2019 Breaches
Dark Net Crime Gang tricked Bank Employee in Making Transfers
Who: Lloyds Bank Glasgow No. of Accounts Breached: 19 customer accounts What was affected: £75,000 stolen from customer accounts When it happened: July 18, 2016 How it happened: On July 18, 2016, between 7:45 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Lynn had accessed 19 customer accounts...
Credential Stuffing Scheme hits Daily Motion
Who: DailyMotion What was affected: Customer accounts, usernames, and passwords. When it happened: January 19, 2019 How it happened: DailyMotion announced on Friday that it was the victim of a credential stuffing attack, Credentials stuffing is a security term that...
Sudbury Ontario Health Care System hit by Zero-Day Virus
Who: Health Sciences North Sudbury Ontario What was affected: The computer system of Sudbury, Ontario-based Health Sciences North was infected by a zero-day virus, driving officials to shut down its EHR to contain the infection at 21 Health Science North Hospitals....
Security Breach at LocalBitcoins Allowed Access by Unauthorized Users
Who: LocalBitcoins No. of Accounts Breached: 6 as of press time What was affected: It confirmed that the vulnerability allowed the attacker to gain access to an undisclosed number of accounts, although, at press time, it only knew of six cases where users had been...
Store Thieves Exposed in B&Q Stores Data Breach
Who: B&Q Stores No. of Accounts Breached: 70,000 What was affected: The breached database contained a list of people who had been caught stealing products from B&Q stores. The document included the names of the offenders, the items they had stolen, the value...
Salisbury Maryland Police Department Gets Hit by Ransomware
Who: Salisbury Maryland Police Department What was affected: A Ransomware attack compromised the department's entire internal computer network. When it happened: January 9, 2019 How it happened: A “criminal" attacker accessed its network through a longtime software...