Compromised Email Account Revealed PII of DHS Personnel and Clients Who: Department of Human Services – Minnesota # of Accounts Breached: 11,000 What was affected: The compromised e-mail account contained a wide range of personal information about DHS clients,...
Microfiche Data Lost During Move Who: BC Pension Corporation # of Accounts Breached: 8,000 What happened: A box of microfiche the size of a Kleenex box disappeared during a recent office move in Victoria When it happened: January 28, 2019 How it happened: The BC...
County Government Crippled by Ransomware Attack Who: Garfield County # of Accounts Breached: Undetermined What happened: A ransomware attack hit Garfield County’s computer systems, crippling them for weeks When it happened: 11 April 2019 How it happened: A...
Phishing Attack Against Baystate Health Who: Baystate Health of Springfield # of Accounts Breached: About 12,000 patients What happened: A phishing incident resulted in unauthorized access to the email accounts of several employees When it happened: Between Feb. 7 and...
Cyber Hackers Attempted to Break Into Lawmakers Computer Network Who: Parliament House (Australia) # of Accounts Breached: Undetermined What happened: Hackers attempted to break into its computer network, which includes lawmakers’ email archives When it happened:...
MongoDB database Leaks Business Intelligence Data Who: Verifications.io Website When: 7 Mar 2019 # of records involved: 809 million records What happened: Security researchers Bob Diachenko and Vinny Troia discovered an unprotected, publicly accessible MongoDB...
