Apr 3, 2019 | 2019, Breaches, March
Who: ASUS Date: 25 March 2019 # of Machines: 500,000 What Happened: ASUS, one of the world’s largest computer makers, was used to unwittingly install a malicious backdoor on thousands of its customers’ computers last year after attackers compromised a server for the...
Apr 3, 2019 | 2019, Breaches, March
Who: Jackson County, Georgia Date: 9 March 2019 Ransom Costs: $400,000 in Bitcoin What Happened: A ransomware attack hit the computers of Jackson County, Georgia, reducing government activity to a crawl until officials decided to pay cybercriminals $400,000 in...
Apr 3, 2019 | Breaches, February, March
Who: AIA Singapore Date: 05 Mar 2019 # of Records Involves: 225+ What Happened: A potential data breach in which the personal information of 225 of its current and former agents, as well as their family members, was found to be publicly accessible. How did it Happen:...
Apr 2, 2019 | 2019, Breaches, March
Who: Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys Date: 25 March 2019 # of Records: 60 What Happened: A 13-year-old student at the Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys is under investigation for using his teacher’s credentials to get into the district’s...
Apr 2, 2019 | 2019, Breaches, March
Who: GameSalad, Estante Virtual, Coubic, LifeBear, Bulalapak, and YouthManual Date: 17 March 2019 # of Records: 26.42 Million Records What Happened: The Hacker Gnosticplayers has put up for sale data for 32 companies in three rounds on Dream Market, a dark web...
Apr 1, 2019 | 2019, Breaches, March
Who: Boston Public Defenders Office Date: 15 March 2019 # of Records: Unknown What Happened: Boston public defenders Office suffered a ransomware attack How it Happened: Private attorneys tapped to work for indigent clients receive a small fee from the government....