Invest Bank
November 25, 2015
•[ hack, leak, ransomware ]
A hacker called Hacker Buba hacks into Invest Bank and holds it to ransom, demanding $3M, and leaking confidential data of clients on Twitter every few hours.
Pearson VUE
November 23, 2015
•[ hack, malware, education ]
Technology certification management provider Pearson VUE is the victim of a computer security breach after malware compromises its Credential Manager System.
Islamic State Twitter accounts
November 18, 2015
•[ hack ]
In name of #OpParis, the activist group Anonymous claims to have taken down 5,500 pro-ISIS Twitter accounts.
Isdarat
November 18, 2015
•[ hack ]
Members of the hacking collective Anonymous claim to have shut down Isdarat, a main'forum on the Dark Web.
http://www
November 17, 2015
•[ hack ]
An unknown hacker hacks friendshipkey.com and dumps 16,353 usernames and hashed passwords.
Janet
December 7, 2015
•[ hack, ddos, education ]
UK publicly-funded academic computer network Janet comes under a persistent DDoS attack today.
http://artrookie
December 7, 2015
•[ hack, technology ]
Rubber AKA @smitt3nz hacks artrookie.co.uk and dumps 1,710 usernames and hashed passwords.
http://saifa
December 4, 2015
•[ hack, retail ]
ap3x h4x0r from the Anonsec collective hacks saifa.ir and dumps 11,792 records.
Meta-Fusion GmbH
December 2, 2015
•[ hack, technology ]
The second round of the campaign of the Anonymous against the Cop21 (the United Nations Conference of Climate Change) kicks off. The hacktivists hack the website of Meta-Fusion GmbH, a Germany-based official Webcast Streaming Service Provider for the UNFC.
Jabalpur Police
November 28, 2015
•[ hack, government ]
Hackers calling themselves "Pakistani cyber attackers" deface the official website of Jabalpur police with Pakistani flags and slogans claiming revenge against Indian attacks.
Lashkar-e-Taiba
November 26, 2015
•[ hack ]
On the 7th anniversary of the Mumbai terror attacks, Indian hackers have defaced over 200 Pakistani websites to express discontent with the alleged Pakistani involvement in the attacks. One of the victims is Lashkar-e-Taiba which is believed to be the main perpetrator.
Graham Cluley Blog
November 13, 2015
•[ hack, ddos, technology ]
The website of the security blogger Graham Cluley (https://grahamcluley.com) is taken down by a DDoS attack.
Spotify
November 10, 2015
•[ hack, leak, technology ]
Newsweek reveals that over one thousand email addresses and passwords from the musing streaming app Spotify were leaked following a hack.
Aviacion Militar Bolivariana
November 8, 2015
•[ hack, government ]
KelvinSecTeam hacks the website of the Aviacion Militar Bolivariana (aviacion.mil.ve) and dumps 1,997 records.
Ku Klux Klan
November 6, 2015
•[ hack, leak ]
Hacking collective Anonymous has released the identities of 1000 KKK members online.
http://library
November 3, 2015
•[ hack, technology ]
Smitt3nz AKA Rubber hacks library.killersites.com and dumps the records of 1596 users.
Wichita Public Schools
October 26, 2015
•[ hack, education ]
The Wichita, Kansas public school system is investigating a possible hacking attempt on one of its networks that took place on Oct. 23.
Unknown Organization
October 24, 2015
•[ hack ]
A Tunisian Muslim group dubbed Fallaga Team defaces the website of the Film Federation of India (filmfed.org) to protest against the killing of Muslims in Myanmar.
Essex Police
October 23, 2015
•[ hack, government ]
The Essex Police Twitter Account (@EssexPoliceUK) is hacked and posts a bogus tweet directing the user to a page hosting an offensive picture.
Obama Administration officials
November 6, 2015
•[ hack, espionage, government ]
The Wall Street Journal reveals that the email and social media accounts of Obama administration officials were recently hacked by members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard.