Graham Cluley Blog
November 13, 2015
•[ hack, ddos, technology ]
The website of the security blogger Graham Cluley (https://grahamcluley.com) is taken down by a DDoS attack.
Runbox
November 5, 2015
•[ financial, ddos, technology ]
Runbox is subjected to Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. Even in this case the attackers demand a ransom to stop the waves of attack.
VFEmail
November 4, 2015
•[ ransomware, ddos, technology ]
VFEmail is taken down by a DDoS attack. The attackers demand a ransom of 5 BTC (1700 USD).
Fastmail
November 9, 2015
•[ financial, ddos, technology ]
FastMail is hit by a DDoS attack that briefly make some services unavailable. A further attack is executed on Monday, 9 Nov. Both attacks are accompanied by an extortion demand that threaten further attacks if the company does not pay the attacker 20 Bitcoin.
Zoho
November 4, 2015
•[ hack, ddos, technology ]
Zoho is subject to a DDoS attack. The attack starts on November the 4th and affects the company for one week.
Hushmail
November 9, 2015
•[ hack, ddos, technology ]
Hushmail experiences two unscheduled service outages resulting from distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.
Unknown Organization
October 25, 2015
•[ hack, leak, ddos ]
In name of #OpSingleGateway (Thai government's single gateway plan) the Anomymous take down the website of CAT Telecom Pcl, and leaks some data allegedly stolen from the Telco company website.
Swedbank
November 6, 2015
•[ ransomware, ddos, finance ]
Swedbank is taken down by a DDoS attack. A hacker called CocaineSecurity claims to have received a ransom.
ProtonMail
November 5, 2015
•[ ransomware, ddos, technology ]
A collective called Armada Collective takes down Protonmail, a Swiss provider of end-to-end encrypted email. The company pays a ransom of 15 BTC (6000 USD) but is taken down again after paying.
Center for Information and Decision Support
October 24, 2015
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
A collective affiliated with the Anonymous called Anonymous R4BIA Team takes down several Egyptian government websites including the Egyptian Presidency website, the Cabinet Decision Support Center (CDSC), the Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Planning, and others.
Narita International Airport
October 18, 2015
•[ hack, ddos, technology ]
In the name of #OpKillingBay, the online protest against the dolphin slaughter, the Anonymous take down the two main Japanese Airports: Narita International Airport (www.narita-airport.jp) and Chubu Centrair International Airport (www.centrair.jp).
Ku Klux Klan
October 21, 2015
•[ hack, ddos ]
A hacker, who goes by the name sgtbilko420, takes down several websites affiliated with the KKK and online stores selling racist paraphernalia. Targets include the KKK, the Westboro Baptist Church, a site linked to the Islamic State and even Steven Harper.
Official website the Belgian Prime Minister
October 14, 2015
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
The Belgian branch of the Anonymous collective takes down the official websites of Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel, the Brussels parliament and the website of the Federal Public Service of the Interior.
Rutgers University
September 30, 2015
•[ hack, ddos, education ]
A hacker known under the moniker Exfocus takes down the IT infrastrucutre of Rutgers University.
The Kremlin
September 14, 2015
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
The Kremlin's official website falls under a massive DDoS attack. The attack is carried out simultaneously with another attack that reportedly targeted the website of the Russian Electoral Commission. Both of the attacks occuer on national Election Day.
UK National Crime Agency
September 1, 2015
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
The Lizard Squad takes down the official website of UK's National Crime Agency (nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk).
Manchester Airport
September 3, 2015
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
In the same wave of attacks, the same attacker also claims responsibility for taking down the website of Manchester Airport (manchesterairport.co.uk).
8chan
September 24, 2015
•[ hack, ddos, technology ]
Imgur, the photo-sharing website, is exploited in a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on the popular imageboards 4chan and 8chan.
Embarcadero Media Group
September 18, 2015
•[ hack, ddos ]
An individual or group claiming to be the hacktivist collective Anonymous shuts down all websites operated by Embarcadero Media Group, which runs several community newspapers in the Bay Area.
Essex Police
September 4, 2015
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
The same attacker who took down the Manchester Police earlier this month, also takes down the website of the Essex Police.
