2019 BREACHES
Phishing Scam resulted in The Release of Personal Health Information
Who: Palmetto Health # of Accounts Breached: 23,811 PatientsWhat was affected: Personal Health Information When it happened: November 2018 How it happened: Palmetto Health is notifying individuals of an email phishing incident that resulted in unauthorized access to...
HawksShop.com Compromised by Card Skimming Malware
Who: Atlanta Hawks’ online shop # of Accounts Breached: undetermined What was affected: Customers names, addresses and payment card numbers. When it happened: Started on June 6, 2017 How it happened: Cybercriminals using Magecart card-skimming code attacked the online...
Hacker Revealed Hacking Tools and Operations Carried Out By Iran’s Elite Cyber-Espionage Units
Who: Iran's elite cyber-espionage units, known as APT34, Oilrig, or HelixKitten. # of Accounts Breached: 66 victims What was affected: Usernames and password combos to internal network servers info and user IPs. When it happened: April 17, 2019 How it happened: In an...
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