On April 20, 2026, identity security firm SailPoint detected and contained a breach of its GitHub repositories. The company, which specializes in identity security and governance solutions for enterprises, promptly engaged a third-party cybersecurity ...
In May 2026, automobile manufacturer Skoda, a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group, disclosed a data breach affecting users of its online shop. The breach was discovered through the company's technical security monitoring and stemmed from a vulnerability in...
In May 2026, BWH Hotels, encompassing brands like WorldHotels, Best Western Hotels & Resorts, and Sure Hotels, notified its customers about a third-party data breach. The breach, discovered on April 22, 2026, exposed data dating back to October 14, 20...
Community Health Systems Inc., a healthcare provider in California, is under investigation following a data breach that compromised the sensitive information of its patients. The breach occurred around February 28, 2026, when an unauthorized actor gai...
In early May 2026, West Pharmaceutical Services, a major pharmaceutical packaging and delivery systems manufacturer, fell victim to a ransomware attack that significantly disrupted its global operations. The company detected the breach on May 4th and ...
In May 2026, Foxconn, a major electronics manufacturer and key supplier to companies like Apple and Nvidia, confirmed that several of its North American factories were impacted by a cyberattack. The Nitrogen ransomware gang claimed responsibility, ass...
In May 2026, Community Bank, a subsidiary of CB Financial Services with operations in southwestern Pennsylvania, southeastern Ohio, and northwestern West Virginia, disclosed a data breach incident involving the unauthorized use of an artificial intell...
In August 2022, the company disclosed a cyber attack that did not affect their ability to provide consumers with safe drinking water. However, they stressed that customer service teams continued to operate as usual despite disruptions to their corpora...
In May 2026, the Mount Kisco Surgery Center in New York settled a class-action lawsuit for $527,500 related to a data breach that occurred in November 2023. The surgery center detected unusual activity within an employee's email account, indicating th...
A cyberattack in May 2026 targeted a major software supplier, Scope Systems, impacting numerous Australian mining companies. The attackers are holding Scope Systems' cloud-based operations for ransom, disrupting access to key technology systems for it...
Cyber Security Case Studies has worked with a number of groups to develop these risk effect categories which represent a plain-english description of the impacts seen in public cyber events alongside their definition: