from the big banks For car dealerships, 2024 has been a banner year for data breaches. Yes, I mean that in the worst way possible. I’d be surprised if any American remained unexposed this time around. Here are some companies that may have exposed your data.
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National public data breach: 2.9 billion people exposed
There’s nothing worse than a background check company getting hacked. Their whole job is to dig up and collect non-public data. trial It is claimed that it was the negligence of the National Public Data that led to the information of 2.9 billion people becoming public. The details include social security number, full name and address. The hacking group ASDoD has put the database of stolen information up for sale for $3.5 million. No information has been given yet about the ransom payment.
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Through a process called scraping, the NPD collects and stores personal data from “non-public sources” to perform background checks. In other words, The company gathers Information that was not handed over voluntarily (or intentionally).
Depending on what happens in court, NPD may be required to delete the personal data of affected individuals and encrypt all data collected going forward.
Ascension ransomware attack: Up to 140 hospitals affected
In May, an employee at one of the nation’s largest healthcare systems accidentally downloaded malware. What followed was a flood of cyberattacks.
Ascension runs 140 hospitals in 19 states and Washington, D.C. On May 8, they detected unusual activity within their network. The disruption quickly became so bad that Ascension had to shut down their network. to close Transport and reroute patients to emergency rooms.
emergency sign outside hospital
Hackers took control of 7 of Ascension’s 25,000 servers; who was it? rubbed off The investigation is still ongoing. Ascension recently said that 500 Individuals have been affected, but I’d bet the final number will be much higher.
CDK’s global attack: 15,000 car dealerships
In June, one of the largest car dealership software companies suffered a double whammy. CDK, used by 15,000 dealerships for payroll and finance functions, shut down its systems after a series of cyber attacks on the 18th and 19th. The ransom amount is rumored to be in the tens of thousands of dollars Millions Of the dollar.
The closure severely hampered dealership operations and sales. Dealership New car sales in New Jersey fell 50% in June.
Changes in healthcare attacks
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Change Healthcare, a technology firm owned by UnitedHealth, is used by thousands of pharmacies, hospitals and health care facilities to receive payments and process claims.
An attack discovered in late February caused massive disruption across the US healthcare system for several weeks. UnitedHealth paid a massive ransom of $22 million Russian cybercriminal group Blackcat was asked to stop sharing the data they stole.
Then One more The rogue gang, RansomHub, also claimed to have stolen data. In April, UnitedHealth said a “substantial portion” of Americans’ data had been exposed. It is estimated that one-third of all Americans have been affected. This includes sensitive medical data, including test results, diagnoses and images.
AT&T breach: 73 million customers
in March, AT&T Reveals Hackers have stolen data of “almost all” existing and former customers. This data is till 2019 and includes some such data In fact personal information, including social security numbers. He reportedly paid the hackers a ransom of $370,000 to have the information deleted.
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- Advance Auto Parts (July): Personal information of more than 2.3 million individuals was stolen.
- Roku (April): By “credential stuffing,” i.e. using logins leaked in other breaches, hackers accessed about 591,000 accounts. No financial information could be accessed.
- Truist Bank (June): Hacking group Sp1d3r stole information on 65,000 employees and put it up for sale online.
- Tile (June): Life360, the company that makes the Tile tracker device, has reported a breach that included names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, and device identification numbers.
- Ticketmaster (June): This affected 560 million customers; the data included names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, order history, and partial payment information.
- Dropbox (May): The attackers gained access to Dropbox Sign’s development environment, which led to the leak of customer information.
- Teamviewer (July): Employee directory data, including employee names and encrypted passwords, was exposed.
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You can’t stop a hacker from breaking into a large company, but you can prevent him from doing it. be able to Save yourself from its adverse effects.
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Double-check all health care communications. If you receive an Explanation of Benefits (EOB) or a bill for services you did not receive, contact your health care provider and insurance company immediately. This means someone is using your benefits for their own health care.
Be careful with email requests. Be suspicious of anything that seems too urgent. It’s okay to go slow for safety’s sake. My rule is: If it’s a weird written request, like a text or email, I make a phone call.
Be wary of “old friends” who show up unexpectedly. It can be possible Be a hacker Those who have a little (stolen) information. Take the time to verify that they are who they say they are.
Make a list of exposed data. Keep it digitally or just on a post-it. Be suspicious of anyone who references it in an email or phone call. Suppose the company you financed your car with has been hacked. If you suddenly get a call saying there is a major problem with your loan, you should be cautious.
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Update your PIN and banking login credentials. Even if they are not directly involved in the breach, hackers can still access your personal information using it. Keep an eye on your bank and credit card statements for anything unusual. Set up banking alerts on your phone when doing this.
Freeze your credit. This will prevent fraudsters from opening credit cards or loans in your name. Like setting up fraud alerts, you’ll also need to Contact all three credit bureaus,
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