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".
Bundeswehr
July 7, 2015
•[ hack, government ]
German-owned Patriot missiles stationed in Turkey are briefly taken over by hackers.
Vehicle Donation Processing Center
July 6, 2015
•[ hack, automotive ]
Charitable car donors using the Vehicle Donation Processing Center learn their personal information was hacked.
Accademia della Crusca
June 23, 2015
•[ hack, education ]
A pro-ISIS hacker hacker dubbed Phenomene Dz defaces the website of The Accademia della Crusca (www.accademiadellacrusca.it), the most important research institution studying the Italian language.
Fort Collins Streets Department
June 14, 2015
•[ hack, misconfiguration, government ]
Another example of a road sign hacked.
Lithuanian Armed Forces
June 11, 2015
•[ hack, government ]
The Lithuanian Armed Forces website (kariuomene.kam.lt) is hacked to post false information about the NATO annexation of Kaliningrad.
Los Angeles County Public Works
June 9, 2015
•[ hack, government, misconfiguration ]
A downtown Los Angeles digital traffic sign is hacked to state "Read a fu***ng book."
US Army
June 8, 2015
•[ hack, government ]
The official website of the US Army (army.mil) is defaced by attackers claiming to be associated with the Syrian Electronic Army. In addition to a message on the page claiming attriubtion, the attackers also include a pop-up message to anyone visiting: "Your commanders admit they are training the people they have sent you to die fighting."
Medical Information Engineering
June 2, 2015
•[ hack, healthcare ]
Medical Information Engineering (MIE), a medical software company, notifies customers of a cybersecurity incident that provided unauthorized access to its network and some patients' personal health information.
Unicor
June 11, 2015
•[ hack, government ]
An unknown hacker dumps a database containing what appears to be around 23,000 email addresses of US government workers on a dark web hacking. The list appears to have been stolen from a different government agency (unicor.gov) also known as Federal Prison Industries.
Intimacy Bra Fit Stylists
June 4, 2015
•[ hack, misconfiguration, retail ]
Lingerie seller Intimacy Bra Fit Stylists notifies an undisclosed number of individuals that its e-commerce server was compromised and that personal information may have been misappropriated.
Japan universal public pension system
May 28, 2015
•[ hack, leak, government ]
The organization that manages Japan's universal public pension system confirms that approximately 1.25 million personal records are compromised by hackers in a recent targeted attack. Blue Termite, an alleged Chinese threat actor, may be responsible.
Commack School District
May 26, 2015
•[ hack, education ]
Commack School District's computer system is hacked by 3 students.
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.
Uber
June 15, 2015
•[ hack, misconfiguration, technology ]
A website hosting an Uber petition (petition.uber.org) calling on local government to allow its drivers to work on San Francisco's Market Street is defaced by a seemingly well-intentioned blogger, who also inserts a banner that automatically redirects visitors to a competitor's site.
Piatt County, Illinois
June 2, 2015
•[ hack, government ]
The pro-Palestinian hacktivist collective AnonGhost defaces the official website of Piatt County, Illinois along with the website of the county's Sheriff office, election office and Highway Department.
Bahraini Human Rights Watch Society
June 13, 2015
•[ hack, education ]
A Bahraini human rights group claims its website (bhrws.org) and Twitter account (@bhrws2004) have been hacked by anti-government protesters.
US Air Force
June 10, 2015
•[ hack, government ]
The AnonGhost collective defaces two subdomains of the US Air Force. The targeted domains belong to Profession of Arms Center of Excellence and Professional Development Guide of the US Air Force.
Japanese Petroleum Association
June 10, 2015
•[ hack, malware, energy ]
Japan's Petroleum Association is hit by a targeted cyber-attack earlier this month, which saw numerous PCs become infected with an unknown virus.
