DataBreaches.Net

Menu
  • About
  • Breach Notification Laws
  • Privacy Policy
  • Transparency Report
Menu

In 5-year period,162 security breaches impacted 7.6 million consumers in SC

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Dissent

Matthew Stevens reports:

The South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs has released its Security Breach Report from January 2011 through December of 2015.

Over that span, the agency acknowledge 162 breaches that impacted more than 7.6 million consumers in SC.

The report found that the most breaches, 39, were related to the retail and food industry.

Read more on WACH.com, where you’ll also find the report.

Related posts:

  • DCLeaks was a conspiracy to get Trump elected, but wait until you hear these Russian hackers’ motivation!
  • Main Street Clinical Associates, PA Notifies Patients After Looters Steal PHI
  • Iran’s ban on Telegram that was intended to facilitate domestic spying backfired
  • Over $1.7 Trillion Lost Per Year from Data Loss and Downtime According to Global IT Study
Category: Commentaries and Analyses

Post navigation

← California Health Care Facility email gaffe results in notifications
Ca: SaskPower employee fired for ‘snooping’ on more than 4,000 employee files →

1 thought on “In 5-year period,162 security breaches impacted 7.6 million consumers in SC”

  1. Adam says:
    July 7, 2016 at 10:59 am

    The population of South Carolina is 4.8m, so that’s roughly 1.6 breaches per person. Certainly enough to drive massive breach fatigue!

Comments are closed.

Now more than ever

"Stand with Ukraine:" above raised hands. The illustration is in blue and yellow, the colors of Ukraine's flag.

Search

Browse by Categories

Recent Posts

  • National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in 324 Defendants Charged in Connection with Over $14.6 Billion in Alleged Fraud
  • Swiss Health Foundation Radix Hit by Cyberattack Affecting Federal Data
  • Russian hackers get 7 and 5 years in prison for large-scale cyber attacks with ransomware, over 60 million euros in bitcoins seized
  • Bolton Walk-In Clinic patient data leak locked down (finally!)
  • 50 Customers of French Bank Hit by Insider SIM Swap Scam
  • Ontario health agency atHome ordered to inform 200,000 patients of March data breach
  • Fact-Checking Claims By Cybernews: The 16 Billion Record Data Breach That Wasn’t
  • Horizon Healthcare RCM discloses ransomware attack in December
  • Disgruntled IT Worker Jailed for Cyber Attack, Huddersfield
  • Hacker helped kill FBI sources, witnesses in El Chapo case, according to watchdog report

No, You Can’t Buy a Post or an Interview

This site does not accept sponsored posts or link-back arrangements. Inquiries about either are ignored.

And despite what some trolls may try to claim: DataBreaches has never accepted even one dime to interview or report on anyone. Nor will DataBreaches ever pay anyone for data or to interview them.

Want to Get Our RSS Feed?

Grab it here:

https://databreaches.net/feed/

RSS Recent Posts on PogoWasRight.org

  • The Trump administration is building a national citizenship data system
  • Supreme Court Decision on Age Verification Tramples Free Speech and Undermines Privacy
  • New Jersey Issues Draft Privacy Regulations: The New
  • Hacker helped kill FBI sources, witnesses in El Chapo case, according to watchdog report
  • Germany Wants Apple, Google to Remove DeepSeek From Their App Stores
  • Supreme Court upholds Texas law requiring age verification on porn sites
  • Justices nix Medicaid ‘right’ to choose doctor, defunding Planned Parenthood in South Carolina

Have a News Tip?

Email: Tips[at]DataBreaches.net

Signal: +1 516-776-7756

Contact Me

Email: info[at]databreaches.net

Mastodon: Infosec.Exchange/@PogoWasRight

Signal: +1 516-776-7756

DMCA Concern: dmca[at]databreaches.net
© 2009 – 2025 DataBreaches.net and DataBreaches LLC. All rights reserved.