{"id":3508,"date":"2017-12-20T10:00:12","date_gmt":"2017-12-20T10:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=3508"},"modified":"2017-12-21T09:18:21","modified_gmt":"2017-12-21T09:18:21","slug":"10-hacks-that-rocked-the-business-world-in-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/10-hacks-that-rocked-the-business-world-in-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"10 hacks that rocked the business world in 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From the spread ransomware attacks to targeted data breaches, no business is safe from the hands of a hacker.<\/p>\n<p>Online security experts <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vpnmentor.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vpnMentor<\/a><\/span> takes a look back at 2017 to uncover some of the biggest and most shocking cyber attacks on some of the world\u2019s largest companies<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7565662001938327\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"7585079586\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nMore than any other, 2017 has been the year of the hacker.<\/p>\n<p>Cybersecurity breaches have hit high profile businesses worldwide opening the public eye to the risk that cybercrime poses today. Highlighting the prevalence of these attacks, online security experts vpnMentor has created a timeline of 2017\u2019s biggest data hacks\u00a0on major companies.<\/p>\n<p>The graphic\u00a0identifies just how widespread a problem this is. The timeline details not only the 10 biggest business data hacks that took place this year, but also the hacker or malware responsible and the steps the companies have taken to resolve the problem.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rage against the machine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Covering every industry from UK healthcare through to US national security, the graphic is an inventory of 2017\u2019s most malicious hackers and means of assault, including:<\/p>\n<p>* The CIA \u2013 Despite being dedicated to securing America\u2019s safety from overseas threats, the CIA themselves fell victim to a cyber attack, with many confidential documents being released on WikiLeaks. They were subsequently criticised for withholding information that could improve the public\u2019s digital security.<\/p>\n<p>Cellebrite \u2013 Cellebrite is a company that produces devices that can pull personal data from mobile phones for military and government use.<\/p>\n<p>However, the company fell victim to their own game when their external web server was hacked and 900GB of customer information and technical product data was taken.<\/p>\n<p>* NHS \u2013 Though not targeted specifically at the NHS, the WannaCry Ransomware most notably struck the UK health service, preventing workers from accessing their computers and delaying vital medical procedures. Fortunately, a flaw in its mechanism allowed experts to create a kill switch.<\/p>\n<p>Deloitte \u2013 Embarrassingly for the accounting firm who pride themselves on their Cyber Intelligence Centre, Deloitte fell victim to a cyber attack in March.<\/p>\n<p>Poor cyber security practices gave way to the breach, as only one password was required to access the administrator account, and subsequently the company\u2019s internal email system.<\/p>\n<p>* The City of Dallas \u2013 Hackers waited until an emergency test signal was sent out to activate local sirens and recorded the signal. They then played it back at a later date and set off every one of the 156 outdoor emergency sirens in the city for multiple hours.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vpnmentor.com\/business-cyber-attacks\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vpnmentor.com\/business-cyber-attacks\/img\/infographic.jpg\" width=\"600\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vpnmentor.com\/business-cyber-attacks\/\">View Interactive Version<\/a><br \/>\n(via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vpnmentor.com\/\">vpnMentor<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the spread ransomware attacks to targeted data breaches, no business is safe from the hands of a hacker. 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