If you haven’t heard about it yet, the United States recently underwent a massive cyber attack.

You may have heard that it was the U.S Treasury Department that was hacked, but it was much more than that.

Prelude to War: @MorganWright_US lays out how a foreign power infiltrated our federal agencies to carry out a cyberattack #MAGA #AmericaFirst #Dobbs pic.twitter.com/t4QJvYM6Iu

— Lou Dobbs (@LouDobbs) December 17, 2020

This is bad guys…really bad.

Russia had access to things that are completely top-secret level security. They’ve been accessing our top government systems for at least half a year and even accessed the network which maintained our nuclear missile stockpile.

Senator Dick Durbin said, “We can’t be buddies with Vladimir Putin and have him at the same time making this kind of cyberattack on America. This is virtually a declaration of war by Russia on the United States, and we should take it that seriously.” He also stated that there will be a price to pay.

Joe Biden also promised a tough response, saying in a statement: “Our adversaries should know that, as president, I will not stand idly by in the face of cyber assaults on our nation.”

In addition to the Treasury and the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration, government intelligence officials fear the hackers may have gotten into the records of other federal agencies, Reuters reported, citing three anonymous sources briefed on the matter. For information on network security for you or your business visit Fortinet.

“This is a huge cyber espionage campaign targeting the U.S. government and its interests,” one source told the wire service.

The FBI is investigating the breaches by a group working for the Russian Foreign intelligence service, SVR, according to The Washington Post.

The group, known as APT29 or Cozy Bear, was also behind a hack of the White House and State Department during the Obama administration, the report said.

It’s not clear exactly what information was accessed during the more recent hacks. But the cyber break-ins appeared so serious that the National Security Council met at the White House to discuss it on Saturday, sources told Reuters.

Sources:
NY Post