[Infographic] 7 Cyber attacks that shook the world

[Infographic] 7 Cyber attacks that shook the world

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  7 Cyber Attacksthat shook the World VETERAN ADMINISTRATOR DATA BREACH In 2006, a Veteran Administration officer’s laptop containing sensitive information was stolen. The theft caused data breach of personal data of about 26.5 million active US military personnel. Estimated damage: $100-500 million In May 2017, WannaCry ransomware took advantage of unpatched systems and spread across 150 countries. The ransomware attacked computers with unpatched Microsoft Windows OS, encrypted the user’s data and propagated to interconnected computers also. Estimated damage: $4 Billion Newer ransomware families are more advanced and persistent. Looking at the progress of the last couple of years in the ransomware category, it looks like this threat is going to stay for long and become more and more sophisticated and complex in the years to come. In 2011, Epsilon, an email marketing service provider, suffered a huge data breach that resulted in theft of personal details (emails and other data) from thousands of email accounts. The firm faced major repercussions for years. Estimated damage: $225 million EPSILON DATA BREACH Identify the critical assets and protect them Active involvement in cyber security Proactive actions against cyber threat Utilize DLP and other robust security solutions The security breach at Hannaford Bros., an Eastern supermarket chain, exposed more than 4 million credit card numbers and led to more than 1800 reported cases where these cards were fraudulently used. Estimated damage: $250 million HANNAFORD BROS. In 2008, one of the biggest payments processors of US, Heartland Payment System, suffered a huge data breach where the firm’s network was injected with a spyware and millions of credit and debit cards were stolen. Estimated damage: $140 million In 2011, hackers broke into Sony’s data storage and stole over 100 million records (personal details and credit card information) of customers who used Play Station online service. Estimated damage: $171 million SONY PLAY STATION BANGLADESH BANK HEIST In 2016, a group of unidentified hackers got inside the Bangladesh Central Bank’s network accessing a bank officer’s computer with the help of pre-installed malware to make a huge payment via SWIFT. Estimated damage: $81 million 4 2 6 5 7 3 1 How to deal with cyber attacks? HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEM WANNACRY RANSOMWARE ATTACK - Sanjay Katkar, Jt. MD & CTO, Quick Heal Technologies Ltd. Source: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/wannacry-ransomware-attacks-wannacry-virus-losses/ https://www.wired.com/2017/05/wannacry-ransomware-hackers-made-real-amateur-mistakes/ For more details visit: www.seqrite.com Support Number:1800 212 7377 Email: [email protected]