In the second half of 2026, cyberattacks were no longer a problem in the technological sector of enterprises. TechCrunch counts that, since this year, a number of major incursions have affected government databases, medical companies, educational platforms, open-source projects and energy and water facilities, affecting the extension of data leakage to system damage and disruptions.

Government data and water grid under pressure

The report mentions that the controversy surrounding United States social security system data processing continued after the intervention of the United States Government Department of Efficiency (DOGE) in federal agencies. According to whistleblowers, a real-time copy of a real-time database containing a large number of United States resident social security numbers and personal information had been uploaded to a third-party server that lacked security protection and related issues were still before federal courts.

European multi-terrestrial energy and water systems were also hit by cyber attacks this year. The Polish electricity grid, the Swedish thermal power plant and the Norwegian dam were affected, and some of the incidents were attributed to Russian hackers. Reports suggest that such attacks have begun to pose a direct threat to real public services.

Stryker and Klue back and forth.

In March this year, the American medical technology company Stryker was hit in a devastating attack. It was reported that tens of thousands of employee equipment had been removed remotely after the Iranian hacking, resulting in disruption to the company ' s operations for several days. The United States Government attributed the organizations that carried out the attacks to the forces associated with the Iranian intelligence system, and the incident subsequently affected the company ' s performance in the first quarter.

The market research company Klue was involved in another large-scale leak, affecting nearly 200 clients, including several cyber-security enterprises. Klue admitted that the attackers had used a certificate issued in 2022, which was intended for a limited pilot, to enter the system and to obtain the client cloud service key to steal further downstream data.

  • Klue affected clients close to 200
  • Stryker had tens of thousands of remote wipers of employee equipment
  • The Klue event involved the disclosure of a client's cloud service key

Focus on educational platforms and open-source links

Shiny Hunters continue to attack the corporate system through voice fishing this year. One of the victims was the Educational Technology Company, Incructure, whose learning management platform, Canvas, had stolen personal data from over 30 million students and teaching staff following the invasion. As the company initially failed to pay the ransom, the attackers subsequently invaded again and rewrited the pages during the final American school exams.

The open-source software supply chain is also a high level of attack. Trivy, Bitwarden, Checkmax and other open-source items of Aqua Security were mentioned. By embedding the back-door version of the software, the attackers steal passwords, vouchers and access tokens from the installation equipment and spread them horizontally to more enterprises.

It has been reported that such supply chain attacks have affected large technology companies that rely on relevant software, including OpenAI and Vercel. With the frequency of similar events, open-source ecology is becoming one of the most vulnerable entry points for the entire technology industry.

The FBI surveillance system has been compromised.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was also forced to announce “significant cyber incidents” and make statutory disclosures to Congress in April of this year because of an invasion of a surveillance system. According to reports, leaking information may involve the number of a target monitored by a federal agent, again demonstrating that high-security agencies are equally at risk of continued incursions.