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The first breach of a Microsoft Exchange Server instance was observed by cybersecurity company Volexity on 6 January 2021. [1] By the end of January, Volexity had observed a breach allowing attackers to spy on two of their customers, and alerted Microsoft to the vulnerability. After Microsoft was alerted of the breach, Volexity noted the ...
Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack. On May 7, 2021, Colonial Pipeline, an American oil pipeline system that originates in Houston, Texas, and carries gasoline and jet fuel mainly to the Southeastern United States, suffered a ransomware cyberattack that afflicted computerized equipment managing the pipeline. [4][5][6] The Colonial Pipeline ...
This is a list of reports about data breaches, using data compiled from various sources, including press reports, government news releases, and mainstream news articles.. The list includes those involving the theft or compromise of 30,000 or more records, although many smaller breaches occur continual
Confirm the Data Breach Is Real. The first thing you need to do when you get a notice about a data breach is to confirm it’s real. “Verify that this isn’t fake news and that the company you ...
Jan. 8—A ransomware attack on an international payroll company has affected about 600 employees at A.O. Fox Hospital. Kronos (or UKG), one of the world's biggest workforce management software ...
ASCII art header from the September 13, 2021 Anonymous press release announcing the data breach [18]. Hackers identifying themselves as a part of Anonymous announced on September 13, 2021 that they had gained access to large quantities of Epik data, including domain purchase and transfer details, account credentials and logins, payment history, employee emails, and unidentified private keys. [2]
Kaseya VSA ransomware attack. On 2 July 2021, a number of managed service providers (MSPs) and their customers became victims of a ransomware attack perpetrated by the REvil group, [1] causing widespread downtime for over 1,000 companies. [2][3] The attack was carried out by exploiting a vulnerability in VSA (Virtual System Administrator), a ...
In 2020, a major cyberattack suspected to have been committed by a group backed by the Russian government penetrated thousands of organizations globally including multiple parts of the United States federal government, leading to a series of data breaches. [ 1 ][ 28 ][ 29 ] The cyberattack and data breach were reported to be among the worst ...