AutoZone is a vehicle parts replacement provider and servicer. Hosting over 5,300 stores across North America alone, AutoZone is a recognizably local option for car owners stateside. AutoZone’s many locations require seamless system responses; they ensure efficient service by using applicable third-party services.
Based in Central New York, Systems East, Inc., is a finance, billing, and payment solution for commercial software products. Their software options differ from other finance payment options by their cross-system elements. The Systems East software provides one tool to manage multiple accounts and tasks. Systems East’s local success may be short-lived, however, because they’ve suffered a data breach—a big one.
Breaches were rampant this week, impacting as many as 15 million individuals. The State of Maine announced that it bled 1.3 million resident records due to the global MOVEit vulnerability. Meanwhile, in Ohio, the City of Huber Heights was targeted by a ransomware attack; potentially, 50,000 residents may have their data exposed. In Michigan, the McLaren Health Care network was allegedly attacked by the ransomware gang BlackCat—losing 2.2 million records to exposure.
Stanford Health Care Alliance encompasses children’s hospitals, care plans, medicine partners, scholars, and the Stanford University faculty. The breach allegedly includes information from Stanford Health Care, Stanford Tri-Valley, Stanford Medicine Partners, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, and Packard Children’s Health Alliance.
Digital startup PostMeds Inc., operating as TruePill, is an online pharmacy service based in California. The company allows patients to compare copay pricing, get status notifications on pill orders, and request refills. However, all this may change soon; at the end of October, TruePill endured a severe data breach, landing them in hot water with patients and courts.
Perry Johnson & Associates (PJ&A) is a medical transcription service assisting providers like Cook County Health and Northwell Health. In mid-October, Chicago’s Cook County Health announced a data breach from PJ&A with a limited impact figure. However, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHS) has confirmed a more significant number than PJ&A initially determined.
A data breach can wreak havoc on an organization and can also have long-term consequences for those who have their personal information exposed. In this article, we'll outline the biggest cybersecurity data breaches in history, as well as a rundown of some of the more recent notable cybersecurity breaches. Data is the new currency, and cybersecurity breaches are a major threat to individuals and businesses.
SecurityScorecard’s recent report with the Cyentia Institute found that 98% or organizations have a relationship with at least one third party that has experienced a breach within the last two years. This indicates that nearly every organization is at least indirectly exposed to risk through circumstances outside its control. With that in mind, it’s important for organizations to know how breaches can happen, how to detect them, and how they can respond effectively. Let’s explore.
