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US Still Unraveling ‘Sophisticated' Hack of 9 Gov't Agencies
The top White House cybersecurity official says authorities are still working to unravel the likely Russian hack of U.S. government agencies and companies
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Report Highlights Cyber Risks to US Election Systems
A report out Wednesday says election systems in the U.S. are vulnerable to cyber intrusions similar to the one that hit federal agencies and numerous businesses last year and remain a potential target for foreign hacking
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US Response to SolarWinds Hack Has Been ‘Disorganized': Senators
The U.S. government’s response to a massive hack of government and corporate networks has been “disjointed and disorganized,” according to the leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee, who are urging the Biden administration to appoint someone to lead the effort.
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Why the Russian Hack Is So Significant, and Why It's Close to a Worst-Case Scenario
It’s not often that the United States Treasury Department and Iowa State University are dealing with the same security problem. Such is the breadth of what’s known as the Solarwinds hack, named after a Texas-based company that was used as a staging ground for an espionage campaign so widespread that experts say we’re only beginning to understand who was affected and what...
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Little-Known SolarWinds Gets Scrutiny Over Hack, Stock Sales
Before this week, few people were aware of SolarWinds, a Texas-based software company providing vital computer network monitoring services to corporations and government agencies around the world.