Apr 10, 2019 | 2019, Breaches, March
Who: 90 Major tech companies and Corporate Giants When: 8 Mar 2019 # of records involved: Undetermined What happened: Major tech companies and Corporate giants left data inadvertently exposed. How did it happen: Dozens of companies inadvertently leaking sensitive...
Apr 9, 2019 | 2019, Breaches, March
Who: Maffi Clinics When: 15 Mar 2019 # of records involved:10,500 Patient Records What happened: Maffi Clinics, Arizona, have revealed that a ransomware attack on their servers compromised the files of nearly 10,500 patients. How did it happen: Maffi Clinics, a...
Apr 9, 2019 | 2019, Breaches, March
Who: RUSH Hospitals and Medical Centers When: 4 March 2019 # of records involved: 45,000 Patients What happened: The personal information of about 45,000 Rush patients may have been compromised in a data breach How did it happen: The exposed data may include names,...
Apr 8, 2019 | 2019, Breaches, March
Who: Worcester School Department When: 8 Mar 2019 # of records involved: 2000 teachers What happened: The district’s IT department opted to use the last four digits of employees’ Social Security numbers as a password for their entry to a portal run by a testing...
Apr 8, 2019 | 2019, Breaches, March
Who: Medtronic When: 21 March 2019 # of records involved: What happened: Critical flaw lets hackers control lifesaving devices implanted inside patients How did it happen: The federal government on Thursday warned of a serious flaw in Medtronic cardio defibrillators...
Apr 7, 2019 | 2019, Breaches, March
Who: Elizabeth NJ Public School System When: Mar 22, 2019 # of records involved: Limited What happened: Several high school students are in hot water after they were able to log into their schools’ computer systems to change grades and attendance records. How did it...