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CISA Orders Federal Agencies to Turn Off SolarWinds Products  enzozo/Shutterstock.com email December 14, 2020 A critical flaw in software used throughout government was reportedly used to breach a major security company and at least two federal agencies. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ordered all government departments by noon Monday to identify and shut off instances of SolarWinds Orion software running or connected to any government system, as agencies scrambled to mitigate potential damage from a critical vulnerability in software use...

Photo: Jack Guez (Getty Images) State-sponsored hackers have reportedly tapped into internal email systems at several U.S. federal agencies, including the Treasury Department and the Commerce Department’s internet and telecom branch, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. Advertisement Three people briefed on the matter told Reuters under the condition of anonymity that the attackers are believed to have used a similar tool to hack into multiple agencies, though authorities are still determining the extent of the breach. The sources confirmed that the Treasury and...

However, Trump took to Twitter to announce that he was “not scheduled to take the vaccine, but look forward to doing so at the appropriate time.” “People working in the White House should receive the vaccine somewhat later in the programme, unless specifically necessary. “I have asked that this adjustment be made,” Trump wrote. Bloomberg had reported that vaccinations for government officials will be staggered over the following 10 days to ensure critical government personnel don’t experience possible side effects simultaneously. The report also said National Security Council spok...

US Treasury and Department of Commerce hit by major hack dw.com 12/14/2020 dw.com Investigators have alleged Russia is behind a major hack on US goverment agencies. Hackers likely gained access by infiltrating software updates sent by an IT provider. © picture-alliance/dpa/U. Baumgarten Provided by Deutsche Welle At least two US government agencies, including the Treasury and the Department of Commerce, were struck by a major computer hack from a foreign agent, insiders told reporters on Sunday. The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security's cybersecurity division are ...

Sprawling hack of federal agencies spurs alarm in White House POLITICO 12/14/2020 By Eric Geller © AP Photo/Patrick Semansky The Treasury Department building is viewed from the Washington Monument in September 2019. Hackers got into computers at the U.S. Treasury Department and possibly other federal agencies. Hackers from a foreign nation-state have breached multiple federal agencies, including the Treasury Department and the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration, in a months-long campaign that has stirred concerns of the high...