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This is a list of reports about data breaches, using data compiled from various sources, including press reports, government news releases, and mainstream news articles. The list includes those involving the theft or compromise of 30,000 or more records, although many smaller breaches occur continually.
The FBI investigates a breach of security at National CSS (NCSS). The New York Times, reporting on the incident in 1981, describes hackers as [15] technical experts, skilled, often young, computer programmers who almost whimsically probe the defenses of a computer system, searching out the limits and the possibilities of the machine.
This page is a timeline of published security lapses in the United States government. These lapses are frequently referenced in congressional and non-governmental oversight. This article does not attempt to capture security vulnerabilities.
This category may include either types of security breaches or particular events that were considered breaches of security. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
Data Breach Security Incidents & Lessons Learned (Plus 5 Tips for Preventing Them) A data breach is an event that exposes confidential, private, or sensitive information to unauthorized individuals.
c.1929–1933 – During a dinner between Herbert Hoover and Louis B. Mayer, a stranger walked in from the street past security and demanded an appointment with the president. He was pushed down by a butler. [13] c.1940–1945 – "For a lark", a man snuck past security to enter the White House.
A cyberattack is any type of offensive maneuver employed by individuals or whole organizations that targets computer information systems, infrastructures, computer networks, and/or personal computer devices by various means of malicious acts usually originating from an anonymous source that either steals, alters, or destroys a specified target by hacking into a susceptible system.
Nakashima, Ellen; Julie Tate (8 Dec 2011), "Cyber-intruder sparks massive federal response — and debate over dealing with threats", The Washington Post, washingtonpost.com This article, which contains previously undisclosed information on the extent of the infection, the nature of the response and the fractious policy debate it inspired, is based on interviews with two dozen current and ...