News of cyberattacks and data breaches are almost becoming commonplace, but particularly stunning attacks still make headlines, such as the Colonial Pipeline disruption and the SolarWinds attack.
In early May, a cyberattack forced Colonial Pipeline to shut its pipeline for 11 days, causing gasoline shortages along the Southeast. The SolarWinds attack was discovered in December 2020 and is believed to have infiltrated government and other systems through a compromised update to the firm’s Orion software. It was discovered when major cybersecurity company FireEye reported a breach by nation-state hackers believed to be affiliated with the Russian government.