2020s in hacking

decentralized, internet-based protest movement which organizes cyber attacks and demonstrations for freedom and against various forms of grievance

July 2020 compromise of multiple verified Twitter accounts to post scam Tweets

2023 video game developed by Insomniac Games

attack on Ukrainian government and websites

Bybit Fintech Limited, known as Bybit, is a Dubai based centralized cryptocurrency exchange. The platform has faced regulatory warnings in several jurisdictions.

backdoor discovered in 2024

Killnet is a pro-Russia hacker group known for its DoS (denial of service) and DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks towards government institutions and private companies in several countries during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The group is thought to have been formed sometime around March 2022.

2026 video game developed by Insomniac Games

ransomware attack

major security breach resulting from cyberattacks which exploited vulnerabilities in software from SolarWinds and other vendors

Emotet is a malware strain and a cybercrime operation believed to be based in Ukraine. The malware, also known as Heodo, was first detected in 2014 and deemed one of the most prevalent threats of the decade. In 2021, the servers used for Emotet were disrupted through global police action in Germany and Ukraine and brought under the control of law enforcement. Despite this disruption, Emotet resurfaced in subsequent years with new capabilities, continuing to be regarded as one of the Internet’s most persistent and adaptable threats.

Russian GRU cybermilitary unit, part of Fancy Bear

Mimikatz is both an exploit on Microsoft Windows that extracts passwords stored in memory and software that performs that exploit. It was created by French programmer Benjamin Delpy and is French slang for "cute cats".

thumb|Internet meme portraying a Zoom meeting with an unwanted intrusion Zoombombing or Zoom raiding is the unwanted, disruptive intrusion, generally by Internet trolls, into a video-conference call. In a typical Zoombombing incident, a teleconferencing session is hijacked by the insertion of material that is lewd, obscene, or offensive in nature, typically resulting in the shutdown of the session or the removal of the troll. The term is especially associated with and is derived from, the name of the Zoom videoconferencing software program; however, it has also been used to refer to the phenom

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hacking group believed to be behind the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack

NoName057(16) is a pro-Russian hacker group that first declared itself in March 2022 and claimed responsibility for cyber-attacks on Ukrainian, American and European government agencies, media, and private companies. It is regarded as an unorganized and free pro-Russian activist group seeking to attract attention in Western countries.

online furry art community

series of cyberattacks exploiting Microsoft's email and calendar server software

YouTuber creating videos mainly about scam baiting

online leak of data belonging to Nintendo

group of hack creators known for their work in the Nintendo Switch piracy scene

2024 Japanese cyberattack

Gayfemboy is a malware strain that infects corporate electronics including those from DrayTek, TP-Link, Raisecom, and Cisco by utilizing CVEs. It has affected companies in Brazil, France, Germany, Israel, Mexico, the United States, Switzerland, and Vietnam, and is impacting sectors such as construction, manufacturing, technology, and media/communications.

series of cyberattacks on Romanian government and websites

Chinese advanced persistent threat

SiegedSec, short for Sieged Security and commonly self-described as the "Gay Furry Hackers", was a black-hat criminal hacktivist group/extremist group, that was formed in early 2022, that committed a number of high profile cyber attacks, including attacks on NATO, Idaho National Laboratory, and Real America's Voice. On July 10, 2024, after attacking The Heritage Foundation, the group announced that they would be disbanding in an effort to avoid closer scrutiny.

unexplained explosions in Iranian nuclear facility territory

hacker group active since 2023