被盗数据:窃贼如何获取您的身份和其他信息

2011年10月《图解科学》的特别在线增刊,数据盗窃:黑客攻击

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尽管我们(通常会尽力)保护我们的个人信息,但窃贼和黑客仍在不断访问我们的记录。自2005年以来,这些数据泄露事件激增。虽然罪犯仍然是大多数入侵事件的幕后黑手,但现在许多最大的数据泄露事件是由“黑客行动主义者”造成的——他们是个人或团体,他们对公司或组织的行动感到愤怒,并通过暴露其记录来抗议或反击。然而,尽管最近媒体对电子间谍活动进行了报道,但抢夺笔记本电脑甚至翻垃圾箱仍然是窥探者获取您数据的方式之一。以下是他们使用的方法的排名,由位于弗吉尼亚州格伦艾伦的开放安全基金会编制。

— 马克·菲舍蒂

数据泄露排名

数据泄露类型

案例百分比

被盗笔记本电脑

7%

被黑客入侵的计算机或服务器

16%

从网络上抓取

12%

欺诈或诈骗

10%

在垃圾中或无人看管处发现的文件

7%

被盗计算机

6%

邮件暴露或被截获

5%

电子邮件暴露或被截获

4%

被盗文件

3%

发现丢失的媒体

3%

发现丢失的文件

3%

发现丢失的计算机驱动器

2%

被盗的计算机驱动器

2%

病毒

2%

其他

8%


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来源:“不采取行动应对空气污染的健康成本”,作者:帕斯卡·斯卡佩奇,《经济合作与发展组织,环境工作论文,第2号》。

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