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Data Breaches
Unauthorized access to sensitive data including personal, financial, and corporate information.
13 case studies
Data Breaches
2022critical
LastPass Breach: Lessons in Password Manager Security
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2019critical
Capital One: A Misconfigured WAF and a Former AWS Employee
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2018critical
Marriott Starwood: 500 Million Guests Exposed in a Breach Hidden Inside an Acquisition
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2017critical
Equifax Data Breach
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2016high
Uber Data Breach Cover-Up
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2016critical
Yahoo: 3 Billion Accounts — Every Single One
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2014critical
Home Depot: 56 Million Cards via Stolen HVAC Vendor Credentials
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2013high
Target Point-of-Sale Breach
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2013high
Adobe's 153 Million Account Breach and Embarrassing Password Hints
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2012high
LinkedIn 2012: 117 Million Passwords Hashed With No Salt
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2011high
PlayStation Network Down for 23 Days: 77 Million Accounts Exposed
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2009critical
Heartland Payment Systems: 130 Million Cards and a SQL Injection
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2007critical
TJX Companies: 94 Million Cards Stolen Over 18 Months
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Defend against data breaches
Practical guides drawn directly from these incidents.