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29de69aee2862f57
2014-06-02 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Arkansas State University
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
At Arkansas State University (A-State), full and partial Social Security numbers are compromised for about 50,000 early childhood practitioners after unauthorized access is gained to databases related to the Traveling Arkansas Professional Pathways (TAPP).
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/opinions/blogs/the-data-breach-blog/arkansas-state-univ-notifies-50k-of-social-security-number-breach/
4c3b1506a788132b
2014-06-02 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Linkin Park
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
The official Facebook fan page of the famous rock band Linkin Park (63M fans) is hacked by an unknown hacker and starts spamming vulgar images with links.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://hackread.com/linkin-park-official-facebook-page-hacked/
d65333c0fd8e5564
2014-06-02 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Monsanto
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
11
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Monsanto admits that credit card data along with names, addresses and US taxation information for 1300 customers and employees was compromised after hackers broke into its servers in March.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/06/02/seedy_hacker_steals_1300_monsanto_client_and_staff_records/
f46392ca819868e4
2014-06-02 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Power Equipment Direct
Retail Trade
44
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Power Equipment Direct (PED) notifies an undisclosed number of customers that their personal information may have been accessed when the server that handles the company's checkout process was infected with malware.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.esecurityplanet.com/network-security/power-equipment-direct-acknowledges-data-breach.html
3c2e79c06c62e0d2
2014-05-30 00:00:00
2,014
Turkey
Ankara Chamber of Industry
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Protest
The infamous group of TurkishÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'àhacktivists RedHack defaces the official website of theÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'àAnkara Chamber of Industry ASO (aso.org.tr).
RedHack
Hacktivist
Turkey
http://hackread.com/redhack-anonymous-hacks-turkey/
854b72adac34d215
2014-05-30 00:00:00
2,014
Brazil
Brazilian Ministry of External Relations
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of End Hosts
Undetermined
The internal communications system of the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations has been hit by hackers carried on with spear-phishing emails.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.zdnet.com/brazilian-government-hit-by-cyber-attack-7000030050/
3ee3df51e535a80c
2014-05-29 00:00:00
2,014
Pakistan
ARY News
Information
51
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Protest
The official website of Pakistan'sÃÆ'Æ'Æ'ÃÆ'ââ'¬Â ''ÃÆ'Æ'Æ''ÃÆ'Æ''ÃÆ''Ã'Ã' ARY News Channel website is hacked and defaced by Pakistani hacker H4$N4!N H4XOR. According to the author of the attack, "You have been punished for broadcasting blasphemous, vulgar and Indian material".
H4$N4!N H4XOR
Hacktivist
Pakistan
http://hackread.com/pakistan-ary-news-channel-hacked/
3da288c7c840b9fc
2014-05-29 00:00:00
2,014
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Office
Retail Trade
44
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
UK shoe retailer Office sends its customers an email, explaining that it has suffered a serious security breach. Information accessed includes customers' names, addresses, birth date and month (but not year), password and phone number of accounts created prior to August 2013.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://grahamcluley.com/2014/05/office-shoe-retailer-hacked/
b405b57184b1ad91
2014-05-27 00:00:00
2,014
Czechia
Avast
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
The support forum of Avast is hacked. Attackers get access to cryptographically hashed passwords, usernames, and e-mail addresses for about 400,000 people.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/05/spotify-security-firm-avast-report-hacks-that-spill-user-data/
1553addc450ba801
2014-05-27 00:00:00
2,014
Sweden
Spotify
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Spotify warns of unauthorized access to the company's network and internal data. The unauthorized access appears to involve data for a single, unspecified person.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/05/spotify-security-firm-avast-report-hacks-that-spill-user-data/
7743a213eda9c933
2014-05-27 00:00:00
2,014
India
Taj Mahal Website
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Protest
Another episode of the Cyber War between India and Pakistan, The main page of Taj Mahal website (tajmahal.gov.in) is hacked by H4$N4!N H4XOR, displaying the Pakistan's flag.
H4$N4!N H4XOR
Hacktivist
Pakistan
http://www.ehackingnews.com/2014/05/taj-mahal-agra-fort-websites-hacked.html
5fd4e8683b3bdd28
2014-05-26 00:00:00
2,014
New Zealand
New Zealand National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
A $12.7 million supercomputer owned by Niwa (New Zealand National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research) is targeted by a computer hacker believed to have come from China.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2014/05/26/new-zealands-18-tonne-supercomputer-was-it-hacked-or-not/
c9c538ff6e0d9ec4
2014-05-26 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Arizona Department of Homeland Security
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
A Turkish hacker going with the handle of Swan defaces the official website of theÃÆ'Æ'Æ'ÃÆ'ââ'¬Â ''ÃÆ'Æ'Æ''ÃÆ'Æ''ÃÆ''Ã'Ã' Arizona Department of Homeland Security. The hacker also defaces the official website of theÃÆ'Æ'Æ'ÃÆ'ââ'¬Â ''ÃÆ'Æ'Æ''ÃÆ'Æ''ÃÆ''Ã'Ã' Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs website.
Swan
Hacktivist
United States of America
https://zerosecurity.org/2014/05/arizona-dhs-security-site-breached-defaced
3e8e90dd39c1951a
2014-05-22 00:00:00
2,014
Ukraine
Ukrainian Election Commission
Public Administration
92
Mixed
Exploitation of Application Server,Message Manipulation,External Denial of Service,Data Attack
Sabotage
The official website of Ukraine's election commission (cvk.gov) is targeted by a massive DDoSÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'àattack on the eve of country's presidential polls. The pro-Russian CyberBerkut collective claims responsibility for the attack.
CyberBerkut
Hacktivist
Ukraine
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Passcode/2014/0617/Ukraine-election-narrowly-avoided-wanton-destruction-from-hackers
9f51184a30058d54
2014-05-21 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
American Institutes for Research
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
About 6,500 current and former employees of the American Institutes for Research (AIR) may have had personal information compromised after unauthorized access was gained to one of the organization's servers.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/opinions/blogs/the-data-breach-blog/thousands-of-staffers-impacted-in-american-institutes-for-research-server-hack/
7ade9c019cd40d6d
2014-05-21 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
eBay
Retail Trade
44
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
eBay revealsÃ' that attackers "compromised a database containing encrypted passwords and other non-financial data" between late February and early March. The database included names, e-mail addresses, home addresses, phone numbers, and dates of birth.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/05/ebay-password-database-hacked-users-asked-to-change-passwords/
bcd44ee9b24bd5e5
2014-05-20 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Plenty of Fish
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Financial
Plenty of Fish is the latest victim of a DDoS attack.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/20/dating-website-plenty-of-fish-hit-by-ddos-attack/
711c06638a817365
2014-05-19 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Typepad
Information
51
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
Typepad, the famous blogging platform is under a sustained DDoS attack.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://techcrunch.com/2014/05/19/typepad-claims-it-was-hit-by-another-ddos-attack/
b295628dc1eaf4e2
2014-05-17 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Moz
Information
51
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Financial
Yet another DDoS attack. This time the victim is moz.com.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://twitter.com/Moz/status/467746806471081984
89b68278558ec42e
2014-05-17 00:00:00
2,014
Undetermined
Rescator
Information
51
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Protest
Rescator, a popular underground website that sells payment card data, is hacked and defaced.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Underground-Payment-Card-Store-Rescator-Hacked-and-Defaced-432598.shtml
a805b7b33ebbcc99
2014-05-16 00:00:00
2,014
Undetermined
Doge Vault
Finance and Insurance
52
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Doge Vault, one of the most popular online repositories for the cryptocurrency Dogecoin, formally acknowledges that it has been hacked two days earlier. Losses amount to the equivalent of $74,000. Unfortunately all the Dogecoin addresses are compromised.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/05/mean-doge-vault-attack-snags-user-passwords-private-account-keys/
93e7c1168c223ea1
2014-05-16 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Paytime Inc.
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
An undisclosed number of individuals may have had personal information compromised after hackers took advantage of a vulnerability in systems belonging to Paytime Inc., a Pennsylvania payroll company.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/opinions/blogs/the-data-breach-blog/hackers-exploit-vulnerability-to-breach-pennsylvania-payroll-company/
e93191f1884172cb
2014-05-16 00:00:00
2,014
Pakistan
Rawalpindi Police
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
The official website of the Rawalpindi police in Pakistan (rawalpindipolice.gov.pk) is defaced by Anti Mortadin!@, a group that appears to support the Taliban.
Anti Mortadin!@
Hacktivist
Pakistan
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Pakistani-Police-Website-Hacked-By-Supporters-of-the-Taliban-442482.shtml
87cdff886d5d1031
2014-05-16 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Road sign in San Francisco
Transportation and Warehousing
48
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
An unknown prankster hacker hacks an electronic traffic sign in San Francisco warning of a Godzilla Attack.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/godzilla-attack-s-f-traffic-sign-hacked-to-warn-drivers/
cb17a7bb2c3a2289
2014-05-16 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
University of Nebraska Omaha
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
School officials at University of Nebraska Omaha (unomaha.edu) announce to investigate an unauthorized access to an administrative server within campus security.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.fox42kptm.com/story/25537836/uno-investigating-security-breach-involving-personal-information
b4db6816b51b584d
2014-05-15 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
University of California Irvine
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Undetermined
More than 1,800 University of California (UC), Irvine, students are notified that they may have had personal information compromised after keylogger malware was discovered on three Student Health Center (SHC) computers for about six weeks.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/opinions/blogs/the-data-breach-blog/keylogger-malware-found-on-three-uc-irvine-health-center-computers/
7136e63237294f84
2014-05-14 00:00:00
2,014
Turkey
Soma Municipality
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Protest
Hacktivists of the RedHack collective blame authorities for the incident in the mine of Soma, and as a consequence they deface the official website of the Soma Municipality.
RedHack
Hacktivist
Turkey
http://news.softpedia.com/news/RedHack-Hacks-Website-of-Soma-Municipality-Following-Death-of-Hundreds-of-Miners-442076.shtml
5f1e2354e7fe1af1
2014-05-14 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
antiwar.com
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
antiwar.com, aÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'àwebsite known for itsÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'ànon-interventionism and war opposingÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'àviews is hacked just a few hours after launching itsÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'àfundraising drive.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.antiwar.com/blog/2014/05/14/news-antiwar-com-has-been-hacked/
659dd8fd5348e70e
2014-05-13 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Gingerbread Shed Corporation
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Arizona-based Gingerbread Shed Corporation notifies customers that an unauthorized individual gained access to its systems for roughly three months and may have compromised about 50,000 transactions, as well as other data.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/opinions/blogs/the-data-breach-blog/about-50k-transactions-other-data-compromised-in-three-month-breach/
05e203d87f5a086a
2014-05-12 00:00:00
2,014
Belgium
Belgian Foreign Ministry
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Political-Espionage
Unknown hackers steal data related to the Ukraine crisis from Belgian foreign ministry servers, prompting a security crackdown which has left diplomats without Internet or email.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/12/us-belgium-cybercrime-ukraine-idUSBREA4B0EB20140512
737e2414b0083541
2014-05-12 00:00:00
2,014
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Gary Barlow
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
The Twitter account of Gary Barlow (@GaryBarlow) the former frontman of the famous boy band Take That is hacked.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Twitter-Account-of-Take-That-Singer-Gary-Barlow-Hacked-441735.shtml
fd6e79daffb0b490
2014-05-11 00:00:00
2,014
India
Indian Ministry of Railways
Transportation and Warehousing
48
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
Another episode of the Cyber War between India and Pakistan. A Pakistani hacker called rOOX from Team MadLeets defaces the server of Indian Ministry of Railway, which includes around 47 domains.
rOOX
Hacktivist
India
https://www.memri.org/cjlab/indian-ministry-of-railways-server-hacked-by-pakistani-team-madleets
f0447ca8970e5037
2014-05-11 00:00:00
2,014
India
Tata Motors
Manufacturing
31
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
The Pakistani hacker H4$N4!N H4XOR defaces a subdomain of the official website of Tata Motors (connect.tatamotors.com).
H4$N4!N H4XOR
Hacktivist
Pakistan
http://www.ehackingnews.com/2014/05/tata-motors-website-hacked-by-pakistani.html
c8d7bf3a0f0a0d86
2014-05-09 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Point DNS
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
Domain host Point DNS has been hammered with a high intensity DDoS attack on Friday, knocking servers out for hours.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/05/09/point_dns_ddos/
107431fe0d8096f1
2014-05-09 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
WooThemes
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
WooThemes, the popular Theme Creator for Wordpress confirms to have been hacked after many users complained of fraudulent credit card transactions.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.hotforsecurity.com/blog/woothemes-hacked-premium-wordpress-theme-manufacturer-warns-of-credit-card-leak-8578.html
20028e4883d60f37
2014-05-08 00:00:00
2,014
Australia
Moshtix
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Moshtix, Australia's largest ticket website, is hacked. As a consequence customers report money going missing, spam and scam emails asking for credit card information.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/how-hackers-caused-splendour-in-the-grass-2014-ticketing-chaos-brought-down-moshtix/
e2fa420876baaf3c
2014-05-07 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Ground(ctrl)
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Ground(ctrl), a company which builds social networking sites and other services for musicians, begins notifying an undisclosed number of users that their personal information may have been exposed when the company's network was hacked.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.esecurityplanet.com/hackers/groundctrl-hacked.html
d29d3ea7c7c12978
2014-05-07 00:00:00
2,014
France
Orange
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
French telecommunications group Orange announces that a breach last month resulted in the theft of the personal information of 1.3 million of its customers, including phone numbers, dates of birth, and email addresses.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/hackers-steal-personal-info-of-1-3m-orange-telco-customers/
10a3a6b6de2052c6
2014-05-07 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
The Wall Street Journal
Information
51
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Personal Attack
The Syrian Electronic Army is back and hijacks a total of four Twitter accounts of the Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
Syrian Electronic Army
Hacktivist
Syrian Arab Republic
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Syrian-Electronic-Army-Hijacks-WSJ-Twitter-Accounts-440924.shtml
f111aef4ced111ad
2014-05-05 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Affinity Gaming
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
71
Exploitive
Exploitation of Sensors
Financial
Affinity Gaming notifies an unauthorized intrusion into the system that processes customer credit and debit cards for their casinos. Apparently no credit card data was stolen.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://phys.org/news/2014-05-affinity-gaming-payment-hacked.html
ab2a62f4d730c092
2014-05-03 00:00:00
2,014
India
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)
Information
51
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
Kai-H4xOrR, a Pakistani hacker, member of the Pakistan Haxors Crew, defaces the international roaming subdomain (ir.bsnl.co.in) of the Indian telecom company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL).
Kai-H4xOrR
Hacktivist
India
http://www.ehackingnews.com/2014/05/bsnl-website-hacked-by-pakistani-hacker.html
008a59674de43150
2014-05-02 00:00:00
2,014
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
British National Party
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
The official Twitter account of the British National Party and its leader is hacked by Anon_0x03, an individual claiming to be affiliated to the infamous collective Anonymous.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Website-and-Twitter-Account-of-British-National-Party-Hacked-440377.shtml
05eb17480d1a9a08
2014-05-02 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Dr. Micharl M. Krop Senior High School
Educational Services
61
Disruptive
Data Attack
Undetermined
An 18-year old student appears before a judge after he was arrested for allegedlyÃÆ'Æ'Æ'ÃÆ'ââ'¬Â ''ÃÆ'Æ'Æ''ÃÆ'Æ''ÃÆ''Ã'Ã' changing grades for students in Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School.
Jose Bautista
Criminal
United States of America
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2014/05/02/student-accused-of-changing-grades-arrested/
5fc1396786dea62a
2014-05-02 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
An undisclosed number of employees, graduate students and adjunct instructors with the University of North Carolina Wilmington (uncw.edu) may have had personal information compromised after unauthorized access was gained to an applications server.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/opinions/blogs/the-data-breach-blog/data-on-students-and-staffers-exposed-in-unc-wilmington-breach/
ecf4db82d4d397ba
2014-04-30 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
4chan
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
The 4chan image message board, admits it suffered a security breach that saw a hacker gain unauthorised access to user information.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://grahamcluley.com/2014/04/4chan-admits-hack/
c99b46869dba53a6
2014-04-30 00:00:00
2,014
Ireland
Eircom
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Eircom is forced to shut down its email service after detecting unauthorized access to the system.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Irish-Telecoms-Company-Eircom-Targeted-by-Hackers-440192.shtml
52017707785c4332
2014-04-30 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Kali
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
A Libyan Hackers group called "The GreaT Team"ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'à(TGT) defaces the mailing list subdomain of Kali website (lists.kali.org).
The GreaT Team
Hobbyist
Libya
http://www.ehackingnews.com/2014/04/kali-linux-website-hacked-by-great-team.html
040a55840f4107f1
2014-04-30 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
UltraDNS
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
UltraDNS is the victim of a DDoS Attack.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://threatpost.com/ultradns-dealing-with-ddos-attack/105806
f64ba2a469e60d5a
2014-04-29 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
DeKalb Health
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Dekalb Health notifies that 1,361 records including a mix of names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, credit card numbers, addresses, phone numbers, passwords, email addresses, insurance information, service types, and other details have been compromised.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/dekalb-health-reports-patient-information-breach-after-compromise-of-vendors-server/
dea760c72ded238d
2014-04-29 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
RSA
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
The Syrian Electronic Army redirects the visitors of the RSA Conference website to a defacement page. The attack is carried out in response to an RSA Conference presentation about the Syrian Electronic Army's hacking methods.
Syrian Electronic Army
Hacktivist
Syrian Arab Republic
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Syrian-Electronic-Army-Defaces-Website-of-RSA-Conference-439866.shtml
820dcd35acd7671b
2014-04-28 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
AOL Mail
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
AOL Mail is hacked and several users report their accounts are being used to send spam to others. The potential impact affects 50 million and all users are urged to change their passwords.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/04/youve-got-pwned-aol-reports-e-mail-breach-as-bigger-than-thought/
aef80185757a2def
2014-04-28 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Boston Children's Hospital
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Protest
In name of OpJustinaPelletier, the Anonymous take down the website of the Boston Children's Hospital.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2014/04/28/anonymous-takes-on-boston-childrens-hospital-in-opjustina/
e73bc26382a87068
2014-04-28 00:00:00
2,014
Egypt
Egyptian Ministry of Information
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
The official website of theÃ' Egyptian Ministry of Information is hacked and defaced by hackers from a group going with the handle of Libyan Cyber Army.
Libyan Cyber Army
Hacktivist
Libya
http://hackread.com/libyan-hacks-egyptian-ministry-website/
d861834f7fe628e6
2014-04-25 00:00:00
2,014
Belgium
AlfaNet
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
The infamous hacker collective Rex Mundi hacks alfanet.be and blackmails the company, threatening to release all their customer data if they do not pay 15,000 euros.
Rex Mundi
Criminal
France
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Hackers-Blackmail-Belgian-Hosting-Firm-AlfaNet-439364.shtml
451a1317b33e6874
2014-04-25 00:00:00
2,014
Pakistan
Cabinet Ministry of Pakistan
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
The cyber battle between Indian and Pakistani hacktivists continues. In name of OpPakistan Indian hackers deface several Pakistani government websites.
Bl@Ck Dr@GoN; Haxor T0du; Spider64
Hacktivist
Pakistan
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Pakistani-National-Portal-Cabinet-Ministry-and-Ministry-of-Defense-Hacked-439248.shtml
60c43b8ef0ed4910
2014-04-25 00:00:00
2,014
Pakistan
Ministry of Defense of Pakistan
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
The cyber battle between Indian and Pakistani hacktivists continues. In name of OpPakistan Indian hackers deface several Pakistani government websites.
Bl@Ck Dr@GoN; Haxor T0du; Spider64
Hacktivist
Pakistan
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Pakistani-National-Portal-Cabinet-Ministry-and-Ministry-of-Defense-Hacked-439248.shtml
c9280c5eea13aecd
2014-04-25 00:00:00
2,014
Pakistan
Pakistan Government Establishment Division
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
The cyber battle between Indian and Pakistani hacktivists continues. In name of OpPakistan Indian hackers deface several Pakistani government websites.
Bl@Ck Dr@GoN; Haxor T0du; Spider64
Hacktivist
Pakistan
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Pakistani-National-Portal-Cabinet-Ministry-and-Ministry-of-Defense-Hacked-439248.shtml
876e3228d05fbb5b
2014-04-25 00:00:00
2,014
Pakistan
Pakistan Manpower Institute
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
The cyber battle between Indian and Pakistani hacktivists continues. In name of OpPakistan Indian hackers deface several Pakistani government websites.
Bl@Ck Dr@GoN; Haxor T0du; Spider64
Hacktivist
Pakistan
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Pakistani-National-Portal-Cabinet-Ministry-and-Ministry-of-Defense-Hacked-439248.shtml
604291100b416921
2014-04-25 00:00:00
2,014
Pakistan
Pakistan Ministry of Railways
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
The cyber battle between Indian and Pakistani hacktivists continues. In name of OpPakistan Indian hackers deface several Pakistani government websites.
Bl@Ck Dr@GoN; Haxor T0du; Spider64
Hacktivist
Pakistan
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Pakistani-National-Portal-Cabinet-Ministry-and-Ministry-of-Defense-Hacked-439248.shtml
7e2ce295cdd16184
2014-04-25 00:00:00
2,014
Pakistan
Pakistan National Portal
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
The cyber battle between Indian and Pakistani hacktivists continues. In name of OpPakistan Indian hackers deface several Pakistani government websites.
Bl@Ck Dr@GoN; Haxor T0du; Spider64
Hacktivist
Pakistan
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Pakistani-National-Portal-Cabinet-Ministry-and-Ministry-of-Defense-Hacked-439248.shtml
0515d0acb723dc43
2014-04-22 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Iowa State University
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Information technology staff at Iowa State University discovers a breach affecting five departmental servers on campus potentially compromising Social Security numbers of 29,780 students enrolled at Iowa State between 1995 and 2012.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2014/04/22/serverbreach
4244201130175adb
2014-04-21 00:00:00
2,014
Canada
International Civil Aviation Organization
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Protest
Montreal-based ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) is another target in a string of attacks by NullCrew.
NullCrew
Hacktivist
Undetermined
https://www.zdnet.com/article/hackers-attack-spokeo-un-civil-aviation-org-in-nine-site-crime-spree/
3b7ef47d630ccbc4
2014-04-21 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
University of Virginia
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Protest
University of Virginia (1 million files leaked).
NullCrew
Hacktivist
Undetermined
https://www.zdnet.com/article/hackers-attack-spokeo-un-civil-aviation-org-in-nine-site-crime-spree/
459a5d1860e1c7b3
2014-04-20 00:00:00
2,014
India
Bangalore City Police
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Protest
A Pakistani hacker going with the handle of H4x0r10ux m1nd defaces the official website of Bangalore City Police India (bcp.gov.in).
H4x0r10ux m1nd
Hacktivist
India
http://hackread.com/pakistani-hacker-hacks-bangalore-police-website/
06470105603e5210
2014-04-19 00:00:00
2,014
India
Bihar Bharatiya Janata Party
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
A hacker called Muhammad Bilal from Pak Cyber Experts group defaces the official Bihar BJP website (biharbjp.org).
Muhammad Bilal
Hacktivist
India
http://www.ehackingnews.com/2014/04/bihar-bjp-website-hacked-and-defaced-by.html
b5558f85db5ac5b9
2014-04-18 00:00:00
2,014
Turkey
Aktif Bank
Finance and Insurance
52
Mixed
Exploitation of Application Server,External Denial of Service
Undetermined
Members of the hacktivist collective RedHack claim to have breached into the systems of Aktif Bank (aktifbank.com.tr), Turkey's largest privately owned investment bank. They also launched a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on the website.
RedHack
Hacktivist
Turkey
http://news.softpedia.com/news/RedHack-Hackers-Target-Aktif-Bank-over-Controversial-e-Ticketing-System-438409.shtml
df89a9e5cf4b85f3
2014-04-18 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Jon "Bones" Jones
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
Several accounts of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Jon BonesÃÆ'Æ'Æ'ÃÆ'ââ'¬Â ''ÃÆ'Æ'Æ''ÃÆ'Æ''ÃÆ''Ã'Ã' Jones are hacked, posting homophobic comments on Instagram.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://news.softpedia.com/news/UFC-s-Dana-White-Confirms-Jon-Bones-Jones-Had-His-Accounts-Hacked-438494.shtml
e40d30ff13486ecd
2014-04-17 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) reveals the real dimension of a data breach it suffered. Personal information for as many as 27,000 workers might have been compromised.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/5965156-74/upmc-workers-affected
e80ba50c5d06dbf9
2014-04-15 00:00:00
2,014
Germany
German Aerospace Centre
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Political-Espionage
Germany's space research centre in Cologne is the victim of a co-ordinated and covert targeted attack carried out by state-sponsored hackers, according to a Der Spiegel report. Suspects are directed to China.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/04/15/dlr_attacked_china_apt_trojans/
d1ad29036432236c
2014-04-15 00:00:00
2,014
France
LaCie
Undetermined
99
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
LaCie confirms in a statement that malware successfully made its way through to access sensitive customer information stemming from transactions on its website. Virtually everyone who shopped on LaCie's website in the last year is at risk.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.cnet.com/news/lacie-admits-to-year-long-credit-card-breach/
698abbcd5fa60cd1
2014-04-15 00:00:00
2,014
India
marigold.in
Undetermined
99
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Kami Haxor hacks marigold.in and dumps 1,351 usernames and clear text passwords.
Kami Haxor
Hacktivist
India
http://pastebin.com/3bzjkWaZ
f307b97dea0cf436
2014-04-15 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
tutorialized.com
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
A hacker called SE2mhZVVY7HF4VEV0cOH hacks tutorialized.com and dumps 46244 usernames and hashed passwords.
SE2mhZVVY7HF4VEV0cOH
Undetermined
Undetermined
http://pastebin.com/qnfKVT3A
f527b22e9a675cbf
2014-04-15 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Political-Espionage
About 55,000 members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (vfw.org) may have had personal information, including Social Security numbers, compromised after an unauthorized party gained access to a VFW web server using a remote access trojan.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/opinions/blogs/the-data-breach-blog/data-on-55000-vfw-members-impacted-by-attacker-seeking-military-intel/
d59b542d7d6b6ad2
2014-04-14 00:00:00
2,014
Canada
Canada Revenue Agency
Public Administration
92
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Unknown hackers exploit the Heartbleed vulnerability to steal taxpayer data for at least 900 Canadian citizens, and an unknown number of businesses and officials from the Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA).
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/04/heartbleed-bug-exploited-to-steal-taxpayer-data/
355d01e769b2ff87
2014-04-14 00:00:00
2,014
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Harley Medical Group
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
The personal details of nearly half a million people, considering cosmetic surgery, may have been accessed by hackers who then attempted to blackmail Harley Medical Group, a leading chain of clinics.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2604805/Cosmetic-surgeons-targeted-hackers-personal-details-500-000-people-enquiries-clinic-stolen.html
fd80685909d97d48
2014-04-14 00:00:00
2,014
India
knowledgeicon.com
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
In name of OpKashmir an unknown hacker hacks knowledgeicon.com and dumps 911 email addresses and other personal data.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://pastebin.com/cieDSMHF
b795c71a1cbaeef4
2014-04-13 00:00:00
2,014
Undetermined
Anonymous
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Undetermined
Israeli hackers attacked computers belonging to Anonymous and allied hacker groups, taking pictures with exploited webcams and posting the photos online.
Buddhax
Hacktivist
Israel
http://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-group-posts-photos-of-not-so-anonymous-hackers/
0c6e7d31b84f3096
2014-04-12 00:00:00
2,014
Slovakia
40dni.sk
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
A hacker called r3dm0v3 hacks 40dni.sk and dumps about 4,800 usernames and hashed passwords.
r3dm0v3
Undetermined
Undetermined
http://pastebin.com/564A9Hpw
f05bafeaee63a49c
2014-04-11 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group
Accommodation and Food Services
72
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Hackers steal approximately $35,000 in Club Carlson Gold Points (incentive awards earned from hotel stays and food and beverage purchases) from about 650 customers of the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.esecurityplanet.com/hackers/hackers-steal-35000-in-club-carlson-gold-points.html
17f648b744da19a0
2014-04-11 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Lubbock Cardiology Clinic
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Unauthorized access is gained to the Electronic Health Record system used by Texas-based Lubbock Cardiology Clinic (LCC), which resulted in the compromise of more than 1,400 medical records.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/opinions/blogs/the-data-breach-blog/more-than-1400-medical-records-compromised-in-texas-breach/
a7434ec0a8eac864
2014-04-11 00:00:00
2,014
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
mumsnet
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Another website victim of Heartbleed. Mumsnet, a popular British parenting website with 1.5 million registered users, reports that users' data has been accessed as a result of the Heartbleed bug.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.mumsnet.com/info/the-heartbleed-security-breach-to-do
07e56a3d9e72e35d
2014-04-10 00:00:00
2,014
Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Health
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Protest
Hackers of Moroccan Islamic Union-Mail deface the official website of prevention program of injuries and accidents - Ministry of Health Saudi Arabia (moh-ncd.gov.sa).
Moroccan Islamic Union-Mail
Hacktivist
Saudi Arabia
http://www.ehackingnews.com/2014/04/ministry-of-health-saudi-arabia-website.html
9894cecb8a120c7c
2014-04-09 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Deltek
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
An unknown attacker hacks into the GovWin IQ system run by Deltek, and compromises the credentials of roughly 80,000 customers, including payment card data for about 25,000 of those individuals.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/opinions/blogs/the-data-breach-blog/govwin-iq-hacked-payment-card-data-of-25000-deltek-customers-at-risk/
f913a3c729d50c61
2014-04-08 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Midwest Orthopaedics
Health Care and Social Assistance
62
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
More than 1,200 patients of Chicago-based Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush (MOR) may have had personal information compromised after an unknown individual gained unauthorized access to a doctor's personal email account, which contained the data.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/opinions/blogs/the-data-breach-blog/chicago-doctors-email-account-accessed-held-info-on-1200-patients/
62efcc269f5ff3e7
2014-04-08 00:00:00
2,014
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
St. Aldhelm's Academy
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Members of the finance staff at the UK's St. Aldhelm's Academy were fooled in July of 2013 by an e-mail that appeared to come from the school's bank. As a consequence, more than ÃÆ'Æ'Æ'ÃÆ'ââ'¬Â ''ÃÆ'Æ'Æ''ÃÆ'Æ''ÃÆ''Ã'Ã'£1 million ($1.7 million) was stolen.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://metro.co.uk/2014/04/08/school-with-worst-gcse-results-lost-1million-to-textbook-fraud-4692001/
6578f5505982bc5b
2014-04-08 00:00:00
2,014
Pakistan
Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
The official website of terrorist organizationÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'àTehreek-e-Taliban PakistanÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'à(TTP) (umarmedia.com)ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'àis taken down by an Indian hacker calledÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ '̢̮â¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'àGodzilla.
Godzilla
Hacktivist
Pakistan
http://hackread.com/indian-hacker-crushes-pakistani-talibans-website/
7e5ed3f76a70db21
2014-04-07 00:00:00
2,014
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Department of Culture, Media and Sport
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Protest
The verified Twitter account of the United Kingdom's Department of Culture, Media and Sport (@DCMS) is hacked over the weekend. The hacker posts three messages referencing MP Maria Miller on the compromised feed.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://news.softpedia.com/news/UK-Department-of-Culture-Media-and-Sport-Twitter-Account-Hacked-436213.shtml
8c470e2bb164beef
2014-04-06 00:00:00
2,014
Syrian Arab Republic
job.sy
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Zer0Pwn, a member of the European Cyber Arm (ECA), hacks two Syrian Web sites, Job.sy and RealEstate.sy, and dumps 60,000 accounts.
Zer0Pwn
Hacktivist
Syrian Arab Republic
http://www.ehackingnews.com/2014/04/european-cyber-army-leaks-60k.html
2772c86463348aa7
2014-04-06 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Klas Telecom
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
NullCrew hacks a legacy help desk system of the government contractor Klas Telecom, and leaks several accounts and passwords.
NullCrew
Hacktivist
Undetermined
http://www.zdnet.com/govt-contractor-klas-telecom-responds-to-getting-hacked-by-nullcrew-7000028102/
942b4e4597df6ab9
2014-04-06 00:00:00
2,014
Syrian Arab Republic
realestate.sy
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Zer0Pwn, a member of the European Cyber Arm (ECA), hacks two Syrian Web sites, Job.sy and RealEstate.sy, and dumps 60,000 accounts.
Zer0Pwn
Hacktivist
Syrian Arab Republic
http://www.ehackingnews.com/2014/04/european-cyber-army-leaks-60k.html
13561e2a1bf0c3b4
2014-04-05 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Rural King
Retail Trade
44
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
Farm supply store Rural King notifies its customers after hackers gained access to their personal and financial information. The number of impacted users is not known.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Farm-Supply-Store-Rural-King-Hacked-Attackers-Access-Financial-Information-436039.shtml
2b47ee08e18be451
2014-04-04 00:00:00
2,014
Australia
Flight Centre Travel Group
Accommodation and Food Services
72
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Financial
A hacker who goes by the handle MrNervous or WhiteHatMrNervous tries to blackmail the Flight Centre Travel Group and dumps the information of 2,798 users including cleartext passwords.
MrNervous
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.riskbasedsecurity.com/2014/04/flight-centre-travel-group-data-leaked-after-attempted-extortion/
144f78e0a07b547e
2014-04-04 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Kansas Interactive Testing Engine
Educational Services
61
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
A DDoS attack takes down the Kansas Interactive Testing Engine (KITE, ksassessments.org), Kansas' new online student testing system.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://www.esecurityplanet.com/network-security/kansas-state-assessments-hit-by-ddos-attacks.html
e8b2c0cd174903a6
2014-04-03 00:00:00
2,014
United Arab Emirates
Al Arabiya
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
NullCrew and TheHorseMenLulz team up and hack into Al Arabiya servers, publishing a list of the company's mail servers and a link to the root file with the vulnerability used to penetrate the system on Pastebin.
NullCrew; TheHorseMenLulz
Hacktivist
United Arab Emirates
http://www.zdnet.com/anti-media-cybercrime-spree-continues-al-arabiya-hacked-by-nullcrew-7000028004/
7deb93a8ef656b50
2014-04-02 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
BigMoneyJobs.com
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
56
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
ProbablyOnion hacks a job seeker website (bigmoneyjobs.com) and dumps over 36,000 accounts online.
ProbablyOnion
Undetermined
Undetermined
https://www.riskbasedsecurity.com/2014/04/sql-injection-leads-to-bigmoneyjobs-com-leak/
cfef06ecdbe14973
2014-04-02 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
JSTOR
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Digital library JSTOR notifies approximately 800 users that their personal information may be at risk after their MyJSTOR accounts were accessed by an unauthorized third party.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/opinions/blogs/the-data-breach-blog/unauthorized-access-gained-to-about-800-jstor-accounts/
0483005f1ecd785e
2014-04-01 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Boxee.tv
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Hackers post names, e-mail addresses, message histories, and partially protected login credentials for more than 158,000 forum users of Boxee.tv, the Web-based television service that was acquired by Samsung last year.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/04/hack-of-boxee-tv-exposes-password-data-messages-for-158000-users/
711bfe3d86e81232
2014-04-01 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Mad Mimi
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Financial
Email marketing service Mad Mimi is hit by a DDoS attack. Shortly after, they receive an email from someone who asked for 1.8 Bitcoins to stop launching attacks.
Mark Nsd
Criminal
Undetermined
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Email-Marketing-Service-Mad-Mimi-Hit-by-DDOS-Attacks-Blackmailed-435152.shtml
6ca6cf75d44b6e3c
2014-03-31 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Albuquerque Police Department
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Protest
The Albuquerque Police Department is the target of a DDoS attack carried on by the Infamous Anonymous collective.
Anonymous
Hacktivist
Undetermined
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Albuquerque-Police-Website-Disrupted-by-Hacktivists-in-Protest-Against-Shootings-434900.shtml
82ff7daa6aa16324
2014-03-31 00:00:00
2,014
Egypt
Armed Forces Training Authority
Public Administration
92
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Undetermined
A Yemeni hacker going with the handle of YMH defaces the official website of Egyptian Armed Forces Training Authority (mtc.edu.eg).
YMH
Hobbyist
Afghanistan
http://hackread.com/epypt-armed-forces-website-hacked/