5 of the most devastating data breaches of 2015

Data breaches are coming thick and fast. Gemalto estimated there were 888 data breaches in the first half of 2015 alone, resulting in 246 million compromised records, while IBM research indicated that the average, consolidated total cost of a data breach last year hit $3.8 million, marking a 23% increase over 2013.

2015 has been the year where social engineering became the main infection point, the human as the ‘low-hanging fruit’, although software vulnerabilities will most likely forever be exploited. Nation-states are active in this space, and organized criminal gangs see the monetary opportunity. The insider threat remains as prominent as ever.

5 of the most devastating data breaches of 2015