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Texas school district notifies 47K students and staff of data breach that leaked SSNs, credit cards, and more
Alvin Independent School District over the weekend confirmed it notified 47,606 people about a June 2024 data breach that compromised the following personal info: Names Social Security numbers Credit and debit card numbers Financial account numbers Medical info Health insurance info State-issued ID numbers such as driver’s licenses and passports The Texas attorney general reported the breach on its website…
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Southern Arkansas University Tech notifies data breach victims
Southern Arkansas University Tech this week confirmed it notified an undisclosed number of people about an October 2024 data breach. The school has not stated what data was compromised or how many people are affected. However, SAU Tech is offering victims free credit monitoring, which usually implies Social Security numbers were among the data. Ransomware gang RansomHub claimed responsibility for…
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Charleston County, SC School District notifies 20,000+ people of data breach
The Charleston County, South Carolina School District yesterday confirmed it notified 20,653 people about a July 2024 data breach. The District on July 16, 2024 said unknown actors disrupted its systems and stole data. At the time, CCSD officials told Comparitech, “we are not aware of any malicious misuse of school data.” The district has not publicly disclosed what personal…
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Complete Payroll Solutions notifies 22K+ people of 2023 data breach that leaked SSNs
Complete Payroll Solutions this week confirmed it notified at least 22,000 people of an October 2023 data breach that compromised Social Security numbers, financial account info, and driver’s licenses. The company first notified 320 people shortly after the breach occurred. Now a year and a half later, the number of victims has ballooned to more than 22,000. New Hampshire’s attorney…
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Urban One notifies hundreds of data breach that compromised SSNs, tax and financial info
US media conglomerate Urban One this week confirmed it notified hundreds of people about a February 2025 data breach that compromised names, Social Security numbers, direct deposit info, W-2 information, and home addresses. Ransomware gang Cactus claimed responsibility for the breach on March 12, 2025, saying it stole 2.5 TB of data from Urban One. To prove its claim, Cactus…
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Alabama eye doctor notifies 131K people of data breach that compromised SSNs and medical info
Alabama Ophthalmology Associates this week confirmed it notified 131,576 people about a January 2025 data breach that compromised the following personal info: Names Social Security numbers Health insurance info Treatment info Medical record number Medical history info Dates of birth Ransomware gang BianLian claimed responsibility for the attack. The group says it stole finance and HR data, patient records, biometric…
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Hertz notifies 1 million people of data breach that compromised credit cards, SSNs and more
Car rental company Hertz over the weekend confirmed it notified 1,000,175 people of a late-2024 data breach that compromised the following personal information: Names Contact info Payment card info Driver’s license info Info related to workers’ compensation claims Dates of birth Hertz says the breach also exposed a small number of peoples’ Social Security numbers, government ID numbers, passport info,…
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USClaims notifies 25K+ people of data breach claimed by ransomware gang
US Claims Capital (USClaims) this week confirmed it notified 25,722 people of a January 2025 data breach that compromised their personal and health information. The legal financial services company says it first became aware of the breach on January 7, 2025. It has not publicly disclosed specifics on what information was compromised. The company is offering eligible victims free identity…
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Texan plastic surgeon notifies 32K people of data breach that leaked medical info and patient images
Vitenas Cosmetic Surgery is notifying 31,852 people of a February 2025 data breach that exposed Social Security numbers and health information. Ransomware gang Kairos claimed the attack after allegedly stealing 734 GB of data. Images of patients were included in its proof pack. In its notification, Vitenas confirms that: “On or about February 26, 2025, we detected we were the…
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Lee University notifies 137K people of data breach that compromised SSNs, credit cards, and medical info
Lee University in Tennessee this week confirmed it notified 136,928 people of a March 2024 data breach that compromised the following personal info: Names Social Security numbers Government-issued ID numbers (e.g. driver’s license, passport) Financial info including credit and debit card numbers Medical info Lee University first announced it suffered a “security incident” on March 22, 2024. Ransomware gang Medusa…
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