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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has said the SolarWinds hack is 'impacting enterprise networks across federal, state, and local governments'.
Nuclear weapons agency updates Congress on hacking attempt POLITICO 12/23/2020 © Getty Images 20200712_Hacker_Getty_773 The Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Administration, which maintains the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile, told congressional staffers in several briefings this week that there is currently no known impact to its classified systems from a massive hack that targeted its networks, according to an official with direct knowledge of the briefings. The officials told staffers, however, that the incident has proven how difficult it is to monitor the Energy...
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SolarWinds recap: All of the federal agencies caught up in the Orion breach tech (Getty Images) Dec 22, 2020 | FEDSCOOP The extent of the hacking campaign on the federal government by suspected Russian operatives through vulnerabilities in SolarWinds’ Orion software is becoming more clear as agencies publicly acknowledge breaches in their systems. The SolarWinds hack has put agencies at risk of being surveilled or having data stolen for up to nine months, as users of the software who updated between March and June inadvertently...
Biden is 'considering cyber attacks' on Russian infrastructure in retaliation for 'Pearl Harbor of hacks' that breached 200 US federal agencies and firms - as fired DHS Cybersecurity chief Chris Krebs admits his 'failure' to stop it President-elect's team is said to be considering several options over Russia's suspected role in the unprecedented hacking of US government agencies Moscow has denied involvement in the massive data breach But Biden is reported to be looking at new financial sanctions and cyber attacks on Russian infrastructure, people familiar with the matter say 'They'll be hel...