In April 2023, Angel One, a Mumbai-based stockbroking firm, experienced a data breach that exposed the personal information of 7.9 million customers. This information, which was leaked online by a hacker, includes names, addresses, contact numbers, an...
Genea, a prominent Australian IVF provider, has experienced a significant cyber security incident. On February 14th, Genea detected suspicious activity on its network, prompting an immediate investigation and the shutdown of certain systems. The compa...
In February 2025, the cryptocurrency exchange Bybit experienced a significant cybersecurity breach resulting in the theft of approximately $1.4 billion to $1.9 billion worth of cryptocurrency. This incident, the largest cryptocurrency heist to date, i...
In early February 2025, the University of The Bahamas suffered a ransomware attack that significantly disrupted its operations. The attack, which began on February 2nd, crippled the university's internet and telephone systems, affecting online applica...
Paysera, a Lithuanian financial technology company, experienced two distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks within a week. The first attack occurred the week prior to February 2025, and the second attack occurred on Friday, February 2025, around ...
In February 2025, the U.S. Coast Guard experienced a data breach in its personnel and payroll system, impacting 1,135 service members. The breach was discovered due to unusual activity reported by a junior Petty Officer, prompting an investigation by ...
In January 2025, Insight Partners, a New York-based venture capital firm, experienced a cybersecurity breach. The breach was discovered on January 16th and involved unauthorized access to some of the firm's information systems. Insight Partners has st...
On Tuesday, February 11, 2025, Nordic investment portal Nordnet experienced a service outage that lasted until just after 4pm. During the outage, some users were able to see information associated with other users’ accounts, potentially including sto...
Joseph Krar & Associates, Inc. experienced a data breach that was discovered on June 21, 2024. An unauthorized third party gained access to their IT network between June 20, 2024, and June 21, 2024, potentially compromising sensitive personal informat...
The San Francisco-Marin Food Bank (SFMFB) experienced a data breach between May 10, 2024 and May 30, 2024, which was discovered on May 31, 2024. An unauthorized party accessed the organization's IT network, potentially compromising the sensitive perso...
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: