The attacks that changed everything. Told in full, without the jargon.
A single SQL injection vulnerability in a piece of file-transfer software triggered a cascading breach that hit more than 2,600 organisations worldwide, exposing data from US government agencies, British Airways, the BBC, pension funds, and tens of millions of ordinary people.
A ransomware attack on a UnitedHealth subsidiary ground the US healthcare payment system to a halt, left pharmacies unable to fill prescriptions for weeks, and resulted in a $22 million ransom payment — only for the attackers to demand more.
In May 2021, a ransomware attack shut down the largest fuel pipeline in the United States, triggering fuel shortages across the East Coast. The entry point: one password, leaked from a breached account, sitting on the dark web.
In September 2023, a group of young hackers armed with nothing more than a phone and a convincing story brought one of the world's largest casino companies to its knees. This is what happened inside the MGM Resorts cyberattack.
North Korea's Lazarus Group is responsible for some of the most audacious cyber heists in history — from the $81 million Bangladesh Bank robbery to the $625 million Ronin Network crypto theft. Here's how a state-sponsored hacking operation became the world's most prolific financial criminal.
