{"id":4514,"date":"2015-01-28T10:00:57","date_gmt":"2015-01-28T15:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/me-en.kaspersky.com\/blog\/?p=4514"},"modified":"2020-02-26T18:59:33","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T14:59:33","slug":"private-data-leaks-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/me-en.kaspersky.com\/blog\/private-data-leaks-2014\/4514\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Privacy Day: 2014’s Top Privacy Data Leaks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every year, millions of people<\/a> become victims of numerous data breaches. For the majority of them, the results are sad: hackers sell users\u2019 banking information on underground websites, companies pay huge sums of money to their clients, and consumers lose money.<\/p>\n

\"Data-Privacy-Day\"<\/a><\/p>\n

On Data Privacy Day<\/a> we\u2019d like to tell you about the top data breaches in 2014. We\u2019ve also added a few interesting facts on the cost of data and corporate reputation.<\/p>\n

Retailers at risk<\/strong><\/p>\n

Huge retail networks are enticing to hackers as they keep millions of records containing client data.<\/p>\n

Allegedly, the same group hacked three huge retail networks in 2014: the giant retailer Target<\/a> (70 million records with banking information, phone numbers, emails and other data stolen), the beauty supplier Sally Beauty (25,000 record stolen)<\/a>, and the home improvement retailer Home Depot<\/a> (banking data for 56 million cards and 53 million emails stolen).<\/p>\n

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56MM payment cards at risk in Home Depot data breach https:\/\/t.co\/4sLyGWnLCU<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/pBNoIJwa3J<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Eugene Kaspersky (@e_kaspersky) September 19, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n