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Stanford University
August 28, 2014
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[ hack, education ]
Sahoo defaces a subdomain of Stanford (web.stanford.edu).
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City of Binghamton, NY
August 28, 2014
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[ hack, government ]
A Pakistani hacker going with the handle of Essaji, defaces the sub-domain of City of Binghamton, New York, in support for Gaza (firstwardboa.binghamton-ny.gov/).
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JPMorgan
August 27, 2014
Bloomberg news reveals that hackers allegedly from Russia targeted JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and at least four other banks in a coordinated attack on major financial institutions.
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Geekface
August 26, 2014
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[ hack, misconfiguration, technology ]
Geekface notifies its users of an illegitimate access to one of its servers. The data accessed include personal information.
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Office of the Israeli Prime Minister
August 25, 2014
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[ hack, ddos, government ]
In name of #OpSaveGaza, the Anonymous collective claims to have taken down some key Israeli governmental websites, including those of the Israeli Defense Forces, the Bank of Israel, the Israeli Prime Minister.
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Sony PlayStation Network
August 25, 2014
Sony admits that a DDoS attack impacted online services, Sony's PlayStation Network and the Sony Entertainment Network. Other affected services involve: Xbox Live, Blizzard's Battle.net, and Grinding Gear Games.
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Bangladesh Airport Armed Police
August 25, 2014
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[ hack, government ]
Nigerian Hackers from Nigerian Cyber Hunters (NCH) deface the official website of Bangladesh Airport Armed Police (aap.gov.bd).
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Various Government Websites
August 24, 2014
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[ hack, ddos, government ]
A group of Armenian hackers going with the handle of Monte Melkonian Cyber Army (MMCA) claim to have defaced several Azerbaijani websites and to have executed a DDoS attack against Azerbaijani targets reaching 300 Gbps.
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Various Government Websites
August 24, 2014
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[ hack, government ]
Armenian hackers from Monte Melkonian Cyber Army (MMCA) deface 360+ Turkish websites demanding the Turkish authorities to recognize the alleged Armenian Genocide in 1915.
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Otto Pizza
August 23, 2014
An intrusion on the systems of the Otto Pizza restaurant in Portland, Oregon, causes credit card information of 900 customers to be exposed to unauthorized individuals.
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Frankie Grande
August 22, 2014
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[ hack, technology ]
The Twitter account of Ariana Grande's brother, Frankie Grande is hacked. The attacker leaves an explicit message to his sister.
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Cumberland Valley School District
August 22, 2014
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[ hack, education ]
A hacker gains access to the Cumberland Valley School District computer network, forcing the district to notify local police and FBI.
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MeetMe
August 21, 2014
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[ hack, technology ]
MeetMe users logging into the social network between Aug. 5 and Aug. 7 are asked to change their password after unknown hackers breach the MeetMe network and compromised certain user information.
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Lal Krishna Advani website
August 21, 2014
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[ hack, government ]
A Pakistani hacker called Muhammad Bilal defaces the official website of senior leader of the Indian Bharatiya Janata Party, Lal Krishna Advani (lkadvani.in).
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University of Louisiana at Monroe
August 21, 2014
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[ social, phishing, education ]
An employee of the University of Louisiana at Monroe falls victim of a phishing attempt, possibly compromising the personal information of students who graduated from ULM in fall 2013, and spring 2014.
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Malaysia Airlines
August 20, 2014
The computers of high-ranking officials in Malaysian agencies involved in the MH370 investigation are hacked and classified information is stolen. Suspects are directed to China.
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UPS
August 20, 2014
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[ financial, malware, retail ]
UPS admits that 51 of its franchised stores were hit with a malware attack that put customer credit and debit card data at risk from January 20 to August 11.
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Community Health Systems
August 19, 2014
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[ hack, healthcare ]
Community Health Systems, a healthcare system spanning 29 states announces that cybercriminals operating from China stole information on approximately 4.5 million patients, including names, birth dates, and Social Security numbers.
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Mizado Cocina
August 19, 2014
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[ financial, malware, retail ]
Yet another victim of Backoff: New Orleans restaurant Mizado Cocina says customers' credit and debit card information could have been stolen by a hacker who breached the restaurant's point of sale system between May 9 and July 18.
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Children's Mercy Hospital
August 19, 2014
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[ leak, healthcare ]
Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City notifies 4,076 individuals that Onsite Health Diagnostics, a vendor used by wellness program provider StayWell Health Management, experienced a breach that affected their personal information.
