US government confirms cyberattack by sophisticated attackers
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The hacks were linked to an attack on cybersecurity firm FireEye, which said its own defences were breached by sophisticated attackers who stole tools used to test customers' computer systems.
White House acknowledges reports of cyberattack on U.S. Treasury by foreign government
The Trump administration acknowledged reports on Sunday that a group backed by a foreign government carried out a cyberattack on the U.S. Treasury Department and a section of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
The hackers are suspected of targeting the Treasury Department as well as the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration, or NTIA, a U.S. agency that is tasked with crafting internet and telecommunications policy, Reuters reported.
Russia Suspected In Major Cyberattack On U.S. Treasury, Commerce Departments.
Russian hackers working for the Kremlin are believed to be behind an attack into U.S. government computer systems at the departments of Treasury and Commerce that may have lasted months before it was detected, according to U.S. officials and media reports.