Accademia della Crusca
June 23, 2015
•[ hack, education ]
A pro-ISIS hacker hacker dubbed Phenomene Dz defaces the website of The Accademia della Crusca (www.accademiadellacrusca.it), the most important research institution studying the Italian language.
Uber
June 15, 2015
•[ hack, misconfiguration, technology ]
A website hosting an Uber petition (petition.uber.org) calling on local government to allow its drivers to work on San Francisco's Market Street is defaced by a seemingly well-intentioned blogger, who also inserts a banner that automatically redirects visitors to a competitor's site.
Fort Collins Streets Department
June 14, 2015
•[ hack, misconfiguration, government ]
Another example of a road sign hacked.
Bahraini Human Rights Watch Society
June 13, 2015
•[ hack, education ]
A Bahraini human rights group claims its website (bhrws.org) and Twitter account (@bhrws2004) have been hacked by anti-government protesters.
Unicor
June 11, 2015
•[ hack, government ]
An unknown hacker dumps a database containing what appears to be around 23,000 email addresses of US government workers on a dark web hacking. The list appears to have been stolen from a different government agency (unicor.gov) also known as Federal Prison Industries.
Lithuanian Armed Forces
June 11, 2015
•[ hack, government ]
The Lithuanian Armed Forces website (kariuomene.kam.lt) is hacked to post false information about the NATO annexation of Kaliningrad.
Japanese Petroleum Association
June 10, 2015
•[ hack, malware, energy ]
Japan's Petroleum Association is hit by a targeted cyber-attack earlier this month, which saw numerous PCs become infected with an unknown virus.
US Air Force
June 10, 2015
•[ hack, government ]
The AnonGhost collective defaces two subdomains of the US Air Force. The targeted domains belong to Profession of Arms Center of Excellence and Professional Development Guide of the US Air Force.
Freeparking
June 9, 2015
•[ hack, ddos, technology ]
Freeparking, a web hosting provider, is the target of a severe DDoS attack.
Los Angeles County Public Works
June 9, 2015
•[ hack, government, misconfiguration ]
A downtown Los Angeles digital traffic sign is hacked to state "Read a fu***ng book."
US Army
June 8, 2015
•[ hack, government ]
The official website of the US Army (army.mil) is defaced by attackers claiming to be associated with the Syrian Electronic Army. In addition to a message on the page claiming attriubtion, the attackers also include a pop-up message to anyone visiting: "Your commanders admit they are training the people they have sent you to die fighting."
Westnet
June 6, 2015
•[ leak, hack, technology ]
Australia's third-largest internet service provider, iiNet, investigates claims that a database held by its subsidiary, Westnet, has been hacked and is being offered for sale by a hacker dubbed Mufasa.
Intimacy Bra Fit Stylists
June 4, 2015
•[ hack, misconfiguration, retail ]
Lingerie seller Intimacy Bra Fit Stylists notifies an undisclosed number of individuals that its e-commerce server was compromised and that personal information may have been misappropriated.
Piatt County, Illinois
June 2, 2015
•[ hack, government ]
The pro-Palestinian hacktivist collective AnonGhost defaces the official website of Piatt County, Illinois along with the website of the county's Sheriff office, election office and Highway Department.
Medical Information Engineering
June 2, 2015
•[ hack, healthcare ]
Medical Information Engineering (MIE), a medical software company, notifies customers of a cybersecurity incident that provided unauthorized access to its network and some patients' personal health information.
copart
May 28, 2015
•[ hack, automotive ]
Copart.com automobile auction website, notifies its users that its computer systems were breached by an unknown attacker, who gained access to sensitive information belonging to its members.
Japan universal public pension system
May 28, 2015
•[ hack, leak, government ]
The organization that manages Japan's universal public pension system confirms that approximately 1.25 million personal records are compromised by hackers in a recent targeted attack. Blue Termite, an alleged Chinese threat actor, may be responsible.
brief
May 26, 2015
•[ hack, leak, healthcare ]
An anonymous hacker hacks brief.org.uk and dumps 7,800 usernames and passwords.
Commack School District
May 26, 2015
•[ hack, education ]
Commack School District's computer system is hacked by 3 students.
Hex-Rays
May 25, 2015
•[ hack, technology ]
Hex-Rays, developers of IDA (Interactive Disassembler) sends an email notification to its customers about a recent attack that may have resulted in the compromise of some license keys along with the web forum and the quotation system.
