Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
April 27, 2015
•[ leak, misconfiguration, government ]
In April 2015, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) published tens of thousand of emails sent by Indian citizens supporting net neutrality as part of the SaveTheInternet campaign. The published data included lists of emails including the sender's name and email address as well as the contents of the email as well, often with signatures including other personal data.
Taipei Mayor's Office
April 14, 2015
•[ government, hack, espionage ]
The computer on the desk of Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je's secretary is hacked. Investigators trace the perpetrator to China.
Multi State Lottery Association
April 14, 2015
•[ insider, hack, financial ]
Eddie Raymond Tipton, the former security boss of the Multi State Lottery Association, is charged with fraud after allegedly hacking with a rootkit the computer that picks the winning numbers.
Al-Alam
April 13, 2015
•[ government, hack ]
Saudi hackers take over the official Twitter account of Iran's state Television Al-Alam (@alalam_news), posting material supportive of the Saudi-led air war against Iran-backed rebels in Yemen.
Vatican City
April 13, 2015
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
A Turkish hacker with the handle @THTHerakles shut down the Vatican City official website (vatican.va) to protest against Pope Francis' remarks in which he used the word "genocide" to refer to mass killings of Armenians by Turks.
Montreal Police Department
April 12, 2015
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
The hacker group Anonymous Quebec takes down the Montreal Police department website and the officers' union to protest against the brutality used during student demonstrations.
Hunan Police Academy
April 10, 2015
•[ hack, government ]
AnonymousGlobo defaces several Chinese government websites including the Hunan (a province in China) Police Academy website in solidarity with pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.
Embassy of Turkmenistan in Belarus
April 9, 2015
•[ hack, government ]
The website of Turkmenistan's embassy in Belarus is taken offline following an apparent hack by two ISIS supporters.
The Jewish Community of China
April 7, 2015
•[ hack, government ]
Other #OpIsrael attacks: Anonymous, Anonymous Arabe, Anonymous Arab and AnonGhost deface several private domains and several governmental sites in addition to leaking data of Israeli citizens.
White House
April 7, 2015
•[ espionage, hack, government ]
Threat actors that are suspected to be from Russia have compromised unclassified White House networks using access from compromised networks at the State Department. The hack was first discovered in October 2014.
British Department of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
April 7, 2015
•[ hack, government ]
Islamist hackers of the Moroccan Islamic Union-Mail deface uk-air.defra.gov.uk, a website run by the British Government's Department of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and dedicated to monitoring air pollution.
Office of the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts
March 31, 2015
•[ hack, government ]
The official website of the Office of the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Officers) (pcdaopune.gov.in) is hacked and 50,000 personal details besides login names and passwords may have been compromised.
US Army Picatinny Arsenal
March 30, 2015
•[ hack, government ]
Saudi hackers from Team Bad Dream deface the official website of U.S. Army Picatinny Arsenal (pica.army.mil).
Nigerian Independent National Electoral Commission
March 28, 2015
•[ hack, government ]
The Website of the Nigerian Electoral Commission (inecnigeria.org) is defaced by the Nigerian Cyber Army on the morning of the general election day.
Indiana Official Website
March 28, 2015
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
After Indiana's Governor Mike Pence signed the controversial religious freedom bill law, @YourVikingdom2015 takes down the Official Indiana website in.gov.
Police of Finland
March 26, 2015
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
The official website of the Finnish Police (poliisi.fi) is taken down by a DDoS attack.
New York Police Department Captain Endowment Association
March 23, 2015
•[ hack, malware, government ]
The NYPD's Captain Endowment Association's website (NYPDCEA.org) is injected with malware. The Anonymous claim responsibility for the attack, even if the attribution is uncertain.
Tom Bradley International Terminal
March 20, 2015
•[ financial, government ]
Credit card data is compromised for about 19 people at the Tom Bradley International Terminal in the Los Angeles International Airport.
City of Moore, Oklahoma
March 15, 2015
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
Bitcoin Baron claims to have hacked the City of Moore in Oklahoma (www.cityofmoore.com) and demands a ransom of 100 bitcoins to protect the private data acquired.
US Department of State
March 14, 2015
•[ hack, malware, government ]
The State Department shuts down parts of its computer network to remove malicious software from Russian hackers in its unclassified email system.
