Incidents

Notable breaches, intrusion campaigns, and historical events

• Antivirus 2009651 words

  **Antivirus 2009** is a type of rogue security software that emerged in 2008. It masquerades as legitimate antivirus software, tricking users into bel

• 2014 Yahoo! data breach549 words

  The **2014 Yahoo! data breach** was a significant cybersecurity incident in which attackers compromised the personal data of approximately 500 million

• 2013 South Korea cyberattack633 words

  The **2013 South Korea cyberattack** refers to a coordinated series of cyber intrusions that targeted South Korean financial institutions and media co

• Anthem medical data breach560 words

  The Anthem medical data breach was a significant cybersecurity incident that occurred in 2015, affecting the personal information of approximately 78.

• 2018 SingHealth data breach588 words

  The 2018 SingHealth data breach was a significant cybersecurity incident in which the personal data of 1.5 million patients of Singapore's largest gro

• Health Service Executive ransomware attack580 words

  The Health Service Executive (HSE) ransomware attack was a significant cybersecurity incident targeting Ireland's public health service provider, the

• Magecart546 words

  **Magecart** is a term used to describe a collection of cybercriminal groups known for their involvement in web-based card skimming attacks. These gro

• Blaster worm618 words

  **Blaster Worm** The **Blaster worm**, also known as the **Lovesan worm**, is a computer worm that targeted Microsoft Windows operating systems in 20

• Health Service Executive cyberattack496 words

  The Health Service Executive (HSE) cyberattack was a significant ransomware attack targeting Ireland's public health service, the Health Service Execu

• AIDS (Trojan horse)678 words

  AIDS, also known as the AIDS Trojan or AIDS Information Diskette, is one of the earliest examples of ransomware. Released in 1989, it was distributed

• Code Red worm636 words

  The **Code Red worm** is a type of malicious software that emerged in July 2001, targeting computers running Microsoft's Internet Information Services

• TEARDROP662 words

  **TEARDROP** is a malware loader associated with the SolarWinds cyberattack, a significant cybersecurity incident that came to light in December 2020.

• TCP Flood680 words

  **TCP Flood** A **TCP Flood** is a type of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack that targets the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), one of t

• SMS Pumping639 words

  **SMS Pumping** SMS Pumping is a fraudulent activity where attackers exploit bulk messaging systems to generate revenue by artificially inflating the

• HTTP Flood1042 words

  **HTTP Flood** An **HTTP Flood** is a type of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack that targets web servers by overwhelming them with a large

• UDP Flood599 words

  **UDP Flood** A **UDP Flood** is a type of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack that targets a network by overwhelming it with User Datagram P