29.07.2024 10:27:00
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TechCrunch, a digital publication, has prepared a review of the most significant data breaches of the first half of 2024.
The world has already faced some of the largest and most destructive cyberattacks in recent history this year, and the situation continues to worsen. More than 1 billion records have been stolen since the beginning of the year, and the number continues to grow.
AT&T's Troubles: Two Data Breaches in Just a Few Months
2024 has been an extremely bad year for telecom giant AT&T. In July, the company confirmed the theft of data, including phone numbers and call data from almost all of its customers.
The data was not stolen directly from AT&T, but through poorly protected accounts at Snowflake, a service that provides cloud hosting services for AT&T.
The call metadata obtained by the attackers allows us to determine who called whom and when, which can be very sensitive information for most people.
Earlier in March, the data of 73 million AT&T customers was published on a cybercriminal forum. The leaked database included personal customer data, as well as encrypted passwords that could be easily deciphered. AT&T was forced to reset its customers' passwords after discovering the leak.
Change Healthcare Medical Data Theft
A major data breach occurred at Change Healthcare after a ransomware group hacked its systems. The breach affected a large portion of the US population, and the stolen data included personal, medical, and financial information.
A security flaw, specifically a lack of multi-factor authentication, allowed hackers to steal a huge amount of data, causing widespread disruptions to hospitals and pharmacies across the country.
Synnovis attack causes disruption in London hospitals
In June, a cyberattack on UK blood and tissue testing lab Synnovis caused widespread disruption to healthcare services. Hackers stole data related to 300 million patient visits.
The damage was significant and long-lasting. The lab refused to pay the ransom, which led to some of the data being published online.
Ticketmaster data breach via Snowflake
A series of data thefts from cloud giant Snowflake has resulted in one of the biggest breaches of the year. Cybercriminals stole hundreds of millions of records, 560 million of which belonged to concert ticket aggregator Ticketmaster.
The breach occurred through the use of stolen accounts of data engineers who had access to their employers’ Snowflake environments.
Mandiant reported that data from 165 Snowflake customers was stolen, including employee records from Neiman Marcus and Santander Bank, as well as millions of student records from the Los Angeles Unified School District. Many more Snowflake customers are expected to confirm data breaches.
These large-scale breaches not only harm the individuals whose data was stolen, but also encourage criminals to carry out further cyberattacks. TechCrunch recommends that all companies strengthen their security measures to prevent similar incidents in the future.
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The world has already faced some of the largest and most destructive cyberattacks in recent history this year, and the situation continues to worsen. More than 1 billion records have been stolen since the beginning of the year, and the number continues to grow.
AT&T's Troubles: Two Data Breaches in Just a Few Months
2024 has been an extremely bad year for telecom giant AT&T. In July, the company confirmed the theft of data, including phone numbers and call data from almost all of its customers.
The data was not stolen directly from AT&T, but through poorly protected accounts at Snowflake, a service that provides cloud hosting services for AT&T.
The call metadata obtained by the attackers allows us to determine who called whom and when, which can be very sensitive information for most people.
Earlier in March, the data of 73 million AT&T customers was published on a cybercriminal forum. The leaked database included personal customer data, as well as encrypted passwords that could be easily deciphered. AT&T was forced to reset its customers' passwords after discovering the leak.
Change Healthcare Medical Data Theft
A major data breach occurred at Change Healthcare after a ransomware group hacked its systems. The breach affected a large portion of the US population, and the stolen data included personal, medical, and financial information.
A security flaw, specifically a lack of multi-factor authentication, allowed hackers to steal a huge amount of data, causing widespread disruptions to hospitals and pharmacies across the country.
Synnovis attack causes disruption in London hospitals
In June, a cyberattack on UK blood and tissue testing lab Synnovis caused widespread disruption to healthcare services. Hackers stole data related to 300 million patient visits.
The damage was significant and long-lasting. The lab refused to pay the ransom, which led to some of the data being published online.
Ticketmaster data breach via Snowflake
A series of data thefts from cloud giant Snowflake has resulted in one of the biggest breaches of the year. Cybercriminals stole hundreds of millions of records, 560 million of which belonged to concert ticket aggregator Ticketmaster.
The breach occurred through the use of stolen accounts of data engineers who had access to their employers’ Snowflake environments.
Mandiant reported that data from 165 Snowflake customers was stolen, including employee records from Neiman Marcus and Santander Bank, as well as millions of student records from the Los Angeles Unified School District. Many more Snowflake customers are expected to confirm data breaches.
These large-scale breaches not only harm the individuals whose data was stolen, but also encourage criminals to carry out further cyberattacks. TechCrunch recommends that all companies strengthen their security measures to prevent similar incidents in the future.
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