2024: A year of data leaks, espionage, and DDoS attacks
2024 has been an eventful year for Indian cyberspace as firms suffered massive data breaches resulting in millions of dollars in losses, Indian defence institutions faced espionage bids and many important sites were taken down by ideologically-motivated hackers. The hacking of Burger Singh fast food chain site, SPARSH pension portal, and attacks on Hathway internet service provider, Telangana Police’s Hawk Eye app, and Tamil Nadu’s FRS portal were among the prominent cyber incidents. Breaches and data leaks Dell data breach: In April, a threat actor named Manelik was found selling a Dell database containing "49 million customers and other information systems purchased from Dell between 2017-2024" on breach hacking forums. Snowflake data breach: In June, widespread attacks on cloud-based data storage company “Snowflake" customers led to major data breaches affecting companies like AT&T, Ticketmaster, Santander, and Advance Auto Parts. Another China-linked group, Salt Typhoon, executed a massive c yber-espionage campaign targeting US telecom giants like Verizon and AT&T, compromising networks, customer call records, and data tied to law enforcement.
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