The government American confirmed on Sunday that it had observed suspicious activity on its networks, with press reports indicating that several government agencies have been targeted by cyber attacks linked to a foreign government and which are said to be aimed at stealing confidential information.
“We are working in close collaboration with our partner agencies concerning activities recently discovered on government networks” and “(Provide) technical assistance to the entities concerned”, a spokesperson for the cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency (Cisa), which reports to the Ministry of Internal Security, told AFP.
He did not give any further details or indicate the extent of the attack.
Russia, at the origin of the attacks
Russia The attacks were believed to be behind the attacks, led by the ATP29 group, which was also behind the attacks targeting Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential campaign, the Washington Post accused.
Hackers have had access, sometimes for several months, to the internal mail of the Treasury Department and the National Telecommunications Administration (NTIA), according to press reports published on Sunday.
“The US government is aware of this information and is taking all necessary steps to identify and resolve any potential issues related to this situation.”, White House spokesperson for the National Security Council, John Ullyot, said.
On Tuesday, it was the American computer security company FireEye, usually called to the rescue by customers during cyberattacks, which admitted to having itself been the object of a highly complex hack, of which it also suspects a State of being at the origin.
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