This month’s number of breached records (2,234,633) is notably lower than previous months’ totals, but that doesn’t mean the number of cyber attacks decreased. Instead, cyber criminals seem to have shifted their focus to ransomware.
Ransomware works because it relies on users’ lax security practices. Given that a large proportion of internet users do not follow best practice – for whatever reason – it’s unsurprising that more and more cyber criminals are turning to it for their source of income.
The list is likely to grow over the next few days – so be sure to come back daily and check. If you’d like a more regular update of breaches and cyber attacks, I strongly suggest subscribing to our Daily Sentinel.
Cyber attack and ransomware
Connecticut state agencies targeted in cyberattack
Hackers break into schools’ CCTV system and stream footage of pupils live on the internet
Ransomware attacks hit two Ontario children’s aid societies
Cryptolocker malware hits IRD, locks 3500 files
City accountant hit in suspected ransomware attack
SamSam ransomware infects Colorado Department of Transportation
City of Allentown computer systems hit by virus that will require nearly $1M fix
County computers shut down by ransomware
Coastal Cape Fear Eye Associates notifies patients after ransomware attack
One Plugin, Over 4,200 Victims – When Thousands of Government Websites Were Hijacked to Mine Monero
Voter, Bee databases hit with ransomware attack
Smith Dental notifies HHS of ransomware attack affecting 1,500
Data breach
Porsche Japan customers data leaked
University of Canberra accidentally sends 24 staff details of every employee
Cyber criminals target Wallace employees
Sensitive info may be compromised after City of Houston employee’s laptop stolen
Hacker Strikes ‘Stalkerware’ Companies, Stealing Alleged Texts and GPS Locations of Customers
UVA Health System Notifies 1,882 Patients About Potential Privacy Issue
City of Ballarat privacy nightmare: resident details posted online
White and Bright Family Dental notifies patients after hackers accessed PHI
HardwareZone Forum hit by security breach; 685,000 user profiles affected
Data breach again: Salary bill of Supplyco staff leaked on WhatsApp…
Social Security numbers from thousands of California state workers exposed in data breach
A phishing attack scored credentials for more than 50,000 Snapchat users
Missouri mental health department admits mailing error
Western Union Customer Data Stolen – Company Blames an Unnamed Storage Firm
Unsecured server exposed thousands of FedEx customer records
Triple-S Advantage notifies 36,305 Puerto Rican members of mailing error involving their information
Hacker extracts customer data from Canadian Telecom Firm after rebuttal
RoxSan Pharmacy Notifies Patients of Breach That Occurred in 2015
Aperio Group client account data breached by successful phishing attack
Personal data of 500,000 Nova Poshta clients allegedly leaked to dark web
Swisscom data breach: Personal details of one in ten Swiss citizens stolen
Partners Healthcare says data breach exposed patient information
12,000 Social Media Influencers, Mostly Women, Exposed by Marketing Firm Data Breach
CarePlus notifying customers of privacy breach
Financial information
UA data breach appears to target tax info
Chase ‘Glitch’ Exposed Customer Accounts
PNB data breach; 10,000 credit and debit cards and associated details affected: Report
Etsy Discloses Tax-Related Privacy Breach
Yikes! Data breach at Mass. tax agency allowed companies to peek in on competitors’ data
ITD email hack may have exposed truckers’ private information
Entergy notifies employees of W-2 breach involving TALX portal
Hackers breached BeeToken’s email list and stole $1M worth of Ethereum
Other
‘Critical’ T-Mobile Bug Allowed Hackers To Hijack Users’ Accounts
Hack the Air Force 2.0 uncovers over 100 vulnerabilities
NSA exploits leaked by hackers tweaked to work on all versions of Windows since 2000
‘Panty Buster’ Toy Left Private Sex Lives Of 50,000 Exposed
Fighting back
Russian computer hackers in Colorado sold stolen credit card numbers for $3.6 million
12 years in prison for man who hacked Nasdaq, helped swipe 160M credit cards
Columbia University grad arrested for using key logger software
