• news

• World news

• America

U.S. Report: Hackers hacked into Nuclear Security Administration and Energy Department systems

Politico reported from U.S. officials that the systems that maintain the country's nuclear weapons stockpile had been attacked, as part of an extensive espionage operation that affected at least six federal agencies.

Officials at both bodies located suspicious activity on networks belonging to them

Tags

• hackers

• United States

News agencies

Thursday, 17 December 2020, 23:23

• Share on Facebook

• Share on WhatsApp

• Share on general

• Share on general

• Share on Twitter

• Share on Email

0 comments

• Stormy weather: floods across the country, rescues ...

• IAEA Chairman: A new agreement with Iran will be required to revive ...

• Putin: If we wanted to eliminate the villains, we would end up ...

• Head of Public Health Services: The dramatic increase in morbidity ...

• The designated commissioner, Superintendent Yaakov Shabtai: "Excited towards ...

• Despite the increase in congestion morbidity at Ben Gurion Airport on 13.12.20

• Merkel announced a general closure following the rise ...

• A resident of Pardes Hanna is accused of aggravated assault after setting fire to ...

• France: President Emanuel Macron positively diagnosed ...

• Debbie Glickman in the quiz tries to guess which of his friends from "This is it" ...

Edited by Nir Chen

The systems of the National Nuclear Security Administration and the Department of Energy in the United States, which strengthen the country's nuclear weapons stockpile, have been hacked by hackers, Politico reported tonight (Thursday), according to state officials involved.

According to sources, the break-in is part of an extensive espionage operation that has affected at least six federal agencies.

Officials at both bodies reported the violation to congressional oversight bodies, after being briefed by Rocky Campiona, chief information officer at the energy department.

They located suspicious activity in networks belonging to the Energy Commission, Sandia and Los Alamos National Laboratories in New Mexico and Washington, the Department of Secure Transportation and other offices.

The hackers were able to cause more damage to the energy department than to the other agencies.

More on Walla!

NEWS

Report: Russian hackers broke into US Treasury and Commerce offices

To the full article

Building of the Department of Energy at the National Nuclear Security Administration in the United States (Photo: AP)

Federal investigators have been scanning the networks in recent days to determine which computers the hackers were able to hack into, and to what exact information they were exposed.

According to officials, they may not have known the extent of the full damage "for weeks."

The administration did not respond to a request for comment.

The attack on the Department of Energy is a clear sign that the hackers have been able to access networks belonging to a major part of American national security organizations.

The hackers gained access to federal agency networks through hacking of SolarWinds software, which secures hundreds of government and private customers.

• Share on Facebook

• Share on WhatsApp

• Share on general

• Share on general

• Share on Twitter

• Share on Email

0 comments