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City of Binghamton, NY
August 28, 2014
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[ hack, government ]
A Pakistani hacker going with the handle of Essaji, defaces the sub-domain of City of Binghamton, New York, in support for Gaza (firstwardboa.binghamton-ny.gov/).
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JPMorgan
August 27, 2014
Bloomberg news reveals that hackers allegedly from Russia targeted JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and at least four other banks in a coordinated attack on major financial institutions.
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Bangladesh Airport Armed Police
August 25, 2014
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[ hack, government ]
Nigerian Hackers from Nigerian Cyber Hunters (NCH) deface the official website of Bangladesh Airport Armed Police (aap.gov.bd).
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Various Government Websites
August 24, 2014
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[ hack, government ]
Armenian hackers from Monte Melkonian Cyber Army (MMCA) deface 360+ Turkish websites demanding the Turkish authorities to recognize the alleged Armenian Genocide in 1915.
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Cumberland Valley School District
August 22, 2014
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[ hack, education ]
A hacker gains access to the Cumberland Valley School District computer network, forcing the district to notify local police and FBI.
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Delaware Treasury Division
August 19, 2014
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[ hack, misconfiguration, government ]
Delaware's treasury division website (treasury.delaware.gov) is defaced with anti-Israel and pro-Palestine messages by a collective calling itself SaLeM.
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Children's Mercy Hospital
August 19, 2014
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[ leak, healthcare ]
Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City notifies 4,076 individuals that Onsite Health Diagnostics, a vendor used by wellness program provider StayWell Health Management, experienced a breach that affected their personal information.
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Sir Ian Botham
August 18, 2014
Cricket legend Sir Ian Botham claims his Twitter account was hacked after a picture of a penis was posted on his feed.
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Alikhbaria
August 15, 2014
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[ hack, sqlinjection, government ]
Two Libyan hackers going with the handle of Mr.Rocky and Mr. Slyman deface the official website of Saudi government-owned satellite news TV channel Alikhbaria (ekhbariyatv.sa) and also steal the database of the website.
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Various Government Websites
August 14, 2014
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[ hack, government ]
Pro Russian Hacker collective CyberBerkut defaces several dozens of Polish sites to protest against the pro-Ukraine support of the country.
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Dmitry Medvedev Twitter account
August 14, 2014
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[ hack, government ]
The Twitter account of Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (@MedvedRussia) is hacked, posting a series of fake messages including a resignation announcement.
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eyeofdubai
August 12, 2014
@smitt3nz hacks eyeofdubai.ae and dumps nearly 1,000 usernames and plain text passwords.
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Association of Corporate Travel Executives
August 12, 2014
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[ hack ]
Unknown hackers steal the data of all members of the Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE).
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OmegaNet
August 10, 2014
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[ hack, malware, technology ]
OmegaNet notifies 10 businesses in New Hampshire of a malware incident that was able to capture sensitive information before it was encrypted.
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Gamma Group
August 8, 2014
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[ hack, malware, technology ]
Gamma International UK Ltd, the company that makes and sells the world's most elusive cyber weapon, FinFisher spyware, is hacked by a group called Phineas Fisher (@GammaGroupPR), and has a 40G file dumped on the internet.
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Plexor
August 7, 2014
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[ hack, manufacturing ]
The US website of computer hardware manufacturer Plextor is taken over by a group of hackers identifying themselves as CoMoDo.
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Mossad
August 2, 2014
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[ hack, ddos, government ]
In name of #OpSaveGaza, the Anonymous collective claims responsibility of taking down the websites of: bankisrael.gov.il, mossad.gov.il, justice.gov.il, edu.gov.il, idf.gov.il, telaviv.police.gov.il.
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Cirrus Communications
July 30, 2014
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[ hack, ddos, technology ]
The largest fixed wireless broadband carrier in Australia, Cirrus Communications, suffers a major DDoS attack, which takes out over half of its network.
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Metro newspaper
July 23, 2014
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[ hack, malware, technology ]
The United States website of the Metro newspaper (metro.us), which serves an estimated 1 million visitors every month, is compromised and abused to distribute malware.
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Israeli Channel 10
July 17, 2014
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[ hack ]
Al-Qassam Brigades claim responsibility for the hack of the satellite feed of Israeli-based Channel 10 for a few minutes to broadcast images of wounded civilians and propaganda messages directed at Israeli citizens.
