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.
Hotmanila
January 31, 2015
•[ hack, technology ]
Hotmanila.ph, a satyrical website, is defaced by a group called Bloodsec International.
Victor Valley College
January 31, 2015
•[ hack, misconfiguration, education ]
The entire Victor Valley College Information Technology Department is placed on paid administrative leave while campus police and an outside company investigate a breach in security protocol.
Centre Nationale de Recherche Scientifique
January 29, 2015
•[ hack, government ]
A hacker called Moroccan Hassan defaces several subdomains of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS.fr).
Hope FM
January 28, 2015
•[ hack, misconfiguration, technology ]
Suspected hackers briefly hijack Hope FM, a popular Christian radio station in Kenya, and play Islamic verses before it went off air.
Taylor Swift Twitter account
January 27, 2015
•[ hack, technology ]
Taylor Swift's Twitter and Instagram accounts are hacked. The fake posts encourage to follow the users @Veriuser and @Lizzard.
Malaysia Airlines
January 26, 2015
•[ hack ]
The Lizard Squad seizes the website of Malaysia Airlines (malaysiaairlines.com) and redirects the users towards an external page with: a tuxedo-wearing lizard, a reference to the loss of the MH370 flight, and eventually some phrases praising ISIS.
Topface
January 25, 2015
•[ hack, leak, technology ]
Russian dating site Topface is hacked and the usernames of 20 million visitors are offered for sale on a website. A few days after the hacked site buys back the records (officially "awards" the hacker for discovering the vulnerability).
