02-14-2015, 12:25 AM
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.
Year of the hack? A billion records compromised in 2014
The president's counterterrorism chief will announce the Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center -- a new department designed to protect America from digital aggressors. With the Sony Pictures and JPMorgan hacks in mind, President Obama pledged to beef up America's digital security in his most recent state of the union address, and the CTIIC is part of that.
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