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In January 2024, a data breach dubbed the "mother of all breaches" was uncovered. [6] Over 26 billion records, including some from Twitter, Adobe, Canva, LinkedIn, and Dropbox, were found in the database. [7] [8] No organization immediately claimed responsibility. [9] In August 2024, one of the largest data security breaches was revealed.
The stolen data contains records for people in the US, UK, and Canada. [13] [14] National Public Data confirmed on August 16, 2024, there was a breach originating from someone trying to breach their systems since December 2023, with the breach occurring from April 2024 and over the next few months.
On August 27, 2024, The Washington Post reported that at least 2 major internet service providers in the United States had been compromised by Chinese hackers. [1] It was later reported that the hackers affected at least nine telecommunications firms in the U.S., including AT&T, Verizon, Lumen Technologies, and T-Mobile, and had also affected dozens of other countries.
Credit monitoring: Sometimes, companies will offer free credit monitoring or other services after a data breach. Reset passwords: Change your passwords and use different ones for services.
As part of its breach, Salt Typhoon obtained a nearly complete list of phone numbers wiretapped by the United States Department of Justice. Chinese hackers had previously compromised email accounts used by officials in the United States Department of Commerce and State , including secretary of commerce Gina Raimondo .
A massive data breach has exposed the records millions of AT&T customers. If you fear identity theft, here's how to protect yourself.
Ten years of personal data belonging to California residents who applied for gun permits was wrongly disclosed this week online, The post California data breach reveals names, addresses, criminal ...
T-Mobile confirmed that the data collected by the hackers included sensitive personal information, such as the first and last names, birthdates, driver's license/ID numbers, and Social Security numbers. T-Mobile offered two years of free identity protection services and also proactively reset the PINs on accounts where PINs had been exposed ...