Report: Census Hit by Cyberattack, US Count Unaffected

Report: Census Hit by Cyberattack, US Count Unaffected
A form for the U.S. Census 2020 in Idaho on March 18, 2020. John Roark/The Idaho Post-Register via AP
The Associated Press
Updated:

U.S. Census Bureau computer servers were exploited last year during a cybersecurity attack, but it didn’t involve the 2020 census, and hackers’ attempts to keep access to the system were unsuccessful, according to a watchdog report released Wednesday.

The attack took place in January 2020 on the bureau’s remote access servers.