Cirrus Communications
July 30, 2014
•[ hack, ddos, technology ]
The largest fixed wireless broadband carrier in Australia, Cirrus Communications, suffers a major DDoS attack, which takes out over half of its network.
Metro newspaper
July 23, 2014
•[ hack, malware, technology ]
The United States website of the Metro newspaper (metro.us), which serves an estimated 1 million visitors every month, is compromised and abused to distribute malware.
Israeli Channel 10
July 17, 2014
•[ hack ]
Al-Qassam Brigades claim responsibility for the hack of the satellite feed of Israeli-based Channel 10 for a few minutes to broadcast images of wounded civilians and propaganda messages directed at Israeli citizens.
Haaretz
July 15, 2014
•[ hack, misconfiguration ]
Again, in the name of OPSaveGaza, AnonGhost defaces a sub-domain of Israel's largest and oldest newspaper Haaretz against Israeli bombing over Gaza, Palestine.
Vodafone Egypt
September 13, 2014
•[ hack, technology ]
A hacker going with the handle of Ali El Top defaces two official sub-domains of Vodafone Egypt.
Israeli Ministry of Education
September 8, 2014
•[ hack, education ]
The pro-Palestinian hacking group AnonGhost defaces a sub-domain of the Israeli ministry of education (gadol.edu.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.
Stanford University
August 28, 2014
•[ hack, education ]
Sahoo defaces a subdomain of Stanford (web.stanford.edu).
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).
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.
wirelessemporium
August 5, 2014
•[ hack, malware, retail ]
After a malware is discovered on wirelessemporium.com, the company begins notifying an undisclosed number of individuals that their personal information, including payment card data, might have been compromised.
Central Utah Clinic
September 11, 2014
•[ hack, healthcare ]
More than 30,000 patients of the Central Utah Clinic in Provo, Utah might have had their personal health information viewed by an unauthorized intruder who broke into one of the clinic's servers.
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.
California State University
September 6, 2014
•[ hack, education ]
California State University officials reveal a breach in an East Bay web server used to store personal employee information. The security breach occurred on Aug. 23, 2013 and was discovered Aug. 11 of this year.
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.
ClamCase
August 29, 2014
•[ hack, financial, technology ]
ClamCase, a maker of keyboards and protective cases for iPads, notifies its customers that unidentified intruders gained access to personal information and payment details.
hackforums
August 28, 2014
•[ hack, technology ]
Hackforums.net, one of the most popular hacking forums in the world, is defaced by an Egyptian hacker with the online handle Eg-R1z.
Dairy Queen
August 28, 2014
•[ hack, malware, retail ]
Fast food restaurant Dairy Queen confirms that systems in some of their locations have been infected with Backoff.
