National Research Council
July 29, 2014
•[ hack, government ]
The National Research Council (nrc-cnrc.gc.ca), which handles Canada's research and development efforts on behalf of its government, confirms that its IT infrastructure was hacked. China, which immediately refuses the allegations, is accused of the hack.
Department of Agriculture
July 25, 2014
•[ hack, malware, government ]
The official website of Philippine Department of Agriculture (da.gov.ph) is infected with malicious code that promotes a gambling-related website.
Vice
July 22, 2014
•[ hack, government ]
W0rm hacks vice.com and accesses a list of CMS users. Hacked data includes email addresses and hashed passwords.
Kenyan Defence Forces
July 21, 2014
•[ hack, government ]
The Twitter accounts of the Kenyan Defence Forces (@kdfinfo) and its spokesman are hacked by activists claiming to be affiliated to Anonymous (Anon_0x03), to protest against corruption.
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.
Office of Personnel Management
July 9, 2014
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
The New York Times reports that in March, Chinese hackers broke into the computer networks of the United States government agency that houses the personal information of all federal employees (the Office of Personnel Management).
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
July 6, 2014
•[ hack, government ]
The website of Myanmar's Ministry of Communications and Information Technology is hacked, with the hackers replacing two government seals with turtles alluding to the country's slow internet connection.
Finnish Foreign Ministry
July 2, 2014
•[ espionage, government ]
Finland admits to have been attacked by hackers working for one or several foreign nations who stole a "remarkable" number of files over a period of several years.
Armenian President Website
June 28, 2014
•[ hack, government ]
On the day of the celebration of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani hackers from Anti-Armenia Team deface the official website of the Armenian President and other government sites.
Official Portal for Manila, Philippines
June 25, 2014
•[ hack, government ]
Two Turkish hackers going with the handle of VirtuaL & DARKWAR2 deface the official web portal of Manila City, Philippines (manila.gov.ph) with anti-America, anti-Israel and anti-Saudi Arabia images.
Directorate General Public Relations, Government of the Punjab
June 25, 2014
•[ hack, government ]
Again a defacement to protest against police brutality. Hackers of the Team Pak Cyber Experts deface the official website of Directorate General Public Relations, Government of the Punjab (dgpr.gop.pk).
Montana Department of Public Health
June 24, 2014
•[ hack, government ]
Montana officials notify 1.3 million people that their personal information could have been accessed by hackers who broke into a state health department computer server.
PTV Sports
June 22, 2014
•[ hack, government ]
Hackers going with the handle of Pakistan Haxors Crew deface the official website of state owned PTV Sports (sports.ptv.com.pk) to protest against killings and police brutality.
Governor of Arizona
June 21, 2014
•[ hack, government ]
After hacking the Arizona Department of Homeland Security, the Turkish hacker Swan is back, and this time he defaces two official websites of Arizona State Governor Janice K. Brewer.
Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment
June 20, 2014
•[ hack, malware, government ]
The Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) is the victim of a targeted attack carried on through a specifically crafted malware distributed via a spear phishing campaign.
Regional Electoral Court of the Amazon
June 17, 2014
•[ hack, government ]
As part of #OpWorldCup and #OpHackingCup, Anonymous hacks a number of Brazilian organizations during the World Cup.
Denmark's Socialist Party
June 11, 2014
•[ leak, government ]
The Danish branch of the infamous collective Anonymous targets Denmark's Socialist Party (Socialistisk Folkeparti) for signing and passing mass Internet surveillance bill and leaks logins and SSNs of a couple of dozens of members.
New York Board of Elections
June 9, 2014
•[ hack, government ]
The Anonymous protest against the FIFA World Cup starts here: the hacktivist collective defaces the New York State Board of Elections official website (elections.ny.gov).
US Army
June 6, 2014
•[ hack, government ]
The US Army warns that databases holding information on 16,000 South Korean civilian employees of the US military and applicants for base jobs may have been compromised.
Brazilian Ministry of External Relations
May 30, 2014
•[ hack, social, phishing ]
The internal communications system of the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations has been hit by hackers carried on with spear-phishing emails.
