10 of the biggest cybersecurity stories of 2024
Some of the biggest stories of the year include a massive IT outage, a record-setting ransom payment and devastating breaches at several U.S. telecommunications companies.
Cybersecurity news headlines in 2024 also included China hacking multiple major telecom companies, the largest ransom payment ever recorded, the hack of a major U.S. presidential campaign and more. These are ten of the most significant cybersecurity stories of 2024.
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BeyondTrust, a privileged access management vendor, patched two vulnerabilities this week after attackers compromised SaaS instances for a ‘limited number’ of customers.
CISA issues mobile security guidance following China hacks
Following the Salt Typhoon attacks, CISA offers advice to ‘highly targeted’ individuals, such as using end-to-end encryption and moving away from purely SMS-based MFA.
Regional Care Data Breach Impacts 225,000 People
Nebraska-based healthcare insurance firm Regional Care has disclosed a data breach impacting more than 225,000 individuals.
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Further disruption expected after latest NHS cyber attack
IT and security teams at Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust continue to work around the clock following a major cyber incident, with services disrupted and no timeline for resolution
New York Fines Geico and Travelers $11 Million Over Data Breaches
Auto insurance companies Geico and Travelers were fined $11 million in New York over data breaches that impacted the personal information of over 120,000 individuals.
Russian hackers exploit Firefox, Windows zero-days in wild
RomCom threat actors chain two Firefox and Windows zero-day vulnerabilities together in order to execute arbitrary code in vulnerable Mozilla browsers.
Fintech For 45 Of 50 Top Banks Confirms Data Breach
Finastra, a global leader in financial technology that serves 45 of the world’s top 50 banks, has confirmed a major data breach impacting its internal file transfer system.
2 Palo Alto Networks zero-day vulnerabilities under attack
CVE-2024-9474 marks the second zero-day vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks’ PAN-OS firewall management interface to come under attack in the last week.