2. Howard University Hospital
Where is it: Washington, D.C.
When did it happen: May
People Affected: 34,503

Brief: The hackers got access to the personal laptop of a former contractor of the hospital that led them to the access of 34,503 patients’ data. The information among everything else consisted of health insurance information of these patients that can lead to other grievous incidents. A letter was sent to all these patients by the hospital apologizing for the same.

1. Clarksville-Montgomery County School
Where is it: Clarksville, Tenn.
When did it happen: June
People Affected: 110,000

Brief: Personal information including names, social security numbers and other data of 110,000 people was breached into by hackers that belong to a group called Spex Security. The hackers broke into the school’s record system and attained the information of the people that was posted online. The breach exposed personal data of all these students that can lead to severe identity thefts in the future.

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