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).
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.
St. Louis County Police
August 14, 2014
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
In the wake of the shooting of unarmed teen Michael Brown, hackers launch a cyberattack to take out the St. Louis County Police department's website and email.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
