Wattpad Data Breach
Wattpad experienced a data breach that was reported on June 29, 2020. Breach of Wattpad exposing 268,765,495 records
Key Facts
- Organization
- Wattpad
- Date Reported
- June 29, 2020
- Incident Type
- unauthorized access
- Severity Score
- 10/10
- Confidence Level
- high
- Tags
Source
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Understanding unauthorized access Incidents
Unauthorized access breaches occur when attackers gain entry to systems without permission through credential theft, vulnerability exploitation, or social engineering.