Embassy of Azerbaijan in Russia
August 15, 2015
•[ hack, government ]
A hacker going with the handle of Mr.H4rD3n defaces the official website of the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Russia (azembassy.ru).
City of Henderson
August 14, 2015
•[ hack, government ]
A computer hacker broke into a city of Henderson Web server and had access to data for nine days before being detected. However the city declared that no personal or sensitive information was compromised.
Mexican Ministry of Communications and Transportation
August 10, 2015
•[ hack, government ]
A group of Mexican hacktivists affiliated with the Anonymous collective defaces the website of the Mexican Ministry of Communications and Transportation (mexicoconectado.gob.mx) in retaliation for the murder of the Mexican photojournalist Rub n Espinosa.
Dr. Carlos Figeuroa
August 7, 2015
•[ hack, malware, government ]
The Associated Press shows evidence that some Ecuadorean opposition activists were hacked by Ecuador's domestic intelligence agency, with software tailor-made by Hacking Team. The only named victim is Dr. Carlos Figeuroa.
United States Department of Defense
August 6, 2015
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
U.S. officials tell NBC News that Russia launched a "sophisticated cyberattack" against the Pentagon's Joint Staff unclassified email system, which has been shut down and taken offline for nearly two weeks.
Sri Lankan Prime Minister
August 5, 2015
•[ hack, government ]
The Sri Lankan prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has his office website hacked by a pro-Syria hacktivist dubbed Dr.MwNs.
Hardin Center
August 1, 2015
•[ hack, government ]
MuhmadEmad, an anti-ISIS Kurdish hacker, defaces the websites of the Etowah County Sheriff's Office and Hardin Center (etowahcountysheriff.com and culturalarts.com) posting a message against the Islamic State.
Orange County Employees Association
August 1, 2015
•[ hack, government ]
The Orange County Employees Association notifies an undisclosed number of people that their personal information, and that of their dependents, may have been accessed by hackers during one or more attacks, which appears to have occurred as early as June 5.
Myanmar Ministry of Information website
August 1, 2015
•[ espionage, government ]
A threat actor compromised the President of Myanmar website in an attempt to compromise visitors to those websites for espionage purposes.
Canadian government
July 25, 2015
•[ hack, government ]
Hackers from the Anonymous collective say they breached supposedly secure Canadian government computers and accessed high-level, classified national security documents as retaliation for last week's fatal shooting by the RCMP of a protester in British Columbia. To support their claim, they publish a document that appears to be legitimate Treasury Board of Canada notes on federal cabinet funding to fix flaws in the foreign stations of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS).
Public Service Labour Relations and Employment Board
July 22, 2015
•[ hack, leak, government ]
Hackers from the Anonymous collective break into the network of the tribunal that adjudicates disputes between public servants and the federal government and dump 3856 records.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
July 18, 2015
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
Members of the Anonymous collective claim to have crashed the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) website as a part of a battle to retaliate for the murder of a member in a shooting involving the Canadian Police.
Antrix Corporation
July 12, 2015
•[ hack, government ]
Indian space agency ISRO's commercial arm Antrix, has its website defaced. Suspects are thought to be Chinese hackers.
British Columbia Conservation
July 10, 2015
•[ leak, government ]
Unknown hackers affiliated with the collective Anonymous release a string of emails that appear to show a conservation officer defending his decision to refuse to kill two black bear cubs on Vancouver Island.
New York City Comptroller
July 10, 2015
•[ hack, government ]
A Pro-Palestinian hacker going with the handle of AlfabetoVirtual defaces the official website of New York City's Comptroller Mr. Scott M. Stringer (http://comptroller.nyc.gov).
State Ministry for Euro-Atlantic Integration of Georgia
July 8, 2015
•[ hack, government ]
The Cyber Islamic State hackers deface the official website of The State Ministry for Euro-Atlantic Integration of Georgia (eu-nato.gov.ge).
Bundeswehr
July 7, 2015
•[ hack, government ]
German-owned Patriot missiles stationed in Turkey are briefly taken over by hackers.
Edinburgh CIty Council
July 7, 2015
•[ hack, government ]
More than 13,000 email addresses have been stolen from Edinburgh city council's database following a "malicious cyber attack".
Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Solidarity
July 3, 2015
•[ hack, government ]
In name of #OpBillC51, the Anonymous hacks the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan Centre (http://www.rqap.gouv.qc.ca), The Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Solidarity (http://www.mess.gouv.qc.ca) and The National Review Commission website on employment insurance.
Azerbaijani State Customs Committee
July 2, 2015
•[ hack, government ]
Armenian hackers from Monte Melkonian Cyber Army hack into the official website of Azerbaijani customs (and other Azerbaijani sites), stealing highly confidential personal information of 5650 Azerbaijani citizens.
