6. Ebay
When: 2014
Number of accounts affected: 145 million
Up next in our list of biggest data breaches of all time is eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) that has faced some issues over the years, including a pretty nasty data breach back in 2014. According to the company, the security system was compromised, exposing personal information pertaining to some 145 million customers. The list included login credentials, physical addresses, names, dates of birth, phone numbers and more.
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The breach took place between late February and early March and it wasn’t detected until a couple of months later, making for an ugly situation overall. Despite the massive breach, eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY)’s stock barely moved, dropping just a few bucks in the following days.
