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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.
The hack currently sits as the largest-ever breach in the cryptocurrency sector by dollar value. [218] It further damaged the value of SLP. [219] On 8 April 2022, Sky Mavis said it expected it would be able to recover some of the funds, but it would take several years. [220]
[18] [22] [23] The cyberattack and data breach were reported to be among the worst cyber-espionage incidents ever suffered by the U.S., due to the sensitivity and high profile of the targets and the long duration (eight to nine months) in which the hackers had access. [29]
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[2] [3] One of the largest breaches of government data in U.S. history, [1] information that was obtained and exfiltrated in the breach [4] included personally identifiable information such as Social Security numbers, [5] as well as names, dates and places of birth, and addresses. [6]
Now with this tally of more than 100 million, first published on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights' Breach Portal Thursday, the attack has become the largest ...
On September 7, 2017, Equifax disclosed the breach and its scope: affecting over 140 million Americans. [24] VentureBeat called the exposure of data on 140+ million customers "one of the biggest data breaches in history." [25] Equifax shares dropped 13% in early trading the day after the breach was made public. [26]