Though there is no evidence that the data has been used in any way, hackers did have access to patient names, Social Security numbers, doctor names, diagnosis and treatment information, and insurance information. The breach was discovered in November 2015, but the FBI discouraged the company from making a public announcement until March, as the investigation was ongoing.
March 10, 2016: 21 st Century Oncology, a Fort Myers-based company offering cancer care services, revealed in a statement on their website that 2.2 million patients may have had personal information stolen when the company’s system was breached in October 2015. It is presently unclear who is responsible for the attack or how they may use the information they stole. Posing as Snapchat chief executive Evan Spiegel, the attackers simply requested - and received - sensitive employee information including names, Social Security numbers, and wage/payroll data. March 3, 2016: 700 current and former Snapchat employees had their personal information stolen when hackers used a phishing scam to trick an employee into e-mailing them the private data. Those who may have been affected were notified and encouraged to keep an eye on their personal information. The school says that although it was clear their system was hacked, it does not appear that any information was stolen. UC Berkeleyįebruary 29, 2016: The financial data of more than 80,000 University of California, Berkeley students, alumni, employees, and school officials was compromised around December 2015 and announced to the public in February 2016. The IRS thinks a sophisticated Russia-based criminal operation is responsible for the data breach and that identities were stolen to file fraudulent tax returns in the future. However, in February 2016, those numbers have been increased to over 700,000. In May, the IRS said over 100,000 American taxpayers had their personal information compromised when the agency’s “Get Transcript” system was hacked. Internal Revenue Serviceįebruary 29, 2016: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that the data breach they uncovered in May 2015 was much larger than initially believed. Tweeting from the account the hackers said it took one week for the Department of Justice to realize that their systems had been compromised. Information stolen included names, titles, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses the Department of Justice does not believe that any sensitive information, like Social Security numbers, was obtained. CNN reported the hackers released data on 10,000 Department of Homeland Security employees one day, and then released data on 20,000 FBI employees the next day. relations with Israel tried to call attention to their cause in February 2016 by breaching the U.S. Department of Justiceįebruary 9, 2016: Hackers angry about U.S.
Unknown cyber criminals compromised the university’s computer system and stole a variety of information including Social Security numbers, first and last names, and student/employee ID numbers. The breach was discovered in January, but before making the incident public, the university reported it to law enforcement and conducted an internal investigation. University of Central Floridaįebruary 8, 2016: At the beginning of February 2016, the University of Central Florida announced a data breach that affected approximately 63,000 current and former students, faculty, and staff. FACC says that while they are investigating the extent of the damage and how it happened, their normal operations have not been affected. The criminals, however, seemed to ignore the company’s data and intellectual property, opting to instead steal approximately €50 million - which is equivalent to about $54.5 million U.S. January 25, 2016: FACC, an Austrian-based aerospace parts manufacturer (with clients like Airbus and Boeing), announced they fell victim to hackers in January 2016. 2020 Data Breaches | The Most Significant Breaches of the Year.2019 Data Breaches | The Biggest Breaches of the Year.2018 Data Breaches | The Worst Breaches of the Year.2017 Data Breaches | The Year of Equifax.2016 Data Breaches | The Largest Data Breaches of the Year.2015 Data Breaches | Data Breaches That Made Headlines.2014 Data Breaches | Major Data Breaches.
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