The biggest data breaches in 2024: 1B stolen records and rising

The year 2024 has seen some of the most severe data breaches in recent times. From the exposure of 73 million AT&T customer accounts to the theft of medical data potentially affecting a third of Americans from Change Healthcare, the cumulative breaches have surpassed 1 billion stolen records. The Synnovis ransomware attack disrupted UK pathology services and exposed 300 million patient records, while the Snowflake breach saw millions of records stolen from companies including Ticketmaster and Advance Auto Parts.