City of Binghamton, NY
August 28, 2014
•[ 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/).
Bangladesh Airport Armed Police
August 25, 2014
•[ hack, government ]
Nigerian Hackers from Nigerian Cyber Hunters (NCH) deface the official website of Bangladesh Airport Armed Police (aap.gov.bd).
Various Government Websites
August 24, 2014
•[ 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.
Delaware Treasury Division
August 19, 2014
•[ hack, misconfiguration, government ]
Delaware's treasury division website (treasury.delaware.gov) is defaced with anti-Israel and pro-Palestine messages by a collective calling itself SaLeM.
Alikhbaria
August 15, 2014
•[ hack, sqlinjection, government ]
Two Libyan hackers going with the handle of Mr.Rocky and Mr. Slyman deface the official website of Saudi government-owned satellite news TV channel Alikhbaria (ekhbariyatv.sa) and also steal the database of the website.
Various Government Websites
August 14, 2014
•[ hack, government ]
Pro Russian Hacker collective CyberBerkut defaces several dozens of Polish sites to protest against the pro-Ukraine support of the country.
Dmitry Medvedev Twitter account
August 14, 2014
•[ hack, government ]
The Twitter account of Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (@MedvedRussia) is hacked, posting a series of fake messages including a resignation announcement.
Mossad
August 2, 2014
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
In name of #OpSaveGaza, the Anonymous collective claims responsibility of taking down the websites of: bankisrael.gov.il, mossad.gov.il, justice.gov.il, edu.gov.il, idf.gov.il, telaviv.police.gov.il.
Pakistan Official Portal
September 1, 2014
•[ hack, misconfiguration, government ]
In name of OpPakistan, unknown Hacktivists deface the official portal of Pakistan (pakistan.gov.pk), demanding resignation of prime minister Nawaz Shareef.
Israeli Embassy for Uzbekistan
August 30, 2014
•[ hack, government ]
An anti-Assad Syrian 'hacker going with the handle of Dr.SHA6H defaces the official website of Israeli Embassy for Uzbekistan (israelbiz.uz) in solidarity with Palestine.
Lal Krishna Advani website
August 21, 2014
•[ 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).
Julie Bishop
August 18, 2014
•[ espionage, government ]
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop is the latest victim to be targeted by suspected state-sponsored phone hackers, having her smartphone seized by local intelligence officials after a two-week international sojourn.
Ohio State Government
August 17, 2014
•[ hack, government ]
A hacker going with the handle of Rajol Hazin defaces the official sub-domain of Ohio State Government (bta.ohio.gov).
Dnipropetrovsk Department of Law Enforcement
August 9, 2014
•[ hack, leak, espionage ]
Pro Russian Hacker collective CyberBerkut accesses the information resources of the regional department of the military law and order service in Dnipropetrovsk and leaks some private correspondence.
Israeli Defense Contractors
July 14, 2014
•[ espionage, phishing, government ]
Brian Krebs reveals that three Israeli defense contractors responsible for building the Iron Dome missile shield were compromised by a well-crafted phishing attack and robbed of huge quantities of sensitive documents pertaining to the shield technology.
Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
September 8, 2014
•[ hack, malware, government ]
The official website of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs (jcpa.org), an important Israeli think tank, is compromised and abused to distribute malware.
Healthcare
September 5, 2014
•[ hack, government ]
The White House discloses to the Wall Street Journal that a hacker has breached healthcare.gov, compromising personal data for millions of Americans.
Various Government Websites
August 24, 2014
•[ 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.
Office of the Prime Minister of Ukraine
August 8, 2014
•[ espionage, government ]
Dozens of computers in the Ukrainian prime minister's office and at least 10 of Ukraine's embassies abroad are infected with a cyber espionage weapon linked to Russia.
Various Government Websites
August 7, 2014
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
In name of #OpNoHunt, a collective called Paw Security takes down several Chinese websites to protest against violences on pets.
