Webafrica
February 12, 2016
•[ hack, technology ]
In name of #OpAfrica, Tobitow, a member of Team Hack Argentino and Anonymous Argentina, exploit a vulnerability in the Web hosting service of Webafrica and defaced 2,532 South African websites.
digitalnintendo
February 11, 2016
•[ hack, technology ]
An unknown hackers hacks digitalnintendo.com and dumps 23,000+ usernames and hashed passwords.
CONADI
February 10, 2016
•[ hack, government ]
A group of Chilean hacktivists that go by the name of Chilean Hackers break into the database of CONADI and steal the personal details of 304,189 Chilean citizens looking for state benefits from the country's government.
Ex-Israeli Army Chief of Staff
February 9, 2016
•[ hack, espionage, government ]
Channel 10 reveals that hackers affiliated to Iran's Revolutionary Guard breached the computers of 1,800 individuals including a former Israeli Army Chief of Staff.
US Internal Revenue Service
February 9, 2016
•[ hack, brute-force, government ]
The US Internal Revenue Service is the target of an attack able to steal the electronic tax-return credentials for 101,000 social security numbers. The attack is performed using credentials stolen from an external source.
Energobank
February 8, 2016
•[ hack, malware, finance ]
Bloomberg reveals that hackers used malware to penetrate the defenses of Energobank, a Russian regional bank and move the ruble-dollar rate more than 15 percent in minutes, according to Group-IB, the Moscow-based cyber-security firm hired to investigate the attack,
Department of Homeland Security
February 7, 2016
•[ hack, government ]
In the name of #FreePalestine, a hacker called Penis AKA @DotGovs dumps data belonging to 9,000 DHS officials. The trove is allegedly obtained after compromising the email address of a DHS employee.
Loanbase
February 6, 2016
•[ financial, hack, finance ]
Popular international Bitcoin crowd-lending platform Loanbase suffers a security breach. Attackers are able to steal 20 BTC (8,000 USD worth).
Broadband Systems Corporation (bsc.rw)
February 6, 2016
•[ hack, technology ]
Hacktivists kick off their #OpAfrica and breached the backend of the Broadband Systems Corporation.
Indian Revenue Service (IRS)
February 6, 2016
•[ hack, government ]
Pakistani hackers deface the official web portal of the Indian Revenue Service (IRS).
Alibaba Group's TaoBao
February 5, 2016
•[ hack, retail ]
Local media report that hackers in China have attempted to access over 20 million active accounts on Alibaba Group's Taobao e-commerce website.
University of Central Florida
February 4, 2016
•[ hack, education ]
The University of Central Florida (UCF) admits that hackers broke into its systems and stole the personal details of more than 63,000 staff and students. The breach was discovered in early January.
Georgia Institute of Technology
February 1, 2016
•[ hack, malware, education ]
A British judge has ruled against extraditing Christopher Taylor, a Wigan man who is alleged to have hacked hundreds of webcams around the globe, to the United States. Taylor was apprehended after it was discovered that he installed malware on a laptop at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Flash Flash Revolution (2016 breach)
February 1, 2016
•[ hack, technology ]
In February 2016, the music-based rhythm game known as Flash Flash Revolution was hacked and 1.8M accounts were exposed. Along with email and IP addresses, the vBulletin forum also exposed salted MD5 password hashes.
pastebin
January 30, 2016
•[ hack, ddos, technology ]
Pastebin is taken down by a huge DDoS attack.
jasacare
January 29, 2016
•[ hack, phishing, healthcare ]
JASACare reports to have been attacked by hackers who managed to gain access to its email system. As a consequence of the breach of an employee's email account, patient and employee data could have been potentially compromised.
HSBC
January 29, 2016
•[ hack, ddos, finance ]
HSBC is hit by an apparent DDoS attack on its online banking system.
Thai Prison System
January 28, 2016
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
Anonymous' crusade against the Thai justice system continues: the hacktivists take down 20 websites belonging to the local prison system.
valleyevents
January 28, 2016
•[ hack, technology ]
An unknown hacker hacks valleyevents.ca and dumps 4.646 usernames and hashed passwords.
Israel's Electric Authority
January 26, 2016
•[ hack, energy ]
The Israeli Energy Minister reveals that Israel's Electric Authority is currently targeted by a severe cyber-attack.
