The United States has faced severe cybersecurity crises, with foreign actors and ransomware collectives aggressively hitting both federal systems and critical infrastructure.
The most prominent recent cyber incidents involving the US include:
FBI and ATF Network Breach: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was forced to declare a "major cyber incident" after an unclassified surveillance network was compromised. Hackers, suspected of being Chinese state-sponsored spies, managed to infiltrate systems containing sensitive data on active wiretaps and surveillance targets
Water Infrastructure Under Attack: The FBI and the EPA issued urgent public alerts after malicious cyber actors successfully targeted internet-facing programmable logic controllers (PLCs) across water and wastewater utility companies in multiple US states. The attacks caused physical operational disruptions to water infrastructure
The Massive Instructure Canvas Leak: The notorious international hacking group ShinyHunters carried out a devastating data breach affecting Instructure’s platforms. They exfiltrated and leaked an immense archive of user data, triggering an estimated 275 million breach notices to students and instructors across the country
Destructive Attack on Medical Technology: Healthcare giants like Stryker Corporation were hit with a highly destructive data-wiping attack. The breach, claimed by an Iranian-linked group named Handala, triggered simultaneous factory resets on over 200,000 corporate devices globally, paralyzing shipments and order processing
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