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Dubizzle
August 6, 2015
Several Dubizzle customers receive a warning email message instructing them to immediately change their passwords, after the online classifieds website discovers a security breach.
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http://itembay
August 6, 2015
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[ hack, misconfiguration, technology ]
l1kw1d hacks itembay.ca, an online game virtual currency provider and dumps 4,330 usernames with clear text passwords.
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Miranda Lambert
August 6, 2015
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[ hack ]
A woman, identifying herself only as "Brenda", claims to have broken into Miranda Lambert's email account, accessing more than 35,000 emails.
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United States Department of Defense
August 6, 2015
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[ espionage, malware, government ]
U.S. officials tell NBC News that Russia launched a "sophisticated cyberattack" against the Pentagon's Joint Staff unclassified email system, which has been shut down and taken offline for nearly two weeks.
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Yapstone
August 5, 2015
YapStone (VacationRentPayments) notifies some property managers and others who use their service to receive vacation rental payments that personal information in their account applications was compromised by unauthorized persons between July 15, 2014 and August 5, 2015.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Hardin Center
August 1, 2015
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[ hack, government ]
MuhmadEmad, an anti-ISIS Kurdish hacker, defaces the websites of the Etowah County Sheriff's Office and Hardin Center (etowahcountysheriff.com and culturalarts.com) posting a message against the Islamic State.
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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.
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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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Myanmar Ministry of Information website
August 1, 2015
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[ espionage, government ]
A threat actor compromised the President of Myanmar website in an attempt to compromise visitors to those websites for espionage purposes.
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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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RBS Banking Group
July 31, 2015
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[ hack, ddos, finance ]
The RBS banking group reveals it suffered a cyber attack on its online services that left customers struggling to log on for nearly an hour.
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Planned Parenthood
July 30, 2015
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[ hack, ddos, healthcare ]
Planned Parenthood websites are taken down by a DDoS attack and, according to the main page, undergoing maintenance.
