When a top cybersecurity firm gets hacked, what is the takeaway for the average netizen?. Cybersecurity firm FireEye said this week it had been breached by hackers for a foreign government. If so, what chance does the average person have?. If one of the biggest names in cybersecurity can be breached, what chance does an average person stand against hackers?. That’s a likely question after high-profile cybersecurity firm FireEye earlier this week said hackers breached its network and stole the toolkit it uses to probe customers’ systems to find weaknesses. Third-party company: FireEye.