The Week in Breach News: 02/09/22 – 02/15/22

Risk to Business: 1.727= Severe

While everyone was focused on the big game last week, cybercriminals were focused on the San Francisco 49ers. The team was hit by a ransomware attack, purportedly by BlackByte. The cybercriminals claim they stole some of the football team’s financial data, invoices and other internal documents. The team stressed the fact that this event appeared to be limited to their corporate network and did not endanger any fan or stadium databases.

Risk to Business: 1.561 =Severe

EasyVote Solutions has exposed some voter and poll worker data. The data was left unguarded and easily accessible on the internet. The software company says that exposed information does not include full voting records or registrations. The breach was discovered by South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) internet researchers. SLED and the FBI are investigating.

Individual Risk: 1.772 =Severe

Exposed data for voters can include names, addresses, races and dates of birth. Exposed data for poll workers may include those details plus identity documents, Social Security numbers and financial data.  

Risk to Business: 1.279= Extreme

Another day, another DeFi hack. This time the victim was blockchain infrastructure company Meter. $4.4 million was stolen during a cyberattack on the Meter Passport platform in the form of 1391 ETH and 2.74 BTC. The incident also impacted Meter’s Moonriver Network. The company acknowledged the hack on Saturday, urging users not to trade unbacked meterBNB circulating on Moonriver. The company says that it plans to repay some investors and the incident is under investigation.

Risk to Business: 1.861 = Severe

Memorial Hermann Health System is notifying patients that their data has been exposed after a data security incident at one of their service providers, Advent Health Partners. That company has been investigating unauthorized activity on company email accounts related to Memorial Hermann data. The incident was first spotted in September 2021. 

Individual Risk: 1.712 = Severe

An unauthorized third party accessed multiple files containing Memorial Hermann patients’ protected health information (PHI) that may include first names, last names, dates of birth, social security numbers, driver’s license numbers, financial information, health insurance information and treatment information.

Risk to Business: 2.171= Severe

Aviation services company Swissport International was struck with a ransomware attack that had a major impact on its operations, leading to flight delays for 22 flights out of Zurich Airport. The aviation company provides cargo handling, security, maintenance, cleaning and lounge hospitality at airports in 50 countries. The company’s website was back up and running quickly, and the incident is under investigation. 

Risk to Business: 2.919 = Moderate

Wireless carrier Vodafone Portugal said that a substantial amount of its customer data services went offline for one overnight period following a cyberattack. The company’s 4G and 5G mobile networks, along with fixed voice, television, SMS and voice/digital answering services went down. The company says that customer data doesn’t appear to have been accessed or compromised. Some services still remain offline a week after the attack. 

Risk to Business: 1.904 = Severe

Croatian telecom A1 Hrvatska has disclosed a data security incident that led to the exposure of personal data for an estimated 200,000 customers. The company says that the exposure was due to unauthorized access to one of their user databases that contained sensitive personal information. The company was quick to specify that no consumer financial data was exposed. The incident has not affected A1 Hrvatska’s services or operations. 

Individual Risk: 2.711 = Moderate

The customer information exposed includes users’ full names, personal identification numbers, physical addresses and telephone numbers. 

Risk to Business: 1.2011 = Severe

Ransomware practitioners stole the show at Pop TV, Slovenia’s most popular TV channel. As a result news programs including the station’s news broadcast 24UR were unable to show any computer graphics. Particularly irksome for customers was the fact that the attack prevented new content from being added to the platform, impacting streaming any of its channels and live sporting events, such as the Winter Olympics. Slovenia’s Computer Emergency Response Team, SI-CERT is investigating.

Risk to Business: 1.211 = Extreme

A real data exposure mess has brewed in New South Wales, Australia thanks to a government-run QR code-based COVID-19 check-in program. The COVID Safe Businesses and Organizations dataset was discovered loose on the internet and it included data for sensitive sites and organizations alongside data about run-of-the-mill companies. Some of the sensitive data posted gave details about the physical facilities and locations of prisons, critical infrastructure networks including power stations and tunnel entry sites as well as dozens of shelters and crisis accommodation centers. Even national security-related locations were exposed. In this program, businesses and organizations registered as COVID-safe to access a QR code for staff and customers to check-in at their physical locations. The program has been discontinued.