Al Ittihad
February 14, 2015
•[ hack ]
Anonymous hackers supporting ISIS deface Al Ittihad, UAE's oldest Arabic language newspaper.
Standard Chartered Bank
February 14, 2015
•[ hack, financial, finance ]
The Pakistani branch of Standard Chartered Bank is hacked, and as a consequence many customers fall victim to illegitimate withdrawals from their bank accounts.
Boleto Bancario
February 12, 2015
•[ hack, phishing, finance ]
A new attack on Boletos, the Brazilian nation-wide payment system. This time the criminals poison the DNS entry used by a bank's website to redirect the users to a site controlled by them.
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
February 12, 2015
•[ hack, espionage, government ]
The Facebook page of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights is hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army which accuses the Observatory's head of collaborating with British intelligence.
University of Sydney
February 12, 2015
•[ hack, education ]
Thousands of students of the University of Sidney are informed that, due to an information security breach, their personal information could now be in the hands of hackers.
Delta Airlines
February 10, 2015
•[ hack, phishing, technology ]
Delta Air Lines admits that its Facebook page has been hacked, posting "objectionable and offensive content ".
Defense Contract Management Agency
February 10, 2015
•[ hack, government ]
The Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), the US federal government entity responsible for performing contract administration services for the Department of Defense, is the victim of a suspected cybersecurity breach and pulls a number of its servers offline.
International Marine Animal Trainers' Association
February 10, 2015
•[ hack, malware, other ]
In name of OpSeaWorld, hacktivists hack imata.org (International Marine Animal Trainers Association) and dump 1,445 usernames and hashed passwords.
Newsweek
February 10, 2015
•[ hack, social, technology ]
The CyberCaliphate hacks the Newsweek Twitter Account (@Newsweek) and threatens US President Barack Obama.
Nanyang Polytechnic
February 10, 2015
•[ hack, education ]
The Nanyang Polytechnic (nyp.edu.sg) informs 240 former students, mostly from 1994 to 1999, that their details were stolen after a cyber attack.
Chipotle
February 9, 2015
•[ hack, social, retail ]
Fast-food restaurant chain Chipotle is forced to apologise after its Twitter account (@ChipotleTweets) isused to post racist, homophobic and anti-government tweets.
Arizona Army National Guard
February 6, 2015
•[ hack, government ]
Hackers from 3xp1r3 Cyber Army deface the sub-domain of the official Arizona Department of Emergency & Military Affairs (ems.azdema.gov). The targeted sub-domain belongs to AZARNG (Arizona Army National Guard).
Anthem
February 5, 2015
•[ hack, finance ]
One of the largest US health insurers, Anthem, says it suffered a breach that exposed Social Security Numbers and other personal information for 80 million people, including its CEO. It is believed that Chinese hackers may be responsible for the hack.
Macalester College
February 3, 2015
•[ hack, education ]
Zyklon hacks the Macalester College (in particular the sub-domain soviethistory.macalester.edu) and dumps 3,600 accounts (claiming he has other 90,000).
aquamarineboat
February 3, 2015
•[ leak, hack ]
Zyklon hacks aquamarineboat.com and dumps 1,928 usernames and clear text passwords.
Book2Park
February 2, 2015
•[ hack, technology ]
Book2Park.com, an online parking reservation service for airports across the United States, appears to be the latest victim of the hacker gang that targeted Target and Home Depot.
photostock.am
February 2, 2015
•[ hack, technology ]
A hacker called xaxaxax hacks photostock.am and dumps 1,939 records with personal details.
Xbox-Scene
February 1, 2015
•[ hack, misconfiguration, technology ]
In approximately February 2015, the Xbox forum known as Xbox-Scene was hacked and more than 432k accounts were exposed. The IP.Board forum included IP addresses and passwords stored as salted hashes using a weak implementation enabling many to be rapidly cracked.
PSX-Scene
February 1, 2015
•[ hack, misconfiguration, technology ]
In approximately February 2015, the Sony Playstation forum known as PSX-Scene was hacked and more than 340k accounts were exposed. The vBulletin forum included IP addresses and passwords stored as salted hashes using a weak implementation enabling many to be rapidly cracked.
Philippine Government Websites
January 31, 2015
•[ hack, government ]
Anonymous Philippines defaces several Philippine government websites to protest against President Benigno Aquino III's apparent missteps in the wake of the deadly clash in Mamasapano, Maguindanao.
