Attackers hack European Space Agency, leak thousands of credentials 'for the lulz'

A group of hackers operating under the Anonymous banner hacked the European Space Agency (ESA) and leaked the data for no reason other than for “lulz.” Over 8,000 people will not find anything amusing about the breach since their names, email addresses and passwords were posted in one of three data dumps on JustPaste.it.

The hackers divided the compromised records into three separate posts and leaks: registered users, database schemas and ESA collaborators; the latter included a list of contact details with hundreds of full names, fax numbers, phone numbers, addresses, email addresses and the name of the organization to which each researcher or supporter belonged.

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