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In 2008, the United States Department of Defense was infected with malware. Described at the time as the "worst breach of U.S. military computers in history", the defense against the attack was named "Operation Buckshot Yankee". It led to the creation of the United States Cyber Command. [1] [2] [3]
These attacks relate to stealing information from/about government organizations: 2008 cyberattack on United States, cyber espionage targeting U.S. military computers; Cyber attack during the Paris G20 Summit, targeting G20-related documents including financial information; GhostNet; Moonlight Maze
Fisher, Dennis, Kraken botnet balloons to dangerous levels Archived 2011-01-11 at the Wayback Machine, SearchSecurity.com, Apr. 7, 2008, retrieved 2008-04-07 Orion, Egan, There's a new botnet worm on the loose: Kraken seeks to sink the Fortune 500 , The Inquirer , April 7, 2008, retrieved 2008-04-07
On 7 April 2009, The Pentagon announced they spent more than $100 million in the last six months responding to and repairing damage from cyber attacks and other computer network problems. [65] From December 2009 to January 2010, a cyber attack, dubbed Operation Aurora, was launched from China against Google and over 20 other companies. [66]
With all the attention given to cyber, Americans might think we are well-defended and prepared; this is, after all, critical infrastructure. We could have been well-defended and prepared.
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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]
This marked the second cyber threat group to impact US water authorities since November 2023, when CyberAv3ngers, a group that has exploited vulnerable internet-connected operational technology ...