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Cyber-attacks like this have been happening for years without getting reported on. Who was keeping people ignorant then?
by slackfan 5y ago
Cyber-attacks like this have been happening for years without getting reported on. Who was keeping people ignorant then?
- simonw 5y agoThe impact of them was much, much smaller.
- spamizbad 5y agoHome Depot Cyber attack from 2014: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/11/06/home-depot-hackers-stolen-data/18613167/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/11/06/hom... And Goodwill in 2014: https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/09/03/goodwill-stores-hacked/15037199/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/09/03/goodwill-stor... And JP Morgan: https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/10/03/hackers-attack-cracked-10-banks-in-major-assault/?mtrref=en.wikipedia.org&gwh=B9913A063058498F878FED819B0102ED&gwt=pay&assetType=PAYWALL https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/10/03/hackers-attack-crack... Target cyber attack from 2013: https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/target-settles-2013-hacked-customer-data-breach-18-5-million-n764031 https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/target-settle... 2014 had at least 3 major cyberattacks covered by the mainstream media. I'm sure there are more, but I don't have Lexis Nexus or whatever to do that kind of research; just google. Edit: And that target cyber attack got TONS of coverage. I remember it quite well. Everyone was talking about it at work. So this stuff didn't fly under the radar.