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Forbes

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: forbes.com
  • Breach Count: 1,057,819
  • Breach Date: Feb. 15, 2014
  • Added: Feb. 15, 2014
  • Verified: True
  • Fabricated: False
  • Events: 0
  • Source: HaveIBeenPwned

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