Mercifully, the hackers were reportedly unable to gather detailed information on accounts, such as account numbers, passwords, social security numbers or dates of birth. That these breaches happened even to banks like JPMorgan Chase that spend billions of dollars to fund IT budgets and employ large teams of security analysts points to sophistication of cyber attacks. 8.
A survey conducted in the United States revealed that the cost of cyber crimes for the retail stores doubled between the years 2013 and 2014. Information of tens of millions of customers were stolen from retail stores Target, insurance company Anthem, formerly known as WellPoint, Anthem (ANTM) is the second-largest health insurer in the United States.