USA TODAY's list of the biggest data breaches and hacks of all time
SAN FRANCISCO — Data breaches have become a fact of digital life, and they seem to be getting bigger. Here's USA TODAY's list of the largest reported breaches, in order of magnitude.
Yahoo! | December 2016
Marriott | November 2018
Yahoo! | September 2016
MySpace | May 2016
Under Armour | March 2018
Equifax | September 2017
EBay | May 2014
Target | November 2013
Capital One | July 2019
LinkedIn | May 2016
Quora | December 2018
AOL | October 2007
JP Morgan Chase | October 2013
Anthem | February 2015
Sony PlayStation Network | April 2011
Uber | November 2017
Home Depot | September 2014
TJ Maxx | 2007
Ashley Madison | August 2015
Office of Personnel Management | July 2015
T-Mobile (via Experian) | October 2015
Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor | April 2018
Scottrade | October 2015
UCLA Health | July 2015
For purposes of this ranking, we did not include hacks with under 1 million users, such as the Sony Pictures Entertainment breach, which while expansive in terms of the volume of personal information stolen was largely contained to a relatively small number of Sony employees.
Source: USA TODAY Research
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