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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.
In July 2024, PRC hackers compromised at least nine telecommunications companies. As part of its breach, Salt Typhoon obtained a nearly complete list of phone numbers wiretapped by the United States Department of Justice.
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 Salt Typhoon hack is one of the largest attacks on US telecommunications ever, officials say. The yearslong attack originated in China and targeted major telecom companies like AT&T and Verizon.
The hacking group USDoD claimed it had stolen personal records, including Social Security info, of 2.9 billion people from National Public Data.
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.
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 ...