There were many breaches in 2014 from security holes such as the Heartbleed bug and tampering with credit card machines. The infographic on the original post displays the top 10 breaches. The Home Depot, Target, Chase, and the IRS were hit, with confidential records compromised in the millions.
This post was the most-read on the original IRC site.
The original post centred on an infographic, available in the assets folder.
Originally published 28 October 2014. Migrated to the new IRC site in 2026.