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The 8 Biggest Data Breaches in History

By , Associate Editor, Money Morning • @DavidGZeiler -

As more of our lives go digital, the threat of data breaches becomes more of a concern to everyone - consumers, businesses, and the government.

While only a fraction of cyberattacks are successful - hundreds of thousands are made every day - the few that do succeed typically cause a lot of harm. Just ask Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT), which is still suffering from weaker sales resulting from its data breach last fall.

This infographic shows the eight biggest data breaches in history...