Ravish Kuma
December 9, 2016
•[ hack, social ]
The Legion collective hack the Twitter accounts of Barkha Dutt and Ravish Kumar, two prominent journalists with Indian NDTV news channel.
State Treasury Service of Ukraine
December 6, 2016
•[ hack, malware, government ]
The Website of the State Treasury Service of Ukraine redirects the users to www.whoismrrobot.com. Also, the website of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine experiences a service disruption.
Eir Telecom
December 5, 2016
•[ hack, malware, technology ]
Eir warns customers that 2000 of its modems have been compromised by the Mirai botnet.
National Assembly of Ecuador (asambleanacional.gob.ec)
December 4, 2016
•[ hack, government ]
Kapustkiy breaches the National Assembly of Ecuador and leaks the data via PasteBin.
Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency
December 2, 2016
•[ hack, malware, finance ]
Eight Saudi institutions are hit by a destructive cyber attack allegedly generating from Iran, carried on using a new version of the infamous Shamoon Malware. Among the victims is the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, the country's central bank.
European Commission
November 29, 2016
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
The European Commission (EC) is the target of a distributed denial of service (DDoS) that leads to a breakdown in internet services for hours.
Gorilla Glue
November 17, 2016
•[ hack, manufacturing ]
The Dark Overlord claims to have stolen a wealth of company and personal information (500Gb) from US adhesive, glue, and tape company Gorilla Glue.
AdultFriendFinder Networks
November 13, 2016
•[ leak, hack ]
Here we are again: adult dating and entertainment company FriendFinder Networks has reportedly been hacked in a massive data breach exposing more than 412 million accounts and user credentials collected over two decades.
National Crime Agency
November 9, 2016
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
The UK's National Crime Agency public web site is briefly taken down by a DDoS attack.
Unknown Organization
November 7, 2016
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
The Anonymous claim to have shut down part of Scotland Yard's website (content.met.police.uk) for eight hours in revenge for dozens of arrests during the annual Million Mask March on parliament in London.
Indian Embassy in New York
November 6, 2016
•[ hack, government ]
Kupustkiy hacks Indian Embassy in New York.
US Navy
October 27, 2016
•[ hack, government ]
Hackers manage to get their hands on personal and sensitive information of over 130,000 US Navy officials after a laptop of an HPE Navy contactor is hacked. The breach was acknowledged on October 27th.
Nets
October 26, 2016
•[ hack, finance ]
Danish payment processor company Nets advises local banks to block up to 100,000 credit cards on suspicion their security might have been compromised by hackers.
Sony PlayStation Network
October 21, 2016
•[ hack, ddos, technology ]
The Sony Playstation Network is the target of the Mirai botnet DDoS attack.
City of Middletown
October 21, 2016
•[ hack, government ]
The city of Middletown reveals that computer hackers gained access to personal information of people who had contact with the Middletown Police Department.
Road signs in Chicago
October 17, 2016
•[ hack, misconfiguration, government ]
A number of people at the Chicago's Grand Avenue and Central Avenue intersection witness an unusual message on a construction signboard against the mayor Rahm Emanuel.
SWIFT
October 12, 2016
•[ financial, hack, malware ]
Symantec reveals that a second group of hackers are attempting to rob banks by targeting SWIFT users deploying the same methods that led to the Bangladesh Bank hacking heist. The tools used are linked to the Odinaff group, which since the beginning of the year, has targeted financial institutions worldwide.
i-dressup
September 26, 2016
•[ hack, misconfiguration, technology ]
Un unknown hacker downloads more than 2.2 million of improperly stored account credentials from i-dressup.com, a social hangout website for teenage girls.
modaco
September 20, 2016
•[ hack, technology ]
Modaco.com, a UK-based forum dedicated to the Android operating system is breached, with nearly 800,000 usernames and passwords stolen by hackers. The attack dates back to January 2016.
justformen[.]com
September 20, 2016
•[ hack, malware, retail ]
The website for Just For Men, a company that sells various products for men is compromised to serve malware to its visitors.
