New Drop High School
February 27, 2015
•[ hack, education ]
Eric Walstrom, a student at New Dorp High School hacks into a secure computer system to improve his scores. Unfortunately he is discovered.
MyBB
March 11, 2015
•[ hack, technology ]
MyBB reveals that its official Twitter profile and a staff member's accounts were hijacked in late January.
Femsplain
March 8, 2015
•[ hack, ddos ]
femsplain.com, a feminist blog, is the target of a DDoS attack on International Women's Day.
epicpr
March 7, 2015
•[ hack, technology ]
FRID4Y AKA @_FRID4Y_ hacks epicpr.com and dumps 21,500 usernames and clear text passwords.
Larimer County Sheriff's Office
March 5, 2015
•[ hack, government ]
The official website of Colorado's Larimer County Sheriff's Office (LCSO, larimersheriff.org) is defaced by the Pro-Palestinian hacking group AnonGhost.
Walters McCann Fanska
March 4, 2015
•[ hack, finance ]
Accounting firm Walters McCann Fanska notifies clients that their personal and financial account information may have been acquired by hackers who had access to the firm's network
University of Lisbon
February 27, 2015
•[ hack, education ]
The group of hacktivists Sudoh4k3rs hacks the two subdomains of the University of Lisbon and dumps the database and the administrator password.
Japan Association of Zoos and Aquariums
February 27, 2015
•[ hack, leak ]
In the name of OpSeaWorld, Anonymous hackers hack the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums (jaza.jp) and leak about 1,500 usernames and clear text passwords.
The National Archives
February 25, 2015
•[ hack, government ]
Law enforcement is investigating a possible data breach at the National Archives, after a hacker group releases a video purporting to show a break-in on the agency's website.
The Urban Institute
February 24, 2015
•[ hack, education ]
The Urban Institute, a think tank in Washington, DC, alerts charitable organizations around the country that its system for filing tax forms was breached.
AllCrypt
March 17, 2015
•[ hack, finance ]
Allcrypt, a cryptocurrency exchange site, is hacked and has its wallets emptied.
Advantage Dental
March 17, 2015
•[ hack, malware, healthcare ]
Advantage Dental notifies more than 150,000 patients that a computer was infected with malware, and an intruder gained access to a database containing their personal information.
Jamie Oliver
March 13, 2015
•[ hack, malware ]
The website of Jamie Oliver (jamieoliver.com) is found to be harbouring malicious software for a second time in less than one month.
Istanbul Police Association
March 12, 2015
•[ hack, government ]
The online Turkish hacktivist group RedHack defaces the official website of Istanbul Police Association (istanbulpolisdernegi.org) in tribute to Berkin Elvan, a 15-year-old teenager who died on March 11, 2014.
San Marcos Police Department
March 5, 2015
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
Bitcoin Baron takes down the City of San Marcos and San Marcos PD websites in retaliation for the assault on a student.
Bradley University
March 1, 2015
•[ hack, education ]
The Bradley University informs its employees, retirees, and former employees that their identifiable information, including Social Security numbers, might have been compromised as a result of a breach of system data security.
Chile Ministry of Defense
February 26, 2015
•[ hack, misconfiguration, government ]
An anonymous ISIS supporter defaces Chile's Ministry of Defense website (ssdefensa.cl).
New York City Government
February 25, 2015
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
Almost all government agencies in New York City are unable to send or receive messages for nearly a week as a consequence of a DDoS attack. A further investigation reveals that the attack may have originated from Russia.
dexsil
February 21, 2015
•[ hack, sqlinjection, healthcare ]
LNO uNiTy AKA @LNOuNiTy hacks dexsil.com and dumps about 6,000 usernames and passwords.
BigFish Games
February 18, 2015
•[ financial, hack, technology ]
Casual gaming company Big Fish Games has its site and the personal and financial information of some of its users compromised in an attack that started on last Christmas Eve.
