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American govt says agencies hit by massive cyberattack World December 15, 2020 The US government issued an emergency directive to federal agencies in the wake of a major cyberattack, as multiple media outlets reported at least two departments -- including the Treasury -- had been targeted by hackers with ties to Russia. In a statement on Monday, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said it had ordered federal agencies to immediately stop using SolarWinds Orion IT products following reports that hackers had used a recent update to gain access to internal communications...

US Treasury and Commerce department email systems reportedly hacked Major US news outlets reported on Sunday that hackers had broken into the US Treasury and Commerce department computer systems and were monitoring internal email activity for months without detection. Unidentified experts and government officials “familiar with the matter” were quick to conclude that the hackers were “believed to be” working for Russian intelligence. Among the first to report the hack was Reuters, which wrote that their sources “feared the hacks uncovered so far may be the tip of the iceberg,” and...

US agencies, companies secure networks after huge hack PTI Washington | Updated on × US government agencies and private companies rushed to secure their computer networks following the disclosure of a sophisticated and long-running cyber-espionage intrusion suspected of being carried out by Russian hackers. The full extent of the damage is not yet clear. But the potential threat was significant enough that the Department of Homeland Security’s cybersecurity unit on Monday directed all federal agencies to remove compromised network management software, and thousands of companies were exp...

Fauci: Trump, Biden Should Get COVID-19 Vaccine as Soon as Possible Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday that both President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden should get the newly approved COVID-19 vaccine soon. “For security reasons, I really feel strongly that we should get them vaccinated as soon as we possibly can,” Fauci, the longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” referring to Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Biden’s running mate. Biden should be “fully protected as h...

Dec 15, 2020 WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. government agencies and private companies rushed Monday to secure their computer networks following the disclosure of a sophisticated and long-running cyber-espionage intrusion that experts said almost certainly was carried out by a foreign state. It was not yet clear who was responsible for the intrusion, though it was reportedly conducted by Russia, and the extent of the damage is not yet known. The potential threat was significant enough that the Department of Homeland Security’s cybersecurity unit directed all federal agencies to remove compromised ...