5 scariest data breaches of all time
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You’ve probably heard about the Target data breach that compromised millions of customers’ credit card numbers and personal information in 2013. You’ve probably also heard about the recent Home Depot data breach. But you might be surprised to find out that neither of those breaches are the largest in recent history. In honor of Halloween, we’ve compiled a list of the 5 Scariest Data Breaches of all time based on the number of people affected and the cost to the company responsible for the breach.TRANSCRIPT
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Scariestdata breaches5 of all time
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Malware infecting Heartland’s network recorded card data as it arrived from retailers. Because the company processed payments for more than 250,000 businesses across the country, the impact was huge.
When: 2008-2009Damage: 130 million debit and credit cards compromisedHeartland
Payment Systems1
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$140 millionThe breach cost more than
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Retail giant Target confirmed that hackers had infected the company’s payment-card readers, stealing about 40 million credit and debit card numbers.
In January 2014, Target announced that the contact information (full names, addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers) of 70 million customers were also compromised in the breach.
When: 2013-2014Damage: 110 million records compromised
Target Stores2
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$148 millionThe breach cost Target
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Sony Online3
When: 2011Damage: 102 million records compromised
In April 2011, attackers targeted the PlayStation Network that links Sony’s home gaming consoles, as well as the Qriocity video and music streaming service and Sony Online Entertainment, which hosts huge multiplayer online computer games.
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$171 millionsony estimatedits cleanup costs at
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When: 2011Damage: 60 million to 250 million records compromised
This marketing firm’s email address database of at least 60 million customers (including seven Fortune 10 companies) ended up in the hands of cybercriminals. More than a dozen major retailers, banks and hotels were affected. According to the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, the number of compromised records may have been as high as 250 million.
Epsilon4
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$4 billionanalysts estimate the breach cost
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Home Depot5 When: 2014
Damage: 56 million payment cards compromised“Carders” infected Home Depot’s point-of-sale systems at stores in the U.S. and Canada with malware that stole customer credit and debit cards. The theft is likely the largest theft of payment cards from a direct attack on a retailer.
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21 lawsuitshome depot now faces
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Think again!Think your business is immune?
44% of small businesses
report having been victim to a cyber attack
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$8,699The average cost of each data breach for a small business is
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