Science & Technology
6 Of The Worst Data Breaches in U.S. History | Incognito Mode | WIRED
On this episode of Incognito Mode, join WIRED Senior Editor Andrew Couts for a deep dive into the six worst data breaches of the past 10 years—and the lasting ramifications of each. 0:00 Incognito Mode: Data Breaches 0:18 Ashley Madison (2015) 2:32 Vastaamo (2020) 4:02 Office of Personnel Management (2015) 7:05 Equifax (2017) 9:36 DNC…
@DubGamin420
September 29, 2025 at 1:00 pm
9:53 Yea I thought this DNC hack was a pretty cut and dry. It’s Russia trying to interfere with our democratic elections. Don’t know why Trump admin is currently “investigating” it, all the information is out there😭
@jayesh__thakor77
September 29, 2025 at 1:17 pm
Cool video BRO! THNX
@alishair2509
September 29, 2025 at 1:17 pm
Stop sitting around watching this, seriously. I’ve already tripled my money 🤑🤑🤑
@netunikakogopsevdonima
September 29, 2025 at 1:17 pm
FIRST!!!!!
@wolf1438
September 29, 2025 at 1:22 pm
Honorable mention – journalist who got invited to govt social group reading ongoing US missile attack on Iran.
@pauls3075
September 29, 2025 at 1:56 pm
That doesn’t have a basement YOU could find! 😉
@SethMcGee
September 29, 2025 at 2:39 pm
Too many adds
@freekashyyyk896
September 29, 2025 at 2:49 pm
The constant zooming in and out for no reason is really distracting and unhelpful
@jimjam7830
September 29, 2025 at 3:02 pm
Hey Vsauce. Simon Whistler here.
@fishzebra
September 29, 2025 at 3:55 pm
What about the NSA hacking everyone that Edward Snowden revealed. How can you take Wired seriously if it omitted such an obvious winner
@stefansynths
September 29, 2025 at 7:07 pm
That was more than 10 years ago
@just.jose.youtube
September 29, 2025 at 4:03 pm
So, is the USA wanting to buy Finland too? 😅
@langlearnkorean8774
September 29, 2025 at 4:09 pm
july 15th… last 10 years?
@russellzauner
September 29, 2025 at 4:12 pm
and we’re still here
😀
@GotGaMeR
September 29, 2025 at 4:12 pm
Wow… cool it on the jump zooms
@urbanstrencan
September 29, 2025 at 4:17 pm
another great video, keep it up WIRED team
@alexandrusterpu
September 29, 2025 at 5:02 pm
Discount Simon Whistler or upgraded version of Simon Whistler?
@realkarfixer8208
September 29, 2025 at 7:18 pm
Why not both?
@goofoffbert
September 29, 2025 at 5:28 pm
The DNC hacked by the russians wasn’t the only political group hacked .. though DNC information was disclosed, the hacked Republican information wasn’t exposed.
@PastyTacos
September 29, 2025 at 6:21 pm
Keep it up wired!
@dr.eldontyrell-rosen926
September 29, 2025 at 6:35 pm
Good IT security is expensive and complex and companies would rather give the $ to shareholders and the C suite.
@user-fed-yum
September 30, 2025 at 8:02 am
Bad IT security costs more.
@MicaiahBaron
September 30, 2025 at 10:40 pm
@@user-fed-yum Long-term it can, but constant updates cost money constantly.
@_hyzer
September 29, 2025 at 6:44 pm
its pronounced day-tah and for this reason im not watching this video
@Highnoonshred
September 29, 2025 at 6:58 pm
2:29 program with The Department of Jackasses!!! The people behind the corporation shouls have been investigate and held accountable!
The people are the criminals!
Laws need to be changed and those hidding behind the ignorant greedy corporations be broken up as well.
Let’s also get help not harm for those we deem as criminals or the other.
Corporate crimes are harming more people than those who the media and copaganda want you to think…
❤❤❤ more
Stand up to Corporate greed
Question more of your biases
❤✊🏾✊🏽✊🏿✊🏼❤
@dcewf4t3gy5
September 29, 2025 at 7:06 pm
* top ones we know of
@zero11010
September 29, 2025 at 7:47 pm
This was released 7 hours ago. I’m sure by now we need to address a new major breach.
@VectorAlphaSec
September 29, 2025 at 8:28 pm
No technology is hack proof. Now the question is who is gonna hack to get the Epstein files?
@apathysarahndrome
September 30, 2025 at 10:42 pm
Now THAT is ethical hacking!
@thegadgetrulez
September 29, 2025 at 9:13 pm
Wow!
@tamarazwinak
September 29, 2025 at 9:57 pm
Who set up the “server room” to spy on the UN? It was discovered this August along with 8 oz of cocaine and guns? Russia, China or Israel? The drugs led me to think it was Russia. Israel and China have tighter operations.
@robertkelleher1850
September 29, 2025 at 10:52 pm
Did you think we wouldn’t notice the Baba O’Riley bumper music?
@drskelebone
September 30, 2025 at 1:15 am
We’re just pretending that DOGE wasn’t the biggest data breach in US history? Is that because when the president says it’s ok to hack the government, we just accept that?
@annehersey9895
September 30, 2025 at 2:53 am
HELLO!! Pete Hegseth showed us earlier this year that Signalgate is NOT encrypted!
@BabettaFaria
September 30, 2025 at 5:53 am
Pray for alt season, or step into mevoláxy and stop praying altogether.
@jonathanirons231
September 30, 2025 at 6:48 am
Stop with the jump zooms already. It’s not 2015 anymore.
@Mrs.Jekyll
September 30, 2025 at 2:10 pm
Better than viewfarming with shorts with making your video loop with the short, like ending the video with “and now you know that-” “did you know that blah blah blah”
@user-fed-yum
September 30, 2025 at 7:57 am
I did a cross reference of every exposed Ashley Madison email address with every email I’d ever received or cc’ed on. It was more of a programming challenge than for any other reason. I got a single match. It was my partner at the time. A pretty amazing and unexpected coincidence. I sill laugh about it today. I never bothered to tell them.
@likony
October 7, 2025 at 1:41 pm
If you don’t mind me asking, why not tell your partner?
@donwold1622
September 30, 2025 at 11:09 am
It amazes me to learn what conspiracy theories stupid people will believe. It’s very disheartening.
@visualglitch91
September 30, 2025 at 3:36 pm
STOP ZOOMING IN AND OUT FOR THE LOVE OF GOD
@antonharmacinski276
September 30, 2025 at 10:17 pm
11:45 – Turns out Pizzagate was real, it happened on Epstein Island and a certain political group that isn’t the Democrats doesn’t want the guest list released.
@iscmrts1
October 1, 2025 at 10:37 am
“Completely unfounded,” lol. The emails were very clear about the “children in bath tubes for their entertainment” and the thousands of dollars spent on “hot dogs” and “pizzas”. All that during the Epstein highlights. If someone check this presenter’s laptop, they may find the children. Careful guys.
@annix493
October 1, 2025 at 12:29 pm
0:29 wtf guys, a content warning would’ve been nice here
@MattMurphyMusicTeacher
October 1, 2025 at 4:52 pm
The editor’s having a seizure again
@danielgolarz2117
October 2, 2025 at 12:22 pm
Wired please talk about blindness caused by RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION
@felixaz2
October 2, 2025 at 2:24 pm
Why did youtube nonstop push me this video
@YaMehdi
October 3, 2025 at 8:03 pm
1:54 False information: The punishment for adultery is not death. However, if you are married and there are other conditions, the death penalty is carried out for Marital infidelity (in your terminology), In Islam it is considered a betrayal of God’s covenant and the solemn pact between a husband and his wife.
@IDK-kn8tq
October 4, 2025 at 4:25 am
I didn’t know they made a temu Simon whistler
@Rr-qz5rc
October 5, 2025 at 4:39 pm
YOU’RE NOT SIMON
@Icebearhaswares
October 5, 2025 at 8:35 pm
Really?? JOSH DUGGAR MOLESTED HIS SISTERS THE PARENTS KNEW.
it’s disgusting you didn’t say that.
@Mimi-cq4bg
October 5, 2025 at 8:38 pm
It wasn’t just the DNC that got hacked. The RNC was also hacked. It was only the DNC that had their info released.
@KingSnorby
October 6, 2025 at 9:32 am
And now they want to refund teaching the military about cyber security. I can not imagine as someone who works in this field, that this is going to go over well….
@nonameophelia24
October 8, 2025 at 10:47 am
Lmfao their suggestion to avoid security breaches is to use Signal app is laughable and that is why these kinds of breaches keep happening all the time 😂😂