The WannaCry ransomware attack, which claimed 200,000 victims in 150+ countries, has been the talking point for many in the last few weeks.
However, as you’d expect, WannaCry wasn’t the only threat/breach/hack that occurred this month. I’d like to bring some lesser-known stories to your attention.
As it stands, I estimate that at least 61,341,797 records were leaked in May. This is the number related to just 20 breaches, so we can expect the actual number of records compromised to be much higher.
Data breach
Papers with CMS students’ sensitive information found blowing in wind
Fast Health in Tehachapi suffers security breach
Website hack exposed PMH patients’ personal, medical info
Health, personal records of 2,500 Arizona families with newborns lost
Beacon Health System notifies 1,200 patients of employee wrong-doing
Melbourne hospital in hot water as patients’ confidential medical records found on train
MolinaHealthcare.com Exposed Patient Records
Information on 2,036 patients compromised after data breach
Niskayuna school laptop stolen, 945 students’ personal information on device
1.5 million students’ data leaked online, put up for sale for up to Rs60,000
Medical device containing patient information stolen from DePaul Hospital
Hackers may have names of thousands of Florida gun owners
School district reports breach due to caching problem with HomeLink
Font sharing site DaFont has been hacked, exposing thousands of accounts
Zomato Hacked; 17 Million Accounts Sold on Dark Web
Twitter says Vine users’ emails and phone numbers were exposed for a day, but weren’t misused
Hacker Steals Millions of User Account Details from Education Platform Edmodo
Bell apologizes to customers after data breach hits 1.9 million e-mail addresses
Data leak reveals details of 70,000 offshore firms in Malta, German state minister claims
Funding Circle Error Exposes 6,000 SSNs Of American Clients
Guardian Soulmates website suffers data breach
Diamond Institute for Infertility and Menopause notifies patients after hack
TheDarkOverlord dumps 180,000 patients’ records from 3 hacks
Debenhams Flowers data breach affects 26,000 customers
USA Today owner Gannett hit by phishing attack
Travel tech company Sabre confirms breach affected reservations system
Cyber attacks and ransomware
How ECMC got hacked by cyber extortionists – and how it’s recovering
Walnut Place notifies patients of ransomware attack
Confluence charter school servers are hacked
WannaCry ransomware hits systems worldwide
Ransomware hits Australian hospitals after botched patch
Financial information
Blackburn High School families’ details illegally downloaded in targeted attack
Brooks Brothers payment card system compromised for almost one year; customers being alerted
Rogues reset ‘passwords’, steal W-2 info from Equifax subsidiary customer employees
Chipotle says malware hack stole customer payment info
Full House Lottery website breached, credit card information at risk
Rite Aid’s ecommerce platform breached, personal info stolen
Vic school IT breach after password theft
Security Breach at Punch Bowl Social; Employee Personal information compromised
Data breach hitting local car wash follows string of incidents around the country
Other
NYU Accidentally Exposed Military Code-breaking Computer Project to Entire Internet
After hackers fail to extort money, new Pirates of the Caribbean movie torrents appear
“Google Docs” Worm Ransacks Gmail Users’ Contact Lists – What You Need to Know
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