Millions of federal employees’ personal info stolen. Source article on CNN.com Create your own user feedback survey US officials say nearly every government agency was hacked. Personal information of 4 million federal employees was stolen. Investigators say the breach was traced to China. Officials claim China is building a database of Americans’ info. The breach didn’t affect uniformed military personnel. …
White House Hacked
Russian hackers access unclassified systems. Russian hackers first breached the US State Department in ‘14. The hackers have “owned” the State Dep’t network for months. The FBI is still struggling to eliminate them from the system. From the State Dep’t, hackers then accessed the White House. Investigators believe they used an email “phishing” scam. “Phishing” is when hackers pose as …
Hackers Steal $1 Billion
Attacks could be largest cyber-heist ever. An international hacker ring stole ~$1 billion from banks. The attacks took place over 2 years. Targeted banks in U.S., Russia, China, Japan and Germany. They used “Phishing” and other hacks to access bank systems. Very few countries or banks are reporting this massive breach. Experts believe this is the most sophisticated, covert hacking. …
Hackers Steal Medical Data
4.5 million SSNs, DOBs, and more stolen Community Health Systems has been hacked. Chinese hackers took data from 4.5 million patients. Data stolen: SSNs, DOBs, addresses, phone numbers. They did not taken medical history or credit card info. This impacts patients in the last 5 years and any referrals to CHS. CHS will notify patients affected by the breach. CHS also …
1.2 Billion Passwords Stolen
Could be the largest heist of its kind Russian hackers have stolen 1.2 billion username and password combinations. The digital credentials came from ~420,000 sites. The sites included small and well-known ones. The hackers make money by logging into social and email accounts and posting about fake products. This could be the largest theft of username and passwords. Security experts …