The Colonial Pipeline Extortion (2021) – Cybersecurity History Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack From your cybersecurity history blog, the free encyclopedia Colonial Pipeline attack A typical ransom note left by the DarkSide ransomware group, offering decryption keys in exchange for cryptocurrency.…
The SolarWinds Supply Chain Hack (2020) – Cybersecurity History 2020 SolarWinds supply chain hack From your cybersecurity history blog, the free encyclopedia SolarWinds Hack The SolarWinds attack compromised thousands of organizations globally via a malicious update to the Orion IT…
The WannaCry Epidemic (2017) – Cybersecurity History WannaCry ransomware attack (2017) From your cybersecurity history blog, the free encyclopedia WannaCry Epidemic The iconic “Ooops, your files have been encrypted!” message displayed by the WannaCry WanaCrypt0r 2.0 cryptoworm. Target Microsoft Windows…
The Ashley Madison Data Breach (2015) – Cybersecurity History 2015 Ashley Madison data breach From your cybersecurity history blog, the free encyclopedia Ashley Madison data breach The 2015 hack of Ashley Madison led to the public exposure of millions of…
The Yahoo! Data Breaches (2013–2014) – Cybersecurity History 2013–2014 Yahoo! data breaches From your cybersecurity history blog, the free encyclopedia Yahoo! data breaches The combined 2013 and 2014 breaches remain the largest known security compromises of a single corporate network…
The Sony PlayStation Network Hack (2011) – Cybersecurity History 2011 PlayStation Network outage From your cybersecurity history blog, the free encyclopedia 2011 PlayStation Network hack Sony CEO Howard Stringer and other executives faced massive public and media scrutiny following the…
Stuxnet Cyber-Weapon (2010) – Wikipedia Style Blog Stuxnet From your cybersecurity history blog, the free encyclopedia Stuxnet Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad touring the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in 2008. The facility was the primary target of Stuxnet. Type Computer worm,…
Operation Get JetBlue / The AT&T iPad Breach (2010) – Wikipedia Style Blog Operation Get JetBlue / The AT&T iPad Breach (2010) From your cybersecurity history blog, the free encyclopedia AT&T iPad breach The breach targeted an insecure AT&T endpoint,…
The NASA / Pentagon Hack (1999) – Wikipedia Style Blog 1999 NASA and Pentagon hacks From your cybersecurity history blog, the free encyclopedia 1999 NASA and Pentagon hacks Jonathan James compromised high-level US government networks, causing major security panic. Perpetrator…
The Melissa Virus – Wikipedia Style Blog Melissa (computer virus) From your cybersecurity history blog, the free encyclopedia Melissa virus The Melissa virus disguised itself as an important email attachment, exploiting user trust. Creator David L. Smith Alias Mailissa, Simpsons,…