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Hackers succeed in spectacular attack against American cybersecurity company – state actors suspected to be masterminds

Suspected Russian hackers have penetrated the systems of the American cybersecurity company FireEye, which also works with government agencies, and have looted attack software. Companies around the world could soon feel the consequences.

The IT security service provider FireEye is sounding the alarm: The American company, which is one of the specialists in cybersecurity, had to admit on December 8th that it was itself a victim.

Beck Diefenbach / Reuters

The American cybersecurity company FireEye is one of the largest and most important players in the fight against cybercrime worldwide. Their employees rushed to the aid of Sony Entertainment in 2014 after a cyber attack, were consulted by the State Department and other government agencies after a Russian cyber attack in 2015 and examined the computers of the financial services company Equifax, which was hacked in 2017.

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