In December 2023, HealthAlliance, Inc., a health insurance company, discovered a data breach within its IT network. An unauthorized party accessed and potentially acquired sensitive consumer information between August 18, 2023, and October 13, 2023. T...
In July 2023, the company disclosed a cybersecurity incident involving the personal information of patients. On 31st May 2023, the company detected suspicious activity on their systems using proactive monitoring tools and initiated an investigation...
On December 19, 2024, Ukraine experienced a significant cyberattack targeting its state registers, marking one of the largest attacks on the nation's critical infrastructure. The attack, attributed to Russian hackers potentially linked to the GRU, dis...
In January 2025, Apple agreed to a $95 million settlement for a class action lawsuit alleging Siri, their virtual assistant, recorded private conversations without user consent and shared the data with third-party marketers and advertisers for targete...
On December 28, 2024, a pro-Russian hacker group, NoName057(16), launched a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) cyberattack against approximately ten Italian government and transportation organizations. The websites of the Italian Foreign Ministry, M...
In late 2024, Rivers Casino Philadelphia experienced a data breach. An unauthorized party accessed and copied files stored on the casino's computer servers. While the casino has not released specific details about the breach, lawsuits filed against ...
Christopher Newport University (CNU) has experienced a sophisticated cyberattack targeting its authentication systems. The attack, originating from an external source, has resulted in the exposure of sensitive personal information, including names, em...
Amergis Healthcare Staffing, Inc. experienced a data breach on February 6, 2024, originating from unauthorized access to Amergis email accounts. The breach, characterized as an external system "breach (hacking)," was discovered the same day. While t...
Highgate Hotels experienced a data breach that exposed sensitive personal information of some of its customers. On March 25, 2024, the company noticed unusual activity on its computer network. Highgate secured its systems, contacted law enforcement, a...
Arun Estates, a large estate agency group, has experienced a potential data breach, leading to a precautionary shutdown of their internal systems. The incident has caused significant disruption across the entire network, impacting Arun Estates, Wards,...
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: