Data breaches are a serious risk that can lead to a substantial amount of lost information annually. This week financial, legal, health, and education sectors were all hit. Major health insurance providers like MCNA and Harvard Pilgrim were exposed, legal company Casepoint suffered substantial data losses, the University of Rochester was hit, and Capital One also suffered significant losses.
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care is an insurance provider that offers non-profit healthcare to residents in a variety of different states, including New Hampshire, Maine, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. The company generates more than $622 million in revenue annually and employs over 4,400 people during its regular operations. It works with millions of patients, and a mix of those patients was exposed in the recent data breach impacting that company.
The University of Rochester is a mid-sized school in New York State. It was founded in 1850 and has more than 12,000 students overall. The school maintains over 30,000 staff members overall and manages a large amount of data for all those individuals. Since data is largely digital today, the school is a major target for data breaches and identity theft. With breaches becoming so common today, it's not surprising the school suffered from a recent breach.
Casepoint is one of the first companies to get approval to serve as an eDiscovery tool for Federal and State governments in the United States. The company manages legal data for huge agencies and is the home of many legal secrets that could provide lawyers with an edge if they had access to all the company's data. That's why Casepoint suffering from a data breach is such a significant problem.
MCNA, a health insurance program service that works with children and Medicaid recipients, was recently the target of a ransomware gang. The company works with millions of patients, dental clinics, dental and orthodontic practices, and more. A huge number of patients entrust their data to this massive organization, and they are now at risk from serious cyber-attacks because of this significant data breach.
High-profile companies, government agencies, healthcare companies, and government contractors were all exposed in data breaches this week. Tesla is one of the biggest companies to suffer from a breach this week, but the US Marine Corps, ABB, Apria Healthcare, and Suffolk University were also hit by ransomware gangs and targeted hackers. Get the details about these attacks below and stay up-to-date on any breaches that might impact you or your loved ones.
Suffolk University is a private research university located near Boston, Massachusetts. The school serves over 7,500 students each year and offers more than 100 undergrad, professional, and graduate programs. A huge number of students submit data for financial aid, tuition, and more, and that data could be at risk at a school that doesn't secure its data well. The school earns more than $118 million in revenue annually.
ABB is a Swiss-based technology company that has contracts with the US government along with other local governments and major companies in different parts of the world. The company specializes in industrial control systems and SCADA systems for manufacturing and energy suppliers. This industrial services company maintains valuable data for many high-profile organizations, which puts those organizations at risk if there is ever a data breach.
