The 9 scariest hacks of the last decade – Tech Insider

People pose in front of a display showing the word ‘cyber’ in binary code, in this picture illustration taken in Zenica December 27, 2014. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

There are data breaches just about every day, as high-profile hacks of companies and governments have almost become commonplace.

But there at least a few incidents that truly stand out among the thousands of others. They are a bit scarier — the ones that have far-reaching consequences for people or organizations, and some even change the game in cyberspace.

These are attacks like Stuxnet, which destroyed nuclear centrifuges, or exposed email accounts that have consequences for presidential campaigns.

These are hacks we felt had some of the biggest impact over the past decade.