Forbes Data Breach

What happened?

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.

When did it happen?

The breach date in the public record is February 15, 2014. The record was added to the catalogue on February 15, 2014 and last updated there on February 15, 2014.

What information was reported as exposed?

• Email addresses
• Passwords
• User website URLs
• Usernames

These are incident-level categories. The record does not prove that every category was exposed for every affected person.

Who may be affected?

This record may be relevant to people who had an account or other relationship with Forbes or used forbes.com around February 15, 2014. A catalogue entry does not establish that every customer was affected or that every listed data category applied to each person. Compare the record with an official notice addressed to you.

What should you do?

Choose actions that match the information involved. If you find signs that someone is using your identity, the Federal Trade Commission provides a personal recovery plan at IdentityTheft.gov.