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US cybersecurity agency warns of ‘grave threat’ after ‘critical infrastructure’ hacked
US authorities have expressed increased alarm about a long-undetected intrusion into computer systems around the world that officials suspect was carried out by Russian hackers.
Key points:
- The Department of Energy and the Treasury Department were among the agencies infiltrated
- Cybersecurity officials are yet to clarify how significant the attacks were, and what infrastructure was successfully targeted
- The UK has also issued a warning for those using the software thought to have been exploited by the hackers
The nation’s cybersecurity agency has warned of a “grave” risk to government and private networks, after federal agencies and “critical infrastructure” were hacked in a sophisticated attack.
It was hard to detect and will be difficult…
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