Biggest Security Breaches

Johnny Green

galleries/2011/07/06/biggest-security-breaches/security-breaches-sony_a56rfe — **Breach Announced:** April 26, 2011; May 5, 2001

**Records Stolen:** 101.6 million

**Data Breached:** names, addresses, emails, birthdates, logins and passwords, purchase history, password security questions, credit-card numbers
KATSUMI KASAHARA

galleries/2011/07/06/biggest-security-breaches/security-breaches-trw_xx1cex — **Breach Announced:** June 1, 1984

**Records Stolen:** 90 million

**Data Breached:** credit-card histories, Social Security numbers
RON SCHWANE

galleries/2011/07/06/biggest-security-breaches/security-breaches-heartland_jz38yv — **Breach Announced:** January 20, 2009

**Records Stolen:** 130 million

**Data Breached:** credit-card numbers

galleries/2011/07/06/biggest-security-breaches/security-breaches-tjx_dduync — **Breach Announced:** January 17, 2007

**Records Stolen:** 94 million

**Data Breached:** names, credit-card numbers
Elise Amendola

galleries/2011/07/06/biggest-security-breaches/security-breaches-rockyou_xdwjim — **Breach Announced:** December 14, 2009

**Records Stolen:** 32 million

**Data Breached:** names, email addresses, passwords

galleries/2011/07/06/biggest-security-breaches/security-breaches-cardsystems_nnjj9o — **Breach Announced:** June 19, 2005

**Records Stolen:** 40 million

**Data Breached:** names, credit-card numbers
JOHN MILLER

galleries/2011/07/06/biggest-security-breaches/security-breaches-tdameritrade_gvchg2 — **Breach Announced:** September 14, 2007

**Records Stolen:** 6.3 million

**Data Breached:** Social Security numbers, names, emails, account information
Mark Lennihan

galleries/2011/07/06/biggest-security-breaches/security-breaches-va-dept-health_jdksjw — **Breach Announced:** June 2, 2009

**Records Stolen:** 8.3 million (530,000 Social Security numbers)

**Data Breached:** names, birthdates, medical records, social security numbers

galleries/2011/07/06/biggest-security-breaches/security-breaches-rbs_rzekel — **Breach Announced:** December 29, 2008

**Records Stolen:** 1.1 million

**Data Breached:** Social Security numbers, ATM-card numbers
Johnny Green

galleries/2011/07/06/biggest-security-breaches/security-breaches-gawker_e8gvup — **Breach Announced:** December 12, 2010

**Records Stolen:** 1.3 million

**Data Breached:** emails, passwords, site code, staff messages
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