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2013 — Gmail: A breach that involved keylogging software affected…

2013 2.0M records affected Share on X

Data compromised

Personal information

Technical writeup

A breach that involved keylogging software affected at least 93,000 websites.  The virus may have originated on a server located in the Netherlands.  It first started collecting passwords and usernames on October 21. Approximately 860 computers in the United States were affected. More than 99% of the computers that were affected were outside of the United States.

Root cause

Hacking

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