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The number of attacks has grown yearly: 45 in 1999, 133 in 2000, 275 by the end of August 2001. [9] In 2010, Indian hackers laid a cyber attack at least 36 government database websites going by the name "Indian Cyber Army". [10]
A cyberattack is any type of offensive maneuver employed by individuals or whole organizations that targets computer information systems, infrastructures, computer networks, and/or personal computer devices by various means of malicious acts usually originating from an anonymous source that either steals, alters, or destroys a specified target by hacking into a susceptible system.
In many countries, cyberattacks are prosecutable under various laws aimed at cybercrime. [109] Attribution of the attack beyond reasonable doubt to the accused is also a major challenge in criminal proceedings. [110] In 2021, United Nations member states began negotiating a draft cybercrime treaty. [111]
Now, it is commonly known as "endpoint detection and response". According to the Endpoint Detection and Response - Global Market Outlook (2017-2026) report, the adoption of cloud-based and on-premises EDR solutions are going to grow 26% annually, and will be valued at $7273.26 million by 2026. [ 5 ]
GhostNet: A fictitious code name given to a large-scale surveillance project that is believed to be operated by the People's Republic of China. [41] Stuxnet: It is the first discovered malware that spies on industrial systems, and it was used to attack Iran's nuclear facilities. [42]
The attack was estimated to have affected more than 300,000 computers [6] across 150 countries, [6] with total damages ranging from hundreds of millions to billions of dollars. At the time, security experts believed from preliminary evaluation of the worm that the attack originated from North Korea or agencies working for the country.
The NSA is not known to have been aware of the attack before being notified by FireEye. The NSA uses SolarWinds software itself. [68] Within a week of FireEye's breach, cyber-security firm McAfee said the stolen tools had been used in at least 19 countries, including the US, the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Australia. [69]
The purpose of these attacks is to install custom malware. [8] APT attacks on mobile devices have also become a legitimate concern, since attackers are able to penetrate into cloud and mobile infrastructure to eavesdrop, steal, and tamper with data. [9] The median "dwell-time", the time an APT attack goes undetected, differs widely between regions.