data breach

A spokesperson for Yale New Haven Health said some patients’ files were unintentionally shared with the public. Hospital officials said a file created for research was unintentionally posted on a public website. The information shared could have been accessed by what’s being described as a small number of people. The breach was reported to hospital officials on April 18. Hospital…

Sinclair Broadcast Group says that some of its servers and work stations were encrypted with ransomware and that data was stolen from its network

T-Mobile says about 7.8 million of its current postpaid customer accounts’ information and just over 40 million records of former or prospective customers who had previously applied for credit with the company were involved in a recent data breach

T-Mobile says it is investigating a leak of its data after someone took to an online forum offering to sell the personal information of cellphone users

Yale New Haven Health officials said the personal information of some patients was compromised in an April data breach. Officials said that certain demographic information such as names, addresses, phone numbers, emails, Social Security numbers, treatment locations and preferred languages were included in the Elekta databases impacted by the breach. A small group of people may have had their financial…

Customers and employees of several Carnival Corp. cruise lines might have had personal information stolen.

Patients of Trinity Health may have had some of their personal information compromised in a data breach in January. The health network, which includes Trinity Health of New England, said it was notified by Accellion, a third-party vendor, on January 29 that there was a security issue with its system used for sending secure email. Certain files on the server…

Cybercriminals shifted away from stealing individual consumers’ information in 2020 to focus on more profitable attacks on businesses.

President-elect Joe Biden condemned the massive security breaches against American businesses and government agencies and pledged to make cybersecurity a priority in his first 100 days as president.

Hartford HealthCare announced on Monday that their system was recently the victim of a phishing attack that may have compromised patient information. The company said on February 13 they were made aware of concerning activity tied to two employee email accounts. Investigation by a technology forensics team found that someone gained access to the accounts between February 13 and 14….

Marriott says guests’ names, loyalty account information and other personal details may have been accessed in the second major data breach to hit the company in less than two years

The personal information and Social Security numbers of about 1,100 users of Connecticut’s state health insurance marketplace might have been compromised after a security breach last fall, officials said.

If you were among the 147 million Americans who had their Social Security number and other private information exposed by the 2017 Equifax data breach, the deadline to file a claim for free credit monitoring or compensation is Wednesday.

Food delivery app DoorDash says hackers accessed sensitive information on nearly 5 million of its customers and drivers. The San Francisco-based company is working to notify those affected.

Capital One Financial announced late Monday it had learned of a data breach that it says involves the personal information of more than 100 million customers as federal authorities arrested a suspected hacker in the case.

The Equifax data breach of 2017 exposed the information of over 147,000,000 people — and if you were one of those people, you can now file a claim for reimbursement.

UConn Health is warning patients about a data breach that could impact more than 300,000 people.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spent a second day answering questions from members of Congress on issues regarding user data collection and faced some harsh criticisms over his previous apologies and lack of action.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spent over four hours answering questions from Congress on issues regarding privacy, hate speech and the company’s role in elections. Here are some key moments from the hearing.

Sen. Lindsey Graham asked Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg if the company faced legitimate competition or if it was a monopoly. Graham also asked if Zuckerberg would welcome government regulation.