List of data breaches and cyber attacks in March 2018

List of data breaches and cyber attacks in March 2018

Healthcare breaches are common in our monthly lists – but the number of incidents this month is insane. Take a look at the list, and you’ll quickly notice that the majority of them are healthcare related.
There’s a mixture of incidents in there, from a rogue employee to someone accidentally sending information to the wrong fax number.
Yes, I said fax…
This month I count 20,836,531 records leaked. This figure is likely to grow in the next few days – so be sure to check back soon. If you’d like a more regular update of breaches and cyber attacks, you should subscribe to our Daily Sentinel.

Cyber attack

Atlanta city government systems down due to ransomware attack 
Finger Lakes Health dealing with ransomware attack (Corrected)
Atrium Hospitality Notifies Hotel Guests of Ransomware Incident
MVSU Campus Loses Internet After Ransomware Attack
Ca: JJ Meds was attacked today
Pinelands Regional School District Computers Hit by Emotet Virus
County employees targets of malware attack
Jemison Internal Medicine discloses ransomware event

Data breach

License, ID data lost in crash: System failure affects 66,500 Hawaii residents
Revealed! Personal data of 5 million ex-servicemen may have been breached, armed forces veteran calls it chilling
Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership apologises for data breach
Oregon tax agency employee copied personal data of 36,000 people
SAMBA Federal Employee Benefit Association programming error resulted in mismailed information
Southeast Clinical Pathology Laboratories Notifies Patients of Stolen Laptop
Medical records exposed by flaw in Telstra Health’s Argus software
School district reports inadvertent disclosure
CareMeridian notifies patients after disk goes missing in the mail
Georgia MENTOR notifies patients after disk with protected health information discovered lost in the mail
Primary Health Care notifies patients after discovering hack of employee email accounts
National Lottery hacked: 10.5m players are warned to change their passwords
The Dutch Data Protection Authority accidentally leaked its employees’ data
Nampa School District investigating cyber security breach
Svitzer employee details stolen in data breach affecting almost half of its Australian employees
Walmart jewelry partner exposed 1.3 million customer details
Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies refers data leak to Prosecutor’s Office
Port of Longview hit with major cyberattack
ATI Physical Therapy notifies patients of data breach
FLVS leak affected 50,000 Leon County employees and students
Used Tesco for your travel cash in the past? Your personal details may have been hit by a data leak at its provider Travelex
Owner says North Battleford store receiving private medical records via fax
Personal data of 3,000 South Carolina college scholarship recipients exposed for nearly a year
Approx. 9,000 Penn students affected by security breach that released their private information
Medical and personal information on 33,420 BJC HealthCare patients left exposed on Internet
Statistics Canada loses, mishandles hundreds of sensitive census, employment files
Security breach affects 46 employees, family members at Columbia College Chicago
Data Breach Left Millions of Israeli Kids’ Pictures Vulnerable to Hacking
Leon County Schools vendor’s data leak exposed 368,000 current and former FLVS students’ details, LCS teacher data, and more
LA talent agency burglarized of three computers with private data
Front Range Dermatology Associates suffers a breach of medical records
Waltham Forest Council has breached data protection laws
Officials: 2 ex-Florida Hospital employees stole, sold patient records
Flexible Benefit Service Corporation notifies 5,123 of phishing incident
Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services Notifies 11,000 Consumers About Breach of Protected Health Information
QuadMed health records system issue affected onsite clinics of three clients
Tufts Health Plan notifies 70,320 members after vendor error exposes information in envelope window
French news site L’Express exposed reader data online, failed to promptly secure it when notified
Memorial Hospital at Gulfport Discloses Email Gaffe

Financial information

He tried to tell you you’re leaking data. Even after you stupidly blocked him.
Former nursing home employee admits stealing residents’ credit card numbers
Expedia’s Orbitz says 880,000 payment cards hit in breach
Trusted Quid: Notification of Data Breach
SA-based Frost Bank investigating breach, contacting affected customers
Olathe restaurant owner accused of identity theft
Okaloosa Water and Sewer warns users of possible security breach
Point-of-Sale Breach Confirmed at Some Applebee’s Locations
Equifax discovers another 2.4 million customers hit by data breach

Other

Surgeon believes hackers ‘led warplanes to Syrian hospital’ after targeting his computer after remote surgery
Hackers possibly in the U.S. target more than 400 schools with bomb hoax
Be wary when scanning QR codes with iOS 11’s camera app
Poisoned BitTorrent client kickstarted malware outbreak that tried to infect 400,000 PCs