Data Breaches

A Roanoke-based car dealership, the Berglund Management Group Inc., disclosed a data breach impacting over 50,000 individuals, as confirmed by the Attorney General’s Office of Maine. The breach was identified after the company detected unauthorized access to a segment of its computer network. Although the external breach was discovered on October 26, it was later...

The Coldwater Board of Public Utilities (CBPU) recently disclosed a data breach through their Wi-Fi management system, operated by Plume, impacting approximately 200 customers. The breach, identified during Plume's investigation, occurred within a third-party service utilized for analyzing user and application technical events for specific mobile and browser apps. While Plume affirmed no evidence of...

Forward Bank, based in Thorp, Wisconsin, disclosed a recent data breach following unauthorized access to portions of its computer network, urging affected individuals to remain vigilant in light of the incident. Discovered on September 10, 2023, the breach prompted immediate action from Forward Bank, alerting regulatory bodies like the FDIC and the FBI. A comprehensive...

Lakeview Healthcare System, a central Florida medical provider, has reported a data security breach at multiple office locations, urging patients to remain vigilant following the incident. On September 29, an intrusion occurred at Lakeview's Fern Drive location before business hours, resulting in the theft of three password-protected mobile devices and the removal of several medical...

A recent disclosure by Psychiatry Associates of Kansas City (PAKC) reveals a concerning data breach incident that compromised sensitive consumer information. The breach, reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights, involved an unauthorized party gaining access to entrusted data held by the company. Limited details from PAKC's filing...

Oakland-based health insurance giant, Blue Shield of California, disclosed a significant breach this week, revealing potential exposure of sensitive data belonging to vision policy holders. The compromised information, suspected to have fallen into criminal hands, encompasses Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses, and possibly diagnosis and treatment details. The breach, attributed to a cyberattack targeting...

Premier Health, a healthcare organization, disclosed that a third-party software company, Welltok, Inc., experienced a data breach on May 30, 2023. This breach potentially exposed sensitive personal data of Premier Health's customers, affecting multiple healthcare organizations and impacting over 8 million individuals, as confirmed by the US Department of Health and Human Services. The compromised...

Long Beach officials revealed a significant cybersecurity breach detected earlier this month, acknowledging the theft of city data while indicating it could take weeks or months to ascertain the exact nature and extent of the compromised information. The city has yet to determine the specific data accessed, potentially encompassing sensitive details due to the nature...

Dollar Tree, a discount store chain operating across 23,000 locations in the United States and Canada, faced the repercussions of a third-party data breach that affected 1,977,486 individuals. The breach occurred as a result of a cyberattack on Dollar Tree's service provider, Zeroed-In Technologies. According to a data breach notification shared with Maine's Attorney General,...

Berglund Management Group, a Virginia-based firm, has reported a significant data breach potentially impacting more than 50,000 individuals across the United States. The disclosure was made in a report submitted to Maine's Attorney General's Office, prompted by the state's stringent regulations mandating cyberattack disclosures affecting its residents. This report was published on November 29th,...

ZeroedIn Technologies, LLC notified the Maine Attorney General's office on November 27, 2023, following the discovery of unauthorized access to its computer network, potentially compromising consumers' sensitive information, including names, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers. The incident, detected on August 23, 2023, prompted immediate action from ZeroedIn to secure its systems and launch...

Sarah D. Culbertson Memorial Hospital disclosed a recent data breach to the Massachusetts Attorney General's office on November 21, 2023, unveiling unauthorized access to its computer network. The breach resulted in the exposure of sensitive patient information, including names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, medical diagnoses, treatment details, and health insurance information. The incident,...

CKF Addiction Treatment, Inc. disclosed a recent data breach to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights on November 17, 2023. The breach allowed an unauthorized party to access sensitive consumer information, compelling CKF to initiate data breach notification procedures. The incident, categorized as a "Hacking / IT incident," targeted...

Warren General Hospital in Pennsylvania recently discovered a data breach impacting approximately 169,000 patients, initially detected on September 24 when suspicious activity was flagged within its network. The hospital swiftly secured its systems and commenced an investigation, involving law enforcement, to assess the extent of the incident. The investigation revealed unauthorized access by an unknown...

In a recent update to its clientele, Okta, a prominent cyber security software developer, revealed that the October data breach was more extensive than initially presumed. In a letter addressed to customers, Okta disclosed that hackers accessed data from all clients who utilized its customer support system, impacting its vast network of 17,000 clients. The...