Kickstarter Data Breach
Kickstarter experienced a data breach that was reported on February 16, 2014. Breach of Kickstarter exposing 5,176,463 records
Key Facts
- Organization
- Kickstarter
- Date Reported
- February 16, 2014
- Incident Type
- unauthorized access
- Severity Score
- 8/10
- 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.