2019 Breaches
Hackers Install Malicious Backdoor in Software Update Tool of ASUS
Who: ASUS Date: 25 March 2019 # of Machines: 500,000 What Happened: ASUS, one of the world’s largest computer makers, was used to unwittingly install a malicious backdoor on thousands of its customers’ computers last year after attackers compromised a server for the...
ts back to Paper for Jackson Country Georgia after Ransomware Attack on Computer Network
Who: Jackson County, Georgia Date: 9 March 2019 Ransom Costs: $400,000 in Bitcoin What Happened: A ransomware attack hit the computers of Jackson County, Georgia, reducing government activity to a crawl until officials decided to pay cybercriminals $400,000 in...
Data Breach at AIA Singapore Exposes Personally Identifiable Information of Their Agents
Who: AIA Singapore Date: 05 Mar 2019 # of Records Involves: 225+ What Happened: A potential data breach in which the personal information of 225 of its current and former agents, as well as their family members, was found to be publicly accessible. How did it Happen:...
Bullied Student Creates Hit List Using Teachers Credentials
Who: Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys Date: 25 March 2019 # of Records: 60 What Happened: A 13-year-old student at the Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys is under investigation for using his teacher's credentials to get into the district's system. How...
Hacker Lists More Hacked Company Data On Dark Web for Sale
Who: GameSalad, Estante Virtual, Coubic, LifeBear, Bulalapak, and YouthManual Date: 17 March 2019 # of Records: 26.42 Million Records What Happened: The Hacker Gnosticplayers has put up for sale data for 32 companies in three rounds on Dream Market, a dark web...
Boston Public Defenders Office Hit with Ransomware
Who: Boston Public Defenders Office Date: 15 March 2019 # of Records: Unknown What Happened: Boston public defenders Office suffered a ransomware attack How it Happened: Private attorneys tapped to work for indigent clients receive a small fee from the government....
Serious Security Flaws In Android Apps Used By Political Parties
Who: Israel Likud and Labor parties Date: 27 March 2019 # of Records: unknown What Happened: Researchers at Israeli cybersecurity firm Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. said Wednesday that they had found “serious security breaches” granting access to “highly...
Security Breach found in Commercial Temperature Control Systems
Who: Resource Data Management # of Records: 10,606 Confirmed Vulnerable Systems Date: 12 February 2019 What Happened: Temperature control systems manufactured by Resource Data Management, a Scotland-based remote monitoring solutions company. These control systems are...
Popular Donut Chain Affected by Credential Stuffing Attack
Who: Dunkin Donuts # of Records: 1200 Loyalty Club Members Date: 12 Feb 2019 What Happened: Hackers are conducting credential stuffing attacks to infiltrate customer loyalty accounts How Did it Happen: Hackers break into accounts and sell access to the hacked accounts...
Home Decorating Site Breached
Who: Houzz # of Records: Extent Unknown Date: 1 Feb 2019 What Happened: Third Parties gained access to a file How Did it Happen: Third parties gained access to a file that contained publicly visible user data in addition to private account information, including user...
Property Investment Group Hacked Leaking Prospective Tenant Background Information
Who: South Canterbury Property Investors Association (SCPIA) # of records: unknown Date: 10 February 2019 What Happened: Hundreds of Timaru residents have their sensitive information posted online. How it Happened: Database hacked and information was posted online....
Malware from Infected Email Attachment Breaches Hospital Network
Who: Pawnee County Memorial Hospital # of records: 7038 Patients Date: 11 February 2019 What Happened: Malware had been installed which allowed an unauthorized individual to gain access to its email system. How it Happened: Malware was injected into the hospital’s...
Upgrade to Software Exposes Data
Who: Mumsnet # of records: Unknown Date: 7 February 2019 What Happened: A botched upgrade to the software How it Happened: A botched upgrade to the software the forum runs on meant that for three days, if two users tried to log in at the same time, there was the...
Hospital Employees Fall Prey to Sophisticated Phishing Attack
Who: Roper St. Francis Healthcare # of records: 13 Email Accounts Breached Date: 4 February 2019 What Happened: "Phishing" emails were received by the Roper employees, and they clicked on a given link and then offered their credentials by believing that the requests...
Sensitive Customer Data Breached by Trojan Malware Downloaded by Employee
Who: Eskom # of Records: Unknown Date: 7 February 2019 What Happened: An Eskom employee downloaded a trojan onto her computer. How it Happened: A vulnerability in Eskom’s information systems that are leaking customer data. Outcome: According to the researcher, the...