In December 2017 approx 40 million records leaked due to data breaches and cyber-attacks.
At the end of 2017 we hope that the introduction of the EU GDPR will encourage organizations to better protect the data they hold, and to give it the respect it requires. Things You Should Know About Governance and Management System for GDPR Compliance
Data protection is more than just protecting data from the unauthorized: it’s about ensuring it’s used for the sole purpose it was collected, and respecting the privacy of those whose data it is.
Few more article to check top stories of data breach and cyber-attack in 2017.
A Look Back – 2017’S Biggest Data Breaches
2017 so far – List of data breaches and cyber-attacks
Cyber attack and Ransomware
Attackers claim to have hacked MEDHOST
FBI investigates cyberterrorist attack on Stanislaus County network
Proctor schools hit by ransomware attack
Top Security Firm Admits to MitM Security Incident
Jerome School District falls victim to ransomware
National Capital Poison Center discloses ransomware incident
After computer hack, Nashotah pays $2K ransom for residents’ personal information
Mad River Twp. Fire and EMS data hacked, encrypted with ransomware
Mecklenburg Co. leaders release ransom email from hackers
Former Sysadmin Caught Hacking His Ex-Employer by His Replacement
Data Breach
Nissan Canada data breach may have exposed 1.1M finance customers’ information
MidMichigan notifies patients of potential breach
Chilton Medical Center hard drive containing protected health information was sold online
NYU Langone Health Notifies Patients of Improperly Disposed Binder Containing Patient Information
Home Economics: How Life in 123 Million American Households Was Exposed Online
Former hotel clerk arrested for profiting from guests’ info
Lincoln Nonprofit’s Laptop Containing Vital Information Stolen in Car Break-In
LSU issues notifications regarding stolen laptop
Austin Manual Therapy notifies 1,750 patients of data breach
Washington Health System Greene notifies 4,145 patients after hard drive with PHI was discovered stolen
Franciscan Physician Network of Illinois and Specialty Physicians of Illinois notify patients of payment records lost or stolen from storage facility
Hackers may have stolen the personal data of 80,000 people associated with Osaka University
eBay Privacy Breach Exposes Customer Names on Google
Cape students affected by data breach
Clarion U. students notified after employees fall for phishing attack
Glens Falls Hospital workers’ Social Security numbers released in internal email
24,000 UNC Health Care patients affected by potential security breach
Sinai Health System announces data breach but says risk to patients low
oBike reviewing app security after international user data leak
Henry Ford Health System Warns 18,470 Patients Of Data Breach
Real Time Health Quotes leak affected health insurance applicants
July Systems data leak: Massive trove of sensitive information exposed online via unsecured database
Baptist Health Louisville notifies 880 patients after phishing incident
A popular virtual keyboard app leaks 31 million users’ personal data
Former employee reportedly steals mental health data on 28,434 Bexar County patients
Data security breach at Rutgers leaves the information of 1,700 students unprotected
Financial information
Text alert: the ‘bank’ message that cost a student £5,400 of her loan money
Basic training in avoiding phishing is no longer sufficient
Thieves stole potentially millions of dollars in bitcoin in a hacking attack on a cryptocurrency company
PayPal Admits Acquired Company Suffered Major Breach
‘Cyber heist’: 600 bank accounts hacked for Rs 10million
Compromised payroll documents contained personal info of current, former Humboldt County staff, dependents
Other
U.S. claims North Korea was responsible for WannaCry
Fighting back against cyber crime
Romania arrests five suspected members of major ransomware gang
Former nurse sentenced for cyber stalking campaign
Chicago Man Charged With Hacking Company’s Servers After Termination
Hacker got details of 165,000 people from sites including Uber and Groupon