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643 Sites Defaced by 3xp1r3 Cyber Army in Protest Against Indian BSF

The 3xp1r3 Cyber Army continues to protest against the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) and its violent ways. Their latest operation targeted a number of 643 websites that they defaced. The websites, most likely hosted on a single server, were altered to host the hacktivists’ message. Statistically speaking...

21 May 2012
09:55 GMT

IBM Research Website Hacked and Defaced by KHS

The official IBM Research website (researcher.ibm.com), a domain dedicated to projects and publications, has been taken offline after a group called Kosova Hacker Security (KHS) has managed to breach and deface it. The Hacker News has caught a glimpse of the defaced website and reports that the members of KHS have ...

21 May 2012
08:50 GMT

CERT India Attacked as Part of a “Silent Protest”

The website of India’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has been temporarily shut down as a result of an attack launched by Anonymous India in OpIndia. The hacktivists told Times of India that it wasn’t their intention to cause damage to the site, or to change its content. Apparently, the distr...

21 May 2012
07:55 GMT

7 Argentinian Peugeot Websites Defaced

Peugeot, the world renowned car manufacturer, has been targeted by a hacker known as UR0B0R0X. He defaced a number of Argentinian sites, including peugeotargentina.com.ar, one of the company's official domains. Cyber War News informs that the list of victims is made up of: - comunicacionpeugeot.com.ar - grandp...

14 May 2012
10:28 GMT

North Las Vegas Police Department Recruitment Site Defaced

The recruitment site of the North Las Vegas Police Department (joinnlvpd.com) was once again breached by the Pakistani hackers from the ZCompany Hacking Crew. The reason behind this hack is the same as always. The ZComapny group is protesting against NATO and United States operations in Pakistan. “We can see...

14 May 2012
05:22 GMT

Hackers Have Fun by Defacing Philippines Government Site PAGASA

Hackers not only fail to listen to the voice of the Philippines government, which urges them to stop the cyber battles, but now they’ve begun defacing websites just for the fun of it. A perfect example is the site of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). GMA ...

9 May 2012
10:02 GMT

Popular Danish Pokemon Fan Site Defaced by 3xp1r3 Cyber Army

A Bangladeshi hacker part of the 3xp1r3 Cyber Army, rEd X, managed to gain access to the server that hosted the popular Pokemon fan site from Denmark, PokeTeam.dk. The hacker claims he only wanted to warn the website’s administrators of the vulnerabilities that exposed their assets to malicious operations. As...

8 May 2012
08:04 GMT

Hackers Around the World: _sYs_3xp1r3, Co-Founder of 3xp1r3 Cyber Army

If last week we visited Russia, this week we head down to Bangladesh where we meet one of the members of a hacking group that dedicates its existence to fighting for justice and against the Indian Border Security Force (BSF). The last time we heard about this hacker’s crew, the 3xp1r3 Cyber Army, they defaced ...

5 May 2012
08:51 GMT

Muslim Liberation Army Deface Anti-Islamic Site

Paras Rajput, considered to be one of the biggest anti-Islam websites, was attacked by hackers part of the Muslim Liberation Army. The hackers defaced the site as a form of protest against organizations that promote anti-Islamic views, VOGH reports. “Muslims are the ones, who get martyr in Iraq, yet they are t...

1 May 2012
09:59 GMT

4 Kingfisher Airlines Sites Defaced by Hitcher

Hitcher, the Pakistani hacker, defaced four websites belonging to the India-based Kingfisher Airlines company to post his protest message against India and Israel. The list of affected domains includes the company’s main site (flykingfisher.com/home.html), and the ones dedicated to Kingfisher Cargo (kingfishe...

1 May 2012
08:52 GMT

Filipino Hackers Ignore Rulers, 14 Chinese Government Sites Defaced

Filipino officials urged the local Anonymous community to put an end to the cyberbattle with China, but their message fell on death ears as the hackers breached and defaced a number of 14 websites managed by the Chinese government. “You may continue bullying our country’s waters but we will not tolerate ...

30 April 2012
08:26 GMT

Anonymous Deface International Police Association Website

The official site of the International Police Association – IAC (ipa-iac.org) has been breached and defaced by Anonymous hackers. The message posted by the hacktivists on the website’s main page hints that they may have also obtained user credentials stored in the organization’s databases. With aro...

28 April 2012
03:49 GMT

Lebanese Ministry of Justice, 9 Other Government Sites Defaced by RYV

The Lebanese hacktivist group that calls itself Raise Your Voice, or RYV, breached and defaced a number of 10 websites that belong to the country’s government. At press time, the affected sites were either restored or taken offline, but The Hacker News provided the message posted by the hackers on the targete...

27 April 2012
08:47 GMT

Philippine National Police, 3 Government Sites Targeted by Chinese Hackers

Philippines is under cyberattack. The sites of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process, Philippine National Police, Department of Foreign Affairs and the one of the Department of Budget and Management have been targeted, presumably by Chinese hackers. Officials from the government of the Philippi...

25 April 2012
10:17 GMT

1,700 Websites Defaced by Bangladeshi 3xp1r3 Cyber Army

The “Bangladeshi Underground Hacking Team” known as 3xp1r3 Cyber Army have defaced more than 1,700 sites to protest against the Indian Border Security Force and their brutal ways. “Now you are talking about [expletive] and General Mass killing there!!! Why don't you just look at your self ? se...

24 April 2012
08:30 GMT

Trinidad and Tobago Parliament Site Defaced

Hackers have defaced the official site of the Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It wasn’t an attack against the country’s rulers, but a method of showing administrators that the website was full of security holes that could be exploited by cybercriminals. “Greatz to admin, Your web...

24 April 2012
07:18 GMT

Los Alamos National Lab, Photography Masters Cup Sites Hacked

Hackers part of Team Dig7tal wanted to demonstrate the presence of some security holes on the site dedicated to the Photography Masters Cup, the international award that honors color photography. Another target is the site of the Los Alamos National Laboratory (lanl.gov), a site operated by Los Alamos National Securi...

23 April 2012
03:32 GMT

“Safest Trading Platform in India” Navia Hacked by Hitcher (Video)

Companies which claim that their websites are safe and highly secure are often targeted by hackers who want to prove them wrong. Such is the case of Navia Markets Ltd. India, considered to be one of the safest trading platforms in India. Hitcher, the Pakistani hacker that defaced a number of 500 websites over the we...

23 April 2012
02:58 GMT

500 Websites Hacked and Defaced by Hitcher

Hitcher, a hacker part of the Pak Cyber Force, has breached and defaced more than 500 websites. Voice of Grey Hat provided the complete list of affected websites. The list of victims includes sites owned by businesses and governments from Argentina, China, Pakistan, Australia, Korea, United States, Panama, and other...

21 April 2012
06:43 GMT

University of the Philippines Site Defaced by Chinese Hackers

Users who visited the University of the Philippines’ site a few hours ago, were greeted by the work of some hackers who wanted to highlight the fact that the Scarborough Shoal region, a highly disputed area off the coast of the Philippines, belongs to China.  “The University of the Philippines System...

20 April 2012
03:50 GMT

LulzSec Peru Breach Site of “The Hacker” Security Firm (Updated)

Hackers part of Lulz Security Peru (LulzSec Peru) managed to gain unauthorized access to the site of the security solutions firm Hacksoft (hacksoft.com.pe), the provider of The Hacker antivirus . As a result of the breach, the site was defaced and its database was published online. “People, Lulzssecperu anno...

19 April 2012
04:09 GMT

16 Lebanese Government Sites Defaced by “Raise Your Voice”

A group of Lebanese hackers called Raise Your Voice have breached and defaced a number of 16 websites owned by the country’s government. The list includes the sites of the Presidency, National News Agency, Ministry of Public Works and Transportation, General Directorate of State Security, Ministry of Foreign A...

17 April 2012
03:51 GMT

Romanian Government Portal Defaced by Anonymous, President Mocked

The Public Information Portal (publicinfo.gov.ro), a website owned and managed by the Romanian government, was breached and defaced by members of Anonymous. The main page of the website where Romanian citizens can obtain documents and information on projects and laws has been altered to display an image that mocks ...

6 April 2012
03:48 GMT

Hacker in Love Defaces 283 Swedish Websites

“List of 283 defaced websites courtesy of Anonymous,” read a tweet posted not long ago on the Anonymous Operations Twitter page. We checked out the list of 283 websites and concluded that they mainly belong to businesses from Sweden. There were a few .nu, .com and .eu domains, but most of them were host...

3 April 2012
10:05 GMT

Site of NATO Croatia Hacked and Defaced by TeaMp0isoN

The official NATO Croatia site (nato.mvp.hr), hosted on the main website of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, was hacked and defaced by two of the members of TeaMp0isoN, TriCk and Phantom. Here’s what the hackers wrote on the defaced site: Dividing up a country when a genuine uprising is taking p...

3 April 2012
03:21 GMT

Anonymous Romania Defaced City Hall Site to Protest Against Hungarian Community

Hacktivists part of Anonymous Romania breached and defaced the public website of Miercurea Ciuc (szereda.ro), the main city of Harghita, the county where 85% of the population is represented by ethnic Hungarians. The demands made by the Hungarian community living in Romania have raised a lot of controversy, especia...

2 April 2012
08:22 GMT

Anonymous China Defaces 400 Sites to Protest Against Government

Anonymous hackers worldwide are known for protesting against governments by mass defacing websites to raise awareness. Now it’s the turn of hacktivists part of Anonymous China. Cyber War News informs that the hackers defaced a number of 400 government and commercial websites to state their discontent. “...

2 April 2012
07:03 GMT

MalSec Hackers Deface Site of Cayman Island Security Firm (Updated)

The official website of Security Center Ltd (security.ky), a security company from the Cayman Islands, has recently been defaced by hackers part of the MalSec collective. The hackers didn’t cause any damage to the site, instead they asked its administrators nicely to fix the vulnerabilities. According to Ars...

2 April 2012
05:20 GMT

Las Vegas Police Department Site Breached by Pakistani Hackers

Pakistani hackers from the ZCompany Hacking Crew are mostly known for mass defacing websites to post protest messages against the actions of Israel and other enemy countries. If until now they focused mostly on Israeli and Indian sites, not they turned their attention to ones from overseas and breached the recruitm...

30 March 2012
02:59 GMT

Apple Premium Reseller Site Defaced, Despite "Awesome" Security

The site of Alma Store (almastore.az), an Apple Premium Reseller in Azerbaijan, was breached and defaced by hackers part of Team Nuts. The Hacker News informs that initially, the hackers altered the main page of the site, but later uploaded their defacement page to a folder in the News section. “Apple HacKeD ...

30 March 2012
02:34 GMT

Chinese Hackers Deface Sites of Major Indian Banks

The Chinese hacker 7z1 and his EvilShadow crew breached and defaced the main websites of Corporation Bank (corpbank.com) and Catholic Syrian Bank (csb.co.in), a couple of the most important financial institutions in India. According to the hackers' blog, the Indian banks were targeted because of the country&rsq...

29 March 2012
06:12 GMT

15 Websites Hacked and Defaced by Dark Snipper (Updated)

A hacker that goes by the name of Dark Snipper, part of the IT-Dosti Hackerz group, breached and defaced a number of 15 websites. The list of victims includes Realmazaa, ChatMyIndia, GoogleStar16, Apps4Share, My Special Search, Sports Online 24/7, Fultoo Entertainment and a number of sites that belong to Australian ...

28 March 2012
06:59 GMT

Team Nuts Defaces 150 Sites to “Thank” Pakistani Hackers for Free Pentesting

It’s no news that Pakistani and Indian hackers are in a constant cyber battle in which each side claims to be the rightful owner of the controversial Kashmir region. Indian hackers part of Team Nuts defaced 150 commercial websites, most of which, according to Voice of Grey Hat, belong to Pakistani businesses. ...

26 March 2012
08:16 GMT

700 Websites Defaced in Operation Freedom Palestine

Hackers part of the Pak Cyber Pirates crew breached and defaced a number of 700 websites in a variation of Operation Free Palestine called Operation Freedom Palestine. Judging by the Pastebin post made by the hackers, the mass defacement is a result of a breach that affected a South African server. Most of the site...

23 March 2012
10:57 GMT

Anonymous Hacks Archdiocese of Mexico to Protest Against Pope’s Visit

“Hacked system. The POPE is not welcome, out out!!!!!” read the message posted by Anonymous Hispano on the defaced sites of the Archdiocese of Mexico and the one of the Institute of Communication and Philosophy. CyberHaber informs that the data breaches represented a form of protest against Pope Benedict...

23 March 2012
03:41 GMT

Presidency of Costa Rica Site Hacked by Latinhack

The official website of the presidency of Costa Rica (casapres.go.cr) was breached by a group of hackers known as Latinhack, who managed to temporarily deface it, The Hacker News informs. According to Tico Times, the same collective is responsible for launching more than 13,000 attacks on government sites from Spain...

21 March 2012
07:49 GMT

International Police Association Australia Hacked by S3rver.exe (Exclusive)

The hacker known as S3rver.exe managed to breach the official website of the International Police Association of Australia (ipa-australiapolice.com.au), defacing the Houses domain. “I hacked it just because I felt like it :D. Because of [expletive] too much politics,” S3rver told us. “I have access...

20 March 2012
04:18 GMT

6 Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting Sites Defaced by Cocain Team

A number of six TV station sites hosted on the main domain of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (irib.ir) have been defaced by hackers part of the Cocain Team. According to The Hacker News, the sites of Guilan, Ilam Yasouj, Kermanshah, Kordestan and Kerman have been breached and altered to display a page tha...

19 March 2012
07:52 GMT

Over 2,300 Indian Websites Defaced by XtReMiSt

The hacker known as XtReMiSt, part of the Muslim Liberation Army, breached a server that hosted more than 2,300 Indian websites, defacing them all to display his protest message. A mirror of the defaced sites, provided by Voice of Grey Hat, reveals that the message posted by the hacker demands, as on previous occasi...

19 March 2012
05:34 GMT

United Albanian Hackers Deface Serbian Election Site

A group of hackers called United Albanian Hackers@CyberWarriors defaced izbori.org.rs, a website designed to provide news and announcements to Serbians regarding the upcoming local and parliamentary elections. Even though the site’s owners say that their reports are objective, the hackers didn’t agree an...

16 March 2012
09:34 GMT

Stanford Site Full of Security Holes, Defaced by Hackers

One of the subdomains hosted on Stanford University’s official website was breached by hackers part of Team Nuts who defaced it to demonstrate its lack of security. The Hacker News informs that the ones responsible for the defacement of the scale.stanford.edu domain are Yash and C0de Inject0r. "Everyday Some...

16 March 2012
06:58 GMT

Op Free Christians: 12 Chinese Government Sites Defaced

“Catholics will never fail!” reads the message posted on 12 websites owned by the Chinese government by poltergeisth4cker from Netherlands, who claims to be part of the Anonymous community. Cyber War News informs that the hacker, who is known for supporting Tibet, defaced the government sites as part of ...

15 March 2012
10:33 GMT

UNICEF Site Defaced by Malaysian Wanz TD

Usually when hackers decide to deface a site, they do it to protest against something, or to show that its administrators failed to properly protect it. In this situation the reasons for which Malaysian hacker Wanz TD defaced the official site of UNICEF Georgia are unknown. HackRead provided a screenshot to show th...

14 March 2012
06:22 GMT

Bangladeshi Hackers Protest by Defacing 38 Sites

After gaining unauthorized access to a server that hosts commercial websites, the members of the Bangladeshi Grey Hat Hackers (BGHH) mass defaced 38 of them as a form of protest against India and the Bangladeshi government. Even though the group’s name hints that they are grey hats, their actions resemble ver...

14 March 2012
05:59 GMT

BPAS Anonymous Hacker Arrested by Scotland Yard

In the morning of March 9, Metropolitan Police officials apprehended a 27-year-old man, allegedly part of the Anonymous community, suspected of being responsible for the data breach that targeted the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) a day before. Graham Cluley brings to our attention that the official site ...

9 March 2012
07:40 GMT

NY Police Equipment Store Hacked by Anonymous

The official site of the New York Iron Works (newyorkironworks.com), a company that provides equipment and tactical gear to law enforcement agencies, was hacked by Anonymous as part of the FFF (short for [expletive] FBI Friday) operation. The breach was also performed in support for Jeremy Hammond, one of the hacker...

9 March 2012
05:41 GMT

Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants Hacked

Mad HackerZ Team, the hackers from Lebanon who started an electronic revolution against the country’s government, breached the official site of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, and the one of the Batroun Municipality, a city that’s well known for its touristic attractions. The site of the B...

7 March 2012
11:01 GMT

Hackers Deface Panda Security with Message to Sabu

A number of 34 sites owned by Panda Security and the one of the Spanish National Cyber-Security Advisory Council (CNCCS), an organization managed by Panda and other IT security leaders, were defaced by AntiSec hackers who wanted to leave a message to Sabu. The FBI revealed yesterday that Sabu, or Hector Xavier Monse...

7 March 2012
05:23 GMT

Danish Mozilla Community Sites Defaced by Sbkiller

The official website, forum and blog of the Mozilla community from Denmark were breached and defaced by a hacker called Sbkiller, part of the Malaysian Cyb3rs3c Crew. Cyber War News informs that the hacker didn’t deface the sites’ main pages, instead he added his own webpage to each subdomain of MozillaD...

5 March 2012
05:52 GMT

11 Romanian Science and Research Sites Defaced by Anonymous

The official website of the Romanian National Institute of Social Economic Research and Polls (IRECSON), and 10 other domains managed by affiliated institutions, or ones under the leadership of the country’s National Agency for Scientific Research (ANCS) were breached and defaced by members of Anonymous. The h...

5 March 2012
04:30 GMT


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