On 12/14/20 at 2:14 PM ESTAt least two U.S. federal agencies are believed to have been targeted by a cyberattack perpetrated earlier this year.
The U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of the Treasury were both targeted in the attack, according to the Associated Press. A spokesperson with the Department of Commerce confirmed in a statement shared with"We can confirm there has been a breach in one of our bureaus," the Department of Commerce spokesperson told."We have asked CISA and the FBI to investigate, and we cannot comment further at this time."At least two U.S.
SolarWinds said it is investigating to determine which of its customers were impacted and whether or not any of the hacking attempts were successful. Though the companythat its more than 300,000 customers include federal and state government agencies such as the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Justice, the company did not specify in its Monday filing which customers were believed to have been affected.