Data Breach Infobox

WIRED

The WIRED incident was relatively small compared to major corporate breaches and did not involve millions of users. It primarily exposed account credentials through credential-stuffing attacks (using passwords leaked from other sites), meaning the number of directly affected WIRED accounts was limited and tied to reused passwords rather than a single large database hack.

SoundCloud

The SoundCloud breach (reported in 2025–2026) affected about 29.8 million user accounts, roughly 20% of its user base. Hackers accessed data such as email addresses, usernames, and profile-related information via a compromised internal system, later attempting extortion before releasing the data publicly.

Panera Bread

The Panera Bread breach (recent reports) exposed data from about 5.1 million customer accounts, though over 14 million total records were leaked. The exposed information included names, emails, phone numbers, and addresses, but no payment data. The breach was linked to exploitation of a third-party authentication system and raised concerns about delayed response and data exposure.

Under Armour / MyFitnessPal

The Under Armour breach in 2018 affected around 150 million users of the MyFitnessPal app. Hackers accessed usernames, email addresses, and hashed passwords, making it one of the largest breaches of its kind. Financial and government ID data were not exposed, but the scale made it a major cybersecurity event.

Betterment

The Betterment breach (2020, with newer reports expanding scope) affected around 1.4 million customers. The attack targeted a third-party service through social engineering, exposing names and contact details but not financial accounts or passwords, highlighting risks from vendor access rather than direct system compromise.

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