The large revelation of the Heartbleed vulnerability this month caused chaos across the globe. While organizations were ensuring that they weren’t vulnerable, cyber criminals were busy stealing valuable information and defacing websites.
The list below contains a collection of some of the largest breaches, as well as some of the most bizarre.
The list below contains a collection of some of the largest breaches, as well as some of the most bizarre.
Data Breaches via Cyber Attack
Malware on Kaiser Permanente server since 2011 impacts 5,100 members
Security breach at AOL. Users told to change passwords
Iowa State server breach exposes SSNs of nearly 30,000
Hackers may have accessed details of 500,000 considering cosmetic surgery
German space centre endures cyber attack
French hard-drive maker LaCie cops to YEAR LONG card data leak
Medical staffers fall for phishing emails, data on 8,300 compromised
Chicago doctor’s email account accessed, held info on 1,200 patients
Deltek suffers cyber attack
Breach impacts thousands in Bibb County that applied for gov’t jobs
Unauthorized access gained to about 800 JSTOR accounts
Malware on Kaiser Permanente server since 2011 impacts 5,100 members
Security breach at AOL. Users told to change passwords
Iowa State server breach exposes SSNs of nearly 30,000
Hackers may have accessed details of 500,000 considering cosmetic surgery
German space centre endures cyber attack
French hard-drive maker LaCie cops to YEAR LONG card data leak
Medical staffers fall for phishing emails, data on 8,300 compromised
Chicago doctor’s email account accessed, held info on 1,200 patients
Deltek suffers cyber attack
Breach impacts thousands in Bibb County that applied for gov’t jobs
Unauthorized access gained to about 800 JSTOR accounts
Data Breaches via Physical Attack
Second burglary breach within a month for Coordinated Health
Tufts Health Plan data stolen, 8,830 members impacted
Fate of unencrypted drive unknown, PHI of 5,500 in Virginia at risk
Three laptops stolen from New York podiatry office, 6,475 at risk
Data on 55,000 VFW members impacted by attacker seeking military intel
More than 1,400 medical records compromised in Texas breach
GovWin IQ hacked, payment card data of 25,000 Deltek customers at risk
Drives containing info on 2,500 stolen from Michigan health department
Theft of computers from Texas non-profit risks data on nearly 3,000
Germany suffers biggest ever data breach in its history
DDOS
Games Maker Blizzard Suffers From European DDoS Attack
UK webhost 123-Reg in DDOS attack
Other Attacks, Breaches & Mistakes
Jailbroken iPhones at risk from new malware
Japan airport staff dash to replace passcodes after security cock-up
Google kills fake anti-virus app that hit No. 1 on Play charts
Samsung Galaxy S5 fingerprint scanner hacked in just 4 DAYS
Viber mobile messenger app leaves user data unencrypted
Triathlon camera drone falls out of the sky, owner claims it was hacked
Microsoft Xbox pwned by 5-year-old security researcher
Second burglary breach within a month for Coordinated Health
Tufts Health Plan data stolen, 8,830 members impacted
Fate of unencrypted drive unknown, PHI of 5,500 in Virginia at risk
Three laptops stolen from New York podiatry office, 6,475 at risk
Data on 55,000 VFW members impacted by attacker seeking military intel
More than 1,400 medical records compromised in Texas breach
GovWin IQ hacked, payment card data of 25,000 Deltek customers at risk
Drives containing info on 2,500 stolen from Michigan health department
Theft of computers from Texas non-profit risks data on nearly 3,000
Germany suffers biggest ever data breach in its history
DDOS
Games Maker Blizzard Suffers From European DDoS Attack
UK webhost 123-Reg in DDOS attack
Other Attacks, Breaches & Mistakes
Jailbroken iPhones at risk from new malware
Japan airport staff dash to replace passcodes after security cock-up
Google kills fake anti-virus app that hit No. 1 on Play charts
Samsung Galaxy S5 fingerprint scanner hacked in just 4 DAYS
Viber mobile messenger app leaves user data unencrypted
Triathlon camera drone falls out of the sky, owner claims it was hacked
Microsoft Xbox pwned by 5-year-old security researcher
