BANGALORE: The world is wired up, all communications and operations are carried out through internet no doubt. It’s the era of tech companies to rule on. And, companies that are offering IT security and software services have been the main target of hackers to steal company source code and information. The prowess of hackers to sneak in to the computer system can send chills through spine even of tech giants. Read on to know the 10 most shocking internet security breaches.

1. Microsoft

In 2004, a hacker was able to hack into Microsoft’s corporate network and was able to steal the source code of Windows 2003. It is said that the hacker was able to steal millions of bytes of code and later he uploaded the code on a website. Till this date nobody knows who was the hacker and how did he do it.

2. HBGary Federal CEO e-mail account

In the year 2011, HBGary Federal’s CEO Aaron Barr’s email was hacked and about 50,000 internal messages were stolen and posted online, this incident had led Barr to resign from the company. The group that was responsible for this incident was LulzSec group and Jake davis a member of that group had confessed this crime in the London court and also explained how they were able to hack into the account.

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