Data Breaches so far in 2024
Several major data breaches have occurred in 2024, affecting millions of individuals across various sectors. Here are some of the most significant breaches reported so far: ## Telecommunications Sector AT&T experienced two major data breaches in 2024: 1. In July, cyber-criminals stole phone numbers and call records of "nearly all" AT&T customers (around 110 million people) over a six-month period in 2022[1]. 2. In March, 73 million AT&T customer records were dumped online, including names, phone numbers, and postal addresses[1]. ## Healthcare Sector Several large healthcare data breaches have been reported: 1. Kaiser Permanente reported a breach affecting up to 13.4 million Americans, potentially exposing personal information to third parties like Google, Bing, and X[4]. 2. Concentra Health Services reported a breach impacting nearly 4 million people due to an incident with a third-party vendor[4]. 3. Geisinger, a Pennsylvania health system, suffered a breach af
