mail.ru Dump Data Breach

mail.ru Dump experienced a data breach that was reported on September 10, 2014. Breach of mail.ru Dump exposing 16,630,988 records

Key Facts

Organization
mail.ru Dump
Date Reported
September 10, 2014
Incident Type
unauthorized access
Severity Score
9/10
Confidence Level
high
Tags
high severitymega breachunauthorized 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.