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Massive cyberattack hits US energy dept., other federal agencies

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Massive cyberattack hits US energy dept., other federal agencies

Image credit: methodshop via Pixabay. Article by Soumyadeep Sarkar. The Tech Portal – June 16, 2023.

In an alarming cybersecurity breach, several U.S. federal government agencies have fallen victim to a global hacking campaign that is allegedly orchestrated by Russian cybercriminals. The US Department of Energy and multiple other federal agencies were hit in the global cyberattack, wherein the attackers exploited a vulnerability in a widely used file-transfer software. By exploiting the weakness, the hackers gained unauthorized access to sensitive networks and systems. […]