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Chile Ministry of Defense
February 26, 2015
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[ hack, misconfiguration, government ]
An anonymous ISIS supporter defaces Chile's Ministry of Defense website (ssdefensa.cl).
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Webnic
February 26, 2015
Almost a week after revelations surfaced that Lenovo preinstalled dangerous ad-injecting software on consumer laptops, hackers of the Lizard Squad collective take their revenge: they initially hack Web Commerce Communications (webnic.cc).
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StarNet
February 26, 2015
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[ leak, technology ]
In February 2015, the Moldavian ISP "StarNet" had it's database published online. The dump included nearly 140k email addresses, many with personal details including contact information, usage patterns of the ISP and even passport numbers.
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New York City Government
February 25, 2015
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[ hack, ddos, government ]
Almost all government agencies in New York City are unable to send or receive messages for nearly a week as a consequence of a DDoS attack. A further investigation reveals that the attack may have originated from Russia.
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Chinese Academy of Engineering
February 25, 2015
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[ espionage, malware, education ]
The Chinese Academy of Engineering suffered a cyberattack from Poison Ivy; a group that has carried out numerous espionage campaigns against China.
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Lime Crime
February 25, 2015
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[ financial, malware, retail ]
Cosmetics company Lime Crime notifies an undisclosed number of customers that unauthorized access was gained to its website server and malware designed to intercept customer data, including payment card information was installed.
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The National Archives
February 25, 2015
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[ hack, government ]
Law enforcement is investigating a possible data breach at the National Archives, after a hacker group releases a video purporting to show a break-in on the agency's website.
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Lenovo
February 25, 2015
Actors hack the main Lenovo web site, hijacking the lenovo.com domain name, and also leaking several company emails.
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hemda
February 24, 2015
@ThySavi0r & @anonf8 from #8bitCrew hack hemda.org.il and dump 1,324 usernames and clear text passwords.
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The Urban Institute
February 24, 2015
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[ hack, education ]
The Urban Institute, a think tank in Washington, DC, alerts charitable organizations around the country that its system for filing tax forms was breached.
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Google Vietnam
February 24, 2015
The domain name for Google's search engine in Vietnam, google.com.vn, is briefly hacked and hijacked by the hacker collective Lizard Squad and redirected users to a website selling cyberattack tools.
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Komodia
February 23, 2015
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[ ddos, technology ]
Komodia.com, home to the SSL interception module at the heart of the Superfish controversy, is the victim of a DDoS attack.
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Arab National Bank
February 23, 2015
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[ hack, ddos, finance ]
In the name of OpSaudi, The Oppressed Defenders take down the online banking domain of Arab National Bank.
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dexsil
February 21, 2015
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[ hack, sqlinjection, healthcare ]
LNO uNiTy AKA @LNOuNiTy hacks dexsil.com and dumps about 6,000 usernames and passwords.
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Kris Jenner
February 21, 2015
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[ hack ]
Kris Jenner claims she is being extorted over a naked video which hackers stole from her iCloud account.
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Cavirtex
February 19, 2015
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[ hack, finance ]
Canadian Bitcoin exchange Cavirtex shuts down, after hackers managed to compromise its systems, stealing hashed passwords and two factor authentication (2FA) secrets.
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RedTube
February 18, 2015
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[ hack, malware, technology ]
After xHamster, RedTube is the second adult site that is compromised to redirect the user to the Angler Exploit Kit.
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Army and Navy Academy
February 18, 2015
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[ hack, education ]
In name of OpChapelHill, the online hacktivist AnonGhost deface the official website of a Carlsbad, California based private military school (armyandnavyacademy.org).
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BigFish Games
February 18, 2015
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[ financial, hack, technology ]
Casual gaming company Big Fish Games has its site and the personal and financial information of some of its users compromised in an attack that started on last Christmas Eve.
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MyFHA
February 18, 2015
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[ leak, finance ]
In approximately February 2015, the home financing website MyFHA suffered a data breach which disclosed the personal information of nearly 1 million people. The data included extensive personal information relating to home financing including personal contact info, credit statuses, household incomes, loan amounts and notes on personal circumstances, often referring to legal issues, divorces and health conditions. Multiple parties contacted HIBP with the data after which MyFHA was alerted in mid-July and acknowledged the legitimacy of the breach then took the site offline.
