Top Government Cyber Attacks

This report surveys major cyber threats against government entities over the last decade — documenting ransomware incidents (Atlanta, Baltimore, Costa Rica, municipal targets), BEC/phishing scams (Chicago, Riviera Beach), credential stuffing (Canadian Revenue Agency), zero‑day/exploit-driven campaigns such as the MOVEit/Cl0p incidents affecting many U.S. government agencies, and nation‑state espionage — outlines impacts and case details, and recommends mitigations including security awareness training, backups, cloud security, IAM best practices, and 24×7 monitoring.