Voter records, patient data, and CIO hacking tools were among the data stolen last month. Credit: Thinkstock March came in like a lion with news breaking on March 6 that spamming operation River City Media exposed 1.34 billion email accounts, some of which included personal information including full names and addresses. How did this happen? The company failed to properly configure their Rsync backups, wrote CSO’s Steve Ragan.Later that week, WikiLeaks released a trove of information on the CIA’s hacking tools, including descriptions of how the agency targeted iPhones, Android phones, Samsung smart TVs, and routers.On March 17th medical records of 26 million patients at 2,700 medical practices in Britain were potentially compromised. At fault: enabling a setting that shared patient information too broadly. “Unbeknown to doctors, switching on ‘enhanced data sharing’ — so records could be seen by the local hospital — meant they can also be accessed by hundreds of thousands of workers across the country,” wrote Laura Donnelly in The Telegraph.Lest you think the month would go out like a lamb, two laptops containing information on all of Hong Kong’s 3.7 million registered voters were stolen from a locked room on Lantau Island, the backup location for the chief executive election. “The stolen data included names, addresses and identity card numbers of voters, the office said in a statement,” according to the South China Morning Post. The Registration and Electoral Office, which reported the missing laptops, also stressed that the information was encrypted. And that wasn’t all the news from March. Scroll down to see a timeline of last month’s hacks and breaches, compiled by application security provider Checkmarx.If you have any to add, head to our Facebook page to let us know. Checkmarx Related content news Almost 50% of organizations plan to reduce cybersecurity headcounts: Survey While organizations are realizing the need for knowledgeable teams to address unknown threats, they are also looking to reduce their security headcount and infrastructure spending. By Gagandeep Kaur Dec 06, 2023 4 mins IT Jobs Security Practices feature 20 years of Patch Tuesday: it’s time to look outside the Windows when fixing vulnerabilities After two decades of regular and indispensable updates, it’s clear that security teams need take a more holistic approach to applying fixes far beyond the Microsoft ecosystem. By Susan Bradley Dec 06, 2023 6 mins Patch Management Software Threat and Vulnerability Management Windows Security feature What should be in a company-wide policy on low-code/no-code development Low-code/no-code development could bridge the gulf of development backlogs that exists between great ideas and great execution of digital innovation. But not without security policies around areas like access control, code quality, and application vi By Ericka Chickowski Dec 06, 2023 15 mins Application Security Security Practices news analysis Cisco unveils AI-powered assistants to level up security defenses New AI-driven tools aim to simplify and bolster policies, alerts and prevention to reduce complexity when setting security policies and assess traffic without decryption. By Rosalyn Page Dec 05, 2023 5 mins Encryption Cloud Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe