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d26c9076706c78bc
|
2014-03-30 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Israel
|
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Protest
|
The pro-Palestinian hacktivist AnonGhost hacks and defaces the official website of Israeli Agricultural Research Organization, which is ran by Israeli Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
|
AnonGhost
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
http://hackread.com/anonghost-hacks-israeli-ministry-website/
|
f05fdabbc145a290
|
2014-03-30 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Kuwait
|
Ministry of Interior
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Protest
|
The official website of Kuwait's Ministry of Interior (moi.gov.kw) is hacked and defaced Shmook Amer and Dr.Hjd.
|
Shmook Amer; Dr.Hjd
|
Hacktivist
|
Kuwait
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Website-of-Kuwait-s-Ministry-of-Interior-Hacked-and-Defaced-435068.shtml
|
22cf2b8d844b227b
|
2014-03-30 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Pakistan
|
Pakistani Consulate in Jeddah
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Protest
|
A Pakistani hacker going with the handle H4$N4!N H4XOR from Pakistan Haxor Crew hacks and defaces the official website of Pakistani consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia against corrupt government in the country.
|
H4$N4!N H4XOR
|
Hacktivist
|
Pakistan
|
http://hackread.com/pakistani-hackers-hack-ksa-consulate/
|
82441a9022b3c9aa
|
2014-03-29 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Ecuador
|
Rafael Correa Twitter account
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
The official Twitter account of Rafael Correa (@MashiRafael), the president of Ecuador, has been hijacked. Anonymous Ecuador hackers are apparently behind the attack.
|
Anonymous (Ecuador)
|
Hacktivist
|
Ecuador
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Twitter-Account-of-Ecuador-President-Rafael-Correa-Hacked-434743.shtml
|
81761c586d02db79
|
2014-03-28 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Italy
|
Cerberus
|
Information
| 51
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Over 96,000 users of the Cerberus anti-theft application for Android are advised to change their passwords after the company suffered a data breach.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Cerberus-Resets-Passwords-of-over-96-000-Users-Following-Data-Breach-434656.shtml
|
3eecac2f298a7d91
|
2014-03-28 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United States of America
|
Spec's
|
Retail Trade
| 44
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Exploitation of Sensors
|
Financial
|
About 550,000 customers, as well as employees of Spec's may have had personal information compromised in a malware attack that impacted 34 locations (and dates back to Oct. 31, 2012).
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/opinions/blogs/the-data-breach-blog/malware-in-34-specs-stores-payment-data-compromised-for-550k/
|
e0e9cbcc6e4e0338
|
2014-03-28 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Turkey
|
Telecommunications Directorate
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Protest
|
Hackers of the RedHack group have launched a cyberattack against the official website of Turkey's Telecommunications Directorate (tib.gov.tr) in response to the decision to ban YouTube and Twitter in the country.
|
RedHack
|
Hacktivist
|
Turkey
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Website-of-Turkey-s-Telecommunications-Directorate-Attacked-by-RedHack-434637.shtml
|
208229ac32164cbc
|
2014-03-28 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United States of America
|
University of Wisconsin Parkside
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
About 15,000 University of Wisconsin-Parkside (UW-Parkside) students are notified that their personal information, including Social Security numbers, may have been compromised by hackers who installed malware on a server.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/opinions/blogs/the-data-breach-blog/malware-on-wisconsin-university-server-storing-info-on-15k-students/
|
728947be50991bce
|
2014-03-27 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United States of America
|
Sorenson Communications
|
Information
| 51
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
All employees with Utah-based Sorenson Communications, and a branch named CaptionCall, are notified that their personal information may have been compromised after the data was accessed in an attack on an unnamed payroll vendor.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/opinions/blogs/the-data-breach-blog/data-on-all-utah-based-sorenson-employees-compromised-in-vendor-attack/
|
c51b0477cc49a421
|
2014-03-26 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United States of America
|
Createthe Group
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Digital luxury agency Createthe Group notifies to be investigating a security breach involving a number of its luxury, fashion and retail clients.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://fashionunited.com/v1/apparel/luxury-agency-investigates-security-breach/201403261608
|
50036e5047d8cf10
|
2014-03-26 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United States of America
|
El Agave Restaurant
|
Accommodation and Food Services
| 72
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Sensors
|
Financial
|
Over 200 credit and debit card numbers stolen by hackers who installed malware on the point of sale system of El Agave Restaurant.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.sctimes.com/story/news/local/minnesota/2014/03/26/fairmont-police-receive-fraud-reports-after-restaurant-hack/6927925/
|
7413d4d78b4c882b
|
2014-03-26 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Korea (the Republic of)
|
Naver
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
A 31-year-old man is arrested for infiltrating the accounts of 25 million people on Naver, the nation's largest Web portal. According to the National Police Agency, the suspect, surnamed Seo, purchased the private information from a Korean-Chinese in August.
|
SEO
|
Criminal
|
Korea (the Republic of)
|
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140326001543
|
97b63102fda86ab6
|
2014-03-26 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United States of America
|
Shelburne Country Store
|
Retail Trade
| 44
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Shelburne Country Store notifies an undisclosed number of online customers that their credit card information may have been exposed when the store's payment processing system was breached.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.esecurityplanet.com/hackers/shelburne-country-store-hacked.html
|
e79fbdd8a7c2653e
|
2014-03-24 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United States of America
|
Basecamp
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Financial
|
After refusing to pay a ransom, Basecamp is the victim of a DDoS attack.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://gist.github.com/dhh/9741477
|
1bbd24ee070300b7
|
2014-03-22 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United States of America
|
California Department of Motor Vehicles
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
The California Department of Motor VehiclesÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆââ¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆââ¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'àappears to have suffered a wide-ranging credit card data breach involving online payments. The Department states that its computers were not breached directly, but rather the breach happened to a card processor.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/03/sources-credit-card-breach-at-california-dmv/
|
78ebedfc85a6a17c
|
2014-03-22 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Israel
|
Israel Defense
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
Hamas activists hack into the news website Israel Defense and also flood many Israeli cell phone users with text messages threatening them with Qassam rockets or kidnappings.
|
HAMAS
|
Terrorist
|
Palestine, State of
|
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/.premium-1.581403
|
fac1a37b1776545f
|
2014-03-21 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United States of America
|
Auburn University
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
An unidentified hacker accesses a compromised server on Auburn University College of Business server that contained personal information allegedly compromising the information of about 14,000 current and former students, faculty and staff.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/opinions/blogs/the-data-breach-blog/auburn-university-server-hacked-data-on-nearly-14000-at-risk/
|
bf894d48500a8941
|
2014-03-21 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United States of America
|
GitHub
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
Github is the victim of another DDoS attack.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/GitHub-Falls-Victim-of-Another-DDOS-Attack-433465.shtml
|
02bbc332422baf37
|
2014-03-21 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Canada
|
Hootsuite
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Financial
|
Hootsuite is the victim of a DDoS Attack.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2014/03/21/hootsuite-suffers-dos-attack-reassures-users/
|
d8788a0c6236ce7f
|
2014-03-21 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United States of America
|
Rosenthal Wine Shop
|
Retail Trade
| 44
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Sensors
|
Financial
|
Rosenthal Wine Shop notifies customers that malware may have compromised their payment card information.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.databreaches.net/rosenthal-wine-shop-discloses-malware-may-have-compromised-customers-payment-card-info/
|
b9bbdafe64918a57
|
2014-03-20 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United States of America
|
University of Maryland, College Park
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Undetermined
|
The University of Maryland, College Park suffers another cyberattack. The breach is unrelated� to last month's cyberattack.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.databreaches.net/university-of-maryland-college-park-reports-another-cybersecurity-breach/
|
595d817ab9815f5d
|
2014-03-19 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Palau
|
CoinEX.pw
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
CoinEX.pw confirms it recently suffered a hack resulting in the theft of all the bitcoins in its possession.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.coindesk.com/coinex-pw-hacked-will-cover-losses/
|
c957fdb1f218503e
|
2014-03-19 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United States of America
|
EA
|
Information
| 51
|
Mixed
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
One of Electronic Arts' servers is breached, allowing hackers to create a phony Apple log-in screen that prompts users for personal information.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/hackers-transform-ea-web-page-into-apple-id-phishing-scheme/
|
04574788ee636fe5
|
2014-03-18 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Guatemala
|
Chevrolet
|
Manufacturing
| 31
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
The Guatemala websites of Renault, Toyota and Chevrolet are hacked and defaced by a member of a Pakistani group called Team Cyber Criminals.
|
Team Cyber Criminals
|
Hobbyist
|
Pakistan
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Guatemala-Sites-of-Renault-Toyota-and-Chevrolet-Hacked-and-Defaced-432682.shtml
|
cf9bdc065210e3c3
|
2014-03-18 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Australia
|
Julie Bishop
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Financial
|
The verified Twitter account of Julie Bishop, the Australian minister for foreign affairs, has been hacked. The attacker posted some tweets in an effort to lure Bishop's followers to a phishing site.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Twitter-Account-of-Australian-Foreign-Minister-Julie-Bishop-Hacked-432630.shtml
|
e6f10ce74cec9dca
|
2014-03-18 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Guatemala
|
Renault
|
Manufacturing
| 31
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
The Guatemala websites of Renault, Toyota and Chevrolet are hacked and defaced by a member of a Pakistani group called Team Cyber Criminals.
|
Team Cyber Criminals
|
Hobbyist
|
Pakistan
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Guatemala-Sites-of-Renault-Toyota-and-Chevrolet-Hacked-and-Defaced-432682.shtml
|
3c1af0769c4486a4
|
2014-03-18 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United States of America
|
Service Coordination Inc.
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Nearly 10,000 clients of Maryland-based Service Coordination Inc. (SCI) may have personal information at risk after an individual gained unauthorized access to SCI computer systems.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/opinions/blogs/the-data-breach-blog/maryland-nonprofit-breached-nearly-10k-impacted-suspect-identified/
|
b4125a3225e0f7aa
|
2014-03-18 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Guatemala
|
Toyota (Guatemala)
|
Manufacturing
| 31
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
The Guatemala websites of Renault, Toyota and Chevrolet are hacked and defaced by a member of a Pakistani group called Team Cyber Criminals.
|
Team Cyber Criminals
|
Hobbyist
|
Pakistan
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Guatemala-Sites-of-Renault-Toyota-and-Chevrolet-Hacked-and-Defaced-432682.shtml
|
db6a192ffe45781c
|
2014-03-17 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
France
|
Citroen
|
Manufacturing
| 31
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Citroen joins the list of the victims of the ColdFusion Vulnerability. The Guardian reveals that one of the carmaker's German websites was hacked to include a backdoor.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/mar/17/citroen-adobe-coldfusion-hacked-backdoor
|
b343d7f2a4a12bd7
|
2014-03-17 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Russian Federation
|
Russian Industrial Investment Fund
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Protest
|
Hacktivists of the Russian Cyber Command (@Rucyborg) claim to have hacked the computer of Alexandr Bagnuk, the president of the Russian Industrial Investment Fund, a semi-governmental investment company established by a decree of the president of Russia.
|
Russian Cyber Command
|
Hacktivist
|
Russian Federation
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Hacktivists-Leak-Data-from-Personal-PC-of-Russian-Industrial-Investment-Fund-President-432552.shtml
|
68e43bad75b31bbb
|
2014-03-17 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Syrian Arab Republic
|
Syrian National Coalition
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
The Syrian Electronic Army breaches and defaces the official website of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces (etilaf.org). A number of other sites related to the organization have also been targeted.
|
Syrian Electronic Army
|
Hacktivist
|
Syrian Arab Republic
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Syrian-Electronic-Army-Hacks-Website-of-Syrian-National-Coalition-432473.shtml
|
570212f0cab7b641
|
2014-03-17 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United States of America
|
Valley View Hospital
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
Social Security numbers and payment card data is among the personal information that may have been compromised for about 5,400 patients of Colorado-based Valley View Hospital after a computer virus was identified on some hospital computers.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/opinions/blogs/the-data-breach-blog/virus-compromises-sensitive-info-on-5400-colorado-hospital-patients/
|
7fca8172c231dae6
|
2014-03-08 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
China
|
College in Shanghai's Songjiang District
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Disruptive
|
Data Attack
|
Undetermined
|
Two students at a college in Shanghai's Songjiang District are arrested for allegedly changing grades for 200 of their colleagues.
|
Two Students
|
Hobbyist
|
Undetermined
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Shanghai-Students-Hack-College-Website-to-Change-Physical-Education-Scores-441184.shtml
|
7840d49c33002279
|
2014-03-06 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
India
|
Embassy of India in Russia
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Protest
|
The Russian CyberCommand (AKA @Rucyborg) hacks the Indian Embassy in Moscow leaking documents detailing Rosoboronexport's sales to India.
|
@Rucyborg
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/russian-defence-export-hacked-500mb-data-leaked-by-rucyborg/
|
833863509c7bc8c9
|
2014-03-06 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United States of America
|
JCM Partners
|
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
| 53
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Real estate management company JCM Partners notifies an undisclosed number of housing applicants that their personal information has been exposed online.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.esecurityplanet.com/network-security/jcm-partners-acknowledges-data-breach.html
|
57e9e8ab5fcd632e
|
2014-03-05 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United States of America
|
Assisted Living Concepts
|
Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Assisted Living Concepts notifies approximately 43,600 current and former employees that their personal information may have been exposed after an unauthorised access.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.esecurityplanet.com/network-security/assisted-living-concepts-data-breach-exposes-43600-employees-payroll-info.html
|
047a31dcdf071666
|
2014-03-05 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Cyprus
|
Church of Cyprus
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
The hacker @security_511 hacks the Church of Cyprus website (churchofcyprus.org.cy) and dumps 1,476 user account credentials with full names, email addresses and encrypted passwords.
|
@security_511
|
Hobbyist
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.esecurityplanet.com/hackers/hacker-hits-church-of-scotland-church-of-cyprus-lutheran-church-of-australia.html
|
5c829742c764b6b1
|
2014-03-05 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Australia
|
Lutheran Church of Australia
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
And here it is the third hack from @security_511 against a Church. This time the victim is the Lutheran Church of Australia (lca.org.au) with 1,484 user accounts containing user names, email addresses and encrypted passwords dumped.
|
@security_511
|
Hobbyist
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.esecurityplanet.com/hackers/hacker-hits-church-of-scotland-church-of-cyprus-lutheran-church-of-australia.html
|
eabaccfd9f403ba5
|
2014-02-28 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Ukraine
|
banderivets.org.ua
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
Hacktivists continue to launch attacks against Ukrainian government websites. The latest targets are the sites of the parliament, or the Verkhovna Rada (rada.gov.ua), the Right Sector nationalist movement (banderivets.org.ua), but also some Euromaidan websites.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Hacktivists-Disrupt-Websites-of-Ukrainian-Parliament-and-Right-Sector-429853.shtml
|
09c78aef49c8957f
|
2014-02-28 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Ukraine
|
helpmaidan.org.ua
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
Hacktivists continue to launch attacks against Ukrainian government websites. The latest targets are the sites of the parliament, or the Verkhovna Rada (rada.gov.ua), the Right Sector nationalist movement (banderivets.org.ua), but also some Euromaidan websites.
|
Undetermined
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Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Hacktivists-Disrupt-Websites-of-Ukrainian-Parliament-and-Right-Sector-429853.shtml
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8d8cbe0bab9ca4b7
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2014-02-28 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United States of America
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Kaiser Permanente
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Health Care and Social Assistance
| 62
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
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Undetermined
|
Health services provider Kaiser Permanente notifies roughly 5,100 members that their personal information may be at risk after malware was discovered on a server used by the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research.
|
Undetermined
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Criminal
|
Undetermined
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https://www.scmagazine.com/home/opinions/blogs/the-data-breach-blog/malware-on-kaiser-permanente-server-since-2011-impacts-5100-members/
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c4f6dab8ebb6ec32
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2014-02-28 00:00:00
| 2,014
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Ukraine
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maidanhelp.com.ua
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Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
Hacktivists continue to launch attacks against Ukrainian government websites. The latest targets are the sites of the parliament, or the Verkhovna Rada (rada.gov.ua), the Right Sector nationalist movement (banderivets.org.ua), but also some Euromaidan websites.
|
Undetermined
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Criminal
|
Undetermined
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Hacktivists-Disrupt-Websites-of-Ukrainian-Parliament-and-Right-Sector-429853.shtml
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4bdd8d3d458f2cba
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2014-02-28 00:00:00
| 2,014
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Ukraine
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maidansupport.com
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
Hacktivists continue to launch attacks against Ukrainian government websites. The latest targets are the sites of the parliament, or the Verkhovna Rada (rada.gov.ua), the Right Sector nationalist movement (banderivets.org.ua), but also some Euromaidan websites.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Hacktivists-Disrupt-Websites-of-Ukrainian-Parliament-and-Right-Sector-429853.shtml
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d56625d63ccc4422
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2014-02-28 00:00:00
| 2,014
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Ukraine
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qha.com.ua
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Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
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Undetermined
|
Hacktivists continue to launch attacks against Ukrainian government websites. The latest targets are the sites of the parliament, or the Verkhovna Rada (rada.gov.ua), the Right Sector nationalist movement (banderivets.org.ua), but also some Euromaidan websites.
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Undetermined
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Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Hacktivists-Disrupt-Websites-of-Ukrainian-Parliament-and-Right-Sector-429853.shtml
|
f12be8d6540a346e
|
2014-02-28 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United States of America
|
Sears
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Retail Trade
| 44
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Sensors
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Financial
|
Sears Holdings Corp. (SHLD), investigates a possible security breach after the trail of cyberattacks on other retailers (such as Target).
|
Undetermined
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Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-28/sears-secret-service-said-to-investigate-possible-data-breach.html
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60704a5fc16599ff
|
2014-02-28 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Ukraine
|
Verkhovna Rada
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
Hacktivists continue to launch attacks against Ukrainian government websites. The latest targets are the sites of the parliament, or the Verkhovna Rada (rada.gov.ua), the Right Sector nationalist movement (banderivets.org.ua), but also some Euromaidan websites.
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Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Hacktivists-Disrupt-Websites-of-Ukrainian-Parliament-and-Right-Sector-429853.shtml
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60671f83d08c5e2b
|
2014-02-27 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United States of America
|
Alaska Communications
|
Information
| 51
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Financial
|
Alaska Communications notifies an undisclosed number of current and former employees that their names, addresses, birthdates and Social Security numbers may have been exposed when a company computer was infected with a malware.
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Undetermined
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Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.esecurityplanet.com/network-security/alaska-communications-acknowledges-data-breach.html
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78011c7933b73974
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2014-02-27 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United States of America
|
Bulk Reef Supply
|
Retail Trade
| 44
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Saltwater aquarium supplies seller Bulk Reef Supply (bulkreefsupply.com) announces that its website was compromised for about six months, and the company is notifying an undisclosed number of customers that their personal data, including credit card information, may have been compromised.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/opinions/blogs/the-data-breach-blog/bulk-reef-supply-website-compromised-credit-cards-at-risk/
|
5f3c348d571b34e1
|
2014-02-26 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Philippines
|
Various Government Websites
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Protest
|
Anonymous hackers once again target several websites of the Philippines government. The hacktivists are protesting against a provision of the Cybercrime Prevention Act that violates freedom of speech.
|
Anonymous
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Hacktivists-Target-Philippines-Government-Sites-in-Protest-Against-Cybercrime-Law-429369.shtml
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3c780e8ebc839c4c
|
2014-02-25 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Philippines
|
Earth Hour Philippines
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
The official websites of World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Earth Hour Philippines (wwwf.org.ph and earth our.wwf.org.ph) are hacked and defaced by an Indonesian based hacking group called Gantengers Crew.
|
Gantengers Crew
|
Hobbyist
|
Indonesia
|
http://hackread.com/official-websites-of-wwf-and-earth-hour-philippines-hacked-by-indonesian-hackers/
|
7c95df2405dcd262
|
2014-02-25 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Paraguay
|
Network Information Center of Paraguay
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
An Iranian hacker calling himself Mormoroth hacks the systems of the Network Information Center of Paraguay (nic.py), hijacking the DNS entries of Google Paraguay (google.com.py).
|
Mormoroth
|
Hacktivist
|
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
|
https://news.softpedia.com/news/Google-Paraguay-Hijacked-via-NIC-py-Hack-429228.shtml
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875679a1722c2e9a
|
2014-02-25 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Philippines
|
World Wildlife Fund
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
The official websites of World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Earth Hour Philippines (wwwf.org.ph and earth our.wwf.org.ph) are hacked and defaced by an Indonesian based hacking group called Gantengers Crew.
|
Gantengers Crew
|
Hobbyist
|
Indonesia
|
http://hackread.com/official-websites-of-wwf-and-earth-hour-philippines-hacked-by-indonesian-hackers/
|
9fee96668b8df8d4
|
2014-02-24 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
Griminal
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
Rapper Griminal's Twitter account is hacked and posts suicidal tweets, worrying his fans.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.techworm.net/2015/02/rapper-griminals-twitter-hacked-hackers-post-suicidal-tweets.html
|
cd6eb42011163bae
|
2014-02-23 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United States of America
|
International Council of E-Commerce Consultants
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
The website for EC-Council, an International Council of E-Commerce Consultants, is defacedby a hacker calling himself Eugene Belford. He defaces the site with the passport of Edward Snowden.
|
Eugene Belford
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/02/security-certification-group-ec-councils-website-defaced-with-snowden-passport/
|
d12cbaf0d238a273
|
2014-02-21 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
Church of Scotland
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Yet another attack by @security_511. This time the victim is the Church of Scotland (churchofscotland.org.uk) and the dumps contains 1,570 user credentials.
|
@security_511
|
Hobbyist
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/church-of-scotland-hacked-1570-user-9-admin-accounts-leaked/
|
6356ff181a67721c
|
2014-02-21 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United States of America
|
Spirol International
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| 54
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Yet another attack by @DeleteSec. This time the victim is Spirol International (spirol.com) and as a result over 70,889 of the company's affected credentials are leaked online.
|
DeleteSec
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
https://news.softpedia.com/news/Details-of-70-000-Users-Leaked-by-Hackers-From-Systems-of-SPIROL-International-428669.shtml
|
204e8439ddd8d2bc
|
2014-02-20 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Austria
|
Energie Steiermark
|
Utilities
| 22
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Energie Steiermark, an energy company in Austria's Styria province, put out a notice that they have been hacked.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Systems-of-Austrian-Energy-Provider-Energie-Steiermark-Hacked-428187.shtml
|
33360a84f1d88f08
|
2014-02-20 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Nepal
|
Mercantile Communications Pvt
|
Information
| 51
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Hackers of the Turkish Ajan group are back and target Mercantile Communications Pvt (mos.com.np), a major Nepali Internet service provider (ISP), leaking the database structure information, and over 100 records containing the names and email addresses of the company's employees.
|
Turkish Ajan
|
Hacktivist
|
Turkey
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Turkish-Hackers-Claim-to-Have-Breached-Systems-of-Nepali-ISP-Mercantile-428205.shtml
|
b603de25ad5faf51
|
2014-02-20 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United States of America
|
Namecheap
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
The Web-hosting service Namecheap is hit with one of the largest distributed-denial-of-service attacks affecting roughly 300 domain names hosted by Namecheap.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57619235-83/namecheap-targeted-in-monumental-ddos-attack/
|
a4ffcbbf008aa8cc
|
2014-02-20 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Undetermined
|
United Nations Internet Governance Forum
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
The hacker collective @deletesec announces a breach and leak of data from the Internet Governance Forum (intgovforum.org), a United nations based website. The leak contains 3,215 users real names, user names, email addresses and encrypted passwords.
|
DeleteSec
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/united-nations-internet-governance-forum-hacked-3215-accounts-leaked/
|
bd43b6f45f43e990
|
2014-02-19 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Spain
|
FC Barcelona
|
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
| 71
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Protest
|
The official Twitter Account of FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) is hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army who also post a message against Qatar.
|
Syrian Electronic Army
|
Hacktivist
|
Syrian Arab Republic
|
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/barcelona-twitter-account-hacked-by-supports-of-syrian-president-bashar-alassad-9138237.html
|
49aab2197cbb5f4a
|
2014-02-19 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
India
|
National Portal of India
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Protest
|
Hackers of ZCompany Hacking Crew (ZHC) hack india.gov.in, the National Portal of India, posting a message in favor of Kashmir.
|
Zcompany Hacking Crew
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/ZHC-Hacks-National-Portal-of-India-427848.shtml
|
b25d0d72570f0acf
|
2014-02-19 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United States of America
|
Texas State Technical College
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Texas State Technical College (tstc.edu) Waco notifies almost 3,000 former students and fewer than 2,000 employees that personal information may have been compromised after an unauthorized party remotely gained access to a server that contained the data.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/opinions/blogs/the-data-breach-blog/hackers-breach-texas-college-server-thousands-compromised/
|
55036966af31ae1a
|
2014-02-19 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United States of America
|
University of Maryland, College Park
|
Educational Services
| 61
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
The University of Maryland announces that a database containing 309,079 records of faculty, staff, students and affiliated personnel from the College Park and Shady Grove campuses has been breached.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/maryland/300000-university-of-maryland-records-hacked/286603535
|
26027dcb14747cbf
|
2014-02-18 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
France
|
Snecma
|
Manufacturing
| 31
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Undetermined
|
French aerospace engine maker Snecma, is attacked by hackers with a vulnerability in Microsoft Corp's Internet Explorer.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/18/us-hacking-snecma-idUSBREA1H1Z320140218
|
b1e0786613c7b8d7
|
2014-02-18 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Canada
|
Well.ca
|
Retail Trade
| 44
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Well.ca, a Canadian online retailer for health and beauty products, declares to have suffered a data breach, compromising the credit card information of a few thousandÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆââ¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆââ¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'àof its customers.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.itbusiness.ca/news/well-ca-loses-customer-credit-card-data-in-security-breach/46993
|
5c9605b9d2d392e4
|
2014-02-18 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Sweden
|
Wurm Online
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
After being knocked down by a DDoS attack, the operator of the online playing-game Wurm online offer a bounty of 10,000 euros ($13,000) to gather any information about the author of the attack.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://wurmonline.com/2014/02/18/launch-day-ddos-game-offline/
|
a5790cecc85ca6fb
|
2014-02-17 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
Muslim Directory
|
Information
| 51
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
A hacker using the handle @th3inf1d3l announces a leak of data from muslimdirectory.co.ukÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆââ¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆââ¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'àresulting in 38,903 user credentials being leaked online.
|
@th3inf1d3l
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/muslim-directory-hacked-38903-user-credentials-leaked/
|
e14b207a68308488
|
2014-02-16 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United States of America
|
Kickstarter
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
Kickstarter announces that it has become aware of a security breach resulting in the loss of personal customer data like usernames, email addresses, mailing addresses, phone numbers, and encrypted passwords.ÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆââ¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ââ'¬Ã ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆââ¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'àPotentially 5.6 million users have been affected.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/02/kickstarter-says-its-been-hacked-and-e-mails-users-to-change-passwords/
|
458c35d71fcb8103
|
2014-02-15 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
|
United Socialist Party of Venezuela
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Protest
|
The verified Twitter account (@PartidoPSUV) of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) is hacked by LulzSec Peru.
|
LulzSec (Peru)
|
Hacktivist
|
Peru
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Twitter-Account-of-Venezuela-s-United-Socialist-Party-Hacked-427044.shtml
|
843ea73e3231b2c8
|
2014-02-14 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United States of America
|
Bank of the West
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
An undisclosed number of individuals who applied online for a position with San Francisco-based Bank of the West have their personal information (including Social Security numbers) compromised after an unauthorized party gained access to a job application system.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/opinions/blogs/the-data-breach-blog/hackers-access-bank-of-the-west-job-applicant-data/
|
b6b2ef63fdd9792a
|
2014-02-14 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United States of America
|
Forbes
|
Information
| 51
|
Mixed
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Message Manipulation
|
Protest
|
The Syrian Electronic Army hacks Forbes, stealing user data and posting fake stories to its Web site. Forbes acknowledges the hack stating that e-mail addresses may have been exposed but passwords are encrypted. Apparently 1 million user records are spilled.
|
Syrian Electronic Army
|
Hacktivist
|
Syrian Arab Republic
|
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57618945-83/syrian-electronic-army-hacks-forbes-steals-user-data/
|
2cdbdec039b5cc2f
|
2014-02-13 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Canada
|
National-Socialist Party of Canada
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Protest
|
nairb AKA @SQLiNairb hacks the National-Socialist Party of Canada official (nspcanada.nfshost.com) and leaks around 1,500 accounts.
|
nairb
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/the-national-socialist-party-of-canada-hacked-credentials-leaked/
|
d2f619a94e830f7a
|
2014-02-13 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Lithuania
|
Presidential Adviser
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of End Hosts
|
Protest
|
Again an action in name of Opindependence. This time Anonymous Ukraine hacks the e-mail account of Laurynas Jonavicius (adviser of the President of Lithuania), leaking some emails.
|
Anonymous (Ukraine)
|
Hacktivist
|
Ukraine
|
https://www.databreaches.net/opindependence-confidential-e-mails-of-klitschko-leaked/
|
182e9d15c3d5da2c
|
2014-02-13 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United States of America
|
ReadingRockets.org
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
DeleteSec hacks ReadingRockets.org and leaks around 5,800 accounts. Leaked credentials contain full names, addresses, contact information, email addresses and clear text passwords.
|
DeleteSec
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.databreaches.net/reading-rockets-hacked-5000-accounts-and-credentials-leaked/
|
8da805adac3625b4
|
2014-02-13 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United States of America
|
Silk Road
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Financial
|
Using a known Bitcoin vulnerability the popular marketplace Silk Road is hacked, losing approximately 4,400 bitcoins, presently worth around $2.6 million.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/02/new-silk-road-hit-with-2-6-million-heist-due-to-known-bitcoin-flaw/
|
c6a598af627071a9
|
2014-02-13 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
UK Ministry of Justice
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Protest
|
The United Kingdom's Ministry of Justice website, justice.gov.uk, is disrupted by a distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attack. The Ministry of Justice was targeted for not condemning the NSA's surveillance operations.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Website-of-British-Ministry-of-Justice-Disrupted-by-DDOS-Attack-426652.shtml
|
d4c120063cf54f2d
|
2014-02-13 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Ukraine
|
Ukranian Democratic Alliance for Reform
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
In name of OpIndepenence, the collective Anonymous Ukraine hacks Vitali Klitschko's UDAR (Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform) party and leaks some confidential emails.
|
Anonymous (Ukraine)
|
Hacktivist
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Ukraine
|
https://www.hackread.com/anonymous-ukraine-hacks-leaks-udar-email/
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af52b35159acfa04
|
2014-02-12 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United States of America
|
AVS TV
|
Information
| 51
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Undetermined
|
DeleteSec hacks AVS TV (avstv.com) and leaks around 40,000 account credentials of registered users.
|
DeleteSec
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.cyberwarnews.info/2014/02/12/avs-tv-hacked-40000-accounts-leaked-by-deletesec/
|
51f8acaedf45bbd1
|
2014-02-12 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
Bitstamp
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
Bitcoin exchange service Bitstamp suspends withdrawals while dealing with a denial-of-service (DOS) attack.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Bitstamp-Suspends-Bitcoin-Withdrawals-Due-to-DOS-Attack-426249.shtml
|
a72bd03b0b4cc9c9
|
2014-02-12 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
UK Government Communications Headquarters
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Protest
|
Even the website of the Government Communications Headquarters (gchq.gov.uk) is disrupted by a DDoS attack.
|
Anonymous
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/GCHQ-Websites-Attacked-by-Anonymous-Hackers-426359.shtml
|
d92febef87134973
|
2014-02-12 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United States of America
|
US Embassy in Turkey
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Protest
|
Hackers of the RedHack collective leak the contact information for 36 staff members of the US Embassy in Turkey. The hacktivists publish a list of names, email addresses, job titles and phone numbers.
|
RedHack
|
Hacktivist
|
Turkey
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/RedHack-Leaks-Contact-Information-of-US-Embassy-Staff-426336.shtml
|
c654e4a02a860727
|
2014-02-11 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Slovenia
|
Bitstamp
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
Reuters reports that the virtual currency Bitcoin is being hit by attacks from unknown hackers sending "mutated" lines of code into the program that runs the virtual currency. Two exchanges, Bitstamp and Mt. Gox, are affected.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.yahoo.com/news/weather/bitcoin-hit-denial-attacks-regulators-022901576.html
|
f5e72d0274452379
|
2014-02-11 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United States of America
|
Cloudflare
|
Information
| 51
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
A distributed denial-of-service attack targeting Cloudflare reaches 400 gigabits per second,making it the largest DDoS attack ever recorded.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/02/biggest-ddos-ever-aimed-at-cloudflares-content-delivery-network/
|
5c52b1665bc24233
|
2014-02-11 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Japan
|
Mt. Gox
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Disruptive
|
External Denial of Service
|
Undetermined
|
Reuters reports that the virtual currency Bitcoin is being hit by attacks from unknown hackers sending "mutated" lines of code into the program that runs the virtual currency. Two exchanges, Bitstamp and Mt. Gox, are affected.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
https://www.yahoo.com/news/weather/bitcoin-hit-denial-attacks-regulators-022901576.html
|
1cfb8a5395419562
|
2014-02-11 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Finland
|
Supercell Facebook Pages
|
Information
| 51
|
Mixed
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
The Facebook pages of two games, Hay Day and Clash of Clans, developed by the Helsinki-based video game developer Supercell are hacked. The attack is executed by hijacking the emails of two Supercell employees.
|
Ethical Spectrum
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Hacker-Hijacked-Supercell-Facebook-Pages-After-Breaching-Employee-s-Email-Account-425886.shtml
|
d3191453f656d736
|
2014-02-11 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Nigeria
|
Various Government Websites
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
Hackers belonging to a group called Syrian Anonymous deface a total of 25 Nigerian government websites.The list of hacked websites includes the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Power, and many others.
|
Anonymous (Syria)
|
Hacktivist
|
Syrian Arab Republic
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/25-Nigerian-Government-Websites-Hacked-by-Syrian-Anonymous-425849.shtml
|
b8e2bed468676dbe
|
2014-02-11 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United States of America
|
Wide Area and Sensing Conference
|
Other Services (except Public Administration)
| 81
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Protest
|
In name of OpBigBrother, @G3NTbl4ck hacks the Wide Area and Sensing Conference (wasc.rmtech.org) leaking more than 2,000 records.
|
@G3NTbl4ck
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.cyberwarnews.info/2014/02/11/wide-area-and-sensing-conference-hacked-database-leaked-for-opbigbrother/
|
8b2976020b51ab00
|
2014-02-10 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United States of America
|
Boston Scientific
|
Manufacturing
| 31
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Industrial-Espionage
|
The computer networks of three big medical device makers are breached by unknown attackers likely interested in the companies' intellectual property. The companies in question are Medtronic, Boston Scientific and St. Jude Medical.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Hackers-break-into-networks-of-3-big-medical-5217780.php
|
0f314709f6a68656
|
2014-02-10 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Turkey
|
City of Amasya
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Protest
|
The infamous RedHack collective joins the protests against the new Internet Law, and leak around two dozen records. They also deface a couple of local sites and hack the Ministry of Education.
|
RedHack
|
Hacktivist
|
Turkey
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/RedHack-Begins-Hack-Attacks-in-Protest-Against-Turkey-s-New-Internet-Law-425418.shtml
|
1125c775c8edb7a9
|
2014-02-10 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Dubai Police
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Protest
|
Hackers of a group called TheHorsemen have hijacked the official Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn and Tumblr accounts of the Dubai Police (@DubaiPoliceHQ).
|
TheHorsemen
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Social-Media-Accounts-of-Dubai-Police-Hacked-425492.shtml
|
075e48641f9fa231
|
2014-02-10 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Turkey
|
Gas Distribution Authority of Sakarya
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Protest
|
The infamous RedHack collective joins the protests against the new Internet Law, and leak around two dozen records. They also deface a couple of local sites and hack the Ministry of Education.
|
RedHack
|
Hacktivist
|
Turkey
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/RedHack-Begins-Hack-Attacks-in-Protest-Against-Turkey-s-New-Internet-Law-425418.shtml
|
2a4df0d477113349
|
2014-02-10 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Turkey
|
Kars Municipality
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Protest
|
The infamous RedHack collective joins the protests against the new Internet Law, and leak around two dozen records. They also deface a couple of local sites and hack the Ministry of Education.
|
RedHack
|
Hacktivist
|
Turkey
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/RedHack-Begins-Hack-Attacks-in-Protest-Against-Turkey-s-New-Internet-Law-425418.shtml
|
39c2b71d9b14c510
|
2014-02-10 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United States of America
|
Las Vegas Sands Corp
|
Accommodation and Food Services
| 72
|
Mixed
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Message Manipulation,Data Attack
|
Political-Espionage
|
Some websites owned by Las Vegas Sands Corp, one of the world's largest casino operators, have been hacked and defaced by a group called the Anti WMD Team. The defaced page also contains personal information of Sands employees including e-mail ID and social security numbers. Additionally, the attackers deployed data-wiping malware on the Sands networks, severely disrupting their operation. The attack was allegedly carried out by Iranian hackers in retaliation for a remark by Sands Corp CEO Sheldon Adelson.
|
Anti WMD Team
|
Hacktivist
|
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20170518141232/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-12-11/nuke-remark-stirred-hack-on-sands-casinos-that-foreshadowed-sony
|
35f1da5548e66e4c
|
2014-02-10 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United States of America
|
Medtronic
|
Manufacturing
| 31
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Industrial-Espionage
|
The computer networks of three big medical device makers are breached by unknown attackers likely interested in the companies' intellectual property. The companies in question are Medtronic, Boston Scientific and St. Jude Medical.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Hackers-break-into-networks-of-3-big-medical-5217780.php
|
bb6bbe910e37bbf6
|
2014-02-10 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
United States of America
|
St. Jude Medical
|
Undetermined
| 99
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Industrial-Espionage
|
The computer networks of three big medical device makers are breached by unknown attackers likely interested in the companies' intellectual property. The companies in question are Medtronic, Boston Scientific and St. Jude Medical.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Hackers-break-into-networks-of-3-big-medical-5217780.php
|
0a4b8ccabede4b76
|
2014-02-10 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Turkey
|
Turkish Ministry of Education
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Exploitive
|
Exploitation of Application Server
|
Protest
|
The infamous RedHack collective joins the protests against the new Internet Law, and leak around two dozen records. They also deface a couple of local sites and hack the Ministry of Education.
|
RedHack
|
Hacktivist
|
Turkey
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/RedHack-Begins-Hack-Attacks-in-Protest-Against-Turkey-s-New-Internet-Law-425418.shtml
|
71cacdfcb6ddb007
|
2014-02-08 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Nepal
|
Official website of the President of Nepal
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
Two separate attacks deface the official website of Nepal's Office of the President (presidentofnepal.gov.np). In the first case, the attacker who goes by Dr.3v1l, also leaked some information stolen from the DB. The second attack was carried out by an Indian hacker.
|
Undetermined
|
Criminal
|
Undetermined
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Website-of-Nepal-s-President-Hacked-and-Defaced-425171.shtml
|
f05ee751e92fca2a
|
2014-02-08 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Nepal
|
Official website of the President of Nepal
|
Public Administration
| 92
|
Mixed
|
Exploitation of Application Server,Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
Two separate attacks deface the official website of Nepal's Office of the President (presidentofnepal.gov.np). In the first case, the attacker who goes by Dr.3v1l, also leaked some information stolen from the DB. The second attack was carried out by an Indian hacker.
|
Dr.3v1l
|
Hobbyist
|
India
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Website-of-Nepal-s-President-Hacked-and-Defaced-425171.shtml
|
36dd985b3af801b5
|
2014-02-07 00:00:00
| 2,014
|
Turkmenistan
|
PrezidentBank
|
Finance and Insurance
| 52
|
Disruptive
|
Message Manipulation
|
Undetermined
|
The official websites of two Turkmenistan state-owned commercial banks are hacked and defaced by Dr.Sha6h, to raise awareness of the situation in Syria. The victims are: Turkmenbashi Bank (tbbank.gov.tm), PrezidentBank (presidentbank.gov.tm).
|
Dr.SHA6H
|
Hacktivist
|
Undetermined
|
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Turkmenbashi-and-PrezidentBank-State-Commercial-Banks-of-Turkmenistan-Hacked-424965.shtml
|
Subsets and Splits
Cyber Attacks by Industry Since 201
Displays the number and percentage of events affecting different industries annually since 2019, highlighting significant trends and proportions.