An outside analyst said government data was stolen in the attack.
June 15, 2023, 4:44 PM
U.S. government networks were hit by a cyberattack affecting several federal agencies, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly confirmed Thursday.
The attack does not pose a major risk to national security, Easterly said.
CISA, a part of the Department of Homeland Security, previously identified a gap in software security believed to have been exploited in attack.
A spokesperson for Mandiant, the cyber intelligence arm of Google Cloud, said government data was stolen in the attack.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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