8
/10 Severity
State-Sponsored Cyber Warfare Escalation
cyber attack
Dec 2020
Ongoing
GDP Impact
-0.8%
Countries Affected
80
Duration
60.485053350487+ months
Recovery
- months
Description
Escalating cyber attacks on critical infrastructure including SolarWinds attack, Colonial Pipeline ransomware, and state-sponsored operations targeting financial systems and government networks.
Causes
Geopolitical tensions, digital dependency, inadequate cybersecurity, state-sponsored hacking groups.
Consequences
Critical infrastructure disruptions, data breaches, ransomware payments, national security threats, $8 trillion annual global cost.
Quick Facts
- Event Type
- cyber attack
- Start Date
- Dec 13, 2020
- Peak Year
- 2020