The Equifax Breach (2017)
In 2017, Equifax, a global consumer credit reporting agency, suffered one of the largest data breaches in history. Hackers exploited a vulnerability in the company’s web application framework, Apache Struts, which had not been updated. This oversight resulted in the...
The Ukraine Power Grid Cyber Attack
In December 2015, one of the largest power outages caused by a cyberattack struck western Ukraine, leaving about one-fifth of Kyiv in darkness. The attack was carried out by a threat group known as Sandworm, which targeted the country’s power...
The Pegasus Airlines Data Breach (2022)
In June 2022, Pegasus Airlines suffered a significant data breach due to human error. A misconfiguration in the security settings of the company’s AWS storage bucket exposed 6.5 terabytes of sensitive data. This error resulted in the leakage of 23...
The Marriott Hotel Data Breach (2018)
In 2018, Marriott Hotels revealed a massive data breach that compromised the personal information of approximately 500 million guests. The breach was traced back to vulnerabilities in the company’s systems that had gone undetected for several years. As a high-profile...
The Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack (February 2024)
In February 2024, Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group and a key processor of U.S. medical claims, suffered a devastating ransomware attack by the BlackCat (ALPHV) group. The attackers infiltrated the company’s systems, exfiltrated sensitive data, and deployed ransomware...
The WannaCry Ransomware Attack (2017)
The WannaCry ransomware attack was one of the most destructive cyberattacks in history, affecting over 230,000 computers across 150 countries. The attack exploited a known vulnerability in Windows systems, called EternalBlue, which had been patched by Microsoft before the incident....