MDPI Data Breach

MDPI experienced a data breach that was reported on August 30, 2016. Breach of MDPI exposing 845,012 records

Key Facts

Organization
MDPI
Date Reported
August 30, 2016
Incident Type
unauthorized access
Severity Score
6/10
Confidence Level
high
Tags
unauthorized access

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.