16-28 February 2014 Cyber Attacks Timeline

Here is the list of the main Cyber Attacks happened during the second half of February 2014 (Part I here). As you will soon discover, unlike the previous months, the activity in this second half of February has shown a sensible decrease both in number and in size in comparison with the previous months.

One of the few exception to this decreasing trend is  the University of Maryland, that was the victim of a cyber attack that led to the compromising of more than 300,o00 records.

Apparently even the hacktivists have slowed down their attacks with few exceptions (the Syrian Electronic Army and some sporadic actions executed by hackers affiliated to Anonymous.

Interestingly the cyber espionage front has been the more interesting with a couple of remarkable events (a cyber attack against a French aerospace engine maker and the revelation of further details concerning the Iranian attack against a US Navy Computer Network.

As usual, if you want to have an idea of how fragile our data are inside the cyberspace, have a look at the timelines of the main Cyber Attacks in 2011, 2012 and now 2013 (regularly updated). You may also want to have a look at the Cyber Attack Statistics, and follow @paulsparrows on Twitter for the latest updates.

Also, feel free to submit remarkable incidents that in your opinion deserve to be included in the timelines (and charts).

1. http://www.cyberwarnews.info/2014/02/17/muslim-directory-hacked-38903-user-credentials-leaked/
2. http://www.umd.edu/datasecurity/
3. http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/02/iranians-hacked-navy-network-for-4-months-not-a-surprise/
4. http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/18/us-hacking-snecma-idUSBREA1H1Z320140218
5. http://wurmonline.com/2014/02/18/launch-day-ddos-game-offline/
6. http://www.itbusiness.ca/news/well-ca-loses-customer-credit-card-data-in-security-breach/46993
7. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/barcelona-twitter-account-hacked-by-supports-of-syrian-president-bashar-alassad-9138237.html
8. http://www.cyberwarnews.info/2014/02/20/united-nations-internet-governance-forum-hacked-3215-accounts-leaked/
9. http://www.scmagazine.com/hackers-breach-texas-college-server-thousands-compromised/article/334663/
10. http://www.cyberwarnews.info/2014/02/20/church-of-cyprus-hacked-1000-account-credentials-leaked/
11. http://news.softpedia.com/news/Systems-of-Austrian-Energy-Provider-Energie-Steiermark-Hacked-428187.shtml
12. http://news.softpedia.com/news/ZHC-Hacks-National-Portal-of-India-427848.shtml
13. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57619235-83/namecheap-targeted-in-monumental-ddos-attack/
14. http://www.esecurityplanet.com/network-security/alaska-communications-acknowledges-data-breach.html
15. http://news.softpedia.com/news/Turkish-Hackers-Claim-to-Have-Breached-Systems-of-Nepali-ISP-Mercantile-428205.shtml
16. http://www.cyberwarnews.info/2014/02/21/church-of-scotland-hacked-1570-user-9-admin-accounts-leaked/
17. http://www.cyberwarnews.info/2014/02/22/spirol-hacked-70889-clients-information-leaked-after-being-warned/
18. http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/02/security-certification-group-ec-councils-website-defaced-with-snowden-passport/
19. http://www.cyberwarnews.info/2014/02/22/lutheran-church-australia-hacked-1484-user-accounts-leaked/
20. http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/25/us-cybercrime-databreach-idUSBREA1O20S20140225
21. http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/02/pony-botnet-pilfers-digital-coins-worth-220000-in-sustained-attack/
22. http://news.softpedia.com/news/Google-Paraguay-Hijacked-via-NIC-py
23. http://hackread.com/official-websites-of-wwf-and-earth-hour-philippines-hacked-by-indonesian-hackers/
24. http://news.softpedia.com/news/Hacktivists-Target-Philippines-Government-Sites-in-Protest-Against-Cybercrime-Law-429369.shtml
25. http://www.esecurityplanet.com/network-security/assisted-living-concepts-data-breach-exposes-43600-employees-payroll-info.html
26. http://news.softpedia.com/news/Hacktivists-Disrupt-Websites-of-Ukrainian-Parliament-and-Right-Sector-429853.shtml
27. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-28/sears-secret-service-said-to-investigate-possible-data-breach.html

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