Cyber Attack on Government & Commercial Infrastructure - Army Cyber Institute 2023

A short animated video created for the Army Cyber Institute to illustrate the impacts of a potential cyber attack on a city's government and commercial infrastructure. Jack Voltaic is a cyber-critical infrastructure resilience research initiative designed to address gaps and build resilience between the United States military installations and their surrounding communities.

All content for the video was created using generative artificial intelligence. The tools used to make this video were Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Audition, Midjourney, Runway, Chat GPT, ElevenLabs, Topaz Video AI.

Synopsis: In a single night during the busy holiday season, hackers sow fear and chaos across a city. Multiple attacks target infrastructure, commercial banking systems, and a wide-scale leak of city records. Traffic is snarled and at a standstill. Commuters and travelers are stranded. Businesses and banks are crippled. As fears of identity theft spread, a misinformation campaign amplifies the public’s concerns.