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The Russian Embassy in Washington denied any involvement, calling the accusation "unfounded." "Russia does not conduct offensive operations in the cyber domain," the Russian embassy said in a statement on its web page. "Malicious activities in the information space contradict the principles of the Russian foreign policy, national interests, and our understanding of interstate relations," the statement says. National Security Council (NSC) spokesperson John Ullyot said in a statement on December 14 that the NSC was working closely with Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) an...

Suspected Russia SolarWinds Hack Exposed After FireEye Cybersecurity Firm Found 'Backdoor' Newsweek 12/15/2020 Jason Murdock © iStock Stock image showing a hacker stealing information. A widespread hack of software giant SolarWinds was first flagged by cybersecurity firm FireEye as it was investigating how its own systems were infiltrated during the incident, officials have said. A widespread hack of software giant SolarWinds was found by cybersecurity firm FireEye as it investigated how its own systems were infiltrated in the same campaign—which is suspected of being t...

What We Know About the SolarWinds Breach Travel_with_me/Shutterstock.com email Federal agencies are responding to a potentially massive cybersecurity incident after a third-party vendor widely used across government was found to be compromised by a sophisticated hacking campaign. With agencies working to determine which systems were affected and how severely, a myriad of questions swirled. Here’s a look at what we know and what’s been reported as of Tuesday afternoon. National Security Council Invokes PPD-41 On Tuesday, the National Security Council announced the admi...

Posted at 11:54 am on December 15, 2020 by Greg P. Just to update you on this story we told you about on Sunday. . . A foreign government-backed hacking group stole information from @USTreasury & @NTIAgov, & may have hacked other US government agencies, @Reuters reports. The hack was deemed so serious it led to a National Security Council meeting at the WH on Saturday. https://t.co/ONtQOFiiar . . .The White House National Security Council is now calling the hacking of multiple government agencies a “significant cyber incident”: (1/3) “Pursuant to Presidential Policy Directive-41 (26 Jul...

Print this article The National Security Council announced the establishment of a Cyber Unified Coordination Group to deal with the massive cyberattack believed to have been conducted by foreign hackers that has rattled the U.S. government as well as organizations around the world. “Pursuant to Presidential Policy Directive-41 (26 July 2016) and its Annex, a Cyber Unified Coordination Group has been established to ensure continued unity of effort across the United States Government in response to a significant cyber incident,” NSC spokesman John Ullyot said in a statement on Tuesday. �...