No allegations but US Security agencies huddled together to gather proof of cyber attacks on going.
Many US official confirm hacking on US Security and army crtitical to nation is continuing but hardly any voice.
Department of Homeland Security’s cyber arm reveals Russian hackers suspected of a massive intrusion campaign into government agencies, private companies and critical infrastructure entities used a variety of unidentified tactics reports CNN.
Critical piece by @TomBossert on the recent likely Russian hacking: “President Trump is on the verge of leaving behind a federal government, and major industries, compromised by the Russian government.
We are sick, distracted, and now under cyberattack.”
U.S. government confirmed that a recent hacking campaign affected its networks and said the attack was “significant and ongoing.”
US nuclear weapons agency hit by massive hacking campaign.
Technology company SolarWinds Corp, which was the key stepping-stone used by the hackers, said up to 18,000 of its customers had downloaded a compromised software update that allowed hackers to spy unnoticed on businesses and agencies for almost nine months.
FBI is investigating and gathering intelligence in order to attribute, pursue, and disrupt the responsible threat actors,” the statement said.
The FBI, CISA and ODNI have formed a Cyber Unified Coordination Group to coordinate the U.S. government’s response, it said.
White House national security adviser Robert O’Brien cut short a European trip on Tuesday and returned to Washington to deal with the attack.
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