Significant Cyber Incidents Timeline

Overview

UK's National Cyber Security Center:
- Noted a three-fold increase in significant cyberattacks.
- Supported 430 attacks; 89 nationally significant.
- Identified threats from China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea.
Chinese Hackers (Salt Typhoon):
- Breached eight U.S. telecom providers and others globally.
- Espionage campaign stealing call data, surveillance requests.
- Targeted government and political communication.
Chinese Espionage:
- Planted a chip in a U.S. general's conference name tag.
Iranian Hackers:
- Targeting aerospace and defense in Israel, UAE, Turkey, India, Albania.
- Used LinkedIn as fake recruiters to spread malware.
South Korean Accusations:
- Pro-Russian hackers attacked websites after monitoring NK troops in Ukraine.

Russian Threats:
- Emails with bomb threats to Ukrainian embassies worldwide.
- Sent malware to Ukrainian draft-age men.
Australia's Cyber Security Bill 2024:
- First national cyber legislation.
- Standards for ransomware reporting and smart device security.
Chinese Hacks in Canada:
- Breached 20 government networks.
- Purpose: espionage, IP theft.
Russian and Chinese Campaigns:
- Compromised emails appearing from Amazon/Microsoft.
- Attacked U.S. presidential campaign phones.
- Data exfiltration from Thailand government.

Chinese Middle East Espionage:
- Targeted human rights studies related to the Israel-Hamas War.
Russian Espionage in Mongolia:
- Targeted Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cabinet websites.

U.S. Election Interference:
- Iranian hackers targeted Trump campaign.
- Offered stolen info to Biden-Harris campaign.
UN Cybercrime Treaty:
- First treaty on cybercrime unanimously approved.

Japanese Space Agency Attacks:
- Series of cyberattacks on space agency networks.
Indonesian Ransomware Attack:
- Disrupted immigration services, prompted a nationwide audit.

Belarusian Cyber-Partisans:
- Crippled Belarus' main security service website.
Germany's Cyber Military Branch:
- Plans for Cyber and Information Domain Service.

Iranian Hack on Israeli Nuclear Facility:
- Leaked sensitive documents.
Russia's U.S. Cyber Espionage:
- Stolen source code and access to internal Microsoft systems.

Iranian Military Ship Hack:
- U.S. hacked an Iranian ship sharing intelligence with Houthis.
French Health Data Breach:
- Affected 33 million citizens' personal data.

Swedish Government Ransomware:
- Affected operations for 120 government offices.
Russian Webcam Hack in Kyiv:
- Used webcams to gather data on air defense systems.