We’re more than halfway into 2024, and we’ve already witnessed some of the largest and the most damaging data breaches in recent history. And just when you thought some of these hacks couldn’t be much worse, they did. The worst data breaches of 2024 to date have already surpassed at least 1 billion stolen records and are expected to rise further. These breaches have an impact not just on the individuals whose data was irretrievably compromised, but also embolden the criminals who profit from their malicious cyberattacks.
AT&T data leak
Three years after an internet hacker leaked a sample of allegedly stolen AT&T customer data, a data breach broker released the whole cache of 73 million user records to the public on an infamous cybercrime forum in March. consumers’ names, phone numbers, and postal addresses were among the personal information released in the data, and some consumers attested to the accuracy of their information.
However, the telecom giant didn’t respond until a security researcher found that the exposed data contained encrypted passwords needed to access a customer’s AT&T account. The securit
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