| 1 |
02/01/2016 |
New World Hacktivists (NWH) |
donaldjtrump.com |
The hacking group New World Hacktivists (NWH) takes down the official Election Campaign website of American Presidential candidate Donald Trump (donaldjtrump.com). The same attackers claim responsibility for the DDoS attack that crippled the BBC website during the New Year’s Eve. |
DDoS |
Single Individual |
H |
US |
| 2 |
03/01/2016 |
Anonymous |
Saudi Arabian Government
Websites |
The Anonymous protest against the execution of 47 people in Saudi Arabia and take down several high-profile Saudi Arabian government websites under the banner of operation #OpSaudi and #OpNimr. |
DDoS |
Government |
H |
SA |
| 3 |
03/01/2016 |
Sc0rp!n Att@ck3r from Muslim Cyber Army |
Goa University unigoa.ac.in |
Sc0rp!n Att@ck3r from Muslim Cyber Army hacks the Goa University (unigoa.ac.in) and dumps 10,380 records with hashed passwords. |
Unknown |
Education |
H |
IN |
| 4 |
04/01/2016 |
? |
Saudi Ministry of Defense
moda.gov.sa |
The tension between Iran and Saudi Arabia continue in the cyberspace: a group of unknown hackers carries on a DDoS attack on Saudi Arabian Ministry of Defense moda.gov.sa. |
DDoS |
Government |
H |
SA |
| 5 |
05/01/2016 |
Anonymous |
14 Thailand Police Websites |
The Anonymous start their campaign against the Thai government and claims responsibility for shutting down 14 Thailand police websites to protest the death sentences of two Myanmar migrant workers (Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun) convicted of murdering two British tourists (Hannah Witheridge and David Miller). |
DDoS |
Law Enforcement |
H |
TH |
| 6 |
05/01/2016 |
? |
Linode |
After struggling with a long-lasting DDoS attack, Linode reports a credential leak and runs a system-wide password reset on customer accounts. |
Account Hijacking |
Industry: Web Hosting |
CC |
US |
| 7 |
05/01/2016 |
? |
Right-Wing
Christian Group |
Another massive database leaked in the wild… Chris Vickery, a security researcher discovers a leak containing 56 million records belonging to right-wing Christian group originating in the US. |
Unknown |
Organization: Political Party |
CC |
US |
| 8 |
05/01/2016 |
? |
Chinese Banks’ Customers |
McAfee reveals the details of a novel phishing campaign against Chinese banks’ customers that lures users sending phishing text messages and redirecting them to authenticate into fake websites. |
Account Hijacking |
Single Individuals |
CC |
CN |
| 9 |
05/01/2016 |
ISIS |
Facebook Account of Ruqia Hassan |
The Independent reveals that after murdering the activist Ruqia Hassan Mohammed in September, the ISIS jihadists hijacked and continued to operate her social media accounts until very recently to lure other opponents into a trap. |
Account Hijacking |
Single Individual |
CW |
LB |
| 10 |
05/01/2016 |
root AKA @ciadotgov |
allwomenstalk.com |
Root AKA @ciadotgov hacks allwomenstalk.com and dumps 136,938 usernames and passwords. |
Unknown |
Social Network |
CC |
UA |
| 11 |
05/01/2016 |
? |
gope.com.br |
An unknown hacker hacks gope.com.br and dumps 3,096 records including usernames and hashed passwords. |
SQLi |
Industry: recruiting |
CC |
BR |
| 12 |
06/01/2016 |
? |
Dell |
A new tech support scam targeting Dell customers raises concern that the PC manufacturer could have been breached since the criminals seem to be in possess of private information of the victims. |
Unknown |
Industry: Computer Hardware |
CC |
US |
| 13 |
06/01/2016 |
? |
Forbes Website |
Brian Baskin, a digital forensics expert, is served with malware when visiting the Forbes’ website, after the AD blocker as suggested. |
Malvertising |
News |
CC |
US |
| 14 |
06/01/2016 |
GeNiuS-JorDan |
Republic of Uganda Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
A hacker going with the online handle of GeNiuS-JorDan defaces the official website of The Republic of Uganda, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, posting a message against the US Invasion of Iran. |
Defacement |
Government |
H |
UG |
| 15 |
06/01/2016 |
Delete
TheDamnElite |
alda-europe.eu |
A hacker called DeleteTheDamnElite hacks alda-europe.eu and dumps 6,594 emails. |
SQLi |
Organization: Politics |
CC |
N/A |
| 16 |
07/01/2016 |
? |
Time Warner Cable |
Time Warner Cable warns that login credentials for 320,000 customers may have been stolen. However the event looks more like a phishing attack rather than a direct hack. |
Account Hijacking |
Industry: Telco |
CC |
US |
| 17 |
07/01/2016 |
? |
Japanese Banks’ Customers |
Researchers at IBM X-Force unmask the cybergang that controls the Rovnix Trojan launching an aggressive campaign against 14 major Japanese Banks. |
Malware |
Single Individuals |
CC |
JP |
| 18 |
07/01/2016 |
root AKA @ciadotgov |
battlefy.com |
root AKA @ciadotgov hacks battlefy.com and dumps 89,299 usernames and hashed passwords. |
Unknown |
Online Services |
CC |
US |
| 19 |
08/01/2016 |
Anonymous |
Nigerian Government websites |
In name of #OpNigeria and #OpCorruption, the Nigerian branch of the Anonymous takes down several government websites. |
DDoS |
Government |
H |
NG |
| 20 |
08/01/2016 |
IBH Indian Black Hats |
Pakistani Government websites |
An Indian hacking crew going by the name of IBH (Indian Black Hats) defaces several Pakistani websites in revenge for the death of Lt. Col. Niranjan Kumar and as an homage to his two-year-old daughter Vismaya. |
Defacement |
Government |
CW |
PK |
| 21 |
08/01/2016 |
? |
Indian Institute of Management – Ahmedabad (IIM-A) iimcat.ac.in |
The results of the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2015 for the Indian Institute of Management – Ahmedabad are leaked before being officially released. |
Unknown |
Education |
CC |
IN |
| 22 |
08/01/2016 |
Sonny |
000webhost.com Forum |
A hacker called Sonny hacks the 000webhost.com forum and dumps 34,658 records including usernames and hashed passwords. |
SQLi |
Industry: Web Hosting |
CC |
CY |
| 23 |
09/01/2016 |
? |
Interxion |
Data center services Interxion informs customers that it has suffered a security breach, which has seen hackers access contact information stored in its CRM about corporate clients and prospects. The breach happened in December and could have affected 23,200 users. |
Unknown |
Industry: Web Hosting |
CC |
NL |
| 24 |
09/01/2016 |
Fr0mShell |
over2craft.fr |
A crew called Fr0mShell hacks over2craft.fr and dumps 5,868 accounts with clear text passwords. |
Unknown |
Online Services |
CC |
FR |
| 25 |
10/01/2016 |
? |
Jeremy Corbyn Twitter Account @jeremycorbyn |
An attacker takes over the Twitter account of the Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn and posts several bogus tweets. In particular one of them mocks the UK Prime Minister David Cameron. |
Account Hijacking |
Single Individual |
CC |
UK |
| 26 |
10/01/2016 |
ROR[RG] |
LifeSafer |
A hacker called ROR[RG], who acts as the moderator of the recently re-booted Hell hacking forum, dumps supposed internal documents of LMG Holdings, and more specifically, at least one of the companies it owns, LifeSafer, specialized in Car Breathalyzer. |
Unknown |
Industry: Car Breathalyzer |
CC |
US |
| 27 |
10/01/2016 |
Fr0mShell |
o2c.fr |
Fr0mShell hacks o2c.fr and dumps 4,160 accounts with clear text passwords. |
Unknown |
News |
CC |
FR |
| 28 |
10/01/2016 |
root AKA @ciadotgov |
milq.com |
root AKA @ciadotgov hacks milq.com and dumps 3,594 usernames and hashed passwords |
Unknown |
Social Network |
CC |
CA |
| 29 |
11/01/2016 |
? |
faithless.co.uk |
18,000 British fans of the dance music band Faithless have their personal data stolen after the website faithless.co.uk is hacked. The breach happened in September but is reported only in January 2016. |
SQLi |
Industry: Entertainment |
CC |
UK |
| 30 |
11/01/2016 |
Crackas With Attitude or CWA |
Social Media Accounts of James Clapper Director of National Intelligence |
Crackas With Attitude or CWA, the same teen hackers who last year broke into the CIA Director John Brennan’s email accounts, now target the Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, breaking into several email accounts and changing the settings so that every call to his house number get forwarded to the Free Palestine Movement. |
Account Hijacking |
Single Individual |
H |
US |
| 31 |
11/01/2016 |
? |
TaxAct |
Tax software maker TaxAct informs some of its customers that an unauthorized third party accessed their TaxAct account in late 2015. |
Unknown |
Industry: Software |
CC |
US |
| 32 |
11/01/2016 |
? |
Minesota Court system.mncourts.gov |
The Minnesota court system announces that its website (mncourts.gov) was down for ten days in December due to a series of severe DDoS attacks. |
DDoS |
Government |
CC |
US |
| 33 |
11/01/2016 |
? |
Brigham and Women’s and Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospitals |
Brigham and Women’s and Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospitals report an incident involving the compromise of an employee’s email account. The information of 1,009 patients is compromised. |
Account Hijacking |
Healthcare |
CC |
US |
| 34 |
12/01/2016 |
Cyber TeamRox |
Cambodian Websites |
A group of online hackers calling themselves Cyber TeamRox deface several Cambodian websites over the past two days, including those of the Cambodian Navy, AEON Microfinance and Build Bright University. |
Defacement |
>1 |
CC |
KH |
| 35 |
13/01/2016 |
Anonymous |
nissan-global.com nissan.co.jp |
In name of #OpKillingBay, the Japanese carmaker suspends its global (nissan-global.com) and Japanese (nissan.co.jp) sites after they are DDoSed by the Anonymous. |
DDoS |
Industry: Automaker |
H |
JP |
| 36 |
13/01/2016 |
Anonymous |
Hundreds of Thai Government Websites |
The Anonymous continue their campaign against Thai government and take down hundreds of government websites over death sentences handed down to two Myanmar migrant workers (Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun) for the murder of two British tourists (Hannah Witheridge and David Miller). |
DDoS |
Government |
H |
TH |
| 37 |
13/01/2016 |
W0rm |
Citrix |
A Russian hacker dubbed W0rm claims to have broken into systems run by Citrix, and gained access to potentially a huge number of customers. |
Unknown |
Industry: Software |
CC |
US |
| 38 |
13/01/2016 |
ElSurveillance |
ebar.com |
ElSurveillance hacks ebar.com and dumps 1,148 usernames and clear text passwords. |
Unknown |
News |
H |
US |
| 39 |
14/01/2016 |
Crackas With Attitude or CWA |
Social Media Accounts of Vonna Weir Heaton |
The teen hackers of CWA hack the Facebook and Linkedin accounts of Vonna Weir Heaton, a former senior executive at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). |
Account Hijacking |
Single Individual |
H |
US |
| 40 |
14/01/2016 |
? |
Hokkaido University |
Hokkaido University reveals that the personal data of more than 110,000 students and graduates may have been leaked due to unauthorized access of its computer systems by unknown parties. |
Unknown |
Education |
CC |
JP |
| 41 |
14/01/2016 |
? |
Blue Shield of California |
Blue Shield of California announces that personal information from nearly 21,000 individual and family plan customers was accessed in a security breach late last year. |
Unknown |
Healthcare |
CC |
US |
| 42 |
14/01/2016 |
Blink Hacker Group |
Supreme Court of Thailand |
The Operation #BoycottThailand, aimed to expose the wrongdoing of Thai Police over the death sentences handed down to two Myanmar migrant workers, continues. Blink Hacker Group, a collective affiliated to the Anonymous leaks 1Gb of data belonging to Thailand’s Supreme Court. |
Unknown |
Government |
H |
TH |
| 43 |
14/01/2016 |
bRpsd |
emkoelektronik.com |
A hacker with the handle bRpsd hacks emkoelektronik.com.tr and dumps 9,253 usernames with clear text passwords. |
Unknown |
Industry: Control Instruments |
CC |
TR |
| 44 |
15/01/2016 |
? |
Cryptsy |
Paul Vernon, founder of Cryptsy announces that the cryptocurrencies exchange has been hacked. The announcement is made more than a year after the discovery of the hack because Cryptsy, in the meantime, was trying to cover the losses, which amount to USD 6M. |
Code Backdoor |
Cryptocoin Exchange |
CC |
US |
