2021 hack of 447,000 Orlando Family Physicians individuals’/patients’ data results in potential $1.5 million settlement The Breach Report! 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...Read More
Zoll defibrillator co. hacked and then sued, 1 million affected The Breach Report! 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,...Read More
Independent Living Systems hacked and then sued five times, notifies 4.2 million affected patients/consumers 8 months after The Breach Report! 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...Read More
NorthStar EMS hacked, 82,000+ individuals affected The Breach Report! 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,...Read More
Snap-on allegedly hacked by Conti ransomware group, results in class-action lawsuit and settlement The Breach Report! 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...Read More
The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) suffered a year-long data breach and ransomware attack by Lockbit in 2022 The Breach Report! 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...Read More
GBs of Acronis data, including Liquid Web, allegedly breached by BreachForums\Kernelware The Breach Report! 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...Read More
D.C. Health Marketplace “human error” exposes PII of Congress on BreachForums and over 56,000+ customers, FBI & Mandiant investigating The Breach Report! 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...Read More
Cerebral breached 3.1 million patients’ and users’ data over three years through advertising The Breach Report! 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...Read More
AT&T 2023 customer data breach affects 9 million The Breach Report! AT&T 2023 customer data breach affects 9 million Kyler Kent CISSP March 10, 2023 (Image source: 123RF, 2019) One-sentence summary: AT&T’s marketing vendor was hacked due to an upgrade eligibility exploit,...Read More