The Snowflake Hacker and Data Breaches

• Major data breaches in 2023 included AT&T, Ticketmaster, and Bosch Health, all linked to a company called Snowflake.
• Snowflake is a cloud-based data warehouse service where companies store their data instead of on their own servers.
• The hacker accessed individual company accounts on Snowflake using stolen credentials, often exploiting the lack of two-factor authentication.
• Snowflake responded by making multi-factor authentication mandatory for new accounts.
• The breaches highlight the vulnerability of centralized data storage solutions and the importance of robust security measures.