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Year of the Hack? A Billion Records Compromised in 2014 - CNBC

February 13, 2015

Year of the Hack? A Billion Records Compromised in 2014 - CNBC

CNBC, By Arjun Kharpal

Over a billion personal data records were compromised by cyberattacks in 2014, a new report has revealed, driven by high-profile breaches on Home Depot, JPMorgan and eBay.

The 1,023,108,267 records breached in 2014 came from just 1,541 incidents, according to the Breach Level Index report by digital security company Gemalto. It marked a 78 percent surge in the number of personal data records compromised compared to 2013.

Last year saw a number of major hacking attacks on companies including Sony Pictures Entertainment and investment bank JPMorgan. The biggest incident occurred when AliExpress, a service run by New York-listed Alibaba, was breached, leaving 300 million personal records open to hackers, who didn't need passwords to access the accounts. Read more.

Year of the Hack? A Billion Records Compromised in 2014 - CNBC

Year of the Hack? A Billion Records Compromised in 2014 - CNBC
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