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Hackers: Archive: February 2012 

INTERPOL Arrests 25 Suspected Anonymous Hackers

'Operation Unmask' was launched in response to a series of coordinated attacks originating from Argentina, Colombia, Chile and Spain.

UN, Skype, Oracle Sites Hacked

D35m0nd142 says he found SQL injection vulnerabilities in all three Web sites.

Universal Music Sites Hacked

E-mail addresses, user names and password hashes were published online.

Four Suspected Anonymous Hackers Arrested in Spain

Spanish police also seized 25 computers and other storage devices.

UNEP Hacked

Members of r00tw0rm published 82 MB of stolen data on Pastebin.

WikiLeaks, Anonymous Hackers Publish STRATFOR E-mails

Topics of discussion included the political pranksters The Yes Men.

RSA: Trust in our Digital World is in Jeopardy

RSA chief warns that risk is a way of life and that the time has come to embrace a Big Data approach to security.

Roland Corporation Hacked

Customers' user names, e-mail addresses, passwords, street addresses, phone numbers and other personal information may have been accessed.

Anonyomous Hackers Hit Prison Management Company

The GEO Group's home page was replaced with an image of Mumia Abu-Jamal.

Yellow Pages Hacked by Mad HackerZ Team

User names, passwords, e-mail addresses, names and Facebook IDs were published online.

Infragard Hit Again by Anonymous Hackers

The hackers turned a company Web site into a Gangsta's Paradise.

Anonymous Hackers Hit IMF, Military Sites

The hackers claim to have uncovered approximately 8 GB of 'useful' information.

Hackers Target Ivy League Universities

Members of TeamHav0k and Zer0Lulz have identified several vulnerabilities in leading universities' official Web sites.

Los Angeles County Police Canine Association Hacked

Members' names, addresses and telephone numbers were published online.

Trio of Teens Arrested for Hacking Greek Government Site

The teenagers' computers were seized for forensic examination.

Hacker Breaches Royal Navy, Federal Reserve

Hacker D35m0nd142 took advantage of SQL injection flaws in both sites.

Anonymous Hackers Hit Romanian Government Sites

Targets included the welfare services and child protection agency, as well as several city Web sites.

Facebook Hacker Jailed

Glenn Mangham received an eight-month prison sentence.

Anonymous Hackers Hit Mexican Mining Companies

The hackers claim to have accessed 730 MB of corporate e-mails.

Anonymous Hackers Target the FTC

The hackers took several FTC Web sites offline this morning.

Anonymous Hackers Target Turkish Telecom Authority

User accounts, admin accounts, client listings and other data were published online.

Teenage Hacker Breaches Porn Site

The 17-year-old published customer e-mail addresses, user names and passwords online.

Anonymous Hackers Hit Tear Gas Supplier

The hackers published employee names, addresses, phone numbers and passwords.

Cryptome Hacked

The site was compromised on February 8.

Nortel Was Hacked for a Decade

Hackers based in China stole technical papers, R&D reports, business plans, employee e-mails and other documents.

TicketWeb Hacked

Customers have been receiving phishing e-mails as a result of the hack.

CIA Hacked

The agency's Web site was taken down on Friday.

Steam Hackers May Have Stolen Transaction Data

User names and e-mail addresses may have been accessed, along with encrypted billing addresses and credit card information.

United Nations Web Site Hacked

Members of TeaMp0isoN found several vulnerabilities in the un.org Web site.

Foxconn Hacked

Login credentials were published on The Pirate Bay.

Anonymous Hackers Hit Boston Police Department

The attack was launched in retaliation for the December eviction of Occupy Boston protestors.

Israeli Hackers Disable Hamas Web Site

The site was taken down by members of the 'IDF Team.'

Anonymous Hackers Publish Oakland Officials' Private Data

The data was published in response to a recent crackdown on Occupy Oakland protestors.

Anonymous Hackers Hit Syrian Government Server

The hackers published 78 passwords, as well as hundreds of e-mails.

Anonymous Hackers Publish pcAnywhere Source Code

The source code was recently released on The Pirate Bay.

Anonymous Hackers Leak Info on Haditha Massacre

The data includes transcripts of testimony, evidence from the trial, and defense donation records.

Anonymous Hackers Hit Brazilian Banks

The Brazilian branch of Anonymous has attacked Bradesco, Itau, Banco de Brasil and HSBC.

Daily Mail Hacked

TeaMp0isoN has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Marriott Hacker Gets 30 Months in Jail

Attila Nemeth will also serve three years of supervised release following the prison term.

Salt Lake Police Hacked by Anonymous

The attack was launched in response to a proposed anti-graffiti bill.

Anonymous Hackers Publish FBI Conference Call

The 17-minute call between the FBI and Scotland Yard was released on YouTube.

Palin Hacker Loses Appeal

David Kernell lost his appeal to have his conviction for obstruction of justice thrown out.

U.S., China Lead in Global Hacking Attempts

The two countries account for 38.3 percent of all hacking attempts worldwide.

Netfleet Hacked

The hackers may have accessed customers' names, e-mail addresses, mailing addresses, phone numbers and encrypted credit card numbers.

Fairfax Media Sites Hacked

The hackers say they were able to access names, addresses, dates of birth and credit card information.