New Known Breaches in the Past Week - August 27, 2021

Many companies struggle with all of the cybersecurity documentation, processes, and policies that can limit their business growth and REALLY stress them out. Omnistruct serves as an enterprise partner for the critical policies, processes, and documentation needed to make sure all of that data and revenue is well protected against cyber threats and that the company stays in compliance with all rules and regulations.

38M Records Were Exposed Online—Including Contact-Tracing Info

MORE THAN A thousand web apps mistakenly exposed 38 million records on the open internet, including data from a number of Covid-19 contact tracing platforms, vaccination sign-ups, job application portals, and employee databases. The data included a range of sensitive information, from people’s phone numbers and home addresses to social security numbers and Covid-19 vaccination status. By Lily Hay Newman I August 23, 2021 Read More

Scammers steal $2.3 million from small US town

The Town of Peterborough, New Hampshire, said it lost $2.3 million after scammers tricked town employees into sending large payments to the wrong accounts. By Catalin Cimpanu I August 25, 2021  Read More

U.S. State Department reportedly hit by a cyberattack in recent weeks

The U.S. State Department was reportedly hit by a cyberattack and notifications of a potentially serious breach were made by the Department of Defense Cyber Command, a Fox News reporter said Saturday. Emma Newburger I August 21, 2021  Read More