The Question Is Not "If" You've Been Compromised; It's How Many Times?

NEW YORK – If you haven’t done business with one of the companies in this extensive list, you probably do not live on planet Earth with the rest of us. In other words, if you are reading this article, more than likely, despite all of the precautions you might take, your personal information has already been compromised.

Compromised

Below is a list of 245 instances of data breaches all over the world; those that have been reported. Keep in mind that many data breaches are never disclosed to the public, for a multitude of reasons. However, this list includes well over 6 billion users (6,744,742,386 to be exact) who have indeed been affected.

List updated 03/31/2018

Company Compromised	Year	Potential Users Affected
21st Century Oncology	2016	2,200,000
7-11 and Nasdaq	2012	160,000,000
Accendo Insurance Co.	2011	175,350
Adobe Systems	2013	152,000,000
Advocate Medical Group	2013	4,000,000
Affinity Health Plan, Inc.	2009	344,579
Ameritrade	2005	200,000
Ankle & Foot Center of Tampa Bay, Inc.	2010	156,000
Anthem Inc.	2015	80,000,000
AOL	2014	2,400,000
AOL	2006	20,000,000
AOL	2004	92,000,000
Apple	2013	275,000
Apple Health Medicaid	2016	91,000
Apple, Inc./BlueToad	2012	12,367,232
Ashley Madison	2015	32,000,000
AT&T	2008	113,000
AT&T	2010	114,000
Auction.co.kr	2008	18,000,000
Australian Immigration Department	2015	unknown
Automatic Data Processing	2005	125,000
AvMed, Inc.	2009	1,220,000
Bailey’s Inc.	2015	250,000
Bank of America	2005	1,200,000
Barnes & Noble	2012	unknown
Bedford/St. Martin’s	2012	unknown
Betfair	2010	2,300,000
Bethesda Game Studios	2011	200,000
Blizzard Entertainment	2012	14,000,000
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee	2009	1,023,209
British Airways	2015	unknown
California Department of Child Support Services	2012	800,000
CardSystems Solutions Inc.	2005	40,000,000
CareFirst BlueCross Blue Shield – Maryland	2015	1,100,000
Central Coast Credit Union	2016	60,000
Central Hudson Gas & Electric	2013	110,000
CheckFree Corporation	2009	5,000,000
China Software Developer Network	2011	6,000,000
Chinese Software Developer Network (CSDN)	2011	38,000,000
Citigroup	2013	150,000
Citigroup	2005	3,900,000
Citigroup	2011	360,083
City and Hackney Teaching Primary Care Trust	2007	160,000
Colorado Government	2010	105,470
Commission on Elections	2016	55,000,000
Community Health Systems	2014	4,500,000
Compass Bank	2007	1,000,000
Countrywide Financial Corp	2011	2,500,000
Countrywide Financial Corp	2006	2,600,000
Cox Communications	2016	40,000
Crescent Health Inc., Walgreens	2013	100,000
CVS	2015	unknown
Dai Nippon Printing	2007	8,637,405
Data Processors International	2008	8,000,000
Defense Integrated Data Center	2017	unknown
Deloitte	2017	350
Democratic National Committee	2016	19,252
Department of Homeland Security	2016	30,000
Domino’s Pizza	2014	600,000
Driving Standards Agency	2007	3,000,000
Dropbox	2012	unknown
Drupal	2013	1,000,000
DSW Inc.	2005	1,400,000
Dun & Bradstreet	2013	1,000,000
eBay	2014	145,000,000
Educational Credit Management Corporation	2010	3,300,000
Eisenhower Medical Center	2011	514,330
Embassy Cables	2010	251,000
Emergency Healthcare Physicians, Ltd.	2010	180,111
Emory Healthcare	2012	315,000
Equifax	2017	143,000,000
Erie County Medical Center	2017	unknown
European Central Bank	2014	unknown
Evernote	2013	50,000,000
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield	2015	10,000,000
Experian – T-Mobile	2015	15,000,000
EyeWire	2016	unknown
Facebook	2013	6,000,000
Facebook	2015	50,000,000
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland	2010	400,000
Fidelity National Information Services	2007	8,500,000
Florida Department of Juvenile Justice	2013	100,000
Formspring	2012	420,000
Friend Finder Networks	2016	412,214,295
Gamigo	2012	8,000,000
Gap Inc.	2007	800,000
Gawker	2010	1,500,000
Global Payments	2012	7,000,000
Gmail	2014	5,000,000
Greek Government	2012	9,000,000
Grozio Chirurgija	2017	25,000
GS Caltex	2008	11,100,000
Gyft	2016	unknown
Hannaford Brothers Supermarket Chain	2007	4,200,000
Health Net	2009	500,000
Health Net — IBM	2011	1,900,000
Heartland	2009	130,000,000
Heathrow Airport	2017	unknown
Hewlett Packard	2006	200,000
Hilton Hotels	2015	unknown
Home Depot	2014	56,000,000
Home Office	2008	84,000
Honda Canada	2011	283,000
Hyatt Hotels	2015	unknown
Internal Revenue Service	2015	720,000
Inuvik hospital	2016	6,700
Jefferson County West Virginia	2008	1,600,000
JP Morgan Chase	2010	2,600,000
JP Morgan Chase	2014	76,000,000
KDDI	2006	4,000,000
Kirkwood Community College	2013	125,000
KM.RU	2016	1,500,000
Korea Credit Bureau	2014	20,000,000
Kroll Background America	2013	1,000,000
KT Corporation	2012	8,700,000
Landry’s, Inc.	2015	unknown
LexisNexis	2014	1,000,000
Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center	2010	130,495
LinkedIn, eHarmony, Last.fm	2012	8,000,000
Living Social	2013	50,000,000
MacRumors.com	2014	860,000
Mandarin Oriental Hotels	2014	2,835
Massachusetts Government	2011	210,000
Medicaid	2012	780,000
Medical Informatics Engineering	2015	3,900,000
Memorial Healthcare System	2011	102,153
Michaels	2014	3,000,000
MilitarySingles.com	2012	163,792
Ministry of Education	2008	6,000,000
Monster.com	2007	1,600,000
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney	2011	34,000
Mozilla	2014	76,000
NASDAQ	2014	unknown
National Archives and Records Administration	2009	76,000,000
National Guard of the United States	2009	131,000
Natural Grocers	2015	93 stores
Neiman Marcus	2014	1,100,000
Nemours Foundation	2011	1,055,489
Network Solutions	2009	573,000
New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.	2010	1,700,000
New York State Electric & Gas	2012	1,800,000
New York Taxis	2014	52,000
Nexon Korea Corp	2011	13,200,000
NHS	2011	8,300,000
Nintendo	2013	240,000
Nival Networks	2016	1,500,000
Norwegian Tax Administration	2008	3,950,000
Ofcom	2016	unknown
Office of Personnel Management	2015	21,500,000
Office of the Texas Attorney General	2012	6,500,000
Ohio State University	2010	760,000
Orbitz	2018	880,000
Oregon Department of Transportation	2011	62
OVH	2013	unknown
Premera	2015	11,000,000
Puerto Rico Department of Health	2010	515,000
Rambler.ru	2012	98,167,935
RBS Worldpay	2008	1,500,000
Restaurant Depot	2011	200,000
RockYou!	2009	32,000,000
Rosen Hotels	2016	unknown
Saderat, Eghtesad Novin, and Saman	2012	3,000,000
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission	2011	180,000
Scottrade	2015	4,600,000
Scribd	2013	500,000
Seacoast Radiology, PA	2010	231,400
Sega	2011	1,290,755
Service Personnel and Veterans Agency	2008	50,500
Slack	2015	500,000
SnapChat	2013	4,700,000
Sony Online Entertainment	2011	24,600,000
Sony Pictures	2011	1,000,000
Sony PlayStation Network	2011	77,000,000
South Africa Police	2013	16,000
South Carolina Government	2012	6,400,000
South Shore Hospital, Massachusetts	2010	800,000
Southern California Medical-Legal Consultants	2011	300,000
Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System	2011	400,000
Stanford University	2008	72,000
Starbucks	2008	97,000
Starwood Hotels	2015	unknown
State of Texas	2011	3,500,000
Steam	2011	35,000,000
Stratfor	2011	935,000
Supervalu	2014	200 stores
Sutter Medical Center	2011	4,243,434
Syria Files	2012	2,434,899
Taobao	2016	20,000,000
Target Corporation	2014	70,000,000
Taringa!	2017	28,722,877
TaxSlayer.com	2016	unknown
TD Bank	2012	260,000
TD Ameritrade	2007	6,300,000
TerraCom & YourTel	2013	170,000
Texas Lottery	2007	89,000
The Bank of New York Mellon	2008	12,500,000
Tianya Club	2011	28,000,000
TJ Maxx	2007	94,000,000
T-Mobile, Deutsche Telecom	2006	17,000,000
Tricare	2011	4,901,432
Triple-S Salud, Inc.	2010	398,000
Trump Hotels	2014	unknown
Tumblr	2013	65,469,298
Twitch.tv	2015	unknown
Twitter	2013	250,000
U.S. Army	2010	392,000
U.S. Army	2011	50,000
U.S. Department of Defense	2009	72,000
U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs	2006	26,500,000
U.S. Law Enforcement	2011	123,461
Uber	2014	50,000
Uber	2017	57,000,000
Ubisoft	2013	unknown
Ubuntu	2013	2,000,000
UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica	2015	4,500,000
UK Ministry of Defence	2008	1,700,000
UK Revenue & Customs	2007	25,000,000
Under Armour (MyFitnessPal app)	2018	150,000,000
United States Diplomatic Cables Leak	2010	260,000
University of California, Berkeley	2009	160,000
University of California, Berkeley	2016	80,000
University of Central Florida	2016	63,000
University of Maryland, College Park	2014	300,000
University of Miami	2008	2,100,000
University of Utah Hospital & Clinics	2008	2,200,000
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee	2011	73,000
UPS	2014	unknown
Verizon Communications	2016	1,500,000
Virginia Department of Health	2009	8,257,378
Virginia Prescription Monitoring Program	2009	531,400
Vodafone	2013	2,000,000
VTech	2015	5,000,000
Walmart	2015	unknown
Washington Post	2011	1,270,000
Washington State Court System	2013	160,000
Weebly	2016	43,430,316
Wendy’s	2015	unknown
Writerspace.com	2011	62,000
Xat.com	2015	6,054,459
Yahoo	2014	500,000,000
Yahoo Inc.	2013	3,000,000,000
Yahoo Japan	2013	22,000,000
Yahoo! Voices	2012	450,000
Yale University	2010	43,000
Zappos	2012	24,000,000

List updated 03/31/2018

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