Guess the Exploit: Famous Hacks and Their Vulnerabilities
Quizzee Rascal
Created 6/24/2024

Test your knowledge of famous hacks and their vulnerabilities by matching each well-known hack with the specific vulnerability it exploited.
1. Which vulnerability was exploited in the MGM Resort Breach (2023)?
SQL Injection
Broken Access Control
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Phishing
2. What type of vulnerability was behind the First American Financial Corp Data Leak (2019)?
Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR)
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
SQL Injection
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
3. What vulnerability was exploited during the Strava API Breach (2018)?
Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR)
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Security Misconfiguration
Insecure API Design
4. Sharp HealthCare Cyberattack (2023) involved which type of vulnerability?
Identification and Authentication Failures
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
SQL Injection
Broken Access Control
5. Which vulnerability led to the Quora Data Breach (2018)?
SQL Injection
Broken Access Control
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Identification and Authentication Failures
6. The Jeep Hack (2015) demonstrated a vulnerability in which part of the system?
Firmware Update Mechanism
SQL Injection
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Password Storage
7. Which vulnerability was leveraged in the LinkedIn API Breach (2021)?
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Insecure API Access
Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR)
Security Misconfiguration
8. What vulnerability was exploited in the Facebook Data Breach (2019)?
Password Storage in Plain Text
SQL Injection
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
9. The Heartland Payment Systems Hack (2008) exploited vulnerabilities in which aspect?
Firmware Update Mechanism
Payment Processor Software
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
SQL Injection
10. Which vulnerability led to the Equifax Data Breach (2017)?
SQL Injection
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Unpatched Software
11. What was the vulnerability in the Marriott International Data Breach (2018)?
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Phishing via Email Spoofing
SQL Injection
Password Storage in Plain Text
12. Which type of vulnerability led to the WooCommerce Leak (2021)?
SQL Injection
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Broken Access Control
Security Misconfiguration
13. What type of attack was used in the SpamHaus (2013) incident?
SQL Injection
DDoS Attack
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Insecure API Design
14. Which vulnerability was responsible for the Twitter APIs exposure in 2022?
Excessive Data Exposure
SQL Injection
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
15. The iCloud Celebrity Hacks (2014) exploited what kind of vulnerability?
Weak Password Security
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
SQL Injection
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)