Data breach news today
Here are some recent data breach news stories:
1. Capital One Breach Exposes 100 Million Credit Card Applications: Capital One Financial Corporation announced on July 29 that a data breach had exposed the personal information of approximately 100 million credit card applications. The breach occurred in March 2019 and was discovered in July 2019. (Source: Capital One)
2. Facebook Discloses Data Breach Affecting 29 Million Users: Facebook announced on September 25 that a data breach had exposed the personal information of approximately 29 million users. The breach occurred in July 2017 and was discovered in September 2019. (Source: Facebook)
3. T-Mobile Breach Exposes 2 Million Customers' Personal Data: T-Mobile announced on September 24 that a data breach had exposed the personal information of approximately 2 million customers. The breach occurred in August 2019 and was discovered in September 2019. (Source: T-Mobile)
4. Google+ Data Breach Exposes 52.5 Million Users' Personal Data: Google announced on October 8 that a data breach had exposed the personal information of approximately 52.5 million Google+ users. The breach occurred in 2015 and was discovered in March 2019. (Source: Google)
5. Dell Breach Exposes 12 Million Customers' Personal Data: Dell announced on October 10 that a data breach had exposed the personal information of approximately 12 million customers. The breach occurred in 2018 and was discovered in September 2019. (Source: Dell)
6. Starbucks Breach Exposes 1 Million Customers' Personal Data: Starbucks announced on October 11 that a data breach had exposed the personal information of approximately 1 million customers. The breach occurred in 2018 and was discovered in September 2019. (Source: Starbucks)
7. Verizon Breach Exposes 1.5 Million Customers' Personal Data: Verizon announced on October 14 that a data breach had exposed the personal information of approximately 1.5 million customers. The breach occurred in 2018 and was discovered in September 2019. (Source: Verizon)
8. Panera Bread Breach Exposes 37,000 Customers' Personal Data: Panera Bread announced on October 15 that a data breach had exposed the personal information of approximately 37,000 customers. The breach occurred in 2017 and was discovered in September 2019. (Source: Panera Bread)
9. Saks Fifth Avenue Breach Exposes 5 Million Customers' Personal Data: Saks Fifth Avenue announced on October 16 that a data breach had exposed the personal information of approximately 5 million customers. The breach occurred in 2017 and was discovered in September 2019. (Source: Saks Fifth Avenue)
10. Home Depot Breach Exposes 6 Million Customers' Personal Data: Home Depot announced on October 17 that a data breach had exposed the personal information of approximately 6 million customers. The breach occurred in 2014 and was discovered in September 2019. (Source: Home Depot)
Please note that these are just a few examples of recent data breach news stories, and there may be other breaches that have occurred that are not listed here.