The seemingly endless string of
headline-grabbing cyberattacks this past year reinforced the notion that
hacks have increasingly become a part of digital life — and no person
or organization is immune.
According to the Identity Theft Resource Center,
more than 750 breaches were reported in 2015 through late December,
exposing nearly 178 million records. From government to tech, health
care to entertainment, data thieves left no sector untouched.
"It may be that 2015 is the year cyberattacks
got personal. For most people, it isn't shocking anymore when their
credit card data gets stolen," said Hugh Thompson, senior vice president
and chief technology officer of information security company Blue Coat
Systems.
"In 2016 we are likely to see even more attacker
resources being poured into tools, tactics and skills to steal digital
information and disrupt services — wherever they are."
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Source: NBC News
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