Showing posts with label Hacking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hacking. Show all posts

Thursday, November 2, 2023

Russian Hackers Accessed Hundreds Of Thousands Of US Gov’t Email Addresses, Report Says

Russian Hackers Accessed Hundreds Of Thousands Of US Gov’t Email Addresses, Report Says

Snippet of Article: "...A hacking group, likely one known as Cl0p, accessed government email addresses, links to government employee surveys and internal Office of Personnel Management (OPM) employee tracking codes for DOJ and DOD, according to a report OPM submitted to the House Science, Space and Technology Committee and obtained by Freedom of Information Act request, Bloomberg reported. Other agencies had previously acknowledged falling victim of the massive attack exploiting a vulnerability in MOVEit, a file transfer tool, in the spring of 2023. The hack affected various branches within DOD, including..."

Source: dailycaller.com

Monday, August 29, 2016

2 state voter systems breached; FBI is urging U.S. election officials to increase computer security

FBI detects breaches against two state voter systems

Snippet of Article: "...Yahoo News said the Illinois voter registration system was shut down for 10 days in late July after hackers downloaded personal data on up to 200,000 voters. The Arizona attack was more limited and involved introducing malicious software into the voter registration system..."

Source: www.reuters.com

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Thursday, May 28, 2015

Sources: IRS believes massive data theft originated in Russia

Article Title: Sources: IRS believes massive data theft originated in Russia

Snippet of Article: "...The IRS believes that a major cyber breach that allowed criminals to steal the tax returns of more than 100,000 people originated in Russia, two sources briefed on the data theft tell CNN..."

Source: www.cnn.com

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Hacked 3 Times in 3 Years

Article Title: Hackers attack Nuclear Regulatory Commission 3 times in 3 years

Snippet of Article: "...This was followed by news that U.S. Investigation Services (USIS), the main provider of background checks to the U.S. government, had been targeted in an attack possibly launched by a foreign power...."

Source: www.foxnews.com

Thursday, July 10, 2014

Chinese hackers broke into the federal Office of Personnel Management computer system

Article Title: Chinese hacked federal employee files

Snippet of Article: "...Chinese hackers broke into the federal Office of Personnel Management computer system in March, apparently targeting tens of thousands of employees who applied for top-security clearance, The New York Times reported...."

Source: www.usatoday.com

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Hacker allegedly stole identifying information of workers at NASA, the Missile Defense Agency and...

Article Title: Hacker Charged With Theft From U.S. Army, Defense Agency

Snippet of Article: "...Love stole identifying information of workers at NASA, the Missile Defense Agency and the Army Network Enterprise Technology Command, according an indictment unsealed today in federal court..."

Source: www.businessweek.com