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Hackers Leaked Two Billion Usernames and Passwords in 2021

One of the most shocking trends that emerged during the Covid-19 pandemic was the level of credential-theft taking place. For instance, a 2020 audit of the dark web found that there were over 15 billion passwords exposed online.

Staff Reporter Jul 19, 2022 1 min read Cybersecurity

Data Breach Disrupts UK Army Recruitment

Officials shut the computerised enrolment system down in the middle of March as a precaution after the personal data of more than 100 army recruits was found being offered for sale on the dark web.

Staff Reporter Apr 26, 2022 2 min read Cybersecurity

Medical Data Breach in Calif. Involves More than 300,000 Individuals

The exposed files contained patient information, including name, address, date of birth, medical record number, hospital or medical group, patient account number, health-related information and claim information.

Staff Reporter Apr 11, 2022 2 min read Healthcare Technology

National Cyber Security Centre to Use International Breach Notification Services

New Zealand Government joins a non-profit organizations government programme that enables them to receive alerts for official email addresses disclosed in data breaches.

Staff Reporter Apr 5, 2022 2 min read News

Oklahoma Hospital Data Breach Impacts 92,000 People

A security notice, submitted to the attorney general of Maine on March 4 by law firm Clark Hill on behalf of DRH, stated that the impacted data might include patients' name, date of birth, Social Security number, limited treatment information and medical appointment information such as date of service and name of providers.

Staff Reporter Mar 10, 2022 2 min read Healthcare Technology

Oklahoma Rape Kit Investigations Data Possibly Leaked in Data Breach

Personal information of sexual assault victims of Oklahoma City Police Departments may have been leaked through a data breach involving a former contractor.

Staff Reporter Feb 28, 2022 1 min read Cybersecurity

Malware, Employee Email Breaches Result in PHI Exposure

Employee email breaches, malware, and unauthorized access continue to cause PHI exposure at small healthcare organizations across the country.

Staff Reporter Feb 21, 2022 4 min read Healthcare Technology

Sensitive Business Addresses Among 500,000 Published in COVID Data Breach

The addresses of more than 500,000 organisations including defence sites, a missile maintenance unit and domestic violence shelters were inadvertently made public in the first major breach of the NSW government’s massive trove of QR code data.

Staff Reporter Feb 16, 2022 3 min read Cybersecurity

Inmediata Health Reaches $1.13M Settlement After 2019 Data Breach

The breach occurred when a misconfigured web setting allowed search engines to index internal webpages. The website leaked medical claim information, demographic details, and some Social Security numbers.

Staff Reporter Feb 15, 2022 3 min read Cybersecurity

Medical Review Institute of America Notifies Patients of Data Breach

MRIoA denies any evidence indicating the occurrence of identity theft resulting from this incident.

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