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AVS TV
February 12, 2014
DeleteSec hacks AVS TV (avstv.com) and leaks around 40,000 account credentials of registered users.
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US Embassy in Turkey
February 12, 2014
Hackers of the RedHack collective leak the contact information for 36 staff members of the US Embassy in Turkey. The hacktivists publish a list of names, email addresses, job titles and phone numbers.
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UK Government Communications Headquarters
February 12, 2014
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[ hack, ddos, government ]
Even the website of the Government Communications Headquarters (gchq.gov.uk) is disrupted by a DDoS attack.
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Bitstamp
February 12, 2014
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[ hack, ddos, finance ]
Bitcoin exchange service Bitstamp suspends withdrawals while dealing with a denial-of-service (DOS) attack.
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Tesco
February 12, 2014
In February 2014, over 2,000 Tesco accounts with usernames, passwords and loyalty card balances appeared on Pastebin. Whilst the source of the breach is not clear, many confirmed the credentials were valid for Tesco and indeed they have a history of poor online security.
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Bitstamp
February 11, 2014
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[ hack, malware, finance ]
Reuters reports that the virtual currency Bitcoin is being hit by attacks from unknown hackers sending "mutated" lines of code into the program that runs the virtual currency. Two exchanges, Bitstamp and Mt. Gox, are affected.
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Various Government Websites
February 11, 2014
Hackers belonging to a group called Syrian Anonymous deface a total of 25 Nigerian government websites.The list of hacked websites includes the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Power, and many others.
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Wide Area and Sensing Conference
February 11, 2014
In name of OpBigBrother, @G3NTbl4ck hacks the Wide Area and Sensing Conference (wasc.rmtech.org) leaking more than 2,000 records.
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Cloudflare
February 11, 2014
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[ hack, ddos, technology ]
A distributed denial-of-service attack targeting Cloudflare reaches 400 gigabits per second,making it the largest DDoS attack ever recorded.
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Supercell Facebook Pages
February 11, 2014
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[ hack, phishing, technology ]
The Facebook pages of two games, Hay Day and Clash of Clans, developed by the Helsinki-based video game developer Supercell are hacked. The attack is executed by hijacking the emails of two Supercell employees.
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Kars Municipality
February 10, 2014
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[ hack, government, education ]
The infamous RedHack collective joins the protests against the new Internet Law, and leak around two dozen records. They also deface a couple of local sites and hack the Ministry of Education.
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Dubai Police
February 10, 2014
Hackers of a group called TheHorsemen have hijacked the official Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn and Tumblr accounts of the Dubai Police (@DubaiPoliceHQ).
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Las Vegas Sands Corp
February 10, 2014
Some websites owned by Las Vegas Sands Corp, one of the world's largest casino operators, have been hacked and defaced by a group called the Anti WMD Team. The defaced page also contains personal information of Sands employees including e-mail ID and social security numbers. Additionally, the attackers deployed data-wiping malware on the Sands networks, severely disrupting their operation. The attack was allegedly carried out by Iranian hackers in retaliation for a remark by Sands Corp CEO Sheldon Adelson.
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Boston Scientific
February 10, 2014
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[ espionage, manufacturing ]
The computer networks of three big medical device makers are breached by unknown attackers likely interested in the companies' intellectual property. The companies in question are Medtronic, Boston Scientific and St. Jude Medical.
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Official website of the President of Nepal
February 8, 2014
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[ hack, leak, sqlinjection ]
Two separate attacks deface the official website of Nepal's Office of the President (presidentofnepal.gov.np). In the first case, the attacker who goes by Dr.3v1l, also leaked some information stolen from the DB. The second attack was carried out by an Indian hacker.
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Coupon Mom / Armor Games
February 8, 2014
In 2014, a file allegedly containing data hacked from Coupon Mom was created and included 11 million email addresses and plain text passwords. On further investigation, the file was also found to contain data indicating it had been sourced from Armor Games. Subsequent verification with HIBP subscribers confirmed the passwords had previously been used and many subscribers had used either Coupon Mom or Armor Games in the past. On disclosure to both organisations, each found that the data did not represent their entire customer base and possibly includes records from other sources with common subscribers. The breach has subsequently been flagged as "unverified" as the source cannot be emphatically proven. In July 2020, the data was also found to contain BeerAdvocate accounts sourced from a previously unknown breach.
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Singapore government employees
February 7, 2014
In response to recent arrests in Singapore linked to Anonymous, the hacktivist group releases the details of 10 Singapore Government employes and threaten to release more.
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PrezidentBank
February 7, 2014
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[ hack, finance ]
The official websites of two Turkmenistan state-owned commercial banks are hacked and defaced by Dr.Sha6h, to raise awareness of the situation in Syria. The victims are: Turkmenbashi Bank (tbbank.gov.tm), PrezidentBank (presidentbank.gov.tm).
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Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)
February 6, 2014
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[ hack, espionage, technology ]
India launches an investigation after a media report alleged that Chinese telecoms company Huawei had hacked into state-run telecoms carrier BSNL.
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MarkMonitor
February 6, 2014
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[ hack, technology ]
A failed attempt that's worth to be mentioned: the Syrian Electronic Army attempts to hack a number of high profile websites, including Yahoo, Amazon, Facebook and Google, by hacking into the domain management service provider MarkMonitor.
