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As detailed by the Politico report confirmed by US officials, the employees affected by the e-mail system hack were notified, but the alert sent also discloses the fact that the e-mail system containing classified information was not breached.. According to the breach alert sent to the State Department workforce there "is an ongoing investigation and we are working with partner agencies to conduct a full assessment. We will reach to any additional employees as needed." The link for this article located at Softpedia News is no longer available. . A security notification reveals an instance of employee data leakage within the Department of State, yet assures that no sensitive information was affected.. State Department Security, Data Breach Assessment, Employee Data Notification. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
A break-in targeting State Department computers worldwide last summer occurred after a department employee in Asia opened a mysterious e-mail that quietly allowed hackers inside the U.S. government's network. . In the first public account revealing details about the intrusion and the government's hurried behind-the-scenes response, a senior State Department official described an elaborate ploy by sophisticated international hackers. They used a secret break-in technique that exploited a design flaw in Microsoft software. The link for this article located at Yahoo! News is no longer available. . Explore the incursion at the Treasury Department where cybercriminals exploited vulnerabilities in Adobe systems. Learn additional details!. Email Exploit,Hacker Intrusion,State Department Cybersecurity. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
The State Department, reacting to security concerns after its purchase of computers from a Chinese company, will not use the equipment for classified information, an aide to Virginia Republican Rep. Frank Wolf said on Thursday. . In March, the State Department said it had purchased a batch of computers from China's Lenovo Group. At the time, Michael Wessel, a member of the congressionally created U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, said the purchase should be investigated, especially if codes embedded into the computers could be remotely activated. The security concerns came shortly after Congress pressured a state-owned Arab company, Dubai Ports World, into walking away from plans to manage several U.S. port terminals. The link for this article located at CNET News.com is no longer available. . In March, the State Department said it had purchased a batch of computers from China's Lenovo Group.. state, department, reacting, security, concerns, purchase, computers, chinese. . Brittany Day
Unidentified hackers scrawled virtual obscenities on a State Department Web site, forcing the department to close the site down, spokesman Richard Boucher said on Thursday. . .. Unidentified hackers scrawled virtual obscenities on a State Department Web site, forcing the department to close the site down, spokesman Richard Boucher said on Thursday . The obscenities appeared on Wednesday on the Web site which is designed to provide information to computer users outside the United States. The site was still out of order on Thursday afternoon. Boucher said the site was hosted by a server outside the State Department and no sensitive or classified information was ever in danger. A State Department team was investigating the incident. Boucher did not describe the obscenities or know if they were politically motivated. --entire article from Washington Post . Unknown cybercriminals compromised a government website, leading to an inquiry and subsequent shutdown of the site.. Website Defacement, Cyberattack Incident, State Department Security, Hacker Investigation. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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