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10,000+ Happy State Bank customers notified of data breach from phishing

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10,000+ Happy State Bank customers notified of data breach from phishing

Kyler Kent CISSP March 21, 2023

(image source: Channel 10, 2021) One-sentence summary: A Happy State Bank employee’s email was compromised via phishing,...

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2021 hack of 447,000 Orlando Family Physicians individuals’/patients’ data results in potential $1.5 million settlement

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2021 hack of 447,000 Orlando Family Physicians individuals’/patients’ data results in potential $1.5 million settlement

Kyler Kent CISSP March 20, 2023

(image source: Orlando Family Physicians, 2016) One-sentence summary: In April 2021, Orlando Family Physicians suffered a data...

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Zoll defibrillator co. hacked and then sued, 1 million affected

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Zoll defibrillator co. hacked and then sued, 1 million affected

Kyler Kent CISSP March 19, 2023

(image source: Zoll / AED Superstore, n.d.) One-sentence summary: Zoll defibrillator company was hacked in January 2023,...

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Independent Living Systems hacked and then sued five times, notifies 4.2 million affected patients/consumers 8 months after

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Independent Living Systems hacked and then sued five times, notifies 4.2 million affected patients/consumers 8 months after

Kyler Kent CISSP March 17, 2023

(Image source: ILS, n.d.) Update 4/16/2023: Included FBI’s involvement per Iowa HHS One-sentence summary: Miami-based Independent Living...

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NorthStar EMS hacked, 82,000+ individuals affected

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NorthStar EMS hacked, 82,000+ individuals affected

Kyler Kent CISSP March 17, 2023

(image source: NorthStar EMS, n.d.) One-sentence summary: NorthStar Emergency Medical Services (EMS) was hacked in September 2022,...

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Snap-on allegedly hacked by Conti ransomware group, results in class-action lawsuit and settlement

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Snap-on allegedly hacked by Conti ransomware group, results in class-action lawsuit and settlement

Kyler Kent CISSP March 15, 2023

(image source: Snap-on, n.d.) One-sentence summary: Snap-on was allegedly hacked in 2022 by Conti, and almost 1GB...

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The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) suffered a year-long data breach and ransomware attack by Lockbit in 2022

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The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) suffered a year-long data breach and ransomware attack by Lockbit in 2022

Kyler Kent CISSP March 14, 2023

(Image source: HACLA, 2022) One-sentence summary: In 2022, Lockbit breached the Housing Authority of the City of...

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GBs of Acronis data, including Liquid Web, allegedly breached by BreachForums\Kernelware

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GBs of Acronis data, including Liquid Web, allegedly breached by BreachForums\Kernelware

Kyler Kent CISSP March 13, 2023

(image sources: Acronis, 2012 & Liquid Web, 2020) One-sentence summary: Acronis customer Liquid Web was breached by...

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D.C. Health Marketplace “human error” exposes PII of Congress on BreachForums and over 56,000+ customers, FBI & Mandiant investigating

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D.C. Health Marketplace “human error” exposes PII of Congress on BreachForums and over 56,000+ customers, FBI & Mandiant investigating

Kyler Kent CISSP March 12, 2023

(Image source: D.C. Health Link, 2021) Update 4/18/2023: Additional information about the breach was updated, including the...

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Cerebral breached 3.1 million patients’ and users’ data over three years through advertising

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Cerebral breached 3.1 million patients’ and users’ data over three years through advertising

Kyler Kent CISSP March 11, 2023

(Cerebral, n.d.-a) One-sentence summary: Cerebral, through its tracking technologies, breached the potential PII and PHI of over...

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