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Year 2000: "ILOVEYOU" Virus
This email virus infected millions of computers worldwide, causing chaos by deleting files. -
Year 2005: TJX Data Breach
Hackers stole credit card data from over 94 million TJX customers, highlighting security flaws in big stores. -
Year 2007: Estonia Cyber Attacks
Estonia faced major disruptions from cyber-attacks, suspected to be linked to Russia. -
Year 2013: Target Data Breach
Target's systems were breached, compromising credit and debit card details of about 40 million customers. -
Year 2014: Sony Pictures Hack
Sony Pictures suffered a breach, leaking unreleased films and sensitive data, exposing weak defenses. -
Year 2017: WannaCry Ransomware Attack
WannaCry infected hundreds of thousands of computers globally, demanding ransom payments in Bitcoin. -
Year 2018: Facebook-Cambridge Analytica Scandal
Cambridge Analytica accessed millions of Facebook users' data without consent, raising privacy concerns. -
Year 2020: SolarWinds Supply Chain Attack
Hackers breached SolarWinds' software updates, accessing thousands of organizations, including top US government agencies, revealing software supply chain vulnerabilities.