Cybersecurity
US Agencies Hit in MOVEit Hacks as Victim List Grows
- Russia-linked group Clop claimed to compromise Shell oil giant
- Attack linked to breach that affected British Airways, BBC
Shell Plc gas station in Torrance, California.
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Multiple US agencies were compromised by a hacking campaign in which attackers have exploited flaws in a popular software tool to gather information from a range of victims.
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, a unit of the Department of Homeland Security, confirmed Thursday that several US government agencies were affected by hackers. Neither the names of the agencies nor the scope of the hacks were immediately clear.