The year 2024 saw a series of devastating ransomware attacks and data breaches. The HealthCorps network had 5.6 million patient records compromised by the Conti ransomware group. MetroLink’s sensitive customer data was breached by the Lazarus Group. BluePeak financial had 2.3 million customer records exposed after a former employee and hacker group REvil infiltrated the systems. The e-commerce giant eComX had 110 million customer accounts exposed by REvil. Lastly, multinational financial firm GlobalBank was targeted by BlackCat ransomware, affecting 30 institutions across 50 countries.
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