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Biggest Data Breaches of 2024

amitoast Team
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Biggest Data Breaches of 2024

2024 was unfortunately another record-breaking year for cyber attacks. Here are the most significant incidents.

1. National Public Data Breach

Affected: ~2.9 billion records Data: Names, Social Security Numbers, addresses

One of the largest data breaches of all time. A hacker offered the stolen data on the dark web.

2. Ticketmaster / Live Nation

Affected: 560 million users Data: Names, emails, payment information

The hacking group ShinyHunters stole customer data from the ticket giant.

3. AT&T

Affected: 73 million customers Data: Social Security Numbers, account info

Customer data from 2019 suddenly appeared on the dark web.

What do we learn from this?

  1. Nobody is safe — Even giant companies get hacked.
  2. Check regularly — Regularly check if your data has been leaked.
  3. Unique passwords — A different one for every service.
  4. 2FA everywhere — Two-factor authentication is mandatory.

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