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This is a list of reports about data breaches, using data compiled from various sources, including press reports, government news releases, and mainstream news articles. The list includes those involving the theft or compromise of 30,000 or more records, although many smaller breaches occur continually.
August: T-Mobile reported that data files with information from about 40 million former or prospective T-Mobile customers, including first and last names, date of birth, SSN, and driver's license/ID information, were compromised. [192] September and October: 2021 Epik data breach.
LivingSocial – in 2013, the company suffered a security breach that has exposed names, e-mail addresses and password data for up to 50 million of its users. [ 25 ] World Health Organization – in March 2020, hackers leaked information on login credentials from the staff members at WHO. [ 26 ]
Drata analyzed a report compiled by Verizon to identify trends in data breaches within 10 of the industries most frequently targeted.
United States diplomatic cables leak: A WikiLeaks disclosure of classified cables that had been sent to the U.S. State Department by 274 of its consulates, embassies, and diplomatic missions around the world. [13] Guantanamo Bay files leak: Classified assessments, interviews, and internal memos about detainees, which were written by the ...
ConsumerAffairs analyzed the Identity Theft Resource Center's database from 2018 through the first quarter of 2024 to uncover data breaches and identity theft issues.
The list, reviewed by computer security experts, contains exposed addresses and passwords from over 2000 previous data breaches as well as an estimated 140 million new email addresses and 10 million new passwords from previously unknown sources, and collectively makes it the largest data breach on the Internet. [1] [2]
Data breaches are incidents in which confidential information, including consumer data, is stolen from a company or organization. In the first half of 2024, the number of data breach victims ...