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Sri Lankan Prime Minister
August 5, 2015
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[ hack, government ]
The Sri Lankan prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has his office website hacked by a pro-Syria hacktivist dubbed Dr.MwNs.
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Hover
August 5, 2015
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[ hack, technology ]
Website domain name registrar Hover emails users warning of possible "unauthorised access" to one of its systems, telling them that they will not be able to log into the service until they reset their passwords.
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Dota 2 Servers
August 4, 2015
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[ hack, ddos, technology ]
The International, the annual tournament for Valve's Dota 2, featuring dozens of players and millions in prize money, is put on hold when a DDoS attack takes down the game's servers.
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Two undisclosed UAE banks
August 3, 2015
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[ hack, finance ]
Several credit cards are being replaced across the UAE by some banks following a possible security beach involving online hackers.
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University of Connecticut
July 31, 2015
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[ hack, education ]
The University of Connecticut reveals the details of a cyber intrusion through which hackers, apparently originating in China, gained access to servers at Uconn's School of Engineering.
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HanesBrands
July 29, 2015
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[ hack, manufacturing ]
Hanesbrands Inc. reveals that a customer order database was breached by a hacker in June, compromising information for about 900,000 online and telephone customers.
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Western Governor's University
August 23, 2015
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[ leak, misconfiguration, education ]
JM511 dumps some data from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) after allegedly warning the university twice. The attacker also warns other universities of possible vulnerabilities including: Western Governor's University in Utah, the University of Minnesota, DePaul University, and Northern Illinois University.
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Auto Zone
August 23, 2015
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[ hack, retail ]
JM511 hacks AutoZonePro.com and dumps 49,967 customers' details: billing addresses (street and city), email addresses, hashed passwords, telephone numbers, customers' cities, and dates of birth. The attacker claims to have obtained a total of 162,000+ records.
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UNICEF India
August 19, 2015
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[ hack, misconfiguration, government ]
A group of Turkish hackers going with the online handles of RootDevilz, Jonturk75 and Bozkurt97 deface the official website of UNICEF India (unicef.in) and post a message against China, US, UN, EU and Israel.
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Unknown Organization
August 17, 2015
NetPirates AKA @TheNetShip hack The Hope Institute (makehope.org) and dump about 6000 usernames and hashed passwords (they claim to have retrieved an additional 5000 records).
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University of Virginia
August 14, 2015
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[ hack, education ]
The University of Virginia announces to have been hit by a cyber attack allegedly originating from China.
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OneBookShelf
August 12, 2015
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[ hack, technology ]
OneBookShelf, the operator of websites that sell games and comics as PDFs and print-on-demand publications, notifies customers that it suffered a hacker attack that obtained some credit card information.
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Michigan Football Facebook page
August 12, 2015
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[ hack, phishing, education ]
The University of Michigan's most popular Facebook pages: Michigan Football, Michigan Basketball, and Michigan Athletics are hacked by an unknown user that posts malicious messages.
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Unknown Organization
August 7, 2015
A couple of hackers dubbed PH1K3 and z0x hack Hemmakvall.se (a Swedish video store chain) and dump the details of approximately 47,000 users.
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Australian Investment Exchange
August 5, 2015
The Australian Securities & Investment Commission (ASIC) reveals that an unnamed Russian hacker used compromised retail accounts held by E*Trade, Commsec and the Australian Investment Exchange to illegally manipulate more than a dozen penny stocks to the tune of $77,429 AUD.
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Bodmin College
August 4, 2015
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[ hack, insider, education ]
A disgruntled former student is thought to be responsible for hacking Bodmin College's website and defacing it with a series of obscenities.
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Andy Weir
August 4, 2015
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[ hack, technology ]
Andy Weir, the creator of The Martian has his Twitter and e-mail accounts hacked.
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Donald Trump Corporate Website
August 3, 2015
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[ hack, espionage ]
Telecomix Canada hacks Donald Trump's corporate website (trump.com) sending a public thank you message to outgoing Daily Show host Jon Stewart.
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Siouxland Pain Clinic
August 1, 2015
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[ hack, healthcare ]
Siouxland Pain Clinic's computer system is hacked, putting at risk patient privacy. 13,000 users are potentially affected and an investigation suggests a possible Chinese origin for the attack.
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Orange County Employees Association
August 1, 2015
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[ hack, government ]
The Orange County Employees Association notifies an undisclosed number of people that their personal information, and that of their dependents, may have been accessed by hackers during one or more attacks, which appears to have occurred as early as June 5.
