One way tech did not change was with continuing data breaches. Companies and government agencies around the world had records stolen, allowing hackers access to personal and financial information.
Many companies and other organizations had data stolen in 2015.
They included:
Anthem, a large health insurance company in the U.S., with over 80 million records stolen
Home Depot, a store that sells materials for houses, had records stolen from over 56 million customers
Ebay, an online auction site, had 145 million records stolen
U.S. Office of Personnel Management, a U.S. government agency, had 25 million records stolen
Japan Airlines had data stolen from over 750,000 passengers
TalkTalk, a U.K. telecommunications company, had records stolen from 157,000 customers
British Airways had "tens of thousands" of passenger records stolen