May 17, 2019 | 2019, April, Breaches
Who: BC Pension Corporation # of Accounts Breached: 8,000 What happened: A box of microfiche the size of a Kleenex box disappeared during a recent office move in Victoria When it happened: January 28, 2019 How it happened: The BC Pension Corporation revealed in a...
May 17, 2019 | 2019, April, Breaches
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 attack hit Garfield County’s computer systems,...
May 16, 2019 | 2019, April, Breaches
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 March 7. How it happened: A phishing...
May 16, 2019 | 2019, April, Breaches
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: February 2019 How it happened: Australian Signals Directorate chief...
May 15, 2019 | 2019, April, Breaches
Who: 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 recipients to see each other’s email addresses When...
May 15, 2019 | 2019, April, Breaches
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 March 4, 2019 How it happened: On March 4, 2019,...
