Hacktivists Breached Data of Over 100 Million Users in 2011

[Guest]

855 data breach incidents were outlined in Verizon's latest annual Data Breach Investigations Report.

Hacktivists Breached Data of Over 100 Million Users in 2011 : Read more

 

[luc2k]

Someone call the Gestapo, they're the only ones who can save this article.

 

[samuelspark]

Lika boss.

 

[soundping]

All your base are belong to us..

 

[LuckyDucky7]

So in other words:
56% of all data breaches were of the superficial kind, where, for the most part, the only real damage done was public embarrassment of certain users and companies.

Perhaps a more worrying statistic, though:

42% of companies were warned that they were going to be under attack yet, with full knowledge of imminent attack, took no extra steps to protect user data.

 

[spin498]

"financially motivated hackers" is that a new term for thieves? Call them what they are. They aren't 'hackers' they're criminals plain and simple. You're comparing apples and oranges here.

 

[wardialer7218]

"hacktivists"? really? slap on a picture of ppl wearing guy fawkes masks like other clueless media outlets and clueless media consumers will infer that anonymous (which also champions many good causes btw) are criminals (inherently bad). pretty irresponsible "marketing-journalism" if you ask me. did you check your sources? or explain exactly how those numbers were derived to show more fact than sensationalism?

your government can point to these "stories" to justify eroding your civil liberties and begin censoring the internet for YOUR protection.

how about a story about government and corporations peddling your personal information "legally" to avoid paying for marketing research to 'better serve their consumers'.