July 14, 2025 - Looking back at major attacks with the benefit of hindsight helps organizations learn from what went wrong and build stronger defenses. With this in mind, let’s look at some recent cyber attacks over the past 24 months.

October 6, 2025 - Security experts provide analysis on the latest cyber attacks you need to know.

October 19, 2020 - The incident was reported in the last week of March however diving deeper into the data breach revealed that the attack had been initiated more than a month ago and has only been detected now. Technology is developing but at the same time, cyber attackers are also getting stronger than ever.

2 weeks ago - Others have been discussed in previous years, including a 2020 attack on a Düsseldorf hospital, and claims from the University of Minnesota's School of Public Health, which estimated between 42 and 67 US Medicare patients may have died as a ...

February 24, 2022 - The list includes the SolarWinds hack that infiltrated several government agencies in 2020, the ransomware attack that forced a shutdown of one of America’s largest fuel pipelines for several days last year and another attack on one of the ...

September 1, 2022 - Recent cybersecurity incidents show that it’s not just user data cybercriminals are after. Instead, they’re wreaking havoc on infrastructures like hospitals, pipelines, meatpacking plants, and water supply centers. Worse yet, these cyberattacks can cause serious physical harm. 9. The first reported death by ransomware occurred in September 2020, when a ransomware attack ...

December 20, 2023 - Microsoft President Brad Smith told The New York Times that there were at least 40 companies and government agencies hurt by the attack. ... Departments of Defense. The state department. Department of Homeland Security. The treasury. National Nuclear Security Administration. National Institutes of Health. The breach reportedly began back in March. The U.S. government did not announce knowledge of the cyberattack until Sunday, Axios reports.

November 11, 2025 - One of the USA’s most recent ... Agency (NSA), who found that Russian hackers were exploiting a bug in a commonly used email server to infiltrate sensitive data from American organisations....

July 20, 2020 - One of the most recent (May 2020) breaches aimed towards the USA has been brought to light by the National Security Agency (NSA), which found that Russian hackers are exploiting a bug in a commonly used email server to infiltrate ...

March 14, 2023 - Attacks motivated by financial gain have increased year after year — from 147 in 2014 to over 1,000 annually since 2020. Similar surveys confirm this trend. A recent cybersecurity report found that US-based organizations have a larger attack ...

October 29, 2020 - Electric companies across the country use many advanced tools and systems to monitor their networks and to defend against cyberattacks. Millions of attacks have been prevented this year in the electric power industry alone, and many more are expected by year-end.

December 15, 2020 - Other key states like Florida and North Carolina which experienced voting problems in 2016 and Georgia which had serious equipment problems in 2018, are being urged to take precautions to curb new difficulties in 2020, say election analysts. The Brennan Center’s electoral reform program last month released a study that stressed testing backup systems and electronic voting equipment before the primaries and next November’s general election was needed to reduce risks of cyber attacks and equipment failures, and offered guidance about ways to recover from attacks or malfunctions.

November 19, 2025 - America’s enemies are growing bolder and more sophisticated in cyberspace. To fend them off, the government must stop unilaterally disarming. Two recent reports underscore the danger. In mid-October, Seattle-based cybersecurity firm F5 Inc. acknowledged a “catastrophic” breach of its systems, which may have allowed Chinese hackers to penetrate networks used by federal agencies and Fortune 500 companies.

June 3, 2021 - One of the USA’s most recent ... Agency (NSA), who found that Russian hackers were exploiting a bug in a commonly used email server to infiltrate sensitive data from American organisations....

July 20, 2020 - One of the USA’s most recent ... Agency (NSA), who found that Russian hackers were exploiting a bug in a commonly used email server to infiltrate sensitive data from American organisations....

January 10, 2024 - In its 2021 report, Sophos found that 39% of cybercriminals had been unable to successfully encrypt data during ransomware attacks. In 2020, Sophos found that around 24% of attacks were blocked before the malware managed to encrypt their data. This historical data reveals that 2023 was the worst year in recent history, with US companies suffering more successful attacks.