Several major data breaches occurred in a year which is being branded as the worst for cybersecurity incidents. Among the affected companies were National Public Data, with hackers allegedly stealing 2.9 billion personal records; Ticketmaster, which had 1.3TB of customer data files stolen; Change Health Group with 100 million users affected; AT&T with 73 million impacted users; and the U.K. pathology lab Synnovis, hit by a ransomware attack affecting 300 million users. The breaches underline the importance of cybersecurity for both individuals and corporations.

LockBit ransomware group falls victim to hackers itself
A data leak has disclosed information about negotiations with victims, Bitcoin wallet addresses, affiliate accounts, and details of attacks.