Severe Cyber attacks were carried out upon systems in 2020. As though it was not enough, there was a 17% increase in data breaches in 2021, according to the Identity Theft Research Center (ITRC). The attacks include cryptocurrency theft, supply chain attacks, ransomware, and data loss. But, the most recent cyber attack reviews include:
● CNA financial breach; this was an attack carried out in March 2021 that left employees of the CNA financial block out of their systems and prevented them from gaining any corporate resources. A ransomware attack saw the company's data stolen, gulping 40 million dollars in fees to settle.
● Colonial pipeline cyber attack; this was a ransomware attack upon a pipeline operated by a dark side hacking group that caused gas disruption and brought panic among the US public.