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Breach Statistics ยท 2026-06-09

Top 10 Biggest Data Breaches of All Time

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The numbers are staggering. Here are the 10 largest data breaches ever recorded.

1. Yahoo (2013-2014) โ€” 3 Billion Accounts

Yahoo suffered two massive breaches. The 2013 breach affected all 3 billion accounts. It remains the largest breach in history.

2. Collection #1 (2019) โ€” 773 Million Records

A collection of 773 million unique email addresses and passwords from multiple sources, shared on hacking forums.

3. Verifications.io (2019) โ€” 763 Million Records

An email verification service exposed 763 million records including email addresses, phone numbers, and personal data.

4. AOL (2014) โ€” 650 Million Records

Hundreds of millions of AOL user accounts were compromised by a Russian hacker group.

5. LinkedIn (2012, 2021) โ€” 700+ Million Records

LinkedIn was breached twice. The 2012 leak exposed 117 million passwords. A 2021 scrape leaked 700 million records.

6. Facebook / Instagram (2019) โ€” 533 Million Records

A vulnerability exposed phone numbers, email addresses, and profile data of 533 million users across 106 countries.

7. Marriott / Starwood (2018) โ€” 500 Million Records

Guest information including passport numbers and credit cards was stolen over 4 years before detection.

8. Adult Friend Finder (2016) โ€” 412 Million Records

One of the largest breaches of an adult website, including 20 years of deleted records.

9. MySpace (2013) โ€” 360 Million Accounts

The social network's breach leaked 360 million email addresses and passwords.

10. Twitter (2018) โ€” 330 Million Records

An internal system bug exposed plaintext passwords in an internal log. Users were advised to change passwords.

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