SolarWinds hacking campaign puts Microsoft in hot seat
3 years, 8 months ago

SolarWinds hacking campaign puts Microsoft in hot seat

Live Mint  

The sprawling, months long hacking campaign deemed a grave threat to U.S. national security came to be known as SolarWinds for the company whose software update Russian intelligence agents stealthily seeded with malware to penetrate sensitive government and private networks. The SolarWinds hackers took full advantage of what George Kurtz, CEO of top cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, called “systematic weaknesses" in key elements of Microsoft code to mine at least nine U.S. government agencies — the departments of Justice and Treasury, among them — and more than 100 private companies and think tanks, including software and telecommunications providers. The campaign’s “hallmark" was the intruders’ ability to impersonate legitimate users and create counterfeit credentials that let them grab data stored remotely by Microsoft Office, the acting director of the Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency, Brandon Wales, told a mid-March congressional hearing. “Microsoft chooses the default settings in the software it sells, and even though the company knew for years about the hacking technique used against U.S. government agencies, the company did not set default logging settings to capture information necessary to spot hacks in progress," Wyden said. The OPM shared data across multiple agencies using Microsoft's authentication architecture, granting access to more users than it safely should have, said Dukes, now the managing director for the nonprofit Center for Internet Security.

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After searing Cyber Safety Review Board report, Microsoft tells employees that security comes first
7 months, 3 weeks ago

After searing Cyber Safety Review Board report, Microsoft tells employees that security comes first

The Hindu  

Microsoft is telling its employees that security is “job number one” and will become the company’s “top priority,” with the direction coming after a Cyber Safety Review Board report strongly criticised Microsoft’s security operations over the Storm-0558 cloud breach. In a blog post authored by Charlie Bell, Executive Vice President at Microsoft Security, the company acknowledged threats from the Storm-0558 …

Scathing federal report rips Microsoft for shoddy security, insincerity in response to Chinese hack
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Scathing federal report rips Microsoft for shoddy security, insincerity in response to Chinese hack

The Hindu  

In a scathing indictment of Microsoft corporate security and transparency, a Biden administration-appointed review board issued a report Tuesday saying “a cascade of errors” by the tech giant let state-backed Chinese cyber operators break into email accounts of senior U.S. officials including Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo. The panel made sweeping recommendations, including urging Microsoft to put on hold adding features …

Scathing federal report rips Microsoft for shoddy security, insincerity in response to Chinese hack
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Scathing federal report rips Microsoft for shoddy security, insincerity in response to Chinese hack

Associated Press  

BOSTON — In a scathing indictment of Microsoft corporate security and transparency, a Biden administration-appointed review board issued a report Tuesday saying “a cascade of errors” by the tech giant let state-backed Chinese cyber operators break into email accounts of senior U.S. officials including Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo. The panel made sweeping recommendations, including urging Microsoft to put on hold …

Security News This Week: Russian Hackers Stole Microsoft Source Code—and the Attack Isn’t Over
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Security News This Week: Russian Hackers Stole Microsoft Source Code—and the Attack Isn’t Over

Wired  

For years, Registered Agents Inc.—a secretive company whose business is setting up other businesses—has registered thousands of companies to people who appear to not exist. State attorneys general from around the US sent a letter to Meta on Wednesday demanding the company take “immediate action” amid a record-breaking spike in complaints over hacked Facebook and Instagram accounts. A ransomware attack …

Microsoft says state-backed Russian hackers accessed emails of senior leadership team members
11 months ago

Microsoft says state-backed Russian hackers accessed emails of senior leadership team members

Associated Press  

BOSTON — State-backed Russian hackers broke into Microsoft’s corporate email system and accessed the accounts of members of the company’s leadership team, as well as those of employees on its cybersecurity and legal teams, the company said Friday. “We are in the process of notifying employees whose email was accessed,” Microsoft said, adding that its investigation indicates the hackers were …

US regulators sue SolarWinds and its security chief for alleged cyber neglect ahead of Russian hack
1 year, 1 month ago

US regulators sue SolarWinds and its security chief for alleged cyber neglect ahead of Russian hack

Associated Press  

U.S. regulators on Monday sued SolarWinds, a Texas-based technology company whose software was breached in a massive 2020 Russian cyberespionage campaign, for fraud for failing to disclose security deficiencies ahead of the stunning hack. In the 68-page complaint filed in New York federal court, the SEC says SolarWinds and its then vice president of security, Tim Brown, defrauded investors and …

Microsoft: Russian-backed hackers targeting cloud services
3 years, 1 month ago

Microsoft: Russian-backed hackers targeting cloud services

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — Microsoft said Monday the same Russia-backed hackers responsible for the 2020 SolarWinds breach continue to attack the global technology supply chain and have been relentlessly targeting cloud service companies and others since summer. The group, which Microsoft calls Nobelium, has employed a new strategy to piggyback on the direct access that cloud service resellers have to their …

The Russian hacker group behind the SolarWinds attack is at it again, Microsoft says
3 years, 2 months ago

The Russian hacker group behind the SolarWinds attack is at it again, Microsoft says

NPR  

The Russian hacker group behind the SolarWinds attack is at it again, Microsoft says Enlarge this image toggle caption Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP via Getty Images Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP via Getty Images Last year a hacker group used a bit of malicious code it hid in a software update by the company SolarWinds to launch an immense cyberattack against U.S. government agencies and …

Microsoft: Russia behind 58% of detected state-backed hacks
3 years, 2 months ago

Microsoft: Russia behind 58% of detected state-backed hacks

The Hindu  

Russia accounted for most state- The devastating effectiveness of the long-undetected SolarWinds hack — it mainly breached information technology businesses including Microsoft — also boosted Russian state-backed hackers’ success rate to 32% in the year ending June 30, compared with 21% in the preceding 12 months. China, meanwhile, accounted for fewer than 1 in 10 of the state-backed hacking attempts …

Justice Department says Russians hacked federal prosecutors
3 years, 4 months ago

Justice Department says Russians hacked federal prosecutors

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Russian hackers behind the massive SolarWinds cyberespionage campaign broke into the email accounts of some of the most prominent federal prosecutors’ offices around the country last year, the Justice Department said. The department said 80% of Microsoft email accounts used by employees in the four U.S. attorney offices in New York were breached. All told, the Justice …

Russians Tied To The SolarWinds Cyberattack Hacked Federal Prosecutors, DOJ Says
3 years, 4 months ago

Russians Tied To The SolarWinds Cyberattack Hacked Federal Prosecutors, DOJ Says

NPR  

Russians Tied To The SolarWinds Cyberattack Hacked Federal Prosecutors, DOJ Says Enlarge this image toggle caption Patrick Semansky/AP Patrick Semansky/AP WASHINGTON — The Russian hackers behind the massive SolarWinds cyberespionage campaign broke into the email accounts some of the most prominent federal prosecutors' offices around the country last year, the Justice Department said. The department said 80% of Microsoft email …

Microsoft says new breach discovered in probe of suspected SolarWinds hackers
3 years, 5 months ago

Microsoft says new breach discovered in probe of suspected SolarWinds hackers

The Hindu  

Microsoft said on Friday an attacker had won access to one of its customer-service agents and then used information from that to launch hacking attempts against customers. "A sophisticated Nation-State associated actor that Microsoft identifies as NOBELLIUM accessed Microsoft customer support tools to review information regarding your Microsoft Services subscriptions," the warning reads in part. After commenting on a broader …

Microsoft Says Suspected SolarWinds Hackers Breached Its Customer Support Tools Also
3 years, 5 months ago

Microsoft Says Suspected SolarWinds Hackers Breached Its Customer Support Tools Also

News 18  

Microsoft said on Friday an attacker had won access to one of its customer-service agents and then used information from that to launch hacking attempts against customers. A copy of one warning seen by Reuters said that the attacker belonged to the group Microsoft calls Nobelium and that it had access during the second half of May. ?A sophisticated Nation-State …

78% companies expect another SolarWinds-style hack, survey finds
3 years, 6 months ago

78% companies expect another SolarWinds-style hack, survey finds

The Hindu  

78% companies worldwide expect another Solar Winds-style hack, one of the most large-scale supply chain attacks to date that affected over 18,000 organisations. In February, Research firms Splunk and the Enterprise Strategy Group asked 535 security and IT leaders two months after the SolarWinds attack whether they expect a similar cyberattack. At least 95% companies perform various assessments of a …

Russia's SVR hijacked email system of US aid agency to target NGOs, think tanks critical of Putin
3 years, 6 months ago

Russia's SVR hijacked email system of US aid agency to target NGOs, think tanks critical of Putin

Firstpost  

According to cybersecurity firm SecureWorks, the Russian hackers targeted the Atlantic Council and EU Disinfo Lab, which have both exposed several Russian disinformation campaigns Washington: A newly disclosed effort by Russian intelligence to hijack the email system of a US government agency prompted leading Democrats on Friday to urge stronger action against Moscow for accelerating cyberattacks before President Joe Biden’s …

Biden budget sets aside $750 million for SolarWinds response
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden budget sets aside $750 million for SolarWinds response

The Hindu  

U.S. President Joe Biden's proposed budget includes $750 million for the government agencies hit by the SolarWinds hack to pay for cybersecurity improvements to prevent another attack. The money comes on top of a $500 million fund for federal cybersecurity as the U.S. government recovers from the cyber attack that hit nine agencies including the State Department and Treasury. The …

Microsoft: SolarWinds hackers target 150 orgs with phishing
3 years, 6 months ago

Microsoft: SolarWinds hackers target 150 orgs with phishing

Associated Press  

BOSTON — The state-backed Russian cyber spies behind the SolarWinds hacking campaign launched a targeted spear-phishing assault on U.S. and foreign government agencies and think tanks this week using an email marketing account of the U.S. Agency for International Development, Microsoft says. The effort targeted about 3,000 email accounts at more than 150 different organizations, at least a quarter of …

Russian hack targeted USAID, human rights groups, Microsoft says
3 years, 6 months ago

Russian hack targeted USAID, human rights groups, Microsoft says

Al Jazeera  

Tech giant’s corporate vice president says a quarter of those targeted were involved in development, human rights and humanitarian work. Russian hackers behind the SolarWinds cyberattack, a huge campaign that saw the widespread hacking of several United States federal agencies, have launched a new round of attacks targeting “government agencies, think tanks, consultants, and non-governmental organizations”, according to Microsoft. This …

SolarWinds hacking campaign puts Microsoft in the hot seat
3 years, 8 months ago

SolarWinds hacking campaign puts Microsoft in the hot seat

Associated Press  

BOSTON — The sprawling hacking campaign deemed a grave threat to U.S. national security came to be known as SolarWinds, for the company whose software update was seeded by Russian intelligence agents with malware to penetrate sensitive government and private networks. The SolarWinds hackers took full advantage of what George Kurtz, CEO of top cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, called “systematic weaknesses” …

A 'Worst Nightmare' Cyberattack: The Untold Story Of The SolarWinds Hack
3 years, 8 months ago

A 'Worst Nightmare' Cyberattack: The Untold Story Of The SolarWinds Hack

NPR  

A 'Worst Nightmare' Cyberattack: The Untold Story Of The SolarWinds Hack Enlarge this image toggle caption Zoë van Dijk for NPR Zoë van Dijk for NPR "This release includes bug fixes, increased stability and performance improvements." "It's really your worst nightmare," Tim Brown, vice president of security at SolarWinds, said recently. "The tradecraft was phenomenal," said Adam Meyers, who led …

Senators press for more on SolarWinds hack after AP report
3 years, 8 months ago

Senators press for more on SolarWinds hack after AP report

Associated Press  

Key lawmakers said Tuesday they’re concerned they’ve been kept in the dark about what suspected Russian hackers stole from the federal government and they pressed Biden administration officials for more details about the scope of what’s known as the SolarWinds hack. The AP reported last month that suspected Russian hackers gained access to email accounts belonging to the Trump administration’s …

AP sources: SolarWinds hack got emails of top DHS officials
3 years, 8 months ago

AP sources: SolarWinds hack got emails of top DHS officials

Associated Press  

Suspected Russian hackers gained access to email accounts belonging to the Trump administration’s head of the Department of Homeland Security and members of the department’s cybersecurity staff whose jobs included hunting threats from foreign countries, The Associated Press has learned. Energy Department spokesman Kevin Liao said it “has found no evidence the network that maintains senior officials’ schedules was compromised.” …

China’s Microsoft hack, Russia’s solar winds attack threaten to overwhelm US
3 years, 9 months ago

China’s Microsoft hack, Russia’s solar winds attack threaten to overwhelm US

Live Mint  

China’s global attack on Microsoft’s popular email software revealed last week and an equally sprawling Russian attack discovered three months ago have created a two-front war that threatens to overwhelm cybersecurity’s emergency responders, according to former US officials and private security firms. And the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in an emergency advisory Monday described hackers’ exploitation of the …

Microsoft server hack has victims hustling to stop intruders
3 years, 9 months ago

Microsoft server hack has victims hustling to stop intruders

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Victims of a massive global hack of Microsoft email server software — estimated in the tens of thousands by cybersecurity responders — hustled Monday to shore up infected systems and try to diminish chances that intruders might steal data or hobble their networks. “I would say it’s a serious economic security threat because so many small companies out …

Accounts of thousands of Microsoft users around the world hacked, attack reportedly linked to China
3 years, 9 months ago

Accounts of thousands of Microsoft users around the world hacked, attack reportedly linked to China

Firstpost  

Microsoft Outlook users worldwide were reportedly hacked recently. The attack started with “a Chinese government-backed hacking group” and has affected 60,000 users globally, reported Bloomberg. These users mostly include small or medium-sized businesses like banks and electricity providers, senior citizen homes and an ice cream company. Hafnium is a Chinese hacking group that is apparently breaking into private and government …

White House warns of ‘active threat’ from Microsoft email hackers
3 years, 9 months ago

White House warns of ‘active threat’ from Microsoft email hackers

CNN  

Washington CNN — The Biden administration is increasingly sounding the alarm over a series of newly discovered cyber intrusions that Microsoft said this week were linked to China. “Everyone running these servers – government, private sector, academia – needs to act now to patch them.” Psaki’s warnings followed a tweet by national security adviser Jake Sullivan Thursday evening that underscored …

Microsoft says Chinese hackers are exploiting mail server vulnerabilities
3 years, 9 months ago

Microsoft says Chinese hackers are exploiting mail server vulnerabilities

The Hindu  

Microsoft said on Tuesday a Chinese state- Hackers used flaws in the software to gain access to email accounts via on-premise Exchange servers. According to Microsoft, Hafnium operates mostly using leased virtual private servers in the U.S., and primarily targets entities in the country across several industry sectors, including infectious disease researchers, law firms, higher education institutions, defence contractors, policy …

Microsoft Says Chinese Hackers Targeted Groups via Server Software
3 years, 9 months ago

Microsoft Says Chinese Hackers Targeted Groups via Server Software

News 18  

A China-linked cyberespionage group has been remotely plundering email inboxes using freshly discovered flaws in Microsoft mail server software, the company and outside researchers said on Tuesday – an example of how commonly used programs can be exploited to cast a wide net online. In a blog post, Microsoft said the hacking campaign made use of four previously undetected vulnerabilities …

Microsoft failed to shore up defenses that could have limited SolarWinds hack -U.S. senator
3 years, 9 months ago

Microsoft failed to shore up defenses that could have limited SolarWinds hack -U.S. senator

The Hindu  

Microsoft Corp's failure to fix known problems with its cloud software facilitated the massive SolarWinds hack that compromised at least nine federal government agencies, according to security experts and the office of U.S. A vulnerability first publicly revealed by researchers in 2017 allows hackers to fake the identity of authorized employees to gain access to customers' cloud services. “The federal …

‘They may be in the system’: Questions remain on SolarWinds hack
3 years, 9 months ago

‘They may be in the system’: Questions remain on SolarWinds hack

Al Jazeera  

The US House of Representatives Oversight and Homeland Security Committees held a joint hearing on Friday on the implications of the ongoing SolarWinds hack for the government and private industry. Representative Carolyn B Maloney, chairwoman of the Oversight Committee, said “a sophisticated attacker reported to be the Russian government broke into the SolarWinds system and inserted malicious code into its …

SolarWinds hack required massive, sophisticated effort
3 years, 10 months ago

SolarWinds hack required massive, sophisticated effort

The Hindu  

The stunning SolarWinds hack that cybersecurity experts blame on Russia likely took a massive, disciplined effort by more than 1,000 software engineers, Microsoft President Brad Smith said Tuesday. The SolarWinds incident was different, he said: it was like a burglar who "manages to turn off the alarm system for every home and every building in the entire city." In the …

Massive breach fuels calls for U.S. action on cybersecurity
3 years, 10 months ago

Massive breach fuels calls for U.S. action on cybersecurity

The Hindu  

Jolted by a sweeping hack that may have revealed government and corporate secrets to Russia, U.S. officials are scrambling to reinforce the nation’s cyber defenses and recognizing that an agency created two years ago to protect America’s networks and infrastructure lacks the money, tools and authority to counter such sophisticated threats. “It’s really highlighted the investments we need to make …

SolarWinds hack: Biden administration says investigation is likely to take ‘several months’
3 years, 10 months ago

SolarWinds hack: Biden administration says investigation is likely to take ‘several months’

CNN  

Washington CNN — The US government’s probe into the devastating SolarWinds breach is likely to take “several months” at least, according to the top White House cybersecurity official, speaking to reporters Wednesday in the Biden administration’s first public assessment of the gravity of the suspected Russian spying campaign. At least nine federal agencies were specifically targeted by the hacking operation, …

Suspected Chinese hackers breach US government via SolarWinds bug
3 years, 10 months ago

Suspected Chinese hackers breach US government via SolarWinds bug

Al Jazeera  

FBI investigators found that a federal payroll agency inside the US Department of Agriculture was among the organisations affected by a recent hack, potentially compromising government employees’ sensitive data. Suspected Chinese hackers exploited a flaw in software made by SolarWinds Corp to help break into United States government computers last year, five people familiar with the matter told Reuters news …

SolarWinds hackers gave themselves top administrative privileges to spy on victims undetected, DHS says
3 years, 11 months ago

SolarWinds hackers gave themselves top administrative privileges to spy on victims undetected, DHS says

CNN  

Washington CNN — The Russia-linked hackers behind a devastating breach of US government and commercial networks gave themselves top administrative privileges, allowing them to spy on their targets with impunity, according to a US government bulletin. The advisory published Friday by the Department of Homeland Security represents the agency’s most detailed explanation yet of how the attackers were able to …

Hackers accessed our Microsoft O365 email server: US DOJ
3 years, 11 months ago

Hackers accessed our Microsoft O365 email server: US DOJ

India TV News  

The US Department of Justice has admitted it is one of the victims of massive SolarWinds attack and hackers targeted its IT systems and accessed Microsoft O365 email server. The suspected Russian hackers installed a malware in the Orion software sold by the IT management company 'SolarWinds', and accessed sensitive data belonging to several US government agencies and businesses. In …

U.S. Justice Department says its emails were breached by SolarWinds hackers
3 years, 11 months ago

U.S. Justice Department says its emails were breached by SolarWinds hackers

The Hindu  

The U.S. Department of Justice said on Wednesday its email systems were accessed by the hackers who broke into software company SolarWinds, another indication of the gravity of the breach that has shaken Washington. The department, which has more than 100,000 employees across a series of law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Agency, and the U.S. But …

Opinion: The SolarWinds hack is stunning. Here’s what should be done
3 years, 11 months ago

Opinion: The SolarWinds hack is stunning. Here’s what should be done

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Bruce Schneier is a fellow and lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School. Russia’s SVR leveraged one of those vulnerabilities when it gained access to SolarWinds’ update server, tricking thousands of customers into downloading a malicious software update that gave the Russians access to those networks. These security requirements need to be monitored throughout the software’s life cycle, along …

SolarWinds hackers saw some of our source code: Microsoft
3 years, 11 months ago

SolarWinds hackers saw some of our source code: Microsoft

India TV News  

Microsoft has admitted that the alleged Russian hackers behind the massive SolarWinds attack that affected several top-notch enterprises and government agencies, attempted activities beyond just the presence of malicious SolarWinds code in its environment. In a Security Response Center update, the tech giant said that hackers were able to "view source code in a number of source code repositories". "We …

Microsoft says hackers viewed source code, didn’t change it
3 years, 11 months ago

Microsoft says hackers viewed source code, didn’t change it

The Hindu  

Microsoft said on Thursday in a blog post that hackers tied to a massive intrusion of dozens of U.S. government agencies and private companies snuck farther into its systems than previously thought, although the intrusion doesn’t appear to have caused any additional harm. The company said the hackers were able to view some of the code underlying Microsoft software, but …

Microsoft says suspected Russian hackers accessed source code
3 years, 11 months ago

Microsoft says suspected Russian hackers accessed source code

Al Jazeera  

Microsoft Corp. said the suspected Russian hackers behind the stunning breach of numerous U.S. government agencies also accessed the company’s internal source code, although no customer data or services were compromised. “We detected unusual activity with a small number of internal accounts and upon review, we discovered one account had been used to view source code in a number of …

SolarWinds hack: Russian cybercriminals attack CrowdStrike, attempt to read emails
3 years, 11 months ago

SolarWinds hack: Russian cybercriminals attack CrowdStrike, attempt to read emails

India TV News  

Cyber-security firm CrowdStrike has revealed that suspected Russian hackers who broke into a series of US government agencies and enterprises via compromising SolarWinds software, attacked its network but failed to extract any information. The suspected Russian hackers installed malware in the Orion software sold by the IT management company SolarWinds, and accessed sensitive data belonging to several US government agencies, …

U.S. Cyber Agency: SolarWinds Attack Hitting Local Governments
4 years ago

U.S. Cyber Agency: SolarWinds Attack Hitting Local Governments

NPR  

U.S. Cyber Agency: SolarWinds Attack Hitting Local Governments Enlarge this image toggle caption Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images Updated at 3:30 a.m. ET A U.S. cybersecurity agency said Wednesday that the far-reaching attack into the IT management company SolarWinds discovered earlier this month has infected more systems than previously thought. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure …

SolarWinds hack: US reaches out to intelligence alliance partners on suspected Russian hack
4 years ago

SolarWinds hack: US reaches out to intelligence alliance partners on suspected Russian hack

CNN  

CNN — White House National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien held a call on Tuesday with his counterparts in an international intelligence sharing alliance to discuss the suspected Russian cyberattack on US government agencies and propose a joint statement condemning the breach, according to a senior administration official and two officials from the other nations. The US, UK Canada, Australia and …

Massive SolarWinds hack has big businesses on high alert
4 years ago

Massive SolarWinds hack has big businesses on high alert

CNN  

CNN Business — The US government was rattled this week by a cyberattack that compromised a third-party software vendor’s systems and led to data breaches at several federal agencies, including the Department of Commerce, the Department of Energy and the Department of Homeland Security’s cyber arm. A Cisco spokesperson told CNN Business on Friday that it had “identified and mitigated …

Microsoft Confirms It Found Malicious Software From SolarWinds in Its Systems
4 years ago

Microsoft Confirms It Found Malicious Software From SolarWinds in Its Systems

News 18  

Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it found malicious software in its systems related to a massive hacking campaign disclosed by US officials this week, adding a top technology target to a growing list of attacked government agencies. The US National Security Agency issued a rare “cybersecurity advisory” Thursday detailing how certain Microsoft Azure cloud services may have been compromised by …

Microsoft says it found malicious software in its systems
4 years ago

Microsoft says it found malicious software in its systems

The Hindu  

Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it found malicious software in its systems related to a massive hacking campaign disclosed by U.S. officials this week, adding a top technology target to a growing list of attacked government agencies. “Like other SolarWinds customers, we have been actively looking for indicators of this actor and can confirm that we detected malicious Solar Winds …

Hack against US is ‘grave’ threat, cybersecurity agency says
4 years ago

Hack against US is ‘grave’ threat, cybersecurity agency says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Federal authorities expressed increased alarm Thursday about a long-undetected intrusion into U.S. and other computer systems around the globe that officials suspect was carried out by Russian hackers. The hack compromised federal agencies and “critical infrastructure” in a sophisticated attack that was hard to detect and will be difficult to undo, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said …

US cybersecurity agency warns of 'grave threat' after 'critical infrastructure' hacked
4 years ago

US cybersecurity agency warns of 'grave threat' after 'critical infrastructure' hacked

ABC  

US authorities have expressed increased alarm about a long-undetected intrusion into computer systems around the world that officials suspect was carried out by Russian hackers. Key points: The Department of Energy and the Treasury Department were among the agencies infiltrated Cybersecurity officials are yet to clarify how significant the attacks were, and what infrastructure was successfully targeted The UK has …

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