INCOMPETENCE? State Department Penetrated in “Serious” Cyber Attack
Richard Moorhead
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State Department officials have learned that the department was the victim of a “serious” cyber attack weeks ago, potentially jeopardizing classified information and American military secrets.
Fox News’ Jacqui Heinrich reported that the State Department became aware of the breach on Saturday, which reportedly occurred several weeks ago.
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The State Department has been hit by a cyber attack, and notifications of a possible serious breach were made by the Department of Defense Cyber Command.
— Jacqui Heinrich (@JacquiHeinrich) August 21, 2021
Western governments have blamed groups affiliated with Iran and China for cyber attacks on corporations previously. The hack reportedly hasn’t effected State Department efforts to transport Afghan migrants to the United States.
The State Department is thus far unwilling to blame any specific actors for the hack, presumably waiting to report details to the incident to Congress to comply with a federal rule requiring “major” cyberattacks to be reported within seven days.
“The Department takes seriously its responsibility to safeguard its information and continuously takes steps to ensure information is protected. For security reasons, we are not in a position to discuss the nature or scope of any alleged cybersecurity incidents at this time.”
— Jacqui Heinrich (@JacquiHeinrich) August 21, 2021
The attack is the latest in a series of cyberattacks targeting federal American governmental institutions. Despite frequent insistence from liberal bureaucrats that the Russian Federation is exclusively responsible for the hacking, there’s little evidence to suggest Putin’s government would conduct an operation that would surely be met with retaliation from American government counterparts.
The situation continues to develop, and Big League Politics is monitoring for further updates.
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