BUSINESS
Hacks cost the global economy $400 billion annually. In 2016, several of the biggest data thefts came to light. Here’s how many accounts or records were stolen from each firm:
MYSPACE*
427,000,000
MINECRAFT
7,000,000
MOSSACK FONSECA
11,500,000 Terabytes of leaked data from the Panama-based law firm showed how celebrities, billionaires and criminals avoid paying taxes.
WEEBLY
43,000,000
YAHOO
500,000,000 The firm revealed that a 2014 hack of user accounts was much larger than previously thought, making it the biggest breach in history.
MAIL.RU
25,000,000
BANNER HEALTH
3,700,000
TELEGRAM
15,000,000
CLIXSENSE
6,600,000
FRIENDFINDER NETWORKS
412,000,000 User names, emails and passwords to the network of adult sites were stolen and offered for sale online.
GOVERNMENT
DEMOCRATS
The party was hacked by Russian spies to “influence” the election, the U.S. government concluded.…
