In February 2024, the company experienced a network disruption due to a cybersecurity incident. The company said it suspected a "nation-state group" was behind the attack. Ransomware group BlackCat claimed responsibility for the attack. The followi...
A major cyber security event in Italy has led to a national scandal and calls for increased data protection measures. A private investigative agency, Equalize, allegedly gained unauthorized access to sensitive government databases, including those co...
Lansing Community College (LCC) experienced a cybersecurity incident between December 2022 and March 2023 where an unauthorized actor gained access to their network. This breach affected the personal information of over 750,000 individuals, including ...
Axis Health System, a Colorado-based network of 13 behavioral health facilities, recently experienced a cyberattack. The ransomware group Rhysida claimed responsibility for the attack and is demanding $1.58 million in bitcoin from Axis Health. Rhysida...
In May 2024, the Community Clinic of Maui, a non-profit healthcare organization in Hawaii, suffered a ransomware attack that significantly disrupted its operations. The attack, which was later claimed by the LockBit ransomware group, caused a major IT...
A threat actor known as "Tanaka" published a post on the dark web forum Breach Forums, claiming to possess a database containing the personal information of 304,000 customers of the Australian camera and electronics retailer, digiDirect. The data, all...
Dist IT, an IT product company, recently announced that one of its subsidiaries experienced a cyberattack. The attack, which began on a Thursday, is being taken seriously by the company due to its potential financial repercussions. Although customer ...
Find Great People (FGP), a national recruiting and HR consulting firm, experienced a data breach between July 2, 2024, and July 19, 2024. On July 19, 2024, the company discovered a network disruption impacting its IT systems. An investigation, condu...
Brighthouse Life Insurance Company recently disclosed a data breach that exposed sensitive personal information of some of its clients. The breach stemmed from an incident that occurred at Aviben, a third-party vendor contracted by Brighthouse. The i...
Southend-on-Sea City Council experienced a data breach affecting over 2,000 individuals due to an error in responding to a Freedom of Information Act request. The council unintentionally revealed personal and sensitive information, including names, ad...
Cyber Security Case Studies has worked with a number of groups to develop these risk effect categories which represent a plain-english description of the impacts seen in public cyber events alongside their definition: