16. New York State Electric & Gas Co.
Where is it: Rochester, NY
When did it happen: January
People Affected: 1.8 Million

Brief: In January this year, the New York State Electric & Gas Co accepted the fact that confidential data including social security number, date of birth, financial account information has been compromised due to a data breach. According to the reports, the breach was conducted by a third party IT employee who was given unauthorized access to company’s database.

15. Global Payments Inc.
Where is it: Atlanta, Ga.
When did it happen: April
People Affected: 1.5 Million

Brief: In April this year, Global Payments Inc. accepted that credit card numbers of around 1.5 million people has been tracked by hackers. It claimed that social security numbers and other confidential information are still intact. The worst part is that during the investigation it has been found that servers that are hacked are having name of merchant applications.

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