12-14-2020, 04:06 AM
Foreign hackers breach US Treasury Department using Microsoft Office 365 flaws
The U.S. Treasury Department and Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration have been breached by hackers working for a foreign government, possibly Russia, stealing unknown data in an embarrassing security issue for the U.S. government.
A breach was alleged to have taken place, affecting both the U.S. Treasury Department and the Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration, an agency that works on policy relating to the Internet and telecommunications. While details of the attack are largely unknown, it is thought to be serious enough to have forced a meeting of the National Security Council on Saturday.
More at https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/12/...department
A very curious bit to me:
Multiple sources within the Department of Defense not authorized to speak on behalf of the government have confirmed the attack to AppleInsider. They all declined comment on how much data has been taken, or on which federal agencies the attack targeted.
It just doesn't seem likely to me (or even possible?) that AI would have 'multiple sources' within the Treasury Department.
The U.S. Treasury Department and Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration have been breached by hackers working for a foreign government, possibly Russia, stealing unknown data in an embarrassing security issue for the U.S. government.
A breach was alleged to have taken place, affecting both the U.S. Treasury Department and the Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration, an agency that works on policy relating to the Internet and telecommunications. While details of the attack are largely unknown, it is thought to be serious enough to have forced a meeting of the National Security Council on Saturday.
More at https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/12/...department
A very curious bit to me:
Multiple sources within the Department of Defense not authorized to speak on behalf of the government have confirmed the attack to AppleInsider. They all declined comment on how much data has been taken, or on which federal agencies the attack targeted.
It just doesn't seem likely to me (or even possible?) that AI would have 'multiple sources' within the Treasury Department.
