2 hours agoRussian hackers suspected of another action against the US
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)The US Department for National Security has been added to a growing list of targets for major cyber attacks by suspected Russian hackers, it has been said in reports by American media. In a statement from this department, no such reporting has been confirmed, but the same has said that “is aware of cyber wrongdoing in the government [...]
In a statement from this department, no such reporting has been confirmed, but the same has said that “is aware of cyber wrongdoing in the federal government and is working closely with partners in the public and private sector for federal response”.
The first cyberattacks known on December 13th have hit the US Treasury Department and the American Department of Commerce.
The US Department for National Security has returned to the third department involved in the attack, according to the media, Washington Post and Reuters, citing unidentified officials.
This department is responsible for border security and state protection from online attacks. He is also playing an important role in the distribution of the OVID-19 vaccine, which causes the Coronavirus.
Electronic addresses sent by officials to this department have been observed by hackers under a series of sophisticated violations, according to Reuters news agency.
Officials in the United States have said that hackers of the Russian government are believed to stand behind cyber attacks, Reuters and the Washington Post have reported, citing some unidentified sources.
The Russian Embassy in Washington has denied involvement, naming the charges unbased “ ”.
“Russia does not perform offensive operations on cyberfield”, the Russian embassy said through a statement on its website.
“The harmful targets in the information space are contrary to Russian foreign policy principles, national interests and our positions for interstate relations”, it is said in the statement.
Council of National Security spokesman John Ulyot said through a statement on December 14th that this body is working closely with the Agency for Cyberetic and Infrastructure Safety, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and affected departments, along with other “to coordinate a government recovery and response to the recent violations of”.
The Cybernetic and Infrastructure Safety Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is said to be conducting investigations.
The Agency for Cyberetic Security and Infrastructure has ordered federal agencies to immediately ban the use of technology products produced by the company, SolarWinds.
SolarWinds has acknowledged that hackers from “a foreign state” have established harmful codes in software updates in the March-June period of this year.
This company has said that about 18,000 of its consumers have downloaded compromised updates, which enable hackers to perform spying without being spotted.
The software of this company is used by hundreds of thousands of organisations worldwide, including large corporations in the most sensitive areas of American and British governments.
A British Government spokesman has said the United Kingdom is unaware of any influence on revenge but is conducting investigations.
FireEye, the well-known cyber security company is involved in this incident, has made it known itself through a blog post.
The attack on this company implies that governments, technological sectors, and telecommunications companies in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East are also potential targets.
Many members of the cyber security community suspect that the revenge group linked to Russian intelligence, known as APT29, or Cozy Bear, have been behind the attack on Fireeye.
The same group has stayed behind attacks on the State Department and the White House during former President Barack Obama's administration, as well as on the heels of the National Committee of Democrats' servers during the 2016 presidential campaign.
