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9fb05008cd7721e7
2014-01-03 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Steam
Information
51
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
The servers for Steam, Origin, Battle.net, League of Legends, and several other gaming platforms are brought down temporarily by apparent DDoS attacks that seem to be related to a swatting attack on an individual known for streaming games.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/01/multiple-gaming-platforms-hit-with-apparent-ddos-attacks/
1389e2776dea37ba
2014-01-03 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
World of Tanks
Information
51
Disruptive
External Denial of Service
Undetermined
The servers for Steam, Origin, Battle.net, and League of Legends are brought down temporarily by apparent DDoS attacks that seem to be related to a swatting attack on an individual known for streaming games.
DERP Trolling
Undetermined
Undetermined
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/01/multiple-gaming-platforms-hit-with-apparent-ddos-attacks/
6100014f6ca84b3d
2014-01-02 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Snapchat
Information
51
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Greyhat hackers publish the partial phone numbers belonging to more than 4.5 million Snapchat users after exploiting a recently disclosed security weakness that officials of the service had described as theoretical.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/01/greyhats-expose-4-5-million-snapchat-phone-numbers-using-theoretical-hack/
1f72c2eb8ab303e4
2014-01-01 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Barry University
Educational Services
61
Exploitive
Exploitation of End Hosts
Undetermined
Barry University notifies patients of its Foot and Ankle Institute that their medical records and personal information may have been hacked by a malware found in May.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/barry-university-informs-patients-of-malware-caused-data-breach.html
ecac8b3e60a2f72f
2014-01-01 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Record Assist LLC
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
Record Assist LLC notifies of an unauthorized access possibly compromising residents' names, addresses, credit card numbers and Social Security numbers.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://privacyrights.org/data-breaches/record-assist-llc
3bbe0695e2d019f3
2014-01-01 00:00:00
2,014
United States of America
Skype's Social Media
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
54
Disruptive
Message Manipulation
Protest
The Syrian Electronic Army hacks Skype's Twitter account, Facebook page, and blog with a message against NSA surveillane.
Syrian Electronic Army
Hacktivist
Syrian Arab Republic
http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2014/01/01/skypes-twitter-account-blog-get-hacked-sea-demanding-end-spying/
231d0b6dbd7db682
2023-10-29 00:00:00
2,023
Israel
Shin Bet veterans' association (Shoval)
Other Services (except Public Administration)
81
Exploitive
Exploitation of Application Server
Undetermined
An unknown entity breaches the website of the Shin Bet veterans' association, Shoval, and may have stolen the details of the intelligence agency's former employees.
Undetermined
Criminal
Undetermined
https://www.databreaches.net/hackers-breach-israel-intelligence-groups-website/