Real-World Horror Stories

Cyberattacks aren’t just scary stories, they’re happening to businesses right now.

• UnitedHealth’s Change Healthcare breach exposed data for nearly 190 million people, including medical records and billing info.

• Anne Arundel Dermatology, a regional practice, lost data for almost 2 million patients across several states.

• NorthBay Healthcare in California had more than 569,000 patient records exposed after attackers quietly slipped into their system.

It’s not just big names at risk. Even small businesses have been hit: a local accounting firm clicked a fake invoice email, and hackers froze their system until a ransom was paid. A retailer skipped routine updates, and attackers stole customer credit card data through a single vulnerability.

Most of these breaches could have been avoided with stronger passwords, multi-factor authentication, regular updates, and basic employee awareness.