Mar 29, 2019 | 2019, Breaches, February
Who: Mumsnet # of records: Unknown Date: 7 February 2019 What Happened: A botched upgrade to the software How it Happened: A botched upgrade to the software the forum runs on meant that for three days, if two users tried to log in at the same time, there was the...
Mar 28, 2019 | 2019, Breaches, February
Who: Roper St. Francis Healthcare # of records: 13 Email Accounts Breached Date: 4 February 2019 What Happened: “Phishing” emails were received by the Roper employees, and they clicked on a given link and then offered their credentials by believing that...
Mar 28, 2019 | 2019, Breaches, February
Who: Eskom # of Records: Unknown Date: 7 February 2019 What Happened: An Eskom employee downloaded a trojan onto her computer. How it Happened: A vulnerability in Eskom’s information systems that are leaking customer data. Outcome: According to the researcher, the...
Mar 27, 2019 | 2019, Breaches, February
Who: 16 Hacked Web Sites # of records: 617 Million Date: 11 Feb 2019 What Happened: For less than $20,000 in Bitcoin, it is claimed, the following pilfered account databases can be purchased from the Dream Market cyber-souk, located in the Tor network: Dubsmash (162...
Mar 27, 2019 | 2019, Breaches, February
Who: Artsy How Many Records: 1,000,000 Date: February 14, 2019 What Happened: A data security incident impacted Artsy How did it happen: Artsy data was among that taken from 16 sites and put up for sale on the dark web. According to the report, data related to one...
Mar 26, 2019 | 2019, Breaches, February
Who: The Saskatchewan Health Authority Medical Clinics How Many Records: 29 Date: February 12, 2019 What Happened: After Fatal Crash Athletes Electronic Health Records Accessed How did it happen: Sixteen people were killed and 13 were injured in the crash between the...
