"The Unknowns" Claims to Hack ESA, NASA, US Air Force and Others

A group of hackers called "The Unknowns" has posted a document on online clipboard, pastebin and claimed to hack some high profile websites. These websites includes Bahrain Ministry of Defense, French Ministry of Defense, Jordanian Yellow Pages, European Space Agency (ESA), Thai Royal Navy, Renault, Harvard University, US Military’s Joint Pathology Center, NASA’s Glenn Research Center and the US Air Force.

They have posted lots of data on two parts on the website. They wrote a message saying:

"We are The Unknowns; Our Knowledge Talsk and Wisdom Listens...
Victims, we have released some of your documents and data, we probably harmed you a bit but that's not really our goal because if it was then all of your websites would be completely defaced but we know that within a week or two, the vulnerabilties we found will be patched and that's what we're actually looking for. We're ready to give you full info on how we penetrated threw your databases and we're ready to do this any time so just contact us, we will be looking forward for this.
And for all the other websites out there: We're coming, please, get ready, protect your website and stop us from hacking it, whoever you are. Contact us before we take action and we will help you, and will not release anything... It's your choice now.
And for the Public: We're looking for your support... Support us to deliver our message to everyone out there...

Hackers Blackmail Dexia Bank, demanded $196,000 for not to leak data

A group of hackers have released a statement in which they clamied to broken into servers pf Elantis, a Belgian credit provider owned by Dexia. They also demaded that the bank pay 150,000 EUR ($196,000) before May 4 of they will leak all the customers data.

"In addition to database tables containing data such as internal login credentials, we downloaded numerous tables which contain Internet loan applications, as well as fully-processed applications. Those tables hold highly-sensitive data such as the applicants' full names, their jobs, ID card numbers, contact information and details about their income," Hackers posted online.

Hackers also claim that they are not blackmailing anyone. They are just demanding an "idiot tax" from bank for leaving secure data unprotected on the company server. 

"It is worth pointing out that this data was left unprotected and unencrypted on Elantis' servers," hacker says the statement, adding: "While this could be called 'blackmail,' we prefer to think of it as an 'idiot tax' for leaving confidential data unprotected on a Web server."

“The only question that remains now is this -- After they carelessly treated their clients' data, will Dexia act to prevent their clients' data from being published online, or is their clients' confidentiality worth less to them than EUR 150,000?” they added.

They have also posted a small part of obtained data to prove that their claim is not just a statement. Hacker also claimed that Elantis took down its public-facing website after the breach which is also correct and website is still offline.

Bank also confirms data breach and said that they are investigating the incident. The bank has told the press that they are not prepared to pay. That they don't like blackmail.