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The National Lottery
November 30, 2016
About 26,500 National Lottery accounts are feared to have been hacked, according to its operator Camelot. However the firm says it does not believe its own systems has been compromised, but rather that the players' login details had been stolen from elsewhere.
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The Carleton University
November 29, 2016
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[ ransomware, malware, education ]
The computers of the Carleton University are paralyzed by a ransomware attack.
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European Commission
November 29, 2016
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[ hack, ddos, government ]
The European Commission (EC) is the target of a distributed denial of service (DDoS) that leads to a breakdown in internet services for hours.
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Columbia County School District
November 28, 2016
Columbia County School District in Georgia is hit by a breach that compromised personal data, including Social Security numbers, of staff.
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Deliveroo
November 23, 2016
Customers of takeaway food app Deliveroo have their accounts hacked and run up bills for food that they did not order.
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Gorilla Glue
November 17, 2016
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[ hack, manufacturing ]
The Dark Overlord claims to have stolen a wealth of company and personal information (500Gb) from US adhesive, glue, and tape company Gorilla Glue.
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AdultFriendFinder Networks
November 13, 2016
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[ leak, hack ]
Here we are again: adult dating and entertainment company FriendFinder Networks has reportedly been hacked in a massive data breach exposing more than 412 million accounts and user credentials collected over two decades.
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National Crime Agency
November 9, 2016
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[ hack, ddos, government ]
The UK's National Crime Agency public web site is briefly taken down by a DDoS attack.
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Unknown Organization
November 7, 2016
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[ hack, ddos, government ]
The Anonymous claim to have shut down part of Scotland Yard's website (content.met.police.uk) for eight hours in revenge for dozens of arrests during the annual Million Mask March on parliament in London.
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Indian Embassy in New York
November 6, 2016
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[ hack, government ]
Kupustkiy hacks Indian Embassy in New York.
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Raqqa Telegram Channel
November 1, 2016
Hackers claiming to be associated with the Islamic State (ISIS) claim to have shut down the Telegram channel belonging to a Syrian activist group reporting out of Raqqa.
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Bradley Foundation
October 29, 2016
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[ leak ]
Anonymous Poland claims to have hacked the Bradley Foundation and dumps more than 30Gb data including a fake letter of a $150 million donation to Clinton's campaign.
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US Navy
October 27, 2016
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[ hack, government ]
Hackers manage to get their hands on personal and sensitive information of over 130,000 US Navy officials after a laptop of an HPE Navy contactor is hacked. The breach was acknowledged on October 27th.
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Nets
October 26, 2016
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[ hack, finance ]
Danish payment processor company Nets advises local banks to block up to 100,000 credit cards on suspicion their security might have been compromised by hackers.
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Sony PlayStation Network
October 21, 2016
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[ hack, ddos, technology ]
The Sony Playstation Network is the target of the Mirai botnet DDoS attack.
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City of Middletown
October 21, 2016
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[ hack, government ]
The city of Middletown reveals that computer hackers gained access to personal information of people who had contact with the Middletown Police Department.
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Democratic National Committee
October 19, 2016
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[ leak, government ]
Guccifer 2.0 is back and leaks new fresh documents relating to the US political system (documents allegedly showing email conversations between DNC employees and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign staff discussing Donald Trump's position on his tax returns).
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RedBus
October 18, 2016
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[ leak, technology ]
Online travel giant Ibibo Group-owned ticketing platform RedBus confirms to have been subject to a cyber attack that might have exposed the email addresses of some of its customers.
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Road signs in Chicago
October 17, 2016
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[ hack, misconfiguration, government ]
A number of people at the Chicago's Grand Avenue and Central Avenue intersection witness an unusual message on a construction signboard against the mayor Rahm Emanuel.
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Noble House Hotels and Resorts
October 14, 2016
Noble House Hotels and Resorts notifies guests of payment card breaches at Teton Mountain Lodge & Spa and Hotel Terra. The breached happened on September 5 and September 6.
