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Pierluigi Paganini February 26, 2023
Pro-Ukraine hackers CH01 defaced tens of Russian websites on the invasion anniversary

The group of hacktivists CH01 defaced at least 32 Russian websites to mark a protest over the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion A group of hacktivists that goes online with the moniker CH01 defaced at least 32 Russian websites to mark a protest over the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion. The news was […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 15, 2022
Ukraine: Military defense agencies and banks hit by cyberattacks

Ukraine ‘s defense agencies and two state-owned banks were hit by Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks. The Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces of Ukraine and state-owned banks, Privatbank (Ukraine’s largest bank) and Oschadbank were hit by Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks. The website of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has been taken down by the wave of […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 14, 2022
Threat actors defaced Ukrainian government websites

Threat actors defaced multiple Ukrainian government websites after talks between Ukrainian, US, and Russian officials hit a dead this week. Threat actors have defaced multiple websites of the Ukrainian government on the night between January 13 and January 14. The attacks were launched after talks between Ukrainian, US, and Russian officials hit a dead end on Thursday. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 19, 2020
Ghost Squad Hackers defaced a second European Space Agency (ESA) site in a week

A group of hacktivists that goes online with the name Ghost Squad Hackers has defaced for the second time in a week a site of the European Space Agency (ESA). Last week a group of hackers that goes online with the name Ghost Squad Hackers announced the defacement of a site of the European Space Agency […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 13, 2019
The hacker behind Matrix.org hack offers advice to improve security

The hacker that hacked and defaced Matrix.org decided to disclose the security issues discovered during the attack and offers advice. This week, the hacker behind the hack of Matrix.org decided to disclose the vulnerabilities discovered during the attack. Matrix is an open network for secure, decentralized real-time communication that is also used for instant messaging, […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 03, 2019
Hackers defaced Dublin Luas website and demand ransom

The website of the tram system in Dublin, the Luas, was hacked on Thursday, attackers claim to have the access to information stored on the organization’s systems. Attackers defaced the website of the Luas, the home page displayed a message demanding the payment of 1 bitcoin. The hackers asked the payment within 5 days threatening to “publish all data and send emails […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 10, 2018
Hackers defaced Linux.org with DNS hijack

The Linux.org website was defaced last week via DNS hijack, attackers breached into associated registrar account and changed the DNS settings. Attackers changed the defacement page a few times, they protested against the new Linux kernel developer code of conduct in a regrettable way with racial slurs and the image of an individual showing the anus. The defacement page also includes links […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 22, 2018
Saudi Future Investment Initiative website defaced by the hackers

Hackers defaced Future Investment Initiative (FII) website for a Saudi investment summit just a day before the three-day conference begins. An unknown group of hackers has defaced the website of the Future Investment Initiative (FII) website, a Saudi investment summit, just a day before the three-day conference begins. Below the Tweet of Nahayat Tizhoosh (@NahayatT), a producer with […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 01, 2018
Ticketfly website was compromised, the hacker also stole customers’ data

The website of the events ticketing company Ticketfly was shut down after a hacker who calls himself “IsHaKdZ” compromised it.  The hacker defaced the Ticketfly website with a picture of Guy Fawkes and a warning that read “Your Security Down im Not Sorry.” The attacker also published a yandex.com email account along with the following message: […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 28, 2018
Hackers defaced screens at Mashhad airport in Iran protesting the government

On Thursday 24th May, hackers defaced the screens at the Mashhad airport in Iran to protest Ăčthe Government and the military’s activities in the Middle East. On Thursday 24th May, hackers defaced the screens at the airport in Mashhad city in Iran.  The anonymous group of hackers defaced the screens that were displaying anti-government messages, they also […]