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The biggest cybersecurity and cyberattack stories of 2023

Posted on January 2, 2024 by Dissent

Lawrence Abrams writes:

2023 was a big year for cybersecurity, with significant cyberattacks, data breaches, new threat groups emerging, and, of course, zero-day vulnerabilities.

Some stories, though, were more impactful or popular with our 22 million readers than others.

Below are fourteen of what BleepingComputer believes are the most impactful cybersecurity stories of 2023, with a summary of each.

Read their roundup at Bleeping Computer.

For another take on the worst of the year, see WIRED’s write up.


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