🔥 Top 10 Cyber Attacks (2020–2026)
1. SolarWinds Supply Chain Attack (2020)
- One of the largest cyber-espionage attacks
- Malicious code injected into software updates
- Affected US government, Microsoft, and many organizations
- Stayed undetected for months
2. Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attack (2021)
- Caused major fuel shortages in the US
- Carried out by DarkSide ransomware group
- Forced shutdown of a critical pipeline
3. Kaseya VSA Attack (2021)
- Exploited IT management software
- Affected 1500+ businesses worldwide
- Linked to REvil ransomware
4. Costa Rica Government Attack (2022)
- Government declared national emergency
- Multiple systems shut down
- Major economic disruption
5. Medibank Data Breach (2022)
- ~10 million users affected
- Sensitive health data leaked
- Global privacy concerns
6. MOVEit Data Breach (2023)
- Exploited file transfer vulnerability
- 2700+ organizations affected
- 90+ million users impacted
7. HTTP/2 Rapid Reset DDoS (2023)
- ~398 million requests/sec
- One of the largest DDoS attacks
- Affected Google & Cloudflare
8. Change Healthcare Attack (2024)
- Healthcare systems disrupted
- ~6 TB data stolen
- Hospitals & pharmacies affected
9. US Telecom Hack (2024)
- Large-scale espionage attack
- Access to calls and messages
- Targeted telecom infrastructure
10. Bybit Crypto Hack (2025)
- $1.5 billion stolen
- Major crypto exchange breach
- Exposed weak crypto security
⚡ Key Trends (2025–2026)
- Rise of AI-powered cyber attacks
- Growth of Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS)
- Targeting healthcare, finance, government