2014 — In February 2014, the Forbes website succumbed to an at…
Data compromised
Email addresses, Passwords, User website URLs, Usernames,
Technical writeup
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.
Root cause
Data breach