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  2. List of security hacking incidents - Wikipedia

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    October: The 2016 Dyn cyberattack is being conducted with a botnet consisting of IOTs infected with Mirai by the hacktivist groups SpainSquad, Anonymous, and New World Hackers, reportedly in retaliation for Ecuador's rescinding Internet access to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at their embassy in London, where he has been granted asylum.

  3. List of cyberattacks - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. 2008 malware infection of the United States Department of ...

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    Nakashima, Ellen; Julie Tate (8 Dec 2011), "Cyber-intruder sparks massive federal response — and debate over dealing with threats", The Washington Post, washingtonpost.com This article, which contains previously undisclosed information on the extent of the infection, the nature of the response and the fractious policy debate it inspired, is based on interviews with two dozen current and ...

  5. Timeline of computer viruses and worms - Wikipedia

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    July 4: The July 2009 cyber attacks occur and the emergence of the W32.Dozer attack the United States and South Korea. July 15: Symantec discovered Daprosy Worm, a trojan worm is intended to steal online-game passwords in internet cafes.

  6. Cyberattacks by country - Wikipedia

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    The 2007 cyberattacks on Estonia were a series of cyberattacks that began on 27 April 2007 and targeted websites of Estonian organizations, including Estonian parliament, banks, ministries, newspapers, and broadcasters, amid the country's disagreement with Russia about the relocation of the Bronze Soldier of Tallinn, an elaborate Soviet-era grave marker, as well as war graves in Tallinn.

  7. Worst cyberattack in Greece disrupts high school exams ...

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    Greece’s Education Ministry says it has been targeted in a cyberattack described as the most extensive in the country’s history, aimed at disabling a centralized high school examination platform.

  8. IRLeaks attack on Iranian banks - Wikipedia

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    Politico described the attack as the “worst cyberattack” in Iranian history. [1] [2] According to Politico, the Iranian government was forced to pay millions of dollars to IRLeaks in ransom. [1] Politico reported that 20 out of about 29 Iranian credit institutions fell in the attack.

  9. Timeline of Internet conflicts - Wikipedia

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    The city of Albany in the U.S. state of New York experiences a ransomware cyber attack. [86] [87] April: Computer systems in the city of Augusta, in the U.S. state of Maine, are seized by hackers using ransomware. [88] [89] The City of Greenville (North Carolina)'s computer systems are seized by hackers using ransomware known as RobbinHood.