SELECTED MAJOR DATA BREACHES IN 2018
CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS
9,400,000 RECORDS
Type of
Information:
Host:
Cause:
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL
(STARWOOD HOTELS AND RESORTS)
383,000,000 RECORDS
QUORA
150,000,000 RECORDS
Type of
Information:
Type of
Information:
Host:
Host:
Cause:
Cause:
ATRIUM HEALTH
2,650,000 RECORDS
Type of
Information :
Host :
Cause :
GOOGLE+
52,500,000 RECORDS
NEWEGG
50,000,000 RECORDS
Type of
Information:
Type of
Information:
Host:
Host:
Cause:
Cause:
SINGHEALTH
1,500,000 RECORDS
Type of
Information:
*
Host:
Cause:
DATA BREACHES
Threat actors target vulnerable points in
public and private organisations, businesses,
and even cloud computing systems to pivot
to sensitive data they are interested in. The
figure shows the relative scale of selected
major data breaches that occurred in 2018.
LEGEND
TYPE OF INFORMATION :
Personal Information
Medical Information
Financial Information
Account Information
* Limited information compromised
HOST :
FACEBOOK
30,000,000 RECORDS
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TICKETFLY
27,000,000 RECORDS
Type of
Information:
Type of
Information:
Host:
Host:
Cause:
Cause:
BRITISH AIRWAYS
429,000 RECORDS
Type of
Information:
Host:
Cause:
Cloud Infrastructure
Third-Party Servers
Company
Private Servers
Undisclosed
CAUSE :
Vulnerability
Phishing
Undisclosed
Unauthorised
access through
third-party supplier
Malware
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