2019 Breaches
Cyber Hackers Attempted to Break Into Lawmakers Computer Network
Who: Parliament House (Australia) # of Accounts Breached: Undetermined What happened: Hackers attempted to break into its computer network, which includes lawmakers’ email archives When it happened: February 2019 How it happened: Australian Signals Directorate chief...
Email Message Accidentally Exposes of Patient Information
Who: University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital # of Accounts Breached: About 840 patients What was affected: An employee emailed a message to a group of patients, inadvertently allowing the recipients to see each other's email addresses When it...
Connected CounterTop Garden E-Commerce Site Hacked
Who: AeroGrow # of Accounts Breached: Undetermined What was affected: Credit card number, expiration date, and card verification value — also known as a security code When it happened: Between October 29, 2018, and March 4, 2019 How it happened: On March 4, 2019,...
Website of Bangladesh Oil Hacked, Twice
Who: Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation (Petrobangla) # of Accounts Breached: What was affected: Petrobangla’s website When it happened: April 7, 2019 How it happened: In the latest hacking incident, hackers using the name “N33LOB33” wrote on the website: “It...
Community Housing Agency Breached Files Revealed as Part of Manslaughter Trial
Who: Unity Housing # of Accounts Breached: 6,385 files What was affected: 6,385 files — including housing agency documents, Bedard's own cover letter and resumé, and a copy of the movie Gone Girl. When it happened: 2016 How it happened: Thousands of potentially...
Democrat Senator Office Computers Breached by Keylogging Device
Who: New Hampshire Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan # of Accounts Breached: Undetermined - Six Staff Computers What was affected: - dozens of usernames and passwords belonging to Senate employees- tens of thousands of emails and internal documents- credit card...
City of Tallahassee Payroll Affected By Hack On Out-of-State, Third-Party Vendor Payroll Service
Who: City of Tallahassee # of Accounts Breached: undetermined What was affected: $498,000 payroll money When it happened: April 3, 2019 How it happened: Almost half a million dollars was diverted out of the city of Tallahassee’s employee payroll Wednesday after a...
Confidential Information Accidently Released by Maine Hospital
Who: Acadia Hospital # of Records/People Affected: 300 Patients When: 18 April 2019 What happened: A communications official at Northern Light Acadia Hospital in Bangor mistakenly emailed the confidential names of 300 patients. How Did it happen: The release was an...
Taxpayer Information Stolen From Employee
Who: The United Way of the Big Bend # of Records/People Affected: 64 Taxpayers When: 19 April 2019 What happened: A data security breach that occurred when taxpayer information was stolen from an employee in March. How Did it happen: The organization says that 64...
Unusual Activity on Employee Email Account Unveils Unauthorized Access of PHI
Who: Partners for Quality, Inc. # of Records/People Affected: When: 19 April 2019 What happened: PFQ became aware of unusual activity relating to certain employee email accounts. How Did it happen: On April 15, 2019, PFQ confirmed that the email accounts subject to...
CPA Has Information Released Through Third Party File Sharing
Who: LD Evans, CPA # of Records/People Affected: When: 16 April 2019 What happened: Information released by unauthorized access by third-party file sharing service How Did it happen: LD Evans learned from Citrix that individuals’ personal information may have been...
Ohio Medicaid Recipients Information Leaked Due Computer Error
Who: Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) # of Records/People Affected: 1000When: 5 April 2019 What happened: Computer error led to inadvertent information leak. How Did it happen: Ohio Benefits reportedly supports certain ODJFS and Medicaid programs and...
City Computers Brought Down By Ransomware
Who: City of Greenville, North Carolina # of Records/People Affected: Undetermined When: 11 April 2019 What happened: Greenville, N.C., has effectively been knocked offline by a ransomware attack. How Did it happen: The city IT department had to shut down the majority...
Pain Institute Falls Victim to Unauthorized Access through EMR System
Who: Gulf Coast Pain Consultants, dba Clearway Pain Solutions Institute # of Records/People Affected: 35,000 patients When: 18 April 2019 What happened: EMR system has been accessed by an unauthorized individual. How Did it happen: The individual accessed a range of...
Massachusetts Hospital falls Victim to Phishing Attack
Who: Baystate Health of Springfield # of Records/People Affected: 12,000 When: 8 April 2019 What happened: Data breach exposed information about some 12,000 patients. How Did it happen: A phishing incident resulted in unauthorized access to the email accounts of...