Federal Agency Confirms It Was Hit in Massive Cyberattack

Federal Agency Confirms It Was Hit in Massive Cyberattack
The Department of Health and Human Services building in Washington on Aug. 14, 2018. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said that hackers have targeted it as part of a global cyberattack that exploited a software flaw.

In a statement to news outlets Thursday, the agency said that “no HHS systems or networks were compromised,” adding that “attackers gained access to data by exploiting the vulnerability in the MOVEit Transfer software of third party vendors.”

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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