Hacktivists allegedly affiliated with Anonymous have been covertly breaking into US government systems and pilfering sensitive information for nearly a year, the FBI warned last week.. The attacks (which began last December and are thought to be ongoing) exploit flaws in Adobe's ColdFusion web app development software to plant backdoors on compromised systems, according to an FBI memo seen by Reuters. The memo said the US army, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, and others had all been targeted. The link for this article located at The Register UK is no longer available. . Infiltrations targeting American governmental infrastructures leverage vulnerabilities in Microsoft IIS, resulting in significant information compromises orchestrated by cyber activists.. Cyber Threats, Government Attacks, ColdFusion Exploits, Backdoor Access. . Alex
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