US government confirms cyber attack on Treasury and Commerce departments by state-backed hackers

clock • 3 min read

By compromising SolarWinds monitoring software attackers gained unrestricted access to internal email systems of federal agencies

The US government on Sunday confirmed reports that hackers backed by a foreign government were able to breach the computer networks of the US Treasury Department and an agency within the Commerce D...

To continue reading this article...

Join Computing

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the technology industry
  • Receive important and breaking news in our daily newsletter
  • Be the first to hear about our events and awards programmes
  • Join live member only interviews with IT leaders at the ‘IT Lounge’; your chance to ask your burning tech questions and have them answered
  • Access to the Computing Delta hub providing market intelligence and research
  • Receive our members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from senior IT Leaders

Join now

 

Already a Computing member?

Login

You may also like

Government

The new US government has delayed a Trump-era executive order by four months

clock 29 January 2021 • 2 min read

Hacking

Update to remove malware planned for release today

clock 15 December 2020 • 3 min read

Threats and Risks

The malware was used to target a petrochemical facility in the Saudi Arabia in 2017

clock 26 October 2020 • 2 min read

More on Hacking

Roku reports cyber breach impacting 576,000 accounts

Roku reports cyber breach impacting 576,000 accounts

Compromised data was used to make unauthorised purchases in fewer than 400 cases

clock 15 April 2024 • 2 min read
Dutch chipmaker Nexperia falls victim to cyberattack

Dutch chipmaker Nexperia falls victim to cyberattack

Hackers posted dozens of confidential documents on dark web

clock 15 April 2024 • 2 min read
 Apple warns users of 'mercenary spyware'

Apple warns users of 'mercenary spyware'

Highly targeted message sent to users in 92 countries

Penny Horwood
clock 11 April 2024 • 1 min read