Cyber attacks against US companies (in all industries) seem to be increasing exponentially across many business in the US. The US has more serious cyber attacks than any other country by far (3 times more than the UK over the past few years based on information in one report recently) and we are seen as being more vulnerable than ever due to COVID and domestic unrest. A few weeks ago, hackers went after some large US-based engineering firms. Cyber attacks are usually international sources (such as Russia, China, N. Korea, Iran, Vietnam) and the FBI usually gets involved very quickly. In many cases, the goal is simply to further disrupt US business and economy in many industries. So I highly doubt this issue stemmed from inside the US, as it rarely is, and a domestic source is usually much easier to find/prosecute.
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