Timeline of Top US Government Data Breaches, 1996 to June 2023
 
    Fifteen of twenty-seven major US federal government data breaches have been associated with foreign threat actors, with China topping the list.
 
    Fifteen of twenty-seven major US federal government data breaches have been associated with foreign threat actors, with China topping the list.
Suspected Conti member extradited to US from Ukraine, FCC will vote to eliminate cyber reporting requirements for carriers, UNC6384 targeted Hungarian and Belgian diplomatic entities, Medusa creators reportedly arrested in Russia, UK MoD officer left laptop open on train, much more
 
            Nation-state hackers breached key US telecom services firm Ribbon Communications for nearly a year, US government agencies back bid to ban TP-Link routers, Hacktivists breached Canadian critical infrastructure, Python Foundation rejected US grants that required DEI deletions, much more
 
            FCC blocks more Chinese-made devices, Hacking Team successor surfaces, Aisuru botnet overhauled to rent out IoT devices, Herodotus Android trojan mimics human behavior, Ad giant's subsidiary exposed data in cyber incident, CBP searches more devices than ever, ICE is becoming a spymaster, much more
 
            A major Swedish power supplier was hit by Everest gang, Some top tech companies relent on Australia's age ban, Google denies it suffered a 183m Gmail accounts breach, Western Sydney University hit with fifth cyber incident in two years, Afghan data breach killed 49 people, much more