10 Scariest Hack Attacks From Black Hat 2014

Crowd-funding service Patreon has been hacked, but credit card numbers were not lifted, according to the site.
Passwords, Social Security numbers, and tax form information were housed in the breached database, but they "remain safely encrypted with a 2048-bit RSA key," Patreon CEO and co-founder Jack Conte said in a blog post.
"Yesterday I learned that there was unauthorized access to a Patreon database containing user information. Our engineering team has since blocked this access and taken immediate measures to prevent future breaches," Conte wrote. "I am so sorry to our creators and their patrons for this breach of trust. The Patreon team and I are working especially hard right now to ensure the safety of the community."
The hackers did access registered names, email addresses, posts, and some shipping addresses, as well as billing addresses added prior to 2014.
"No specific action is required of our users, but as a precaution I recommend that all users update their passwords on Patreon," Conte said.
Given that email addresses were also in the database, users should be wary of phishing emails that ask you to click on sketchy links and/or provide personal information.
How did this happen? According to Conte, scammers took advantage of a "debug version of our website that was visible to the public." This server included a snapshot of Patreon's production database, but attackers did not actually access Patreon's production servers. Additionally, there was nothing on this development server that allowed an attacker to then log in to any of Patreon's other servers.
"As soon as we discovered this issue, our engineering team immediately prevented further access and is now conducting a rigorous investigation of our security systems. We are also engaging a 3rd party security firm to do a comprehensive internal security audit and will be implementing new tools and practices to ensure industry-leading security for our users and their data," Conte wrote.
Unlike Kickstarter and Indiegogo, which back large, one-time campaigns, Patreon allows people to donate funds to artists and creators on an ongoing basis. You can support writers, comedians, dancers, cartoonists, and more on a monthly or per-project basis.