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nsacpi
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The Russian government hackers who breached a top cybersecurity firm are behind a global espionage campaign that also compromised the Treasury and Commerce departments and other government agencies, according to people familiar with the matter, who requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter.
The FBI is investigating the campaign by a hacking group working for the Russian foreign intelligence service, SVR. The group, known among private-sector security firms as APT29 or Cozy Bear, also hacked the State Department and the White House during the Obama administration.
It is not clear what information was accessed.
Reuters first reported the hacks of the Treasury and Commerce agencies Sunday, saying they were carried out by a foreign government-backed group. The SVR link to the broader campaign is previously unreported.
The matter was so serious it prompted an emergency National Security Council meeting on Saturday, Reuters reported.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...a53b88-3d7d-11eb-9453-fc36ba051781_story.html
The FBI is investigating the campaign by a hacking group working for the Russian foreign intelligence service, SVR. The group, known among private-sector security firms as APT29 or Cozy Bear, also hacked the State Department and the White House during the Obama administration.
It is not clear what information was accessed.
Reuters first reported the hacks of the Treasury and Commerce agencies Sunday, saying they were carried out by a foreign government-backed group. The SVR link to the broader campaign is previously unreported.
The matter was so serious it prompted an emergency National Security Council meeting on Saturday, Reuters reported.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...a53b88-3d7d-11eb-9453-fc36ba051781_story.html
nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
why u so pro-putin
BedellBrave
It's OVER 5,000!
cajunrevenge
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His Presidency has been so insane this didnt even register in my memory until you brought it back up. If Biden did April fools post he should post this but replace Russia with China and watch the conservative media's heads implode.
nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
The Department of Homeland Security is the third federal agency to have fallen victim to a major cyberespionage campaign by the Russian government, joining the Treasury and Commerce departments as targets that have been compromised, officials said Monday.
The list of victims is expected to grow and to include more private companies, said officials and others familiar with the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the matter is under investigation.
The fact that the department charged with safeguarding the country from physical and cyber attack was victimized underscores the campaign’s significance and calls into question the adequacy of federal cybersecurity efforts.
DHS spokesman Alexei Woltornist said that DHS is aware of reports of a breach and is currently investigating the matter. The compromise of that agency was first reported by Reuters.
The Russian intelligence service, SVR, is believed to be behind the sophisticated campaign, which has been running since at least the spring. The hackers gained access to their victims’ systems through what is known as a “supply chain” attack, or taking advantage of routine software patches sent to these systems by a firm, SolarWinds, that provides network management tools.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...f8fc98-3e3c-11eb-8bc0-ae155bee4aff_story.html
The list of victims is expected to grow and to include more private companies, said officials and others familiar with the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the matter is under investigation.
The fact that the department charged with safeguarding the country from physical and cyber attack was victimized underscores the campaign’s significance and calls into question the adequacy of federal cybersecurity efforts.
DHS spokesman Alexei Woltornist said that DHS is aware of reports of a breach and is currently investigating the matter. The compromise of that agency was first reported by Reuters.
The Russian intelligence service, SVR, is believed to be behind the sophisticated campaign, which has been running since at least the spring. The hackers gained access to their victims’ systems through what is known as a “supply chain” attack, or taking advantage of routine software patches sent to these systems by a firm, SolarWinds, that provides network management tools.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...f8fc98-3e3c-11eb-8bc0-ae155bee4aff_story.html
goldfly
<B>if my thought dreams could be seen</B>
we are gonna keep overlooking it cause you are a person who thinks everything the orange guy and his cult is doing to try to overthrow the democratic election is fine
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your worries about other issues fall on deaf ears when it comes to "threats" in your eyes
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your worries about other issues fall on deaf ears when it comes to "threats" in your eyes
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Enemy of my enemy. They just don’t realize how evil the CCP is.
Jaw
It's OVER 5,000!
I was assured that the guy in charge of our cyber security was wrongly fired and we could absolutely believe it when he assured us the election was not compromised.
As thethe said, timing is an interesting thing.
nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
our cyber security is not perfect but it appears to be able to detect an attack...i suppose there is a chance there was an attack on the elections that has not been detected...i suppose it is possible one has been detected but our cyber security chief is putting out false information...unknown unknowns as Rummy would put it
CCP doing whatever it takes to convince half the country that they didn’t fully compromise the election.
The timing of the solar winds hack was too convenient. They’ve been busted. The dominion machines were installed to steal the election. The state executives who signed the contracts received massive amounts of money to do it.
The forensic audit report on the Michigan machines would be the biggest story of the decade if we had an honest media. I don’t think people understand just how damaging that report was.
The interwebs and kkk right wing sites tell me that some interesting things will be discovered after a raid of the solar winds HQ.
Trump gave these state executives a chance to come forward before certifying this fraudulent election. His administration learned from 2018 what was going to happen in 2020.
Barr didn’t want to spearhead the election investigation for whatever reasons. That’s what his resignation is all about.
Writings on the wall nsacpi. Hope you can put country over your hate of trump to see who the true enemy is.
sturg33
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I've long since moved on from the election. As I told you from the beginning, Trump will be gone on1/20... he made a bunch of legal challenges - which is his right. They failed. And we move on.
I can also chew gum and walk at the same time
Jaw
It's OVER 5,000!
https://www.csoonline.com/article/3...sea-warfare-data-from-us-navy-contractor.html
Here is a story I like to refer to when the topic of cyber security comes up. 600gb of top secret military project data stolen in January and February of 2018. It came out in June. Now, who do you trust to make things more secure, a Defense contractor with billions of dollars of missile and submarine technology sales on the line....or a federal team dealing with and part of the bureaucracy?