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MGM resorts - 2019 breach - 142 million
https://www.zdnet.com/article/a-hacker-is-selling-details-of-142-million-mgm-hotel-guests-on-the-dark-web/ 

Pakistani mobile users - 44million - May

https://www.zdnet.com/article/details-of-44m-pakistani-mobile-users-leaked-online-part-of-bigger-115m-cache/ 

Wishbone - May - 40 million

https://cybleinc.com/2020/05/20/large-database-of-wishbone-posted-for-sale-online-sensitive-data-for-sale/

Wawa - January - 30 million

https://www.zdnet.com/article/wawa-card-breach-may-rank-as-one-of-the-biggest-of-all-times/

CouchSurfing - July - 17 million

https://www.zdnet.com/article/couchsurfing-investigates-data-breach-after-17m-user-records-appear-on-hacking-forum/ 

EasyJet - May - 9 million customers

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-52722626#:~:text=EasyJethttps://www.bbc.com/news/technology-52722626#:~:text=EasyJet

Marriott - March - 5.2 million guests

https://news.marriott.com/news/2020/03/31/marriott-international-notifies-guests-of-property-system-incident

BlueLeak - June - over 200 state, local, and fed agencies

https://www.wired.com/story/blueleaks-anonymous-law-enforcement-hack/ 

COVID-19 Attacks

https://www.zdnet.com/article/first-death-reported-following-a-ransomware-attack-on-a-german-hospital/ 
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-55165552
https://www.zdnet.com/article/roundup-the-coronavirus-pandemic-delivers-an-array-of-cyber-security-challenges/
https://www.zdnet.com/article/cybersecurity-one-in-three-attacks-are-coronavirus-related/
https://www.csoonline.com/article/3584759/the-covid-19-pandemic-has-become-a-catalyst-for-cyberattacks.html 

SolarWinds

https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2020/12/evasive-attacker-leverages-solarwinds-supply-chain-compromises-with-sunburst-backdoor.html 

 

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