It’s back! The list, which I’m never pleased to publish, is back for 2016, and while I’d love us to look back on January with a smile, it’s rather difficult (in relation to data breaches, that is). I’ve estimated that the minimum number of data records stolen is 57,747,230.
Data breach
Police accidentally gave victim’s details to alleged attacker
US health insurer Centene loses 950,000 people’s records
500 state workers fall victim to phishing scam, tax records stolen
Asda website leaves customer details vulnerable for 677 days
Mystery database leaks conservative’s personal details
Etihad Airways investigating data breach dating back to 2013
Attacker tricked Amazon customer service into disclosing user’s personal info – three times!
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Chrome extensions raid your Steam account
Interxion suffers security breach, customer contact details exposed
Time Warner Cable customer? Change your password now
Documents with Social Security numbers found in Albuquerque dumpster
Brentwood c2c rail users have personal information shared with over 500 people after mistake
Lawrence teachers’ info compromised by phishing email
Hackers ‘Dox’ Miami Police Officers With Data Stolen From Government Database
String of data protection breaches by Leicester City Council staff revealed
Payment card information and financial theft
Wendy’s Probes Reports of Credit Card Breach
Bitcoin Worth $USD 6 Million Stolen
Hackers have stolen €50 million from an aerospace parts manufacturer
Hyatt names hotels affected by payment information malware
Cyber attack
Malware based on open-source backdoor targeting Ukraine power industries
Irish lottery and ticket terminals knocked offline by DDoS attack
MSN home page spreads malware via malicious ad
‘LostPass’ attack could phish LastPass users’ emails, passwords, and 2FA codes
Nissan took down websites following Anonymous DDoS attacks
US Intelligence chief has his phone account hacked, calls forwarded to Free Palestine Movement
DDoS gang takes down BBC websites, Donald Trump’s campaign site over holiday weekend
Lincolnshire council shuts down all IT after malware attack
Hackers shut down JYP Entertainment’s web site
Fighting back against cyber crime
MegalodonHTTP malware author arrested
DD4BC DDoS extortion gang smashed by international cops
International ATM malware gang dismantled by Europol
Man Who Tried to Frame Brian Krebs In Heroin Plot Pleads Guilty to Cybercrime Charges
Other
Norton Antivirus tech support scam lands Symantec reseller in hot water
Jeremy Corbyn has his Twitter account hijacked
Winnipeg patient health information stolen from nurse’s vehicle
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Hi Lewis,
I’m a security engineer and I’m compiling a business case for Information Security Awareness training having just completed my CIS LI through IT Governance. Can I ask the for more information on how you came to 57,740,000 as the number of records stolen in January 2016?
Hi Craig,
I sure can. Throughout each month I keep a spreadsheet of every single breach I come across and make note of the number of records stolen. At the end of the month, I revisit each one to see if there’s been an update in the number.
There weren’t many breaches in January so it was relatively easy to keep up with it all last month, the majority of those 57,740,000 came from this breach – http://www.scmagazine.com/mystery-database-leaks-conservatives-personal-details/article/463192/
If you need a hand compiling some data for a business case, please let me know and I’ll happily help.
Cheers,
Lewis