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IT services provider Synnex Corporation, which counts the Republican National Committee as a customer, says on Tuesday that an intrusion attempt against it may be related to Friday s mass ransomware attack.
However, Republican National Committee Chief of Staff Richard Walters told Information Security Media Group in an emailed statement that no breach of its systems occurred.
“Over the weekend, we were informed that Synnex, a third-party provider, had been breached, Walters says. We immediately blocked all access from Synnex accounts to our cloud environment. Our team worked with Microsoft to conduct a review of our systems and after a thorough investigation, no RNC data was accessed. We will continue to work with Microsoft, as well as federal law enforcement officials on this matter.”
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06 July 2021, 09:07 pm
Russian hackers part of a group known as Cozy Bear or APT 29 have been accused of breaching the Republican National Committee s computer systems last week, according to reports.
Cozy Bear is said to be linked to Russia s foreign intelligence service, according to a report by Bloomberg. The group has also been previously accused as the perpetrators behind the SolarWinds cyberattack last year as well as an attack on the Democratic National Committee in 2016.
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