- Homeland Security Websites Vulnerable to Cyber Attack — Audit (Reuters): An Inspector General (IG) Audit identified vulnerabilities on internal websites at both the United States Secret Service (USSS) and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Reuters reported. The Reuters article states that the issues identified could allow unauthorized users to access sensitive data and the websites in question are used for both case tracking as well as information sharing purposes. According to the article, officials from the agencies indicated that Congress’ lack of coherent funding has hampered the agencies ability to develop a long-term strategy regarding their cyber capabilities. The full article can be found here.
- Kremlin-Backed Hackers Spying on Europe, Asia, U.S. (Times Live): A recent report links numerous state-sponsored hacking attempts that targeted government entities, institutions, and similar groups in Europe, Asia, as well as the United States, to a hacking group engaged in intelligence gathering for Russia. The Times Live reports that this group is known as “The Dukes” and has been involved in active hacking for the past seven years, leveraging a specific set of malware tools to infiltrate networks and exfiltrate data. The company raising these accusations, F-Secure, bolsters claims made last year by security researchers which tied attacks back to state sponsored activity from China and Russia, according to the Times Live. The full article can be found here.
- Cyberthreat Posed by China and Iran Confounds White House (New York Times): President Obama addressed troops at Fort Meade and took a strong stance against state-sponsored cyberattacks stating that they could rise to the level of “… core national security threat[s]”, according to the New York Times. President Obama also indicated that if necessary, cyberattacks will be dealt with accordingly, The New York Times reported . The New York Times article indicates that this heightened rhetoric may be due to the ongoing problem that the White House faces in trying to deal with the issue of computer attacks. According to the New York Times article, attacks emanating from Iran subsided during the U.S-Iran negotiations but have been increasing since the agreement was reached; it is also speculated that Iran is waiting to see how the United States deals with the purported China-sponsored attacks to see what might lie in store for them. The full article can be found here.
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Cyber Round Up: Homeland Security websites vulnerable to cyber attack, Kremlin-backed hackers spying on Europe, Asia, US: cybersecurity firm, Cyberthreat Posed by China and Iran Confounds White House
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