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# Cyber Attacks


## Cyber Attacks


* ![close up of hacker hand typing code on laptop for hacking a system](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3c49ed8920ef98be/698a07f286f68eb0bf6ee1cb/2020-election-cyber-attacks.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 2, 2020  
## [Our Government's Approach to Cybersecurity Is a Costly Mess. Here's What Would Fix the Problem](https://time.com/5757811/cybersecurity-attacks-agency/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Andrew Burt and James C. Trainor
* ![The Prime Minster Of the United Kingdom Theresa May Signs Article 50](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5bf3eef51a1145de/6988c262a988ca570a6bbaf0/gettyimages-659167814.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 12, 2017  
## [British Lawmakers Fear Brexit Vote Website Was Hacked](https://time.com/4735665/brexit-vote-foreign-cyber-attack/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Joseph Hincks
* ![UN Panel Rules That Wikileaks Founder Is Arbitrarily Detained](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt88873f4dba94f18b/6988a174fb4eac1a6f88ea64/julian-assange-donald-trump-taxes.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 6, 2016  
## [No, WikiLeaks Isn't Trying to Hack Donald Trump's Tax Returns](https://time.com/4441994/wikileaks-donald-trump-tax-returns/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Katie Reilly
* ![Democratic National Committee Vice Chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz \(D-FL\) \(2nd L\) delivers remarks while responding to the House Republican's unveiling of their "Pledge to America" with \(L-R\) Rep. Robert Andrews \(D-NJ\), Rep. Jared Polis \(D-CO\) a](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc164e3e3e8552912/698898590b72e3a5306e9d9a/democratic-national-committee.jpg?branch=production&width=750&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 17, 2016  
## [Why It Matters Who Hacked the Democratic National Committee](https://time.com/4372161/democratic-national-committee-hackers/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Haley Sweetland Edwards
* ![Dam Cyberattack](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4df40a51b8ea91f1/69888c6d0a4a2284419c8fa7/rye-dam-iran-cyberattack.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 24, 2016  
## [Iranian Cyber Attack Targeted New York Dam](https://time.com/4270728/iran-cyber-attack-dam-fbi/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Mark Thompson  
* ![Guy Fawkes Day 2015 outside the White House](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt43af03b4cad183c2/6988719d3c16398a5645ac81/h_52357552.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 18, 2015  
## [ISIS Calls Anonymous 'Idiots' as Cyber War Heats Up](https://time.com/4117704/isis-anonymous-cyber-war/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Fortune
* ![Senate Holds Hearing On Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Reforms](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde624daf83dc76be/698869fff887dc1dbce9308e/gettyimages-450119136.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 27, 2015  
## [Danger of Cyberattacks Is Growing, NSA Official Warns](https://time.com/4088225/cyber-attacks-nsa-richard-ledgett/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Rishi Iyengar
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Feb 17, 2015  
## [Five Best Ideas of the Day: February 17](https://time.com/3712026/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-february-17/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by The Aspen Institute
* ![Tablet SmartPhobe Digital Love](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt94bbf86e05e34b64/69877ee3e20a872e69a85113/dating-app-cyber-attack.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 12, 2015  
## [The Risks of Using a Dating App on Your Company Phone](https://time.com/3706411/dating-apps-company-phone-cyber-attacks/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Helen Regan
* ![The Pentagon](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7a44d19905a84cd2/6987799da988ca31296abdd5/pentagon-washington-dc.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 13, 2015  
## [What Those Pentagon Twitter Hackers Posted](https://time.com/3665279/centcom-twitter-hack/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Mark Thompson  
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0477d7feaaa14296/6987797906f2c1489133356d/screen-shot-2015-01-12-at-1-25-51-pm.png?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 12, 2015  
## [Hackers Hit the Pentagon](https://time.com/3664194/centcom-twitter-hack-isis/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Mark Thompson
* ![Kori nuclear power plant in Ulsan, South Korea](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1667c41ec71f9b4a/6987705dcd1bba1f7f6f4541/ap397124950594.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 22, 2014  
## [South Korean Nuclear Operator Holds Cyberattack Drills After Hack](https://time.com/3643600/south-korea-nuclear-cyber-attack-drills/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Per Liljas
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Nov 17, 2014  
## [U.S. State Department Email Hacked](https://time.com/3588266/us-state-department-hacker-cyber-attack-email/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Rishi Iyengar
* ![Hacking Conference](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt467e404017b84914/69869f0635ba6f66bbc035cb/ap110805023675.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 11, 2014  
## [A 'Federal Agent' Plays Slots and Talks at Las Vegas Hacker Convention](https://time.com/3100793/a-federal-agent-plays-slots-and-talks-at-las-vegas-hacker-convention/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Denver Nicks
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Jul 30, 2014  
## [Canada Accuses Chinese Hackers of Cyberattack](https://time.com/3057115/canada-accuses-chinese-hackers-of-cyberattack/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Melissa Hellmann

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