{"id":3834,"date":"2023-06-16T13:49:27","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T18:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=3834"},"modified":"2023-06-16T13:49:27","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T18:49:27","slug":"russian-malware-compromises-energy-department-other-federal-agencies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=3834","title":{"rendered":"Russian malware compromises Energy Department, other federal agencies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

US government officials claim the attack was ‘opportunistic’ and does not pose a major security risk<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Department of Energy is among a group of federal agencies affected by Russian malware targeting government systems, Homeland Security officials revealed, according to The Associated Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part of a wider, global campaign of ransomware targeting government institutions, the compromise is not severe, the government claims, and it does not foresee long-term security risks<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Based on discussions we have had with industry partners… these intrusions are not being leveraged to gain broader access, to gain persistence into targeted systems, or to steal specific high-value information \u2014 in sum, as we understand it, this attack is largely an opportunistic one,” Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly said.<\/p>\n\n\n

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