Notable recent data breaches

Some of the most notable recent data breaches are as follows:

• Equifax in September 2017: Equifax, one of the three largest credit agencies in the US, suffered a breach that affected 143 million consumers. An unknown threat group were successful in compromising Equifax online services by exploiting the vulnerability of Apache Struts CVE-2017-5638. Due to the sensitivity of the stolen data, including Social Security Number (SSN) and driving license numbers, this was one of the worst breaches of all time.
• Verizon in July 2017: Around 14 million of Verizon's subscribers may have been affected by the data breach. The compromised server was managed by the Israel-based NICE system.
• Edmodo in May 31, 2017: More than 78 million users had their information stolen from the education platform Edmodo. This was publicly notified when a hacker, known as nclay, was found selling 77 million Edmodo accounts on the dark web for $1,000.
• Verifone in March 7, 2017: Verifone, the leading maker of point of sale (POS) credit card terminals used in the US, discovered a massive data breach of its internal network. Sources indicate that there is evidence that a Russian hacking group was involved in the breach.