{"id":5368,"date":"2015-01-28T05:44:55","date_gmt":"2015-01-28T10:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kasperskydaily.com\/uk\/?p=5368"},"modified":"2020-02-26T15:10:51","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T15:10:51","slug":"private-data-leaks-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/private-data-leaks-2014\/5368\/","title":{"rendered":"2014’s Top Private Data Leaks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every year millions of people<\/a> become victims of a data breach. For the majority, the results are the same: hackers sell users\u2019 data\u00a0on underground websites and companies have to rush to rescue their reputation and stop a flood of customers leaving.<\/p>\n

So, as today is\u00a0Data Privacy Day<\/a>\u00a0we thought we\u2019d look at the biggest breaches of the last 12 months.<\/p>\n

Retailers at risk<\/h3>\n

Huge retail networks are a juicy target for criminals as there\u2019s millions of pounds worth of money sloshing around at any one time. \u00a0Think of all the pucrhases that the likes of Amazon or Ebay make each day and you begin to understand why they\u2019re such a sought after market in the criminal world.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been alleged (but never confirmed) that one group has successfully targeted three retail giants: Target<\/a> (70 million records with banking information, phone numbers, emails and other data); the beauty supplier Sally Beauty<\/a> (25,000 record stolen) and the home improvement store, Home Depot<\/a> (banking data for 56 million cards and 53 million emails stolen).<\/p>\n

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56MM payment cards at risk in Home Depot data breach https:\/\/t.co\/4sLyGWnLCU<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/pBNoIJwa3J<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Eugene Kaspersky (@e_kaspersky) September 19, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n