From WikiLeaks to Colonial Pipeline, a history of cyberattacks in the US – Bloomington Pantagraph

During the first quarter of 2020, cybercrimes were up 273% compared to the same time the year before. While cyberattacks have generally been increasing over the last couple of decades, the chaos of the pandemic only expedited the rate at which companies and governments experienced breaches. Some crimes have been directly linked to the pandemic, like those that attempted to gain access to individuals bank accounts the days PPP loans or stimulus checks were scheduled to hit, while others have just capitalized on the general sense of confusion to gain as much as possible, like the recent Colonial Pipeline hack.

Although it may feel like it, cyberattacks are nothing new. In fact, some of them pre-date the internet itself. Today, were taking a look at the history of cybercrimes. Using news, government, and industry reports, Stacker compiled a list of notable cyberattacks in the United States. From WikiLeaks to the SolarWinds hack, these events have changed the way America approaches cybersecurity, with one even leading to the creation of the U.S. Cyber Command.

So read on to learn how our countrys growing reliance on computers is also creating security issues we never could have imagined a century ago.

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From WikiLeaks to Colonial Pipeline, a history of cyberattacks in the US - Bloomington Pantagraph