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milq
January 10, 2016
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[ hack, government ]
root AKA @ciadotgov hacks milq.com and dumps 3,594 usernames and hashed passwords
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Nigerian Ministry of Finance
January 8, 2016
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[ hack, ddos, government ]
In the name of #OpNigeria and #OpCorruption, the Nigerian branch of the Anonymous takes down several government websites.
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Unnamed right-wing Christian group
January 3, 2016
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[ leak, misconfiguration ]
Another massive database leaked in the wild. Chris Vickery, a security researcher discovers a leak containing 56 million records belonging to a right-wing Christian group originating in the US.
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donaldjtrump
January 2, 2016
The hacking group New World Hacktivists (NWH) takes down the official Election Campaign website of American Presidential candidate Donald Trump (donaldjtrump.com). The same attackers claim responsibility for the DDoS attack that crippled the BBC website.
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http://www
December 31, 2015
A hacker called bRpsd hacks autolet.it and dumps 2,716 records including usernames and clear text passwords.
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Rutgers University
December 29, 2015
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[ hack, ddos, education ]
Rutgers University is the target of a large-scale DDoS attack that keeps some of its systems down for four days between December 24 and December 28.
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Linode
December 29, 2015
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[ hack, ddos, technology ]
Virtual server host Linode is the target of a four day-long DDoS attack.
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Costa Rica Ministry of the Environment
December 25, 2015
Egyptian hackers associated with the Anonymous Rabaa Team deface the website of the Ministry of the Environment in Costa Rica, and more specifically, two pages with details about the System of Conservation Areas and the Isla del Coco (Cocos Island).
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Unknown Organization
December 25, 2015
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[ hack, sqlinjection, technology ]
Members of the Anonymous hacker collective deface the Asia Pacific Telecommunity website (apt.int), gain access to the site's admin panel and also manage to get their hands on a database dump.
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Kyivoblenergo
December 23, 2015
In December 2015, a threat actor compromised Kyivoblenergo, a power distribution company near Kyiv. This was part of a larger attack that disabled parts of the Ukrainian power grid.
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Xbox Live
December 18, 2015
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[ hack, ddos, technology ]
Phantom Squad prepare their Christmas campaign and claim responsibility for a DDoS attack on Microsoft's Xbox Live service.
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Landry's
December 17, 2015
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[ financial, retail ]
Landry's Inc. is the latest hospitality firm to suffer a credit card breach.
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Unknown Organization
December 14, 2015
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[ ransomware, government ]
A hacker called g0tchack hacks the website of the CIty of Providence and asks for a ransom of $1,500 to $2,000 to give the data back.
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Trump Tower New York
December 12, 2015
The Anonymous set their sight to Donald Trump and take down the website for Donald Trump's trademark New York City skyscraper (trumptowerny.com).
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Glorious Leader!
December 11, 2015
MoneyHorse Games announces that Glorious Leader!, a game they were developing mocking North Korean Dictator Kim Jong Un, has been hacked (maybe on the wake of the infamous Sony Hack) with the consequent destruction of all game data.
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14 Thailand police websites
January 5, 2016
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[ hack, ddos, government ]
The Anonymous start their campaign against the Thai government and claims responsibility for shutting down 14 Thailand police websites to protest the death sentences of two Myanmar migrant workers (Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun) convicted of murdering two British tourists.
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Unknown Organization
January 3, 2016
Sc0rp!n Att@ck3r from Muslim Cyber Army hacks the Goa University (unigoa.ac.in) and dumps 10,380 records with hashed passwords.
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BBC
December 31, 2015
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[ hack, ddos, technology ]
All of the BBC's websites are unavailable following a DDoS attack.
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Mackenzie Ziegler
December 29, 2015
Several Dance Moms cast members, including Abby Lee Miller, Mackenzie Ziegler and others have their phone numbers and other cast info posted on social media by an unknown hacker.
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Livestream
December 24, 2015
Video live-streaming service Livestream notifies customers of a security breach that may have given unauthorized persons access to user information such as email addresses, encrypted passwords, dates of birth and phone numbers.
