2019 Breaches
Exposed Unsecured Health Department Medical Database of Northern India Government
Who: Department of Medical, Health and Family Welfare of a state in northern India. # of Accounts Breached: More than 12.5 million What was affected: The database was eventually secured with the help of the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) of India, but the...
Ransomware Attack Shutsdown Michigan County Government
Who: Genesee County # of Accounts Breached: undetermined What has affected: Genesee County, Michigan was hit with a ransomware attack When it happened: April 2, 2019 How it happened: They say a virus found its way into their system and held data Tuesday, demanding...
Unauthorized Access to Georgia Tech Database exposes 1.3 Million
Who: Georgia Tech # of Accounts Breached: 1.3 millionWhat was affected: Names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and birth dates. When it happened: Late March 2019 How it happened: Georgia Tech said its database was accessed by an "unknown outside entity" in late...
Northwestern Rehab Hospital Data Breached by Unauthorized Access
Who: Rehabilitation Hospital of Northwest Ohio # of Records/People Affected: Undisclosed number When: 10 April 2019 What happened: Patients had their personal data compromised after “unauthorized access” to employee email accounts occurred. How Did it happen: There...
Facebook Fails to Protect Your Data Collected by Partner Apps, Yet Again
Who: Facebook # of Records/People Affected: Hundreds of Miliions When: 3 April, 2019 What happened: Unprotected Facebook user data sitting on Amazon’s servers How Did it happen: Two Facebook app developers uploaded the data sets to Amazon’s cloud system. This is just...
Fine Arts in Atlanta Brought Down by Security Breach
Who: Woodruff Arts Center # of Records/People Affected: Undetermined When: 26 April 2019 What happened: A security breach after an unauthorized third party caused a massive network outage, affecting many of the center's operations and systems. How Did it happen: The...
Virus Infects City Network Shutting It Down
Who: Augusta, ME Municipal Operations # of Records/People Affected: Undetermined When: 18 April 2019 What happened: A nasty, intentionally deployed virus shut down public safety computers and made the city's entire network unusable. How Did it happen: A piece of...
Medical Service Provider hit by Ransomware
Who: Doctor’s Management Service # of Records/People Affected: 38 Healthcare Centers When: 25 April 2019 What happened: Medical billing service provider ‘Doctors’ Management Service’ suffered a ransomware attack compromising patients’ data from a number of its...
Unsecured Database Exposes Personal Information of Voters Who Contacted Representatives
Who: VoterVoice # of Records/People Affected: 300,000 unique email addresses, home addresses and phone numbers of people who have sent messages to legislators or participated in campaigns around hot political topics When: 5 Apr 2019 What happened: An unsecured...
Financial Security Breach Against Ohio School District
Who: Aurora City Schools # of Accounts Breached: What was affected: The school district’s financial information When it happened: February 26, 2019 How it happened: The attack was sophisticated and acted out by criminals with experience. Outcome: Administrators...
Service Provider Website Used As Platform to Launch Attacks on Israeli Websites
Who: Nagich, McDonald’s Israel, Newspaper Makor Rishon, and business news site Calcalist to name a few # of Accounts Breached: More than a million Israeli websites What was affected: When it happened: March 4, 2019 How it happened: A massive hacking attempt to infest...
Unauthorized Access To Family Practice Office Responsible for Breach of Patient Information
Who: St. Francis Physician Services # of Accounts Breached: More than 32,000 patientsWhat was affected: Names, addresses, health insurance information, Social Security numbers and dates of birth. When it happened: January 4, 2019 How it happened: SFPS posted a...
Financial Services Department Accidentally Mails Personal Student Information
Who: University of Waterloo # of Accounts Breached: 2000 Students exposed What was affected: Personal information including names, student numbers, addresses and banking information When it happened: March 6, 2019 How it happened: Personal information including names,...
Students Break Into District’s Student Information System to Manipulate Grades
Who: Orchard View Schools # of Accounts Breached: What was affected: Grades and attendance When it happened: March 8, 2019 How it happened: Students of Orchard View Schools hacked the district’s student information system and made changes to grades and attendance,...
Employee Accessed Patient Records without Permission
Who: Hawkesbury General Hospital # of Accounts Breached: Undetermined What was affected: Personal information When it happened: Between March 2016 and October 2018. How it happened: One employee at Hawkesbury General Hospital improperly accessed patient information....