Cyber Security Case Studies

In September 2019, the mobile game producer announced that a hacker had accessed account log-in information for its users. In addition to the log-in credentials, the hacker accessed usernames, email addresses, log-in IDs, some Facebook IDs, some phone...

In September 2016, the agency disclosed that a Russian cyber espionage group had illegally gained access to their Administration and Management System database via an International Olympic Committee account created for the Rio 2016 Games. That access ...

In May 2019, the company warned its users that a vulnerability in its service could have left its 1.5 billion users exposed to hackers. Attackers placed malicious code on users' devices simply by making a call. The malware spread to 1,400 mobile phone...

In August 2019, the company informed its customers that some of their information may have been exposed through a third-party analytics vendor warning them to review their repo and branch names. Customer email addresses were exposed. Other potenti...

In October 2019, the healthcare provider was forced to turn away all but the most critical patients from its three hospitals in response to its computer network being rendered unusable by a ransomware attack. The Alabama-based company confirmed it ...