LinkedIn Data Breach
LinkedIn experienced a data breach that was reported on May 5, 2012. Breach of LinkedIn exposing 164,611,595 records
Key Facts
- Organization
- Date Reported
- May 5, 2012
- 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.