Save The Children is an organization that specializes in helping children live healthy lives. The non-profit works in multiple countries, helping to provide for children's needs, especially in areas affected by war or tragedy. This organization was recently the target of a ransomware hacker group and suffered huge data losses as a result of that targeting.

In July of this year, the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) released Security Directive Pipeline-2021-02D (SD-02D) Pipeline Cybersecurity Mitigation Actions, Contingency Planning, and Testing. The directive—aimed at owners and operators of liquid and natural gas pipelines or facilities designated as critical infrastructure—outlines requirements for enhancing cyber resilience through the implementation of a TSA-approved cybersecurity implementation plan (CIP).

Caesars Entertainment is one of the largest casino companies in the United States and is well-known for its loyalty program. The company serves countless customers in Las Vegas and elsewhere throughout the world. The massive loyalty program takes in data from all of Caesars customers, and that program may have just backfired on the company, potentially hurting many of its customers in the process.

MGM Resorts has announced that it will be shutting down 12 of its hotels and casinos in and around Las Vegas. The reason—a ransomware attack of unknown magnitude on servers containing a goldmine of customer data. MGM reports that it managed to detect the breach at a fairly early stage and notify the authorities and law enforcement, but the damage incurred is yet to be evaluated.

Picture this: Your IT infrastructure is breached by a nefarious actor, who then encrypts critical data and holds your organization hostage until a ransom is paid. Far from hypothetical, this is exactly what happened to multi-billion-dollar casino operator MGM Resorts International last week when hit with a ransomware attack – the latest in a string of large-scale, high-profile cyber security incidents.

In a world where ones and zeros are the new battleground, these threats, cyberattacks have become a significant threat to governments worldwide. The United States, with its vast array of government agencies and critical infrastructure, is no exception. Cybersecurity threats that impact the public sector range from state-sponsored attacks to financially motivated hacking groups. In this blog post, we’ll delve into the top 7 cyberattacks on the U.S.