Unknown Organization
January 26, 2016
•[ hack, government ]
UK-based researcher and activist Thomas White releases 2.5 GB of data stolen in a recent hack of the computer systems of the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), the biggest police union in the United States. The activist is not the author of the attack.
Costa Rican Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship
January 26, 2016
•[ hack, government ]
In the name of #OpPuraVida, a form of protest against the CAFTA trade deal, a hacker dubbed Hanom1960 AKA @hanomlulzsec hacks the Costa Rica Ministry of Culture and Foreign Affairs.
museomodena
January 24, 2016
•[ hack, automotive ]
The hack is not particularly impacting (664 usernames) but it affects an official subdomain of Ferrari.
Bank Yerushalayim
January 24, 2016
•[ hack, finance ]
Hackers break into the servers of Bank Yerushalayim and access data on thousands of customers.
Narita International Airport
January 23, 2016
•[ hack, ddos ]
The Anonymous claim responsibility for taking down the Narita International Airport website in revenge for the detainment of a leading US animal rights activist at the airport on January 18.
Miami-Dade Police Department
January 23, 2016
•[ hack, government ]
A hacker dubbed Lorde Bashtien releases the personal details of 80 police officers from the Miami Police Department, the Miami-Dade Police Department, and the Miami Beach Police Department.
Irish government websites
January 22, 2016
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
A number of Irish government-related and public sector websites are knocked offline by an apparent DDoS attack.
University of Virginia
January 22, 2016
•[ hack, education ]
The University of Virginia admits to have been targeted by a data breach which has placed the private data of employees at risk. Cyberattackers were able to access a component of the HR system, leading to the exposure of information belonging to approximately 1,400 Academic Division employees.
Official website of the Permanent Mission of Armenia in NATO
January 21, 2016
•[ hack, government ]
Hackers from the Anti-Armenia Team deface the official websites of Permanent Mission of Armenia in NATO, Permanent Mission of the organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and Permanent Mission of the United Nations. Additionally, the hackers deface the websites of Armenian embassies in 40 countries.
Hurley Medical Center
January 21, 2016
•[ hack, healthcare ]
Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Mich. is hit by a cyber attack, one day after the hacktivist group, Anonymous, threatened to take action for the city's water crisis.
Irish National Lottery
January 20, 2016
•[ hack, ddos, government ]
The website and ticket machines of the Irish National Lottery are knocked offline by an apparent DDoS attack.
Unknown Organization
January 20, 2016
•[ hack, ddos ]
Unknown hackers take down the website of JYP Entertainment.
Ekonombank
January 19, 2016
•[ hack, finance ]
A group of Turkish hackers dubbed WKPF defaces the official website of Russia's Joint-Stock Commercial Bank for Reconstruction and Development Ekonombank.
FACC
January 19, 2016
•[ financial, hack, manufacturing ]
Aerospace parts manufacturer FACC says that its financial accounting department has been attacked by hackers, who managed to steal approximately 50 million ($54.5 million).
MSN
January 19, 2016
•[ hack, malware, technology ]
Malwarebytes detects a malvertising campaign targeting the MSN Home Page via the AD network AdSpirit.
Royal Melbourne Hospital
January 19, 2016
•[ hack, malware, healthcare ]
The Royal Melbourne Hospital's core computer systems and personal computer systems have been infected by a virus. After two weeks the hospital still struggles to mitigate the infection.
boards
January 18, 2016
•[ hack, ddos, technology ]
The popular Irish forum boards.ie is taken down by a DDoS attack.
John Holdren
January 18, 2016
•[ hack, government ]
Crackas With Attitude (CWA) claims to have hacked the home telephone and email account of President Barack Obama's senior advisor on science and technology John Holdren. One of the group members claims that the person who broke into Holdren's account was a hacker called Fearz, who identifies as an ex-member of CWA.
KickassTorrents
January 16, 2016
•[ hack, ddos, technology ]
KickassTorrents (kat.cr) is taken down by a DDoS attack.
Boryspil Airport
January 16, 2016
•[ hack, government ]
Ukrainian authorities announce a review of the defences of government computer systems, after detecting a cyber attack on Kyiv's main airport launched from a server in Russia.
