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The Worst Hacks of 2024

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Hackers and state-backed espionage groups repeatedly exploited the same weakness or type of target to fuel their frenzy.

The China -linked espionage group Salt Typhoon carried out a particularly noteworthy operation this year , infiltrating a slew of US telecoms including Verizon and AT&T.

Microsoft said in January that it had been breached by Russia 's “ Midnight Blizzard’s” Midnight Blizzard , which is tied to the Kremlin 's SVR .

Background check company National Public Data suffered a breach in December 2023 .

Data from the incident started showing up for sale on cybercriminal forums in April 2024 .

The company reported in a filing to officials in Maine that the breach affected 1.3 million people.

North Korean hackers affiliated with North Korea stole more than $660 million across 20 attacks this year .