Monday, December 28, 2015

2015 Year in Review

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As we wrap up 2015, I wanted to make our last posting of “This Week in Security News” in 2015 a wrap up that looks back over some of the biggest stories we saw in 2015. These stories represent some of the biggest, most interesting or most important data breaches, attacks and events that we tracked in 2015.

This isn’t a complete list: it’s not meant to be. Its mean to give a sense of what 2015 was like as we close the books on one of the biggest years for security and privacy yet.

January

Adobe Flash Zero Day

Return of Cryptoransomware

February

Anthem Data Breach

March

Premera Data Breach

April

TV5 Monde Attack

May

CareFirst Data Breach

IRS Hack

June

Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Attack

July

Hacking Team Adobe Flash Zero Day

Ashley Madison Attack

August

Android MediaServer Bug

September

Xcode Breach

October

EMV Switch Deadline Day

November

SHA-1 Digital Certificate Retirement Fast-Tracked

December

VTech Hack

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