美國(guó)在線

時(shí)間：2006年8月

受影響人數(shù)：65萬(wàn)

??? 2006年，美國(guó)在線（AOL）突然公布了一個(gè)文件，其中含有65萬(wàn)多名用戶的搜索信息。雖然流出文件中的用戶名與ID號(hào)是隨機(jī)配對(duì)的，但是憑借流出信息的其它內(nèi)容——如社保號(hào)碼、地址等，還是可以追蹤到這些用戶。雖然后來(lái)美國(guó)在線刪除了這個(gè)文件，但是信息已經(jīng)外傳。美國(guó)在線在一份聲明中表示：“這是個(gè)大麻煩，我們對(duì)此深感憤怒和沮喪。用新的調(diào)查工具接觸學(xué)術(shù)界本來(lái)是一次無(wú)害的嘗試。但它顯然沒(méi)有經(jīng)過(guò)適當(dāng)?shù)膶彶椤Ｈ绻?jīng)過(guò)了適當(dāng)?shù)膶彶椋敲此苍S馬上就會(huì)被阻止。”

AOL

Date: August 2006

Affected: 650,000

??? In 2006, AOL accidentally released a file with the search data of over 650,000 of its members. While AOL user names were swapped out with random ID numbers, the wealth of leaked information -- social security numbers, addresses -- made figuring out the identities of those users possible. AOL pulled the file down, but the information had already spread. "This was a screw-up, and we're angry and upset about it," the company said it a statement. "It was an innocent enough attempt to reach out to the academic community with new research tools, but it was obviously not appropriately vetted, and if it had been, it would have been stopped in an instant."