List of Cyber Attacks and Data Breaches in May
In the last week there have been data breaches at three large organizations: eBay, Avast and Spotify. These three breaches have certainly increased the public’s interest in cyber security, and I hope that this interest will encourage the public to speak up and demand that their suppliers work harder to protect their information.
Data breaches via cyber attack
Orange Suffers Data Breach Again, 1.3 Million Affected
eBay Suffers Cyber Attack, Users Asked to Change Passwords
Avast Suffers Cyber Attack; 400,000 users affected
Spotify compromised, one user’s data stolen
Thousands of staffers impacted in American Institutes for Research server hack
Hackers exploit vulnerability to breach Pennsylvania payroll company
Keylogger malware found on three UC Irvine health center computers
About 50K transactions, other data, compromised in three-month breach
WooThemes users notified of payment card breach, 300 reports of fraud
Data on students and staffers exposed in UNC Wilmington breach
Patient data accessible after health staffers act on phishing emails
DDOS attack
Point DNS blitzed by mystery DDoS assault
Ultradns Dealing with DDOS Attack
TypePad Claims It Was Hit By Another DDoS Attack
DDoS attack wounds Operation Supply Drop charity drive
Data breaches via physical attack
Four computers containing patient data stolen in New Hampshire
Unencrypted USB drive stolen, 3,000 Humana members in Atlanta impacted
About 5,500 impacted in Oklahoma benefits broker laptop theft
Storage devices stolen from Entercom Portland employee, 13K affected
Other attacks, breaches and mistakes
Insider breach affects about 2,400 UMass Memorial Medical patients
Lowe’s employee info accessible online for about 10 months
Student data inadvertently posted online, accessible via Google search
Molina Healthcare Contractor Compromises 5,261 Former Patients’ Personal Information
Via: itgovernance.co.uk
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