I am going to tell you about all the cyber attacks happened in the past that will blow your minds. I am going to tell about the viruses that attacked on others and caused disasters. You get a lesson from every cyber attack, how to secure yourself more beneficially.
So let's get started.
1. CONFICKER WORM
You must know about worm viruses. They get multiplied in your system, take all the storage, make your computer slow and can steal your data like credit card information. They can also make your computer do the wrong things. If there is a cyber war happening then one can currupt someone's system via your system with the help of those worms. And you would never know what is happening. In 2008, the conficker virus was launched and it never stopped and is still running. All the cyber attacks that happened in 2015, 20 % credit goes to the conficker virus. And is still spreading everywhere.
2. STUXNET - FIRST DIGITAL WEAPON
This virus was dangerous and was called the first digital weapon. This is because, stuxnet attacked on all the nuclear facilities and plants of Iraq. Stuxnet spreaded by the means of pendrive that workers and employers used to carry and then it got its into the system. This worm got into the system and disturbed all the centrifugal process happening with uranium and it boosted the process to extreme level and everything got destroyed. All the experiments were also destroyed. So, stuxnet was called the first digital weapon. Nowadays, viruses can do many things. We all are connected to the internet and computer. All our financial and personal data are stored on them. And if they get attacked by the viruses, then we will be in danger. It can break any country financially.
3.HOME DEPOT CREDIT CARD ATTACK
By using one of the vulnerabilities of Microsoft, hackers found their way to steal a password from a home depot system from a store. And with that, they attacked all the shops and depot systems that ere chained to each other all around the city. They stole 56 million credit cards at that time. There are black marketing of these credit cards they steal and earn money. So, they did this by using a vulnerability of Microsoft.
4.SPAMHAUS ATTACK 2013
A teenager from London did a DDOS attack on the Spamhaus Company. This company makes a list of all the hackers and spammers and they blacklist them from websites on the internet. This boy did DDOS attack on their system. Due to this thier services stopped and all the websites that were being powered by that also stopped. And a big part of internet suddenly stopped at once. This was a big attack.
5.ATTACK OF 2014
This attacked affected millions of people when it took place. What happened actually, someone people created a phishing page on Ebay which was an infected javascript file. Whenever someone tried to enter the billing information, their information got stolen by that phishing page. This is a place where people use credit cards and debit cards often. So, the company did some improvements now it is safe and secured and no one can attack any scripts. These were the big vulnerabilities and more than 146 million got compromised.
So, that's all and have a good day.
