2019 Breaches
Super Hackers Sell Data From Their Exploits On Dark Web
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...
Dark Web Offers Artsy Data for Sale
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...
Patient Records in Humboldt Broncos Fatal Crash Accessed Inappropriately
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...
Security Breach to Popular PhotoSharing Site Exposes User Data
Who: 500px How Many Records: 14.8 Million Date: February 13, 2019 What Happened: Photo-sharing platform 500px has revealed that it suffered a security breach that exposed its users' data and profile information. How did it happen: While the company's engineers have...
Chinese Database of Company Providing Video-based crowd analysis and facial recognition Left Open
Who: SenseNets How Many Records: 2,565,724 users along with a stream of GPS coordinates Date: February 14, 2019 What Happened: SenseNets' MongoDB databases left exposed online without authentication How did it happen: One of the facial recognition databases that the...
Cyber Security Incidents Plague New Zealand Transport Agency
Who: The New Zealand Transport Agency How Many Records: 900 Date: 4 Feb 2019 What Happened: Private email addresses were accidentally released in a mass email. How did it happen: In a case of human error private email addresses were accidentally released in a mass...
Hyland Software Allows Student Data Exposure
Who: Stanford University How Many Records: 81 Date: January 28-29, 2019 What Happened: Stanford students who requested to view their own documents including Common Applications and high school transcripts were allowed to view other students application documents. How...
Unauthorized User Gains Access to Popular Dating Site
Who: Coffee Meets Bagel How Many Records: Undisclosed Date: February 14, 2019 What Happened: An unauthorized party gained access to user data. How did it happen: The company learned on Monday about unauthorized access to a partial list of user data, representing...
Private Data Records Still Present at Closed Australian Disability Office
Who: Radius Disability Services # of Accounts Breached: When it happened: February 6, 2019 What happened: Disability Office Closed in 2016, not all records moved How it happened: This week, records found strewn across the floor of the abandoned Radius Disability...
Poor Website and App Security Responsible for Data Leak at Indane Gas
Who: Indane Gas # of Accounts Breached: Could reach 6.7 million customers When it happened: February 19, 2019 What happened: Insecure website and app code allowed data to leak from IndaneGas. How it happened: This time, India’s state-owned gas company Indane left...
Ransomware encrypts Patient Records at Australian Heart Clinic
Who: Melbourne Heart Group at the Cabrini Hospital # of Accounts Breached: 15,000 patients When it happened: February 20, 2019 What happened: Ransomware Attack How it happened: A ransomware attack recently hit the cardiology unit at the private Cabrini Hospital in...
Cyber Attack takes down Toyota Australia
Who: Toyota Australia # of Accounts Breached: When it happened: February 21, 2019 What happened: Toyota’s Australian subsidiary has been hit by a cyber attack, leaving employees without access to their email messages for days. How it happened: Car maker Toyota...
Poorly Designed Health Insurance Scheme leaves Clientele Vulnerable
Who: MySalam Health Insurance Scheme # of Accounts that could be breached: 3.69 million When it happened: January 24, 2019 What happened: Design flaw of Scheme May Expose clientele How it happened: The government-run health insurance scheme for the bottom 40 percent...
Phishing Email Responsible for Exposes School District Employees Tax Information
Who: Centinela Valley Union High School District # of Accounts Breached: Around 600+ employees When it happened: January 31, 2019 What happened: Phishing Email from what appeared to be another employee How it happened: On January 31, 2019, an employee received a...
Malware Attack exposes Patient Data at Infertility Clinic
Who: Reproductive Medicine and Infertility Associates # of Accounts Breached: Undetermined When it happened: December 5, 2018 What happened: A malware attack from an Email opened in December may have exposed the personal information of its clients. How it happened: An...