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Austin's SolarWinds at center of national security breach Austin-based software maker SolarWinds is at the center of a software breach that involves the U.S. Treasury and Commerce departments, as well as other government agencies and private companies.  Reuters first reported the hack on Sunday. The report said a sophisticated hacking group backed by a foreign government might have stolen information from the government agencies, including email traffic. U.S. government agencies were ordered Monday to scour their networks for malware and disconnect potentially compromised servers. It was no...

“We see this even more strongly from the Chinese Communist Party, from the North Koreans as well,” Pompeo said. “It’s an ongoing battle, an ongoing struggle to keep our systems safe, and I’m very confident the United States Government will keep our classified information out of the hands of these bad actors.” The federal government began its response to the attacks over the past weekend, with the months-long espionage effort discovered as part of investigation into the breach of cybersecurity company FireEye that was announced last week.  Bloomberg News reported Tuesday that Nati...

Trump Calls Off Early White House Vaccination Plan By Ralph Ellis December 15, 2020 -- President Trump is reversing a directive that would have given top administration officials coronavirus vaccinations during a time when public vaccinations are limited to health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities. “People working in the White House should receive the vaccine somewhat later in the program, unless specifically necessary,” Trump tweeted late Sunday night. “I have asked that this adjustment be made. I am not scheduled to take the vaccine, but look forward to do...

Share US gov’t says computer networks breached Mon, 14 December 2020 The US government confirmed on December 13 that its computer networks had been hit by a cyberattack, as The Washington Post reported at least two departments had been targeted by Russian state hackers. A spokesperson for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said: “We have been working closely with our agency partners regarding recently discovered activity on government networks. “CISA is providing technical assistance to affected entities as they work to identify and mitigate any potential compro...

Trump Security Adviser Cuts Trip Short for Talks on Russia Hack Bloomberg 12/15/2020 © Bloomberg Robert O'Brien (Bloomberg) -- National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien has returned early from a trip to the Middle East and Europe to deal with the hack of U.S. government agencies, according to a National Security Council spokesperson. O’Brien had planned to return to Washington on Saturday, but visited only Israel and France before canceling stops in Italy, Germany, Switzerland and the U.K., a person familiar with the matter said. He arrived back in the U.S. Tuesday afternoon. U.S. gov...