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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 continual
Jerico Pictures, Inc., doing business as National Public Data, [3] [4] was a data broker company that performed employee background checks. Their primary service was collecting information from public data sources, including criminal records, addresses, and employment history, and offering that information for sale.
November 24: In response to the release of the film The Interview, the servers of Sony Pictures are hacked by a hacker group calling itself "Guardian of Peace". November 28: The website of the Philippine telecommunications company Globe Telecom was hacked in response to the poor internet service they were distributing. [99]
Contact the business behind the account that’s been hacked – Once they are aware of the problem, they can halt any further activity, especially if it’s a financial account. They will likely ...
Jeremy Alexander Hammond (born January 8, 1985), also known by his online moniker sup_g, [1] is an American anarchist activist and former computer hacker from Chicago.He founded the computer security training website HackThisSite [2] in 2003. [3]
Website defacement is an attack on a website that changes the visual appearance of a website or a web page. These are typically the work of hackers , who break into a web server and replace the hosted website with malware or a website of their own.
Several Macau government websites were hacked and police have launched a criminal investigation to trace the source of the crime, Chinese state media reported late on Wednesday. Security officials ...
January 9: Anonymous hacked and defaced the website of Fine Gael, an Irish political party. [35] February 5–6: The CEO of security firm HBGary announced they had successfully infiltrated Anonymous. In retaliation, Anonymous hacked and vandalized the company's website, took control of the company's e-mail, and took down the phone system.