Security News
10 Biggest Cyber Attacks In May
Stefanie Hoffman
No doubt, May was big on data breaches and cyber attacks. Hackers had no qualms about kicking electronics giant Sony when it was down with a seemingly endless series of attacks against its international services -- even as the company reeled from the aftermath of its massive PlayStation Network hack in April.
But Sony wasn't alone. Hackers had no compunction about going after other high-profile targets, including Lockheed Martin, Honda and Hotmail, with targeted attacks that attempted to swipe everything from login credentials and personally identifying data to the contents of e-mail messages.
Here is a quick round of May’s most prominent cyber attacks.