Recent Data Breaches You Should Know About

The big questions is "when" and not "if" you will be affected

Earlier today a new breach was reported that is said to affect around 80 million households in the United States. Little is known about the breach as of yet and who was breached, but security researchers know that the unencrypted data was hosted by a Microsoft cloud server. This current breach has exposed complete addresses, complete latitudinal and longitudinal locations, full names, ages, and date of births. Additionally, the research has uncovered some coded references to marital status, income, homeowner status, gender, title, and dwelling type. Although the information seems to be more about the household information over any individual information, it is a perfect resource for identity thieves or other cyber attackers. The information gained through this cyber-attack could lead to ransomware scams and phishing. However, it could also be used to identify when you are out of the house through social media.

There have been a number of security breaches in the last month alone and some of those that have been hacked or breached are top companies that are seemingly safe, because of their position within our society or their size. Large companies, like the Royal Bank of Scotland and Facebook, have been attacked and the data can be used for any number of reasons. Here is a list of some of the top breaches in the last month.

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Name of the Organization	Type of Exploitation	Type of Company	Location
Verity Medical Foundation	Employee Phishing Scam	Healthcare Provider	San Jose, CA, US
Earl Enterprises	Malware Installation POS	Hospitality Giant	US
Canadian Internet Registration Authority	Ransomware Infection	Not-for-profit agency that manages domain name	Canada
Royal Bank of Scotland	Faulty Security Product	Retail Bank	Scotland
Total	Remote Unlock	Oil and Gas Company	France
Facebook	System Vulnerability	Social Media Company	Australia
Taalem Education Group	Password Spraying	Organization that runs the Dubai British School of Jumeirah Park	United Arab Emirates
Toyota	IT System Breach	Japanese Automobile Producer	Japan
Chipotle	Credential Stuffing	Fast-casual dining chain	US
Navient Health	Employee Email Breach	Hospital	US
Verint	Ransomware Attack	IT Services and cybersecurity company	US
The Weather Channel	Ransomware Attack	TV network	US
Augusta Municipal Operations	Computer virus	Capital City in Maine	US
Tchap	Code bug	Proprietary chap application for the French government	France
Department of Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport	Accidental Sharing	Government agency	UK
iStaySafe Pty. Ltd.	Insecure Direct Object Reference attack	Organization dedicated to child safety practices	Australia
Burrell Behavioral Health	Unsecured business associate portal	Mental Health provider	Missouri, US
Brookside ENT & Hearing Center	Ransomware Attack	Medical Practice	Michigan, US
Secaucus High School	Malware	High School	New Jersey, US
BC Pension Corporation	Missing Microfiche	Largest Pension Plan Agents in Canada	Canada
Unity Housing	Data Leak	Ottawa Community Housing Agency	Canada
Bayer Pharmaceuticals	Malware Attack	Multinational pharmaceutical and life sciences company	Germany
Saolta University Healthcare Group	Scam	Umbrella hospital group	Ireland
UK Universities	Password Spraying	University	UK
City of Greenville	Ransomware Attack	South Carolina Network	US
Minnesota Department of Human Services	Phishing Scam	State Agency	US
Palmetto Health and Women’s Health USA	Phishing Scam	Healthcare provider	US
Mitsubishi Aerospace	Ransomware	Manufacturer for airplane parts	Canada
UK Home Office	Accidental Sharing	Ministerial Department of the Government	UK
VSDC	Trojan Malware Attack	Free multimedia editor	UK
Matrix.org	Credentials Leak	Internet protocol	UK
Uniden	Emotet Trojan Distribution	Wireless communications	Japan

All of these breaches occurred in the last month. These are not just small companies that have likely failed to successfully protect their customer’s data and information, but rather included in the list are government agencies, huge health care facilities, and pension plan agents. These breaches help to identify the need to ensure that a company needs to ensure that they are working to protect their customer’s data. For example, malware users may inject codes to hide activities or bypass security measures. Companies, today, have to be able to ensure that they are doing everything they can to protect their customer’s data. One breach can lead a loyal customer to distrust your organization. One breach can lead to decreased sales, profits, and market share.

There are so many ways that one’s information can be compromised, and this is the reason for such a rampant struggle to ensure that the systems are working in your favor and to protect your customers from an attack that could compromise your organization itself and the level of trust the customers have in your business. Finding the right IT services in Calgary can help to mitigate the risk of an attack.

With professional IT support services in Calgary, businesses can protect their data and ensure that these attacks don’t harm their image and perception. Note how a company like GAM Tech that works in the cyber security industry can be severely damaged by a cyber-attack. IT companies in Calgary need to make sure that they are able to protect their data. A lot of the information that is stolen during these attacks are sold on the dark web and can be used to get buyers to open fake accounts or even steal your intellectual property.

Looking for the right IT solutions in Calgary to protect your business? The ideal managed IT services in Calgary can help to ensure that your company is protected from phishing scams, malware attacks, and ransomware attacks. In today’s economy, there is an imminent danger regarding the protection of your data and companies that fail to protect their customer’s information can create irrefutable damage to their brand. If your customers don’t feel safe providing their information, because they fear that their information may get into the wrong hands, you can lose a large share of the market and this can lead to further issues for your organization.

Don’t allow your businesses data to be compromised and protect your customers with the right security systems and a managed IT service provider that will ensure that the information is protected in the future.