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Hacking cost businesses $800
million
By Mike Ricciuti
June 6, 1996, 12:15 p.m. PT
Hackers cost businesses worldwide an estimated
$800 million in 1995 through break-ins to
computer systems at banks, hospitals, and other
large businesses, according to investigators of the
Senate's Permanent Investigations Subcommittee.
Despite the staggering losses, few businesses
report the security breaches for fear of negative
publicity that could scare off customers, officials
say. Also, most losses incurred by banks do not
appear in required federal reports, according to a
story in today's Wall Street Journal.
The subcommittee's eight-month investigation
showed that security problems seem to be worse
in the private sector than in government. More
than $400 million of the calculated losses were
attributed to U.S. businesses.
Fear of hacker attacks has prompted many
corporate users to boost budgets for security
spending. A study conducted by The Yankee
Group, a Boston-based consulting firm, and
Infosecurity News showed that corporate security
budgets have already increased by 25 percent,
with more increases expected this year.
The study also concluded that nearly half of all
break-ins are committed by internal users.
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