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Breaches that exposed employment

186 breaches, most recently disclosed first. The list grows as new ones are disclosed.

OrganizationAffected
Data & LeadsNov 28, 20187 years agoUnverified44Macct
AdaptNov 22, 20187 years agoUnverified9.4Macct
Elasticsearch Instance of Sales Leads on AWSNov 17, 20187 years agoExposed dataUnverified5.8Macct
GoogleGoogle+ API bug exposed profile data of up to 500,000 usersOct 8, 20187 years agoExposed data500K
ApolloOct 5, 20187 years agoExposed dataUnverified126Macct
Facebook2018 View As token theft hit 29M Facebook accounts; Irish DPC fines of EUR 251MSep 28, 20187 years agoHacking29M
ExactisMarketing firm leaves database of 340 million records exposed onlineJun 27, 20188 years agoExposed dataUnverified132Macct
VNGApr 28, 20188 years agoHackingUnverified25Macct
Master DeedsOct 18, 20178 years agoExposed dataUnverified2.3Macct
BellMay 16, 20179 years agoInsiderUnverified2.2Macct
ElanceFeb 18, 20179 years agoUnverified1.3Macct
Modern Business SolutionsOct 12, 20169 years agoUnverified59Macct
WHMCSJun 28, 201610 years agoUnverified134Kacct
Beautiful PeopleApr 25, 201610 years agoHackingUnverified1.1Macct
Mate1.comApr 14, 201610 years agoUnverified27Macct
COMELECHackers deface COMELEC site and leak voter database covering 55 millionMar 27, 201610 years agoHackingUnverified55M
DoritexOver 500 job applicants' SSNs posted online; USD 95,000 NY AG settlementMar 24, 201610 years agoExposed data500
Carphone Warehouse2015 hack exposed data of 3M customers and 1,000 staff; ICO fine of GBP 400,000Aug 8, 201511 years agoHackingUnverified3M
US Office of Personnel ManagementBackground investigation files of 21.5 million people stolen from OPMJul 9, 201511 years agoHacking22M
US Office of Personnel ManagementOPM personnel records of 4.2 million federal employees stolenJun 4, 201511 years agoHacking4.2M
Anthem2014 data warehouse breach of 78.8M people; USD 16M HHS OCR and USD 39.5M statesFeb 4, 201511 years agoHacking79M
Sony Pictures EntertainmentDestructive attack on Sony Pictures leaks films, emails and employee dataNov 24, 201411 years agoHackingUnknown
Muslim DirectoryFeb 23, 201412 years agoHackingUnverified38Kacct
SpirolFeb 22, 201412 years agoUnverified56Kacct
Virginia Department of EducationMisplaced flash drive held data of 103,000 adult education studentsOct 15, 200916 years agoLost or stolen deviceUnverified103K
Idaho National LaboratoryDisc with data of 59,000 Idaho National Laboratory workers lost in UPS transitMar 7, 200917 years agoLost or stolen deviceUnverified59K
GS CaltexDiscs with data of 11.1 million GS Caltex customers found in Seoul trashSep 5, 200818 years agoInsiderUnverified11M
GapStolen vendor laptop held data of 800,000 Gap job applicantsSep 28, 200719 years agoVendor breachUnverified800K
PfizerFile-sharing software on laptop exposed data of 17,000 Pfizer staffJun 11, 200719 years agoExposed dataUnverified17K
IBMVendor loses tapes with SSNs of IBM employees, mostly formerMay 15, 200719 years agoVendor breachUnverifiedUnknown
Neiman MarcusPension consultant's stolen computer held data of 160,000 employeesApr 25, 200719 years agoVendor breachUnverified160K
BoeingLaptop stolen from employee's car held data of 382,000 Boeing workersDec 13, 200619 years agoLost or stolen deviceUnverified382K
US Marine CorpsLost portable drive held data of 207,750 MarinesMar 30, 200620 years agoLost or stolen deviceUnverified208K
Ford Motor CompanyStolen computer held names and SSNs of 70,000 Ford employeesDec 22, 200520 years agoLost or stolen deviceUnverified70K
BoeingStolen laptop held HR data including SSNs of 161,000 Boeing employeesNov 19, 200520 years agoLost or stolen deviceUnverified161K
Science Applications InternationalComputers stolen in SAIC office break-in held data of 45,000 employeesFeb 12, 200521 years agoLost or stolen deviceUnverified45K

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