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2b1f119a58e8d733
2014-07-31 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Connecticut State Government website
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Protest
In name of #OpSaveGaza, AnonGhost, defaces the official web portal of State of Connecticut (ct.gov) along with the website of Connecticut's Governor (governor.ct.gov).
AnonGhost
Hacktivist
Undetermined
https://www.cyberkendra.com/2014/08/opsavegaza-anonghost-hacked-connecticut.html
412a8a2674ae04a7
2014-07-31 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Undisclosed number of Delaware restaurants
Accommodation and Food Services
72
Exploitive
Exploitation of Sensors
Financial
An undisclosed number of Delaware restaurants may have been affected by a remote-access breach that compromised point-of-sale software, LogMeIn, according to the Delaware Restaurant Association.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/delaware-restaurants-breach-victims-a-7139
2c993f8fe38d8ffa
2014-07-31 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
University of West Florida
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
The University of West Florida announces that passwords and usernames for about 160 people may have been compromised by some individuals attacking the network to intercept ArgoNet usernames and passwords.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.databreaches.net/data-breach-at-university-of-west-florida/
9f3ca4c32b7ef821
2014-07-31 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Website of the Connecticut Governor
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Protest
In name of #OpSaveGaza, AnonGhost, defaces the official web portal of State of Connecticut (ct.gov) along with the website of Connecticut's Governor (governor.ct.gov).
AnonGhost
Hacktivist
Undetermined
https://www.cyberkendra.com/2014/08/opsavegaza-anonghost-hacked-connecticut.html
a560f11dba4b509d
2014-07-30 00:00:00
2,014
Australia
Cirrus Communications
Information
51
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
The largest fixed wireless broadband carrier in Australia, Cirrus Communications, suffers a major DDoS attack, which takes out over half of its network.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/30/ddos_takes_down_cirrus_communications/
f0b469f82c97b607
2014-07-29 00:00:00
2,014
Canada
National Research Council
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Political-Espionage
The National Research Council (nrc-cnrc.gc.ca), which handles Canada's research and development efforts on behalf of its government, confirms that its IT infrastructure was hacked. China, which immediately refuses the allegations, is accused of the hack.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-28548925
459733780ce77e35
2014-07-25 00:00:00
2,014
Philippines
Department of Agriculture
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Financial
The official website of Philippine Department of Agriculture (da.gov.ph) is infected with malicious code that promotes a gambling-related website.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Blackhat-SEO-Code-Injected-in-Philippine-Government-Site-452170.shtml
8dc37e6b511ccd65
2014-07-24 00:00:00
2,014
Germany
European Central Bank
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
The website of the European Central Bank (ECB) is hacked, with personal information stolen. The anonymous hacker claims to have stolen around 20,000 email addresses, and a smaller number of telephone numbers and addresses, relating to people who had registered for ECB conferences and visits.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-28458323
a1b97d47c1d59772
2014-07-23 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Metro newspaper
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
The United States website of the Metro newspaper (metro.us), which serves an estimatedÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'à1 millionÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'àvisitors every month, is compromised and abused to distribute malware.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.securityweek.com/metro-news-website-compromised-serve-malware-rig-exploit-kit
cc9e02f56e0c737b
2014-07-23 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
The Wall Street Journal
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
W0rm hacks the Wall Street Journal and offers data for sale for 1 bitcoin.
W0rm
Criminal
Russian Federation
http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/07/wsj-website-hacked-data-offered-for-sale-for-1-bitcoin/
d8bf66f42f0e5408
2014-07-23 00:00:00
2,014
Lebanon
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Protest
Again an attack in name of #OpSaveGaza. A Turkish hacker going with the handle of Turk Guvenligi defaces two official sub-domains of the United Nations: esango.un.org and escwa.un.org.
Turk Guvengligi
Hacktivist
Turkey
http://www.zone-h.org/mirror/id/22713610?hz=1
9d5164978e1a86fc
2014-07-23 00:00:00
2,014
Undetermined
United Nations Integrated Civil Society Organizations System
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Protest
Again an attack in name of #OpSaveGaza. A Turkish hacker going with the handle of Turk Guvenligi defaces two official sub-domains of the United Nations: esango.un.org and escwa.un.org.
Turk Guvengligi
Hacktivist
Turkey
http://www.zone-h.org/mirror/id/22713610?hz=1
e1d61101802c8490
2014-07-22 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Vice
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
W0rm hacks vice.com and accesses a list of CMS users. Hacked data includes email addresses and hashed passwords.
W0rm
Criminal
Russian Federation
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/vice-com-hacked-possibly-the-wall-street-journal-website-too/
df270e1ea62b9d38
2014-07-21 00:00:00
2,014
Undetermined
BigBoss repository
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
BigBoss repository, one of the biggest and most popular repositories for jailbreak tweaks in Cydia, has reportedly been hacked by either an individual or a group of hackers going by the name of Kim Jong-CracksÃ'.
Kim Jong-Cracks
Undetermined
Undetermined
http://thehackernews.com/2014/07/cydia-repository-by-bigboss-hacked-all.html
7b47d05fbd4c26be
2014-07-21 00:00:00
2,014
Kenya
Kenyan Defence Forces
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Protest
The Twitter accounts of the Kenyan Defence Forces (@kdfinfo) and its spokesman are hacked by activists claiming to be affiliated to Anonymous (Anon_0x03), to protest against corruption.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-28398976
954331b872c08116
2014-07-19 00:00:00
2,014
Undetermined
Indexeus.org
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
Indexeus.org, the search engine containing a database of stolen usernames and passwords is defaced by a group called Pernicious Developers.
Pernicious Developers
Hobbyist
Undetermined
http://www.ehackingnews.com/2014/07/indexeusorg-website-hacked-by.html
b58f2e718b212c97
2014-07-18 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Dennis East International
Retail Trade
44
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Dennis East International (DEI) reports that its website (hosted by an external company Omeganet) experienced two recent security breaches.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.databreaches.net/dei-notifies-clients-after-third-party-web-host-notifies-them-of-two-breaches/
445496fa5419875f
2014-07-17 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Dominion Resources
Utilities
22
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
About 1,700 people in the employee wellness program for Virginia-based Dominion Resources are notified that their personal information was accessed by an attacker who gained entry to the systems of a subcontractor, Onsite Health Diagnostics.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/opinions/blogs/the-data-breach-blog/subcontractor-breach-impacts-1700-in-dominion-resources-employee-wellness-plan/
529074d2ef362542
2014-07-17 00:00:00
2,014
Israel
Israeli Channel 10
Information
51
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Protest
Al-Qassam Brigades claim responsibility for the hack of the satellite feed of Israeli-based Channel 10 for a few minutes to broadcast images of wounded civilians and propaganda messages directed at Israeli citizens.
Al-Qassam Brigades
Hacktivist
Israel
http://www.hotforsecurity.com/blog/israeli-tv-hijacked-by-hamas-hackers-9606.html
b343e33bb2bc6944
2014-07-16 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
AECOM
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
AECOM notifies its employees of an intrusion resulting in the exposure of personal information of past and present employees.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/global-firm-aecom-notifies-workers-of-payroll-hack/
8cc4224d934612ba
2014-07-15 00:00:00
2,014
Israel
Haaretz
Information
51
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Protest
Again, in the name of OPSaveGaza, AnonGhost defaces a sub-domain of Israel's largest and oldest newspaper Haaretz against Israeli bombing over Gaza, Palestine.
AnonGhost
Hacktivist
Undetermined
http://hackread.com/anonghost-hacks-israeli-newspaper-haaretz-domain/
7a09cc87eb4b9ef7
2014-07-14 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
CNET
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
A Russian hacker group calling itself W0rm claims to have penetrated CNET's website stealing a database of registered reader data (1 million users). Hackers demand 1 bitcoin.
W0rm
Criminal
Russian Federation
http://www.cnet.com/news/cnet-attacked-by-russian-hacker-group/
b74d1ff33ee0a1c0
2014-07-14 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Goodwill Industries
Undetermined
99
Exploitive
Exploitation of Sensors
Financial
Goodwill Industries is the latest victim of the PoS Breach spree. Stores on 21 states report traces of card frauds.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/07/banks-card-breach-at-goodwill-industries/
d6006b80c46a43db
2014-07-14 00:00:00
2,014
Israel
Israeli Defense Contractors
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Political-Espionage
Brian Krebs reveals that three Israeli defense contractors responsible for building the Iron DomeÃÆ'Æ'Æ'ÃÆ'ââ'¬Â ''ÃÆ'Æ'Æ''ÃÆ'Æ''ÃÆ''Ã'Ã' missile shield were compromised by a well-crafted phishing attack and robbed of huge quantities of sensitive documents pertaining to the shield technology.
People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force (PLA Unit 61398)
Nation-State
China
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/07/hackers-plundered-israeli-defense-firms-that-built-iron-dome-missile-defense-system/
30cafd89b274c88a
2014-07-13 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Boeing
Manufacturing
31
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Industrial-Espionage
The US Department of Justice announces that a Chinese businessman, Su Bin, has been charged with hacking into the computer systems of Boeing, Lockheed Martin and other aerospace companies.
Su Bin
Nation-State
China
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/07/chinese-businessman-charged-with-hacking-boeing-and-lockheed/
0d5eda48eee60e38
2014-07-13 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Lockheed Martin
Manufacturing
31
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Industrial-Espionage
The US Department of Justice announces that a Chinese businessman, Su Bin, has been charged with hacking into the computer systems of Boeing, Lockheed Martin and other aerospace companies.
Su Bin
Nation-State
China
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/07/chinese-businessman-charged-with-hacking-boeing-and-lockheed/
7f01a9f94efc2ac1
2014-07-11 00:00:00
2,014
Canada
PharmaNet
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
1,600 names, dates of birth, phone numbers, addresses, and personal health numbers are accessed by an unauthorized individual using a doctor's PharmaNet account.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-pharmanet-hit-by-hacker-1-600-accounts-breached-1.2704446
14dc84ca6a44c145
2014-07-10 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Froco Fresh Frozen
Wholesale Trade
42
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
The website for Farrah Abraham's new frozen yogurt shop is hacked, and its homepage replaced with a graphic clip from her sex tape.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/07/10/farrah-abraham-frozen-yogurt-website-hacked/
7238ce487b748e04
2014-07-10 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Penn State College of Medicine
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Financial
1176 Penn State College of Medicine alumni's Social Security numbers might have been compromised after malware was found on a university computer.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://news.psu.edu/story/320454/2014/07/10/malware-opens-door-possible-information-exposure
5e4a887e898ce76f
2014-07-10 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
The Houstonian Hotel
Accommodation and Food Services
72
Exploitive
Exploitation of Sensors
Financial
More than 10,000 customers are notified of six-month payment card breach at The Houstonian Hotel.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/opinions/blogs/the-data-breach-blog/thousands-notified-of-six-month-payment-card-breach-at-the-houstonian-hotel/
f2019e8b2ba452f3
2014-07-09 00:00:00
2,014
Norway
Danske Bank
Finance and Insurance
52
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Protest
Anonymous Norway starts multiple DDoS attacks towards major banks and insurance companies in Norway, including the country's largest telecommunications company, Telenor.
Anonymous (Norway)
Hacktivist
Norway
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Anonymous-Norway-Attacks-Major-Financial-Institutions-450152.shtml
0a28e8aee437968b
2014-07-09 00:00:00
2,014
Norway
DNB
Finance and Insurance
52
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Protest
Anonymous Norway starts multiple DDoS attacks towards major banks and insurance companies in Norway, including the country's largest telecommunications company, Telenor.
Anonymous (Norway)
Hacktivist
Norway
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Anonymous-Norway-Attacks-Major-Financial-Institutions-450152.shtml
95967c2e3b6cff24
2014-07-09 00:00:00
2,014
Norway
Gjensidige
Finance and Insurance
52
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Protest
Anonymous Norway starts multiple DDoS attacks towards major banks and insurance companies in Norway, including the country's largest telecommunications company, Telenor.
Anonymous (Norway)
Hacktivist
Norway
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Anonymous-Norway-Attacks-Major-Financial-Institutions-450152.shtml
06131416eaf6fa1d
2014-07-09 00:00:00
2,014
India
National Informatics Center
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Data in Transit
Undetermined
The Indian NIC is compromised to issue fake digital certificates. Google immediately revokes them.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.zdnet.com/indian-government-agency-issues-fake-google-certificates-7000031396/
6e61c271c6adc1cd
2014-07-09 00:00:00
2,014
Norway
Nordea
Finance and Insurance
52
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Protest
Anonymous Norway starts multiple DDoS attacks towards major banks and insurance companies in Norway, including the country's largest telecommunications company, Telenor.
Anonymous (Norway)
Hacktivist
Norway
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Anonymous-Norway-Attacks-Major-Financial-Institutions-450152.shtml
2813f649130ee3ac
2014-07-09 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Office of Personnel Management
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Political-Espionage
The New York Times reports that in March, Chinese hackers broke into the computer networks of the United States government agency that houses the personal information of all federal employees (the Office of Personnel Management).
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/10/world/asia/chinese-hackers-pursue-key-data-on-us-workers.html
9c2cfdbaaab73780
2014-07-09 00:00:00
2,014
Norway
Sparebank 1
Finance and Insurance
52
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Protest
Anonymous Norway starts multiple DDoS attacks towards major banks and insurance companies in Norway, including the country's largest telecommunications company, Telenor.
Anonymous (Norway)
Hacktivist
Norway
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Anonymous-Norway-Attacks-Major-Financial-Institutions-450152.shtml
8f80aa4966ec50e1
2014-07-09 00:00:00
2,014
Norway
Storebrand
Finance and Insurance
52
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Protest
Anonymous Norway starts multiple DDoS attacks towards major banks and insurance companies in Norway, including the country's largest telecommunications company, Telenor.
Anonymous (Norway)
Hacktivist
Norway
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Anonymous-Norway-Attacks-Major-Financial-Institutions-450152.shtml
b0fd742860464bfc
2014-07-09 00:00:00
2,014
Norway
Telenor
Information
51
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Protest
Anonymous Norway starts multiple DDoS attacks towards major banks and insurance companies in Norway, including the country's largest telecommunications company, Telenor.
Anonymous (Norway)
Hacktivist
Norway
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Anonymous-Norway-Attacks-Major-Financial-Institutions-450152.shtml
85c4cfe046eddc9b
2014-07-06 00:00:00
2,014
Myanmar
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
The website of Myanmar's Ministry of Communications and Information Technology is hacked, with the hackers replacing two government seals with turtles alluding to the country's slow internet connection.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/07/06/hackers-mock-internet-speed-in-myanmar-by-replacing-logo-of-it-ministry-with-turtles/
9c102687afe1efc9
2014-07-04 00:00:00
2,014
Nigeria
Gateway Savings and Loans Limited
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Nigerian Police investigates a multi-million fraud by unknown hackers, reportedly hacking into Ogun State-owned mortgage bank, Gateway Savings and Loans Limited, and stealing millions of Naira.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.360nobs.com/2014/07/fraudsters-hack-into-ogun-account/
6c4748e621f40786
2014-07-04 00:00:00
2,014
Israel
Israel Defense Forces
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
The Syrian Electronic Army hacks the Twitter account and official blog of the Israel Defence Forces (@IDFSpokeperson) and posts a fake tweet related to a possible nuclear leak to the 300,000 account followers.
Syrian Electronic Army
Hacktivist
Syrian Arab Republic
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2014/07/04/sea-hacks-israeli-defence-force-twitter-account-posts-bogus-nuclear-warning/
b2c3eec5b7633625
2014-07-03 00:00:00
2,014
France
DailyMotion
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
Undetermined
Symantec reveals that the popular video sharing Dailymotion was compromised to redirect users to the Sweet Orange Exploit Kit.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/dailymotion-compromised-send-users-exploit-kit
422fe8b3adf7e8af
2014-07-03 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Total Bank
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Total Bank notifies its users following a compromise of the institution's computer network.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.amwins.com/insights/category/cyber-liability-insurance-coverage-for-financial-institutions_3-15
5b7908d285d2c28a
2014-07-02 00:00:00
2,014
Finland
Finnish Foreign Ministry
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Political-Espionage
Finland admits to have been attacked by hackers working for one or several foreign nations who stole a "remarkable" number of files over a period of several years.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/finland-claims-hacking-attack-by-one-or-more-states-551960?site=classic
38c0c29902a3ed04
2014-07-01 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Houston Astros
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
The systems of the Houston Astros baseball team are accessed by an unauthorized person, who extracted content revealing internal trade talks.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Houston-Astros-Systems-Breached-Trade-Talks-Revealed-449040.shtml
03a2f82efbca7bd8
2014-06-30 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Butler University
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Personal and financial information of some 163,000 students, alumni, faculty, staff, and past applicants of Indianapolis-based Butler University have been stolen following a hack of the university's computer network.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=17069
51de7a6f8a84858e
2014-06-30 00:00:00
2,014
Ukraine
Privatbank
Finance and Insurance
52
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Protest
Hackers from the Green Dragon Crew hack Privatbank, the bank owned by Ukrainian businessman Ihor Kolomoyskyi.
Green Dragon Crew
Hacktivist
Ukraine
http://en.itar-tass.com/economy/738359
8c5e7bc0c84cdffb
2014-06-30 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Tails OS
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
The official website of the Tails live operating system is defaced. The author of the hack, dubbed Sum Guy, claims to have done it by accident.
Sum Guy
Hobbyist
Undetermined
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Tails-OS-Website-Defaced-No-Need-to-Worry-448831.shtml\
05a2251c85707580
2014-06-28 00:00:00
2,014
Armenia
Armenian President Website
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Protest
On the day of the celebration of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani hackers from Anti-Armenia Team deface the official website of the Armenian President and other government sites.
Anti-Armenia Team
Hacktivist
Azerbaijan
http://hackread.com/azerbaijani-hackers-hack-armenian-president-website/
b00ee88a9d2ab933
2014-06-26 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
University of California Washington Center
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
The University of California, Washington Center (UCDC) notifies alumni of a breach involving their course pre-enrollment system. The attack targeted UCDC's cloud-based provider, GoSignMeUp.com.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.databreaches.net/university-of-california-washington-center-notifies-alumni-of-vendor-breach/
e27b9f14fb1b92b4
2014-06-25 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Cryptome
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Whistle-blowing site Cryptome is left temporarily unavailable after its service provider NetSol stops routing traffic towards the site following the discovery of a suspect and probably malicious PHP file.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/06/25/row_after_cryptome_pulled_offline/
3a52161e35a08ea0
2014-06-25 00:00:00
2,014
Pakistan
Directorate General Public Relations, Government of the Punjab
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Protest
Again a defacement to protest against police brutality. Hackers of the Team Pak Cyber Experts deface the official website of Directorate General Public Relations, Government of the Punjab (dgpr.gop.pk).
Team Pak Cyber Experts
Hacktivist
Pakistan
http://hackread.com/government-of-pakistan-website-hacked/
bf93033148a466cb
2014-06-25 00:00:00
2,014
Philippines
Official Portal for Manila, Philippines
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Protest
Two Turkish hackers going with the handle of VirtuaL & DARKWAR2 deface the official web portal of Manila City, Philippines (manila.gov.ph) with anti-America, anti-Israel and anti-Saudi Arabia images.
VirtuaL DARKWAR2
Hacktivist
Philippines
https://www.memri.org/cjlab/official-portal-for-manila-philippines-hacked-by-turkish-hackers
3c64ae43d699f949
2014-06-25 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Splash Car Wash
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Sensors
Financial
1,400 customer credit card details are stolen by hackers from Splash Car Wash exploiting a pcAnywhere vulnerability on point of sale terminals.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2014/06/25/carwash-pos-systems-hacked-credit-card-data-drained/
f600c49ea323f9f0
2014-06-24 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Montana Department of Public Health
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Montana officials notify 1.3 million people that their personal information could have been accessed by hackers who broke into a state health department computer server.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-hacker-montana-idUSKBN0F006I20140625
b8651d4d3c681206
2014-06-24 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Undisclosed video game company
Information
51
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
Incapsula unveils the details of a DDoS attack against an unnamed Video Games company, achieving a peak of 90 million requests for second.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://thehackernews.com/2014/06/dns-flood-ddos-attack-hit-video-gaming.html
f6e7cbfb539e98b7
2014-06-23 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
askmen.com
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
askmen.com, a portal with more than 14 million readers in the US alone, is the victim of a mass-injection attack with multiple versions of the official website compromised to serve malware to its visitors.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Askmen-com-Website-Allegedly-Compromised-Through-Code-Injection-448032.shtml
e1ef76e81baabadc
2014-06-23 00:00:00
2,014
China
popvote.hk
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
One of the largest and most sophisticated DDoS attacks (300 Gbps peak) hits popvote.hk, an online democracy poll canvassing opinion on future Hong Kong elections.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/06/23/most_sophisticated_ddos_strikes_hk_democracy_poll/
e4e84bf7686b80f5
2014-06-22 00:00:00
2,014
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
British Gas
Utilities
22
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Financial
British Gas' support team Twitter account (@BritishGasHelp) is hacked and starts posting very strange tweets.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://grahamcluley.com/2014/06/british-gas-twitter-phishing/
e7f89b6053c0c57a
2014-06-22 00:00:00
2,014
Pakistan
PTV Sports
Information
51
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Protest
Hackers going with the handle of Pakistan Haxors Crew deface the official website of state owned PTV Sports (sports.ptv.com.pk) to protest against killings and police brutality.
Pakistan Haxors Crew
Hacktivist
Pakistan
https://propakistani.pk/2014/09/02/cyber-protests-ptv-website-gets-defaced-by-hackers/
2914364202f37762
2014-06-22 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Reuters
Management of Companies and Enterprises
55
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Protest
The Syrian Electronic Army is back and hacks Reuters redirecting the users to a web page supporting the Syrian regime. However the hack was possible after allegedly compromising Taboola, the ad provider.
Syrian Electronic Army
Hacktivist
Syrian Arab Republic
http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/06/syrian-electronic-army-targets-reuters-again-but-ad-network-provided-the-leak/
c61174dd489cc0a0
2014-06-21 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Governor of Arizona
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
After hacking the Arizona Department of Homeland Security, the Turkish hacker Swan is back, and this time he defaces two official websites of Arizona State Governor Janice K. Brewer.
Swan
Hacktivist
United States of America
http://hackread.com/turkish-hacker-hacks-arizona-state-governor-website/
ada756fe094942ad
2014-06-21 00:00:00
2,014
Pakistan
Pakistan Electric Power Company
Utilities
22
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Protest
The official website of Pakistan Electric Power Company Limited (pepco.gov.pk) is defaced by a group of Pakistani hackers called Pakistan Haxors Crew in protest against police brutality.
Pakistan Haxors Crew
Hacktivist
Pakistan
http://hackread.com/pepco-pakistan-website-hacked-security/
5cc8c1294f98842e
2014-06-20 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Metropolitan Companies, Inc.
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
56
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
About 8,500 notification letters are sent out to individuals employed by, or who submitted an application to, The Metropolitan Companies, Inc., alerting them that an unauthorized third party may have gained access to their personal information.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/opinions/blogs/the-data-breach-blog/nearly-8500-notification-letters-sent-out-in-metropolitan-companies-breach/
d2a4094c00a7ef20
2014-06-20 00:00:00
2,014
Viet Nam
Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Undetermined
The Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) is the victim of a targeted attack carried on through a specifically crafted malware distributed via a spear phishing campaign.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Government-Employees-Targeted-by-Phishing-Campaign-447692.shtml
ed5e5f966100f1b0
2014-06-18 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
ancestry.com
Retail Trade
44
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
The genealogy site ancestry.com has been blasted off the internet after reportedly being hit by a DDoS attack.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/06/18/ancestry_dot_com_brought_down_by_ddos_attack/
7cad5a23688bdd6b
2014-06-18 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Code Spaces
Information
51
Disruptive
External Denial of Service,Data Attack
Financial
Code Spaces, a code-hosting service abruptly closes after someone gains unauthorized access to its Amazon Web Service account and deletes most of the customer data. The company refused to pay a ransom after being extorted via a DDoS attack.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/06/aws-console-breach-leads-to-demise-of-service-with-proven-backup-plan/
aa85981a4d7bbc18
2014-06-18 00:00:00
2,014
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Government Secure Intranet
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Political-Espionage
British Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude, declares that a state-sponsored hostile group was able to gain access to a system administrator account on the Government Secure Intranet.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://grahamcluley.com/2014/06/maude/
0300580af5e9ab8b
2014-06-18 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Move, Inc.
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
53
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
Move, Inc. is hit by a major DDoS attack.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bruceupbin/2014/06/18/move-inc-hit-by-major-ddos-attack/#1d24847529a2
807af42881024f01
2014-06-17 00:00:00
2,014
Brazil
Cemig Telecom
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Protest
As part of #OpWorldCup and #OpHackingCup, Anonymous hacks a number of Brazilian organizations during the World Cup.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
http://hackread.com/anonymous-hackers-brazil-worldcup-hacks/
7e5bf588837171e7
2014-06-17 00:00:00
2,014
Brazil
Centrais El tricas do Norte do Brasil
Utilities
22
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Protest
As part of #OpWorldCup and #OpHackingCup, Anonymous hacks a number of Brazilian organizations during the World Cup.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
http://hackread.com/anonymous-hackers-brazil-worldcup-hacks/
798d243a0112e169
2014-06-17 00:00:00
2,014
Brazil
Federal Police of Brazil
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Protest
As part of #OpWorldCup and #OpHackingCup, Anonymous hacks a number of Brazilian organizations during the World Cup.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
http://hackread.com/anonymous-hackers-brazil-worldcup-hacks/
af314d9c25919e49
2014-06-17 00:00:00
2,014
Brazil
Globo TV Brasil
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Protest
As part of #OpWorldCup and #OpHackingCup, Anonymous hacks a number of Brazilian organizations during the World Cup.
Anonymous (Brazil)
Hacktivist
Brazil
http://hackread.com/anonymous-hackers-brazil-worldcup-hacks/
d37641a72e78562d
2014-06-17 00:00:00
2,014
Brazil
Regional Electoral Court of the Amazon
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Protest
As part of #OpWorldCup and #OpHackingCup, Anonymous hacks a number of Brazilian organizations during the World Cup.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
http://hackread.com/anonymous-hackers-brazil-worldcup-hacks/
b91c4a13d00bc120
2014-06-16 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
AT&T
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
AT&T confirms that outside attackers (allegedly employees of one of AT&T's service providers) compromised the personal information of an undisclosed number of AT&T Mobility members.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/at-t-suffers-data-breach-88954139374.html
3d0eaaac8d1d0128
2014-06-16 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Evernote
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Evernote's forum site, which hosts 164,644 members, is hacked, and the company sends an email to affected members recommending they change their passwords if those credentials were reused on other sites. Compromised data includes profile data, password hashes, email addresses and birth dates.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.zdnet.com/evernotes-forum-site-hacked-note-service-untouched-7000030596/
34e34c61cf03b1e7
2014-06-15 00:00:00
2,014
Italy
INVALSI
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Undetermined
An unknown hacker illegitimately accesses the systems of INVALSI, the public Italian System for School Assessment. This happens few days before the official start of the assessments affecting 600,000 students.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.corriere.it/scuola/14_giugno_15/hacker-sistema-dell-invalsi-rischio-prove-terza-media-a9c7ccf0-f4ba-11e3-8a74-87b3e3738f4b.shtml
a59b5c2114cbd6d7
2014-06-14 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
P. F. Chang's
Accommodation and Food Services
72
Exploitive
Exploitation of Sensors
Financial
Restaurant chain P.F. Chang's Chinese Bistro confirms that customer credit and debit card data had been stolen in a cybercrime attack on its stores.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/06/p-f-changs-confirms-credit-card-breach/
c6828297bc9aac86
2014-06-13 00:00:00
2,014
Belgium
Domino's Pizza
Accommodation and Food Services
72
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Rex Mundi claim to have managed to breach the systems of Domino's Pizza in Belgium and France and obtained access to more than 592,000 records belonging to French customers and over 58,000 records belonging to Belgians. They ask for a ransom in exchange.
Rex Mundi
Criminal
France
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Over-650-000-Domino-s-Pizza-Customer-Records-Allegedly-Hacked-446781.shtml
423b7ea3a2ac3396
2014-06-13 00:00:00
2,014
Taiwan (Province of China)
Synology NAS Boxes
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Dell SecureWorks reveals that unknown hackers were able to hijack Synology NAS Boxes for mining Dogecoin, reaping $620,000 in two months.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.secureworks.com/resources/blog/hacker-hijacks-synology-nas-boxes-for-dogecoin-mining-operation-reaping-half-million-dollars-in-two-months/
37e96b8f0c2ce8ca
2014-06-12 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Craftsman Book
Wholesale Trade
42
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
An estimated 11,000 customers who bought products from Craftsman-book.com have their credit card details compromised after the company website is compromised.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/craftsman-books-credit-card-files-hacked-2/
da4e8c0884a40d39
2014-06-11 00:00:00
2,014
Denmark
Denmark's Socialist Party
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Protest
The Danish branch of the infamous collective Anonymous targets Denmark's Socialist Party (Socialistisk Folkeparti) for signing and passing mass Internet surveillance bill and leaks logins and SSNs of a couple of dozens of members.
Anonymous (Denmark)
Undetermined
Denmark
http://hackread.com/anonymous-denmark-surveillance-bill-leaks/
4e716ff4458c6f9e
2014-06-11 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Feedly
Information
51
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Financial
News aggregator Feedly is made inaccessible by a DDoS attack. Attackers demand a ransom to stop their crippling assault, which the company refuses to pay.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/06/under-ddos-feedly-buckles-but-defies-attackers-extortion-demands/
accf9ccbc6287d66
2014-06-11 00:00:00
2,014
Egypt
Sky News Egypt
Information
51
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
A hacker called Hmeidefaces the official website of ESETand 4 of itsSpanish domains.
The BLuE
Hobbyist
Undetermined
http://hackread.com/skynews-egypt-website-hacked-by-uae-hacker/
9136d3e5bb347171
2014-06-10 00:00:00
2,014
France
Deezer
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
The French music service Deezer is struck by a DDoS attack, which remains unavailable during the weekend.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jun/10/deezer-user-data-hack-attack-ddos
179305debc36f399
2014-06-10 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Evernote
Information
51
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
Mobile and online note app Evernote was hit with a DDoS attack, taking its servers offline for several hours.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/06/11/evernote_dos_attack/
e937cb21fb0155f6
2014-06-10 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Placemark Investments
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Placemark Investments begins notifying an undisclosed number of clients that their personal information may have been exposed when one of its servers was breached.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.esecurityplanet.com/network-security/placemark-investments-acknowledges-data-breach.html
d22c983540651bce
2014-06-10 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Twitter
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Undetermined
The names, addresses, and Social Security numbers of a handful of staff at TwitterÃÆ'Æ'Æ'ÃÆ'ââ'¬Â ''ÃÆ'Æ'Æ''ÃÆ'Æ''ÃÆ''Ã'Ã' (including the CEO) are leaked on the dark wen.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.zdnet.com/twitter-co-founders-ceos-personal-data-leaked-on-darknet-7000030375/
b685dac48a8057ae
2014-06-10 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Undisclosed online gambling website
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
Cloud-based security services provider Incapsula states to have fought off a 100 Gbps DDoS attack against an online gambling website.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/online-gambling-site-hit-by-five-vector-ddos-attack-peaking-at-100gbps/
6f7ef6029ac453f3
2014-06-09 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
New York Board of Elections
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Protest
The Anonymous protest against the FIFA World Cup starts here: the hacktivist collective defaces the New York State Board of ElectionsÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'àofficial websiteÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'à(elections.ny.gov).
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
https://www.villagevoice.com/2014/06/09/anonymous-hacked-new-yorks-board-of-elections-website-to-protest-the-world-cup/
9b397716d1140be7
2014-06-08 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Rowan Companies
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
21
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Rowan Companies notifies employees, vendors, and contractors of a system intrusion.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.databreaches.net/rowan-companies-notifies-employees-vendors-and-contractors-of-system-intrusion/
8ed342609ea7a521
2014-06-06 00:00:00
2,014
Slovakia
ESET
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
The ESET Security Forum is hacked and the company confirms that account credentials of itsÃÆ'Æ'Æ'ÃÆ'ââ'¬Â ''ÃÆ'Æ'Æ''ÃÆ'Æ''ÃÆ''Ã'Ã' roughly 2,700 members have been accessed by the attackers.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.securityweek.com/eset-forum-breached-user-credentials-compromised
7f5afa38d82f70c7
2014-06-06 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
US Army
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
The US Army warns that databases holding information on 16,000 South Korean civilian employees of the US military and applicants for base jobs may have been compromised.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9248887/U.S._Army_warns_of_database_breaches_in_South_Korea
5024c0539c5753d0
2014-06-05 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Autonation
Retail Trade
44
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
National automobile retailer AutoNation notifies an undisclosed number of customers that their payment card data, as well as other information, may have been captured by hackers that compromised AutoNation websites hosted and operated by TradeMotion.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/opinions/blogs/the-data-breach-blog/hackers-compromise-autonation-websites-capture-payment-card-data-other-info/
63c4e9367f748f5a
2014-06-05 00:00:00
2,014
Singapore
SingPass
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
1,500 online identification accounts used for accessing Singapore government services may have been accessed illicitly.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/06/05/singapore-says-online-accounts-may-have-been-breached/
7855bd0f8be0d51d
2014-06-04 00:00:00
2,014
Spain
Certification ESET Spain
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
A hacker called Hmeidefaces the official website of ESETand 4 of itsSpanish domains.
Hmei7
Hobbyist
Undetermined
https://www.cyberkendra.com/2014/06/eset-spain-website-hacked-by-hmei7.html
08c366124c18b433
2014-06-04 00:00:00
2,014
Slovakia
ESET
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
A hacker called Hmeidefaces the official website of ESETand 4 of itsSpanish domains.
Hmei7
Hobbyist
Undetermined
https://www.cyberkendra.com/2014/06/eset-spain-website-hacked-by-hmei7.html
43ed355793dfc2cd
2014-06-04 00:00:00
2,014
Spain
ESET Security Forum
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
A hacker called Hmeidefaces the official website of ESETand 4 of itsSpanish domains.
Hmei7
Hobbyist
Undetermined
https://www.cyberkendra.com/2014/06/eset-spain-website-hacked-by-hmei7.html
41d42065a1707115
2014-06-04 00:00:00
2,014
Spain
ESET's Spain domain
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
A hacker called Hmeidefaces the official website of ESETand 4 of itsSpanish domains.
Hmei7
Hobbyist
Undetermined
https://www.cyberkendra.com/2014/06/eset-spain-website-hacked-by-hmei7.html