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The 15 Biggest Data Breaches in the Last 15 Years

Data breaches are a terrifying trend in the cybercrime world, and they're showing no signs of slowing down.
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By Visual Capitalist

Visual Capitalist creates and curates enriched visual content focused on emerging trends in business and investing. Founded in 2011 in Vancouver, the team at Visual Capitalist believes that art, data, and storytelling can be combined in a manner that makes complex issues and processes more digestible. Covering high-growth opportunities and industries such as technology, mining, and energy, Visual Capitalist reaches millions of investors each year. Visual Capitalist’s infographics have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Zero Hedge, Maclean’s, Gizmodo, The Vancouver Sun, and Business Insider.
Visual Capitalist creates and curates enriched visual content focused on emerging trends in business and investing. Founded in 2011 in Vancouver, the team at Visual Capitalist believes that art, data, and storytelling can be combined in a manner that makes complex issues and processes more digestible. Covering high-growth opportunities and industries such as technology, mining, and energy, Visual Capitalist reaches millions of investors each year. Visual Capitalist’s infographics have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Zero Hedge, Maclean’s, Gizmodo, The Vancouver Sun, and Business Insider.

By Jeff Desjardins

There’s no doubt that data breaches are a primary concern for people on the technological side of any modern business.

However, it’s increasingly the case that C-suite executives are catching wind of the potential business ramifications that these breaches can trigger.

In 2013, for example, the hacking of Yahoo not only compromised three billion email accounts – it also nearly jeopardized Verizon’s bid to acquire the company for $4.8 billion. At the end of the day, experts say that the breach knocked $350 million off of the sale price of Yahoo.

Counting Down the Breaches

Today’s infographic comes to us from Hosting Tribunal, and it highlights the biggest data breaches over the last 15 years.

Equities Contributor: Visual Capitalist

Source: Equities News

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