Data Breaches
Major incidents …
- TJ Maxx credit and debit card theft (2005-07)
Hackers gained access to accounts of over 100 million customers
⇒ Customers exposed to credit/debit card fraud
- Yahoo! data breach (2013-16)
Hackers gained access to all 3 billion user accounts
Details taken included names, DOBs, passwords, answers to security questions
⇒ Customers exposed to identity theft
⇒ Over 20 class-action lawsuits filed against Yahoo!
- Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data scandal (2018)
Millions of people's Facebook profiles used for political purpose without their consent
⇒ Cambridge Analytica went bust as a consequence
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