(Reuters) – Several U.S. federal government agencies have been hit in a global cyberattack that exploits a vulnerability in widely used software, CNN reported on Thursday.
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is providing support to several federal agencies that have experienced intrusions affecting vulnerable software exploited by the hackers, Eric Goldstein, the agency’s executive assistant director for cybersecurity, told CNN.
The Associated Press also reported that a well-known cybersecurity firm believes that spies who work for the Chinese Communist Party are responsible for the attack. See their full article below.
Suspected state-backed Chinese hackers exploited a vulnerability in a popular email security appliance to break into the networks of hundreds of public and private sector organizations globally, the U.S. cybersecurity firm Mandiant said. https://t.co/p6mPNGIbEs
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 15, 2023
CISA did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
(Reporting by Shivani Tanna in Bengaluru; editing by Jonathan Oatis)
