MySpace Data Breach

MySpace experienced a data breach that was reported on July 1, 2008. Breach of MySpace exposing 359,420,698 records

Key Facts

Organization
MySpace
Date Reported
July 1, 2008
Incident Type
unauthorized access
Severity Score
10/10
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.