A Closer Look...

2015 saw many data breaches, but the 3 below are very interesting and could be related and all 3 attacks carried out by the same hackers.

If you were a Govt employee with a secret clearance who is married and receiving your healthcare from Anthem and cheating on your wife Oppps

They won't write an Anthem about this one
• Who: Anthem
• What: Phishing scam
• When: April 2014
      o Discovered: Jan. 2015
      o Disclosed: Feb. 2015
• Size: 80 million members and employees

The Anthem breach took place after an employee opened a phishing email and is believed to be the work of a foreign government.

Personal data [mis]management
• Who: U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
• What: Malware
• When: March 2015
       o Discovered: April 2015
       o Disclosed: June 2015
• Size: 21.5 million people

The OPM breach compromised SSNs and other sensitive information of 19.7 million security clearance applicants

A date of infamy
• Who: Ashley Madison
• What: Hack
• When: July 2015
       o Discovered: July 2015
       o Disclosed: July 2015
• How many: 32 million site users

The Ashley Madison data breach is certainly one of the most memorable, compromising users more than just financially. Ashley Madison provided hookups for married guys.