Mar 20, 2019 | 2019, Breaches, February
Who: University of Washington Medicine # of Accounts Breached: 974,000 When it Occurred: Dec. 4, 2018 What Happened: A vulnerability on a website server that made protected internal files available and visible by a search on the internet How it happened: UW Medicine...
Mar 19, 2019 | 2019, Breaches, February
Who: Dr. DeLuca & Dr. Marciano Eye # of Accounts Breached: 23, 578 patients When it happened: November 29, 2018 What Happened: Ransomware Attack How it happened: Twenty-five of the clinic’s computer monitors went unresponsive the morning of Nov. 29 due to a...
Mar 19, 2019 | 2019, Breaches, February
Who: Huaxia Bank # of Records: Undetermined – Over 7 million Yuan When it occurred: November 2016 until January 2018 What Happened: Chinese bank’s software chief was jailed after finding way to withdraw US $1m in ‘free’ cash from ATMs How it Happened:...
Mar 18, 2019 | 2019, Breaches, February
Who: Online Buddies Jack’d App # of Records: Undetermined >>> User base of 1 Million When it occurred: Open for over a year — Closed February 7, 2019 What Happened: Jack’d, a “gay dating and chat” application failed to adequately secure...
Mar 17, 2019 | 2019, Breaches, February
Who: Valley Professionals Health Care # of Records: 12,000 Patients When it occurred: October 26 to November 27, 2018 What Happened: A data breach affected all seven of its health care locations, including their mobile site. Additionally, personal information from...
Mar 17, 2019 | 2019, Breaches, February
Who: Gulfport Memorial Hospital # of Records: 30,000 Patients When it occurred: December 6, 2018 What Happened: Email phishing incident How it Happened: An unauthorized third party gained access to an employee’s email account giving them access to patients names,...