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The US State Department has been cyberattacked, a source told Fox News. According to the TV channel, the notice of a serious hack came from the Cyber Command of the US Armed Forces. Fox News journalist Jackie Heinrick, citing her source, said that a cyberattack had been carried out on the US State Department. "The State Department has been cyberattacked," the journalist wrote. She added that the hacker attack may have happened "a couple of weeks ago."
The journalist said that the Pentagon Cyber Command had sent a notice of a possible serious breach. At the same time, she clarified that the scale of the hacker attack, as well as the scale of the investigation against the alleged criminals, "remain unclear." It is also unknown what measures were taken to mitigate the impact of the cyberattack, and what the “current risks to operations” are.
Representatives of the US State Department declined to comment on reports of a possible hacker attack. The department said that they are serious about protecting information and are constantly taking measures to ensure data security. For security reasons, we are not in a position to discuss the nature or extent of any suspected cybersecurity incidents at this time, the US authorities said.
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The journalist said that the Pentagon Cyber Command had sent a notice of a possible serious breach. At the same time, she clarified that the scale of the hacker attack, as well as the scale of the investigation against the alleged criminals, "remain unclear." It is also unknown what measures were taken to mitigate the impact of the cyberattack, and what the “current risks to operations” are.
Representatives of the US State Department declined to comment on reports of a possible hacker attack. The department said that they are serious about protecting information and are constantly taking measures to ensure data security. For security reasons, we are not in a position to discuss the nature or extent of any suspected cybersecurity incidents at this time, the US authorities said.
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