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Federal computer systems in Washington DC are under attack in a significant and ongoing effort by an outside state or organization, according to joint task force of federal intelligence agencies. This is a developing situation, and while we continue to work to understand the full extent of this campaign, we know this compromise has affected networks within the federal government, the FBI said in a statement.
The FBI hasn t said who is responsible for the attack, but Sen. Richard Blumenthal said classified briefings blamed Russian hacking group Cozy Bear. Today s classified briefing on Russia s cyber attack left me deeply alarmed, in fact downright scared, said Sen. Richard Blumenthal.
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December 16, 2020
Joint Statement by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)
Over the course of the past several days, the FBI, CISA, and ODNI have become aware of a significant and ongoing cybersecurity campaign. Pursuant to Presidential Policy Directive (PPD) 41, the FBI, CISA, and ODNI have formed a Cyber Unified Coordination Group (UCG) to coordinate a whole-of-government response to this significant cyber incident. The UCG is intended to unify the individual efforts of these agencies as they focus on their separate responsibilities. This is a developing situation, and while we continue to work to understand the full extent of this campaign, we know this compromise has affected networks within the federal government.
By Justin Katz
Dec 16, 2020
It remains unclear how many federal agencies have been breached in the SolarWinds compromise. Besides the Departments of Treasury, Commerce, Homeland Security and State and the National Institutes of Health, parts of the Pentagon have also been compromised, The New York Times reported.
Analysts said the agencies affected by the breach could face several problems as they work to contain any damage. Philip Reitinger, president and CEO of the Global Cyber Alliance, said agencies would likely face two major challenges. The first is that the software they have been directed to disable may be the same tool they would otherwise use to update and configure their systems.