Computer network of the White house was ciberatake. About it, according to Reuters, said on Monday, 1 October, officials of the administration of the President of the United States.
Hacking, which occurred in September, were able to identify at an early stage, said representatives of the White house, stressing that access to classified information the hackers have not received. In the course of the cyber attacks, they said, used the technique of "targeted phishing" ("spear-phishing") - sending fake e-mails. Any theories about who was behind the burglary, representatives of the White house are not voiced.
The seizure of the computer network of the White house even on Sunday, September, 30, told The Washington Free Beacon with the reference to high-ranking sources in the administration of the President of the USA, wished to remain unnamed. Кибератаку, according to the website, had a group of hackers, associated with the government of China. Them, as claimed interlocutors The Washington Free Beacon, in particular, managed to get access to the network of military control of the White house (White House Military Office, WHMO), through which, among other things, carries out management of the U.S. nuclear Arsenal.
The administration of President Barack Obama, reminds Reuters, in the near time intends to require Federal agencies to develop a new program to ensure the security of computer networks. Such a move on the White house had to go after the U.S. Congress rejected the bill on computer security, prepared by the administration of President Obama.
Hacking, which occurred in September, were able to identify at an early stage, said representatives of the White house, stressing that access to classified information the hackers have not received. In the course of the cyber attacks, they said, used the technique of "targeted phishing" ("spear-phishing") - sending fake e-mails. Any theories about who was behind the burglary, representatives of the White house are not voiced.
The seizure of the computer network of the White house even on Sunday, September, 30, told The Washington Free Beacon with the reference to high-ranking sources in the administration of the President of the USA, wished to remain unnamed. Кибератаку, according to the website, had a group of hackers, associated with the government of China. Them, as claimed interlocutors The Washington Free Beacon, in particular, managed to get access to the network of military control of the White house (White House Military Office, WHMO), through which, among other things, carries out management of the U.S. nuclear Arsenal.
The administration of President Barack Obama, reminds Reuters, in the near time intends to require Federal agencies to develop a new program to ensure the security of computer networks. Such a move on the White house had to go after the U.S. Congress rejected the bill on computer security, prepared by the administration of President Obama.
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