Data is becoming increasingly sought after as our daily lives become more digital. The tech giants that monopolize data are the most powerful companies in the world. However, despite the overwhelming value of the data controlled by these organizations, it often becomes vulnerable and compromised by malicious actors. Let's take a look at the five biggest data breaches that have occurred in recent years.
Yahoo data breach
Yahoo it took another three to four years to discover it. The number of users affected by the breach reached 3 billion.
First American Financial Corporation data breach
In 2019, Brian Krebs reported a massive data breach of the financial records of the popular insurance company First American Financial Corporation. Approximately 800 million users were affected by this incident.
Facebook data breach
Facebook has reported several security breaches in the past. However, the data breach reported by the company in 2019 was massive, as it affected 400 million users of the platform.
Marriott International data breach
On September 8, 2018, a security tool flagged a suspicious attempt to access a visitor reservation database of Starwood that belongs to Marriott. The breach affected 500 million visitor records.
FriendFinder Networks Inc data breach
FriendFinder Networks Inc faced one of the biggest data breaches in its history in 2016. 400 million accounts were compromised, with the majority coming from AdultFriendFinder.com.
