Ancestry Data Breach
Ancestry experienced a data breach that was reported on November 7, 2015. Breach of Ancestry exposing 297,806 records
Key Facts
- Organization
- Ancestry
- Date Reported
- November 7, 2015
- Incident Type
- unauthorized access
- Severity Score
- 7/10
- 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.