Media Coverage
Source: Special Report with Bret Baier
Media Coverage
12.29.15
According to Fox News reporter Rich Edson, Databreaches.net recently discovered that personal information for nearly 200 million registered voters can be found in a mystery database online. Though the data doesn’t include social security numbers or financial information, it could include addresses, phone numbers, party affiliations and other details that identity thieves and hackers may find useful when creating cyber threats.
Cybersecurity experts predict that data breaches will cause more damage and continue to rise in frequency in the new year. In 2015, large-scale breaches were seemingly constant, from the website Ashley Madison to government agencies like the IRS and the Office of Personnel Management.
Global Security Services partner Brian Finch tells Special Report with Bret Baier that the U.S. government is not acting quickly enough to prevent attacks.
“There’s no true disincentive for cybercriminals to stop what they’re doing,” he said. “So if you’re going to make a lot of money off of a relatively small investment, or you’re going to get a lot of information if you’re a nation-state by hacking into a government agency or private database, why would you stop?”