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Official Google Bangladesh Domain (google.bd)
December 21, 2016
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[ hack, technology ]
A group of Pakistani hackers going by the online handle of Team Pak Cyber Attackers deface the official Google Bangladesh domain. The group left a deface page along with a message on the targeted domain taunting security measures implemented by Google.
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Tumblr
December 21, 2016
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[ hack, ddos, technology ]
Tumblr goes down for over two hours as a result of a large-scale DDoS attack.
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Ethereum
December 20, 2016
Administrators of the Ethereum Project say the platform incurred a breach affecting more than 16,500 users. The attacker used social engineering to gain access to a mobile phone number which allowed them to gain access to other accounts and ultimately compromise usernames, email addresses, profile data, public and private messages, and hashed passwords.
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Kia
December 20, 2016
Ynet News report that dozens of brand new luxury Kia and Hyundai vehicles were stolen in the Jerusalem area after criminals were able to use information from a data leak to obtain data on the cars; three east Jerusalem residents have been arrested. The hackers were able to use the stolen data to hack the cars' computers.
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Thai Ministry of Information and Communication Technology
December 20, 2016
The Anonymous take down the websites of the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology and the Ministry of Defence.
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL)
December 20, 2016
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[ hack, education ]
In a letter sent to approximately 30,000 current and former students, UNL says that an unauthorized breach of a server hosting a math placement exam occurred sometime in the last two years.
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Official Twitter account of Netflix US (@netflix)
December 20, 2016
OurMine hackers strike again and take down the official Twitter accounts of Netflix US (@netflix)
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Lynda
December 19, 2016
LinkedIn's online learning unit Lynda.com notifies its 9.5 million users of an unauthorised database breach that contained the contact information and courses viewed of around 55,000 users. The company confirms the hack and says it has reset the passwords.
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Miami Beach City Hall's Sun Trust Bank
December 19, 2016
According to reports, malicious cyber-criminals were stealing cash from the bank since the summer of 2016 and the theft remained unnoticed until now. Too late now since the bank has already lost $3.6million.
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Unknown Organization
December 19, 2016
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[ hack, sqlinjection ]
Kapustkiy breaches the Slovak Chamber of Commerce (www.scci.sk) and accesses the data of more than 4,000 users.
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Unknown Organization
December 19, 2016
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[ hack, leak, education ]
Cryptolulz666 hacks the database of the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, the second of the country and leaks a part of the 12,000 users.
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Los Angeles County
December 18, 2016
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[ hack, education ]
Kelvin Onaghinor, a Nigerian national is charged in connection with a hack of Los Angeles County emails that might have exposed personal data from more than 750,000 people who had business with county departments.
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EA Battlefield 1
December 17, 2016
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[ hack, ddos, technology ]
The Phantom Squad Collective takes down the servers of EA Battlefield 1.
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Precon Products
December 17, 2016
The Dark Overlord leaks some data from Precon Products including the alleged video of an accident and the Operation Manager's iPhone data.
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PayAsUGym
December 17, 2016
Fitness website PayAsUGym confirms one of its servers has been hacked and acknowledges that 300,000 email addresses and passwords of its members has been accessed.
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Bleacher Report
December 16, 2016
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[ hack, technology ]
Bleacher Report reports that an unauthorized user gained access to user information for its website and mobile app.
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Ukrenergo
December 16, 2016
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[ hack, energy ]
Ukraine investigates a suspected cyber attack on Kyiv's power grid at the weekend, the latest in a series of strikes on its energy and financial infrastructure.
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italiastartupvisa
December 16, 2016
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[ hack, ddos, government ]
Cryptolulz666 takes down the website of italiastartupvisa.mise.gov.it.
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Department of Defense
December 16, 2016
Russian hackers reportedly launched a targeted cyberattack on the Pentagon in August 2015, which saw the unclassified email system used by the Joint Chiefs of Staff hijacked, leaving the data of nearly 3,500 military personnel and civilians vulnerable to exposure.
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Unknown Organization
December 16, 2016
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[ hack, ddos, government ]
Cryptolulz666 takes down the website of the Russian Federal Drug Control Service Liquidation Commission (fskn.gov.ru)