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On August 27, 2024, The Washington Post reported that two major internet service providers in the United States had been compromised by China. [1] AT&T, Verizon, Lumen Technologies, and T-Mobile were reported to have been affected by the Salt Typhoon advanced persistent threat linked to China's Ministry of State Security.
The United States government has accused the People's Republic of China (PRC) and its state-sponsored advanced persistent threats of hacking into its services. [1] In July 2024, PRC hackers compromised at least nine telecommunications companies.
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.
March 1, 2024 at 9:13 AM Scott Olson - Getty Images The United States has long faced extraordinary levels of threats from cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure.
An aerial view of people standing near destroyed and damaged buildings in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene flooding on Oct. 8, 2024, in Bat Cave, North Carolina. / Credit: Getty Images
The greatest AOL hack program ever written, Lucifer-X by NailZ, is released. In a matter of days AOL is being used for free by hundreds of thousands of users. A 16-year-old Croatian youth penetrates computers at a U.S. Air Force base in Guam. [45] June: Eligible Receiver 97 tests the American government's readiness against cyberattacks.
Funds stolen by hacking cryptocurrency platforms surged 21% from a year ago to $2.2 billion in 2024, a report from blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis showed on Thursday. The rise in crypto ...
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.