After a large percentage of people started spending online, the data was lost. Mainly because many companies are unable to provide proper protection to consumer data. Against this backdrop, let's look at the biggest data thefts of the 21st century.
Yahoo - August 2013
This is the largest data breach in the history of the Internet. The data of over 300 million Yahoo users worldwide was then stolen. All kinds of accounts such as Tumblr and Flickr belong to Yahoo.
Adobe - October 2013
In October 2013, hackers stole the information of over 15 billion Adobe users worldwide. Customers login details and their credit card numbers have also been stolen. The username and hashed passwords of all users have been made public.
eBay - May 2014
14.5 crore eBay users' data is in danger. In May 2014, eBay users' names, addresses, date of birth and encrypted password were compromised by this attack. The hackers have been able to access the eBay network by hacking the accounts of three employees of the company for 229 days.
NetEase - October 2015
The mail IDs and passwords of over 23.5 million users of the company that serves the mailbox have since been sold on the Dark Web. This data breach has made it clear that many companies are using or not at least encryption.
MySpace - May 2016
MySpace was a popular social networking platform before Facebook launched. 36 million user accounts of that company were targeted in May 2016. That company never really cared about users' security. MySpace pages can be easily hacked, which can be dangerous code. A Russian hacker has sold over 36 billion users' data on the Dark Web.
LinkedIn - 2016
In 2012, LinkedIn announced that the data of 65 million users was in danger. However, the full details of it were not revealed until 2016. In 2016, it was revealed that 16.5 crore LinkedIn users had been blackmailed.
Equifax - July 2017
The data of 147 million users of this company is in danger. It is a leading credit reporting company. The hackers retrieved users' names, addresses, driving license numbers, birth dates, and social security numbers.
Marriott - November 2018
Hotel Marriott with many branches worldwide. The data of over 50 guests landing in all hotels was hacked in November 2018. It includes names, addresses, mail IDs, passport numbers and date of birth.
Dubsmash - December 2018
16.2 billion users' mail ids, username and password hashes were stolen in December 2018. All of this data is for sale on the Dark Web. At the same time a fitness application information called MyFitness Pal is also stolen.
Facebook - September 2018
8.7 billion Facebook users' data has been hit by the Cambridge Analytica Scandal. The company collects their data without the approval of customers.
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