In today’s increasingly digital and interdependent world, cyberattacks are of increasing concern. As we become more reliant on electronic devices, hackers will have an easier time breaking in and doing damage. DoS attacks can take down networks, hacking attempts can steal private data, and viruses and malware can steal or corrupt data. People can fall victim to phishing scams when they disclose sensitive information like login credentials or financial data. Damage to health, bank accounts, and good names are all possible outcomes of these kinds of attacks. As a result, it’s crucial for businesses and individuals to keep up with cybersecurity news and implement protective measures.

In no particular order, let’s take a look at a number of common cybersecurity attacks and their description:

Phishing

Denial of Service (DoS) and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)

Ransomware

Advanced Persistent Threats (APT)

SQL Injection

Malware

Man-in-the-middle (MitM)

Social Engineering

Botnets

Drive-by download

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Password Attack

Spear Phishing

Whaling

Watering hole attack

DNS Tunneling

Zero-day exploit

Insider threat

Cryptojacking

Clickjacking

Buffer overflow

Session hijacking

File inclusion vulnerabilities

Remote File Inclusion (RFI)

Code injection

Command injection

Parameter tampering

Logic bomb

Trojan horse

Rootkit

Backdoor

Keylogger

Adware

Spyware

Scareware

Worm

Virus

Logic bomb

Smishing

Vishing

Impersonation

Eavesdropping

Replay attack

Dictionary attack

Brute force attack

Rainbow table attack

Sniffing

Spoofing

ARP Poisoning

IP Spoofing

DNS Spoofing

Email Spoofing

Website Spoofing

SMS Spoofing

USB Hijacking

Side-channel attack

Supply-chain attack

Advanced Evasion Techniques (AET)

Shimming

Skimming

Pharming

Rogue security software

Ransomware attack

Clickjacking

Spear-phishing attack

Whaling attack

Watering hole attack

Malvertising

Cookie theft

Credential stuffing

Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack

Advanced persistent threat (APT) attack

Botnet attack

Man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack

Session hijacking attack

File inclusion vulnerabilities

Remote file inclusion (RFI) attack

Code injection attack

Command injection attack

Parameter tampering attack

Logic bomb attack

Trojan horse attack

Rootkit attack

Backdoor attack

Keylogger attack

Adware attack

Spyware attack

Scareware attack

Worm attack

Virus attack

Logic bomb attack

Smishing attack

Vishing attack

Impersonation attack

Eavesdropping attack

Replay attack

Dictionary attack

Brute force attack

Rainbow table attack.