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County Government Crippled by Ransomware Attack
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 ransomware...
Phishing Attack Against Baystate Health
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
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
MongoDB database Leaks Business Intelligence DataWho: 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 database...
Email Message Accidentally Exposes of Patient Information
Windows 10 Meltdown Patch Has 'Fatal Flaw,' Update NowWho: University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital # of Accounts Breached: About 840 patients What was affected: An employee emailed a message to a group of patients, inadvertently allowing the...
Connected CounterTop Garden E-Commerce Site Hacked
Connected CounterTop Garden E-Commerce Site Hacked Who: AeroGrow # of Accounts Breached: Undetermined What was affected: Credit card number, expiration date, and card verification value — also known as a security code When it happened: Between October 29, 2018, and...
Website of Bangladesh Oil Hacked, Twice
Website of Bangladesh Oil Hacked, Twice Who: Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation (Petrobangla) # of Accounts Breached: What was affected: Petrobangla’s website When it happened: April 7, 2019 How it happened: In the latest hacking incident, hackers using the...
Community Housing Agency Breached Files Revealed as Part of Manslaughter Trial
Community Housing Agency Breached Files Revealed as Part of Manslaughter Trial Who: Unity Housing # of Accounts Breached: 6,385 files What was affected: 6,385 files — including housing agency documents, Bedard's own cover letter and resumé, and a copy of the movie...
Democrat Senator Office Computers Breached by Keylogging Device
Democrat Senator Office Computers Breached by Keylogging Device Who: New Hampshire Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan # of Accounts Breached: Undetermined - Six Staff Computers What was affected: - dozens of usernames and passwords belonging to Senate employees- tens of...
