We reached the end of 2018 filled with hacks and leaked records.
Although data breaches keep happening, and show little sign of stopping, GDPR has encouraged firms to own up to their security incidents more readily and more promptly. Therefore, expect to see more data breaches being reported in 2019.
San Diego School District
Date Reported: 12/24/18
# of records: 500,000+
How the breach happened: Hack
Type of Data involved:Student and selected staff personal identifying information, Student enrollment information, Student and selected staff Social Security Number and/or State Student ID Number, Selected staff benefits information, Selected staff payroll and compensation information
Google +
Date Reported: 12/10/18
# of records: 52,500,000
How the breach happened: Bug
Type of Data involved: Names, email addresses, occupations, ages
Quora
Date Reported: 12/3/18
# of records: 100,000,000
How the breach happened: Hack
Type of Data involved: Names, email addresses, encrypted passwords (hashed using bcrypt with a salt that varies for each user), data imported from linked networks
1-800-FLOWERS
Date Reported: 12/3/18
# of records: N/A
How the breach happened: Malware
Type of Data involved:First and last name, payment card number, expiration date, and card security code
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