Category: Data loss

January 18, 2022

Researchers at browser identification company FingerprintJS recently found and disclosed a fascinating data leakage bug in Apple’s web browser software. Technically, the bug exists in Apple’s open source WebKit browser engine, which means it affects any browser that relies on […]

January 11, 2022

The incident, MRIoA says, was discovered on November 9, 2021. A couple of days later, the organization discovered that personal information was compromised in the attack and, by November 16, it had managed to retrieve it. The investigation into the […]

January 7, 2022

Initially discovered in late September, the breach was the result of a cyberattack targeting Ravkoo’s prescription portal, which is hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The prescription fulfillment service says that some prescription and health information might have been compromised […]

January 7, 2022

Threat actors compromised the FlexBooker accounts of more than 3.7 million users, the attack took place before the holidays. Stolen data are now available for sale on multiple cybercrime forums. FlexBooker is an online appointment scheduling platform that allows users […]

January 5, 2022

The incident was disclosed on January 1, 2022, when the organization announced that unauthorized access to a third-party medical provider resulted in patient and employee data being compromised. The threat actor gained access to the system on October 15 and […]

January 4, 2022

Hospitality chain McMenamins discloses a data breach after a ransomware attack that took place on December 12. McMenamins is a family-owned chain of brewpubs, breweries, music venues, historic hotels, and theater pubs in Oregon and Washington. According to the company, […]

January 3, 2022

According to the online shopping platform, its website (pulsetv.com) was “a common point of purchase” for a series of unauthorized credit card transactions, and both VISA and MasterCard cards have been affected. In the notification letter to the affected individuals […]

December 20, 2021

On Thursday, December 9, after detecting the breach, the company took down servers at its central data center, to isolate them from the rest of the environment and contain the incident. Hellmann, which provides air and sea freight, rail and […]

December 15, 2021

Semafone released a survey which aimed to identify the underlying consumer sentiment on payment experiences with their healthcare providers. Over the last 20+ months, the healthcare system has endured significant challenges and turbulence as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. […]

December 2, 2021

A hacker installed computer malware between Oct. 9 and Oct. 17 and “exfiltrated” files containing patient names and possibly addresses, insurance and medical information, including procedures they may have undergone, Planned Parenthood Los Angeles warned Tuesday. “Patients are encouraged to […]