In February 2014, the Forbes website succumbed to an attack that leaked over 1 million user accounts. The attack was attributed to the Syrian Electronic Army, allegedly as retribution for a perceived “Hate of Syria”. The attack not only leaked user credentials, but also resulted in the posting of fake news stories to forbes.com.
| Domain | Entries | Date Breached | Hashing | Privacy | acknowledged? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| https://forbes.com | 1,057,819 | 2014-02-15 | phpBB | Public | No |
Information leaked
Email addresses, Passwords, User website URLs, Usernames
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