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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.
The chaos resulting from the attacks in Estonia illustrated to the world the dependence countries had on information technology. This dependence then makes countries vulnerable to future cyber attacks and terrorism. [4] Quick information on the cyber attack on Estonia and its effects on the country. [49]
Operation Aurora was a series of cyber attacks performed by advanced persistent threats such as the Elderwood Group based in Beijing, China, with associations with the People's Liberation Army. [2] First disclosed publicly by Google (one of the victims) on January 12, 2010, by a weblog post, [ 1 ] the attacks began in mid-2009 and continued ...
Iran has used cyber attacks against targets in the middle East (the most notorious being against Aramco), against a conservative American casino owner, and has used very basic attacks against U.S ...
A computer technician in Yangon found that the hacks were denial-of-service attacks, while the group's motive is to protest the 2021 Myanmar coup. [176] March: Cyber insurer CNA Financial, one of the largest insurance companies based in the US, was attacked with ransomware, causing the company to lose control over its network. [177]
Security experts say the recent "denial of service" cyberattacks on big U.S. banks were the largest ever recorded by a wide margin. Since Sept. 19, the banking websites of Bank of America Corp ...
By David Goldman NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- There's a good chance your bank's website was attacked over the past week. Since Sept. 19, the websites of Bank of America (BAC), JPMorgan Chase (JPM ...
Accused of using Zeus Trojan horse to attack thousands of bank accounts and opened at least five accounts in Bank of America and Wachovia. [28] It is estimated that with nine other people Svechinskaya had skimmed $3 million in total. [29] 24 June 2013 Signed a personal recognizance bond [30] and was released under $25,000 bail. [31]