggby Coffee
Accommodation and Food Services
72
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Biggby Coffee announces that an intruder forced their way into its systems and accessed a database containing personal information.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/opinions/blogs/the-data-breach-blog/biggby-coffee-announces-website-intrusion-access-gained-to-database/
bc62985e6c93d126
2015-04-10 00:00:00
2,015
China
Hunan Police Academy
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Protest
AnonymousGlobo defaces several Chinese government websites including the Hunan (a province in China) Police Academy website in solidarity with pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.
Anonymous (Globo)
Hacktivist
Undetermined
https://www.hackread.com/operationchina-anonymous-hacks-chinese-police-govt/
011d860948a844a7
2015-04-09 00:00:00
2,015
Turkmenistan
Embassy of Turkmenistan in Belarus
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
The website of Turkmenistan's embassy in Belarus is taken offline following an apparent hack by two ISIS supporters.
Abdellah Elmaghribi; Moroccan Wolf
Hacktivist
Turkmenistan
http://www.rferl.org/content/turkmen-embassy-in-minsk-hacked/26947114.html
164297d69e87d659
2015-04-09 00:00:00
2,015
France
TV5Monde
Information
51
Disruptive
Message Manipulation,External Denial of Service,Internal Denial of Service, Physical Attack
Sabotage
TV5Monde, a multi-station television network headquartered in Paris, France, has 11 of its TV stations taken off the air. In the same time it suffers an internal IT outage alongside a social media and website takeover. The Cyber Caliphate, a group of Pro-ISIS hackers claims responsibility. However, it was later revelated that the hack was a false flag operation carried out by APT28.
GRU 85th Main Special Service Center (Unit 26165) (FANCYBEAR)
Nation-State
Russian Federation
https://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/medias/piratage-de-tv5-monde-la-piste-russe_1687673.html
d3f3d7fe54af0984
2015-04-08 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
Kendall Jenner
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
Kendall Jenner's Twitter account is hacked, and begins posting some out-of-character messages to her 10.2 million followers.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.welivesecurity.com/2015/04/08/kendall-jenner-twitter-hacked/
08172bd89ae3d38a
2015-04-07 00:00:00
2,015
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
British Department of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Protest
Islamist hackers of the Moroccan Islamic Union-Mail deface uk-air.defra.gov.uk, a website run by the British Government's Department of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and dedicated to monitoring air pollution.
Moroccan Islamic Union-Mail
Hacktivist
Saudi Arabia
http://www.hotforsecurity.com/blog/uk-government-website-hijacked-by-islamist-hackers-11676.html
9b8eb07f40a6fb69
2015-04-07 00:00:00
2,015
Israel
Honda Israel
Manufacturing
31
Disruptive
Message Manipulation,External Denial of Service
Protest
Other #OpIsrael attacks: Anonymous, Anonymous Arabe, Anonymous Arab and AnonGhost deface several private domains and several governmental sites in addition to leaking data of Israeli citizens.
Anonymous; AnonGhost
Hacktivist
Israel
https://www.hackread.com/opisrael-700-sites-hacked-thousands-of-social-media-paypal-crenential-leaked/
915fd68708f27675
2015-04-07 00:00:00
2,015
Israel
Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Disruptive
Message Manipulation,External Denial of Service
Protest
Other #OpIsrael attacks: Anonymous, Anonymous Arabe, Anonymous Arab and AnonGhost deface several private domains and several governmental sites in addition to leaking data of Israeli citizens.
Anonymous; AnonGhost
Hacktivist
Israel
https://www.hackread.com/opisrael-700-sites-hacked-thousands-of-social-media-paypal-crenential-leaked/
cf3431d501514a2e
2015-04-07 00:00:00
2,015
Israel
LandRover Israel
Manufacturing
31
Disruptive
Message Manipulation,External Denial of Service
Protest
Other #OpIsrael attacks: Anonymous, Anonymous Arabe, Anonymous Arab and AnonGhost deface several private domains and several governmental sites in addition to leaking data of Israeli citizens.
Anonymous; AnonGhost
Hacktivist
Israel
https://www.hackread.com/opisrael-700-sites-hacked-thousands-of-social-media-paypal-crenential-leaked/
f8fc216d7135c5fe
2015-04-07 00:00:00
2,015
Israel
PayPal
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Protest
Other #OpIsrael attacks: Anonymous, Anonymous Arabe, Anonymous Arab and AnonGhost deface several private domains and several governmental sites in addition to leaking data of Israeli citizens.
Anonymous (Arab)
Hacktivist
Undetermined
https://www.hackread.com/opisrael-700-sites-hacked-thousands-of-social-media-paypal-crenential-leaked/
cfc27559740de8a8
2015-04-07 00:00:00
2,015
Israel
Technion Center for Structural Biology
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Disruptive
Message Manipulation,External Denial of Service
Protest
Other #OpIsrael attacks: Anonymous, Anonymous Arabe, Anonymous Arab and AnonGhost deface several private domains and several governmental sites in addition to leaking data of Israeli citizens.
Anonymous; AnonGhost
Hacktivist
Israel
https://www.hackread.com/opisrael-700-sites-hacked-thousands-of-social-media-paypal-crenential-leaked/
ac97fa13d6b2d9e9
2015-04-07 00:00:00
2,015
Israel
Technion Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Educational Services
61
Disruptive
Message Manipulation,External Denial of Service
Protest
Other #OpIsrael attacks: Anonymous, Anonymous Arabe, Anonymous Arab and AnonGhost deface several private domains and several governmental sites in addition to leaking data of Israeli citizens.
Anonymous; AnonGhost
Hacktivist
Israel
https://www.hackread.com/opisrael-700-sites-hacked-thousands-of-social-media-paypal-crenential-leaked/
4f95c85d9b59f0fa
2015-04-07 00:00:00
2,015
Israel
The Jewish Community of China
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Disruptive
Message Manipulation,External Denial of Service
Protest
Other #OpIsrael attacks: Anonymous, Anonymous Arabe, Anonymous Arab and AnonGhost deface several private domains and several governmental sites in addition to leaking data of Israeli citizens.
Anonymous; AnonGhost
Hacktivist
Israel
https://www.hackread.com/opisrael-700-sites-hacked-thousands-of-social-media-paypal-crenential-leaked/
9c840467ddc884e0
2015-04-07 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
U.S Department of State
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Network Infrastructure
Political-Espionage
Threat actors that are suspected to be from Russia have compromised unclassified White House networks using access from compromised networks at the State Department. The hack was first discovered in October 2014.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2015/04/08/russians-hacked-white-house-cnn/?sh=3751acdf60cb
0fa65f96bfbc0727
2015-04-07 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
White House
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Political-Espionage
Threat actors that are suspected to be from Russia have compromised unclassified White House networks using access from compromised networks at the State Department. The hack was first discovered in October 2014.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2015/04/08/russians-hacked-white-house-cnn/?sh=3751acdf60cb
dbd94ac9d845f1b9
2015-04-05 00:00:00
2,015
Undetermined
United Nations
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
A group of hackers going with the handle of Indonesian Cyber Freedom defaces a sub-domain of the United Nations website (sgp.undp.org).
Cyber Freedom
Hacktivist
Indonesia
https://www.hackread.com/indonesian-hackers-deface-subdomain-of-united-nations-website/
fb76b6eb769d6e0c
2015-04-05 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
Wellesley College
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
4/2o Cell AKA @Puttied hacks a subdomain of wellesley.edu (mobius.wellesley.edu) and claims to have obtained 700 records.
Chief AKA @Puttied
Hobbyist
Undetermined
http://www.databreaches.net/wellesley-college-data-dumped-server-vulnerable-to-sqli/
0b61806dbc557ee8
2015-04-04 00:00:00
2,015
Australia
Linux Australia
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Linux Australia warns its members and conference attendees that their personal information may have fallen into the hands of online criminals, following a breach of the organisation's servers.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://lists.linux.org.au/pipermail/linux-aus/2015-April/022049.html
8bec3cb9eaa57cd5
2015-04-04 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
Synergistic Resources Integration
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
53
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Unauthorized access to the server of Synergistic Resources Integration (SRI) is discovered, exposing personally identifiable information stored by the company, including social security and tax identification numbers.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://news.softpedia.com/news/SRI-Inc-s-Website-Hacked-Tax-IDs-and-SSNs-Exposed-477605.shtml
4090cfef4bbc5ecd
2015-04-03 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
Western Montana Clinic
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Unknown hackers steal full credit card information for 44 patients, and partial credit card information for nearly 7,000 patients, after gaining access to the Western Montana Clinic.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://missoulian.com/news/local/hackers-accessed-patients-credit-card-information-western-montana-clinic-says/article_a2410583-b3bd-5cf8-afcb-8d65828fc2c0.html
d3e982a3e0b454d8
2015-04-01 00:00:00
2,015
Sweden
domainstream.se
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
PH1K3 hacks domainstream.se and dumps 1,149 records with Personally Identifiable Information
ph1k3
Undetermined
Undetermined
http://pastebin.com/vngXKQF2
8e72a94a5a027249
2015-04-01 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
Nite Ize
Retail Trade
44
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Nite Ize notifies customers that its online store experienced a cyber attack, which resulted in credit card transactions being compromised and unauthorized access possibly being gained to a general customer database.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/opinions/blogs/the-data-breach-blog/nite-ize-website-attack-impacts-credit-cards-possibly-customer-database/
9ebdc3472de8d5ba
2015-03-31 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
Bluehost
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
The pro-Bashar Al Assad hackers from the Syrian Electronic Army claim to have hacked popular hosting companies running under the Endurance International Group. The list of hacked hosting companies include Bluehost, Fastdomain, Hostgator, Hostmonster and Justhost.
Syrian Electronic Army
Hacktivist
Syrian Arab Republic
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/syrian-electronic-army-hacks-hosting-services-supporting-terrorist-websites-1494393
09c69c06d5d49ced
2015-03-31 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
Fastdomain
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
The pro-Bashar Al Assad hackers from the Syrian Electronic Army claim to have hacked popular hosting companies running under the Endurance International Group. The list of hacked hosting companies include Bluehost, Fastdomain, Hostgator, Hostmonster and Justhost.
Syrian Electronic Army
Hacktivist
Syrian Arab Republic
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/syrian-electronic-army-hacks-hosting-services-supporting-terrorist-websites-1494393
c6ba496f5baf9601
2015-03-31 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
Hostgator
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
The pro-Bashar Al Assad hackers from the Syrian Electronic Army claim to have hacked popular hosting companies running under the Endurance International Group. The list of hacked hosting companies include Bluehost, Fastdomain, Hostgator, Hostmonster and Justhost.
Syrian Electronic Army
Hacktivist
Syrian Arab Republic
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/syrian-electronic-army-hacks-hosting-services-supporting-terrorist-websites-1494393
356f11725000ae4d
2015-03-31 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
Hostmonster
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
The pro-Bashar Al Assad hackers from the Syrian Electronic Army claim to have hacked popular hosting companies running under the Endurance International Group. The list of hacked hosting companies include Bluehost, Fastdomain, Hostgator, Hostmonster and Justhost.
Syrian Electronic Army
Hacktivist
Syrian Arab Republic
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/syrian-electronic-army-hacks-hosting-services-supporting-terrorist-websites-1494393
9afe0cae56197a06
2015-03-31 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
Justhost
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
The pro-Bashar Al Assad hackers from the Syrian Electronic Army claim to have hacked popular hosting companies running under the Endurance International Group. The list of hacked hosting companies include Bluehost, Fastdomain, Hostgator, Hostmonster and Justhost.
Syrian Electronic Army
Hacktivist
Syrian Arab Republic
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/syrian-electronic-army-hacks-hosting-services-supporting-terrorist-websites-1494393
b0273b3bc460aa98
2015-03-31 00:00:00
2,015
India
Office of the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
The official website of the Office of the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Officers) (pcdaopune.gov.in) is hacked and 50,000 personal details besides login names and passwords may have been compromised.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/pcda-o-website-hacked-personal-details-feared-compromised-115040801249_1.html
84cfb645a9958be3
2015-03-31 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
paths-123.com
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
SkYz0 hacks paths-123.com and dumps 7,269 usernames and clear text passwords.
SkYz0
Undetermined
Undetermined
https://www.elevenpaths.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/2015_the_year_of_information_leaks_EN.pdf
7336d12d76042490
2015-03-30 00:00:00
2,015
France
Air France
Transportation and Warehousing
48
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
The website of Air France's national mutual society (mnpaf.fr) is defaced by a group calling itself Moujahidin Team, in retaliation for the Setif and Guelma massacres that happened on May 8, 1945.
Algerian Mujahideen
Hacktivist
France
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/air-france-website-hacked-by-algerian-mujahideen-1494085
2c68df52ee3b9f10
2015-03-30 00:00:00
2,015
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Multiplay
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Some of the systems administered by Multiplay, a company hosting gaming events, are accessed by an unauthorized entity, which may have resulted in exposing users' account details.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Multiplay-Servers-Breached-Users-Asked-to-Change-Password-477078.shtml
fd99008e69ca20b6
2015-03-30 00:00:00
2,015
Australia
Puush
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
The screen sharing platform Puush is hit by a cyber attack that injected malware into a server. Users are prompted to uninstall the app and change important passwords that were stored on PCs as well as those saved in major browsers.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/puush-urges-users-to-change-passwords-after-cyber-attack/
4a25d1912de3e6d2
2015-03-30 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
US Army Picatinny Arsenal
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
Saudi hackers from Team Bad Dream deface the official website of U.S. Army Picatinny Arsenal (pica.army.mil).
Team Bad Dream
Hacktivist
United States of America
https://www.hackread.com/u-s-army-picatinny-arsenal-website-hacked-by-saudi-hackers/
483b2b646fd94911
2015-03-29 00:00:00
2,015
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
British Airways
Transportation and Warehousing
48
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Unknown hackers access tens of thousands of British Airways frequent-flyer accounts. The airline states that only a small proportion of its millions of customers are affected, and no names, addresses, bank details or other personal information has been accessed.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/mar/29/british-airways-frequent-flyer-accounts-hacked
e323275fe3dabf02
2015-03-29 00:00:00
2,015
China
lumensfactory.com
Retail Trade
44
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Histeria hacks lumensfactory.com and dumps 2,550 usernames and clear text passwords.
Histeria
Undetermined
Undetermined
https://www.elevenpaths.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/2015_the_year_of_information_leaks_EN.pdf
d2c0b1677cf8f55c
2015-03-28 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
Indiana Official Website
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Protest
After Indiana's Governor Mike Pence signed the controversial religious freedom bill law, @YourVikingdom2015 takes down the Official Indiana website in.gov.
@YourVikingdom2015
Hacktivist
Undetermined
https://www.hackread.com/hackers-knockdown-indiana-state-website-against-anti-lgbt-religious-freedom-law/
ae9e3e029fab5d58
2015-03-28 00:00:00
2,015
Nigeria
Nigerian Independent National Electoral Commission
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
The Website of the Nigerian Electoral Commission (inecnigeria.org) is defaced by the Nigerian Cyber Army on the morning of the general election day.
Nigerian Cyber Army
Hacktivist
Nigeria
http://www.channelstv.com/2015/03/28/inec-restores-hacked-website/
06462b798294d578
2015-03-28 00:00:00
2,015
Turkey
pvpserverin.com
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Ebu Duhan hacks pvpserverin.com and dumps 2,614 usernames and passwords.
Ebu Duhan
Undetermined
Undetermined
http://pastebin.com/7wgN3J3G
dae2254da7e2f55b
2015-03-28 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
Virgil Films
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
R3dm0v3 hacks virgilfilmsent.com and dumps 3,482 usernames and passwords.
r3dm0v3
Undetermined
Undetermined
https://www.elevenpaths.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/2015_the_year_of_information_leaks_EN.pdf
49fc2f18b3548cb9
2015-03-27 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
Direct Marketing Association
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
The Direct Marketing Association suffers a data breach caused by a malware installed in the online bookstore section of their website.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.databreaches.net/direct-marketing-association-data-breach/
0d5a26d84044cc66
2015-03-27 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
Slack
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Slack announces on its corporate blog that it was hacked over the course of four days in February, and that some number of users' data was compromised. The breach releases email addresses and potentially phone numbers of its 500,000 users.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.wired.com/2015/03/slack-admits-hacked-enables-2-factor-authentication/
d63c9768873f755e
2015-03-26 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
Cryptoine
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Cryptoine, a cryptocurrency exchange site, is hacked and has its wallets emptied.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.zdnet.com/article/bitcoin-exchange-cryptoine-hacked/
a21cc1337f668183
2015-03-26 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
GitHub
Information
51
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
GitHub, the largest public code repository in the world, battles against the largest DDoS attack in the site's history. The attack targets pages hosting anti-surveillance tools. Suspects are directed to China.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/03/github-battles-largest-ddos-in-sites-history-targeted-at-anti-censorship-tools/
1a1fb396450f49d8
2015-03-26 00:00:00
2,015
Finland
Police of Finland
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
The official website of the Finnish Police (poliisi.fi) is taken down by a DDoS attack.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://web.archive.org/web/20150327164842/http://yle.fi/uutiset/police_website_target_of_repeated_denial_of_service_attacks/7891226
968e372287c83595
2015-03-25 00:00:00
2,015
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Oriel High School
Educational Services
61
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Personal Attack
The Oriel High School's Twitter account is hacked and posts offensive images about the alleged "new career"ÃÆ'Æ'Æ'ÃÆ'ââ'¬Â ''ÃÆ'Æ'Æ''ÃÆ'Æ''ÃÆ''Ã'Ã' of a professor as a porn actor.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/hackers-break-schools-twitter-feed-5395784
c60a60a9dd46a6ea
2015-03-25 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
Xtube
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Undetermined
Another adult site used to distribute malware. This time the victim is Xtube, whose main page is compromised to redirect the user to a site hosting the Neutrino Exploit Kit.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://blog.malwarebytes.org/exploits-2/2015/03/adult-site-xtube-serves-malware-via-neutrino-ek/
7a91e4921a0ce43b
2015-03-24 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
Betterbee
Wholesale Trade
42
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
BetterBee notifies several customers of a breach involving their payment card information, due to a cyber attack to the hosting company WebSite Pipeline (WSP).
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.databreaches.net/websitepipeline-notifying-clients-of-breach/
2b6302a8a15dcbe3
2015-03-24 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
EllisLab
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
EllisLab admits to have suffered a breach after hackers managed to gain unauthorized access to its servers via a PHP backdoor.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2015/05/04/ellislab-servers-breached-by-hackers-wielding-stolen-admin-password/
35ead9ce9b7612f5
2015-03-24 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
Frontpage Mag
Information
51
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
Frontpagemag.com, an online magazine, particularly critical of Iran's nuclear politics, is the victim of a DDoS attack allegedly originating from Iran/Iraq.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://archives.frontpagemag.com/fpm/cyber-attack-frontpage-frontpagemagcom/
9c6e98a8d80a17d8
2015-03-24 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
Steam
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
A malicious user going by the handle of bluebunny14 exploits the open submission structure of Steam's Greenlight section to briefly hide malware links in cloned versions of five legitimate game pages.
bluebunny14
Criminal
Undetermined
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/03/malicious-user-hides-trojan-links-in-cloned-steam-greenlight-pages/
98e530787a483cce
2015-03-23 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
New York Police Department Captain Endowment Association
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
The NYPD's Captain Endowment Association's website (NYPDCEA.org) is injected with malware. The Anonymous claim responsibility for the attack, even if the attribution is uncertain.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nypd-union-site-hit-hackers-article-1.2159071
5faccf65584bafcf
2015-03-21 00:00:00
2,015
France
artazart.com
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
This time Ouch hacks artazart.com and dumps its entire db on pastebin (6,795 records). Once again, to remove the db the hacker asks for a ransom of $20 worth bitcoins.
Ouch
Criminal
Undetermined
https://web.archive.org/web/20150324020356/https://pastebin.com/3w6a7wzz
a87d9ccf4525f4d6
2015-03-21 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
csagameservs.com
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Ouch hacks csgameservs.com and dumps its entire database on pastebin (7,661 records). To remove the database the hacker asks for a ransom of $20 worth bitcoins.
Ouch
Criminal
Undetermined
https://web.archive.org/web/20150326002103/http://pastebin.com/mL7pdLv6
e6f2a6127260ffac
2015-03-21 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
Richland County Sheriff's Department Website
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
A group of pro-ISIS hackers from Morocco, going with the handle of Team System DZ defaces several high-profile websites of Wisconsin's Richland County, including the county's Sheriff's department website.
Team System DZ
Hacktivist
Algeria
https://www.hackread.com/pro-isis-hackers-hacks-richland-county-sheriffs-dept-website/
d8321bcc62821bb2
2015-03-20 00:00:00
2,015
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
British Judo Association
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
The British Judo Association (britishjudo.org.uk) temporarily shuts down its online membership application system after an illegal intrusion stole some members' details.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/03/20/hacker_british_judo_cyber_defences_oh_shido/
571fc255f31561cb
2015-03-20 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
Greatfire.org
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Sabotage
Chinese activist site Greatfire.org, which masks censored traffic into the country, suffers a DDoS attack that racks up $30,000 a day in server costs.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/03/20/greatfire_chinese_activists_under_ddos/
c678ada6eedcc14e
2015-03-20 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
St. Mary's Health
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
St. Mary's Health (stmarys.org) announces that several employees had their usernames and passwords compromised. Unfortunately their email accounts contained personal information on roughly 4,400 individuals.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/opinions/blogs/the-data-breach-blog/st-marys-health-breach-affects-thousands/
8fcdd0f3d1eaf626
2015-03-20 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
Tom Bradley International Terminal
Transportation and Warehousing
48
Exploitive
Exploitation of Sensors
Financial
Credit card data is compromised for about 19 people at the Tom Bradley International Terminal in the Los Angeles International Airport.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.databreaches.net/credit-card-data-breach-at-lax/
2b4f25dbcb9857b4
2015-03-19 00:00:00
2,015
Australia
FIT College
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Chrichir hacks the FIT college (fitcollege.edu.au) and claims to have accessed 5,000+ student records, and more than 6,000 payment records.
Chrichir
Hacktivist
Australia
http://www.databreaches.net/au-fit-college-hacked-because-they-need-better-security/
6add79a137259204
2015-03-17 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
Advantage Dental
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Advantage Dental notifies more than 150,000 patients that a computer was infected with malware, and an intruder gained access to a database containing their personal information.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/opinions/blogs/the-data-breach-blog/more-than-150k-patients-impacted-in-advantage-dental-breach/
e8b8c9c8153f68d1
2015-03-17 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
AllCrypt
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Allcrypt, a cryptocurrency exchange site, is hacked and has its wallets emptied.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://cryptomining-blog.com/4529-the-allcrypt-alt-crypto-exchange-has-been-hacked/
f0aaf78fbd9d742c
2015-03-17 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
federforum.com
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Alex Van Handle AKA @ThaSinister hacks fenderforum.com and dumps 76,682 records.
Alex Van Handle
Undetermined
Undetermined
https://www.elevenpaths.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/2015_the_year_of_information_leaks_EN.pdf
86c783e79e02d604
2015-03-17 00:00:00
2,015
Korea (the Republic of)
Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power
Utilities
22
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
Undetermined
The South Korean government issues a report blaming North Korea for network intrusions that stole data from Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP), the company that operates South Korea's 23 nuclear reactors.
NGB 3rd Technical Surveillance Bureau
Nation-State
Korea (the Democratic People's Republic of)
http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/03/south-korea-claims-north-hacked-nuclear-data/
ea0977ea38a6fd39
2015-03-16 00:00:00
2,015
Kazakhstan
Government of Kazakhstan
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
Undetermined
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP files a lawsuit on behalf of its client, the Republic of Kazakhstan, after the Gmail accounts and computers of several government officials were hacked and their contents posted online, exposing communications between the officials and the firm.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.databreaches.net/computer-hack-in-kazakhstan-exposes-client-emails-with-curtis/
6d0a4274c2f61df3
2015-03-16 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
Sacred Heart Health
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
The billing information of 14,000 Sacred Heart Health System patients is compromised when an employee email account of the healthcare provider's third-party billing vendor was hacked.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.pnj.com/story/news/2015/03/16/sacred-heart-health-system-billing-information-hacked/24859975/
703255b18a9d1c54
2015-03-16 00:00:00
2,015
Australia
South West TAFE
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Chrichir hacks the South West TAFE (swtafe.vic.edu.au), and, as proof, dumps some internal tables.
Chrichir
Hacktivist
Australia
http://www.databreaches.net/university-of-racism-hacked-will-others-go-after-u-of-oklahoma-student-records/
b98facab4e04161f
2015-03-16 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
University of Oklahoma
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
A hacker dubbed Chrichir AKA @ChrichirTheGod hacks the University of Oklahoma and dumps some internal data.
Chrichir
Hacktivist
Australia
http://www.databreaches.net/university-of-racism-hacked-will-others-go-after-u-of-oklahoma-student-records/
bd751bae66c0d8cb
2015-03-16 00:00:00
2,015
Viet Nam
VNPT
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
More than 50,000 accounts of customers of Vietnam's state-run telecom giant VNPT are stolen and leaked on the Internet over the weekend.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://tuoitrenews.vn/business/26762/vietnamese-hackers-allegedly-steal-50000-accounts-from-local-telecom-giant
c0694ccd7bf5a782
2015-03-15 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
City of Moore, Oklahoma
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Bitcoin Baron claims to have hacked the City of Moore in Oklahoma (www.cityofmoore.com) and demands a ransom of 100 bitcoins to protect the private data acquired.
Bitcoin Baron
Hacktivist
United States of America
http://www.databreaches.net/bitcoin-baron-tells-moore-oklahoma-thanks-for-letting-me-into-your-system-now-pay-me/
5078366e1c191ca7
2015-03-14 00:00:00
2,015
Canada
Ontario Ministry of Education
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Ontario's Ministry of Education confirms it is investigating the hack of 5,000 emails, stolen via an unauthorized access to its website (edu.gov.on.ca) and then published online.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.insidehalton.com/news-story/5476951-thousands-of-email-addresses-leaked-from-government-website/
bc33488c7ffe402f
2015-03-14 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
US Department of State
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Political-Espionage
The State Department shuts down parts of its computer network to remove malicious software from Russian hackers in its unclassified email system.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.cnet.com/news/state-department-takes-network-offline-for-security-scrub/
483e9538caa326dd
2015-03-13 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
Aurora Health Care
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
Some computer systems and servers at Aurora Health Care are infected with malware designed to capture log-in data entered on certain websites mostly providing financial services.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Financial-Malware-Infects-Aurora-Health-Care-Workstations-475771.shtml
9ebd6df47927e955
2015-03-13 00:00:00
2,015
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
British Telecom
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Data in Transit
Undetermined
Internet traffic for 167 important British Telecom customers, including a UK defense contractor that helps deliver the country's nuclear warhead program, are mysteriously diverted to servers in Ukraine before being passed along to their final destination.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/03/mysterious-snafu-hijacks-uk-nukes-makers-traffic-through-ukraine/
977aa445d74134a0
2015-03-13 00:00:00
2,015
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Jamie Oliver
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
The website of Jamie Oliver (jamieoliver.com) is found to be harbouring malicious software for a second time in less than one month.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-31869595
dd6b40e8397c661f
2015-03-12 00:00:00
2,015
Undetermined
5elafa Book
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
5elafa BookÃ', a pro-ISIS Facebook clone is forced offline after just a day; and a linked Twitter account was shut down by supporters of the Anonymous collective.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/proisis-facebook-site-taken-offline/
2cfd29c79b68fa74
2015-03-12 00:00:00
2,015
Turkey
Istanbul Police Association
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Protest
The online Turkish hacktivist group RedHack defaces the official website of Istanbul Police Association (istanbulpolisdernegi.org) in tribute to Berkin Elvan, a 15-year-old teenager who died on March 11, 2014.
RedHack
Hacktivist
Turkey
https://www.hackread.com/redhack-hacks-istanbul-police-assoc-website-berkin-elvan/
671eff38d2299df1
2015-03-11 00:00:00
2,015
Bangladesh
DhakaFM904
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
An unknown hacker hacks dhakafm904.com (a web radio) and dumps 1,149 records with usernames and hashed passwords.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.elevenpaths.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/2015_the_year_of_information_leaks_EN.pdf
eb0a228f2ae112ce
2015-03-11 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
Madison Police Department
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Protest
The Anonymous claim to have taken down the Madison Police Department over Tony Robinson Jr. Shooting.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
http://www.techworm.net/2015/03/anonymous-take-down-madison-police-department-website-over-tony-robinson-jr-shooting.html
4f99341af3d892b9
2015-03-11 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
MyBB
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
MyBB reveals that its official Twitter profile and a staff member's accounts were hijacked in late January.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.securityweek.com/mybb-says-hacker-didnt-access-user-data-source-code
53baeb60d8027274
2015-03-10 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
Bistro Burger
Accommodation and Food Services
72
Exploitive
Exploitation of Sensors
Financial
Hackers compromise the payment processing systems at a Bistro Burger location in San Francisco and may have exfiltrated card information for a period of two months before the breach was contained.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://news.softpedia.com/news/San-Francisco-Bistro-Burger-Compromised-Financial-Info-Exposed-for-Two-Months-475430.shtml
d155344320819e82
2015-03-09 00:00:00
2,015
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Ben Phillips
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Disruptive
Data Attack
Personal Attack
Viner Ben Phillips says his account has been hacked and all his videos deleted after he revealed he can earn up to ÃÆ'Æ'Æ'ÃÆ'ââ'¬Â ''ÃÆ'Æ'Æ''ÃÆ'Æ''ÃÆ''Ã'Ã'£12,000 a clip.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/31798990
5cd691ddc6ee6417
2015-03-08 00:00:00
2,015
India
Femsplain
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
femsplain.com, a feminist blog, is the target of a DDoS attack on International Women's Day.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.welivesecurity.com/2015/03/09/femsplain-ddos-attack/
a14a217bac9bc2e1
2015-03-07 00:00:00
2,015
United States of America
epicpr.com
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
FRID4Y AKA @_FRID4Y_ hacks epicpr.com and dumps 21,500 usernames and clear text passwords.
FRID4Y
Undetermined
Undetermined
https://www.elevenpaths.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/2015_the_year_of_information_leaks_EN.pdf