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US intelligence agencies accuse Russia of the largest cyberattack in history

US intelligence agencies made a joint statement on the investigation of the recent large-scale cyberattack Sunburst, during which hackers gained access to data from several US departments. According to the intelligence services, this attack was aimed at collecting intelligence, and, in all likelihood, Russia is behind it, writes Air force.

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About the Sunburst cyberattack became known in Decemberwhen the American authorities discovered her. But it lasted for several months and became the longest and largest in US history.

In a statement, the intelligence agencies confirmed that hackers were able to gain access to data from “fewer than ten” US government agencies. It was previously reported that, among others, the computers of the Treasury, Commerce and Homeland Security departments were hacked. Intelligence services do not provide a list of affected departments.

“[The investigation] has revealed that most or all of the ongoing security breaches of both government and non-government networks are attributable to... an actor likely of Russian origin,” the agencies said in a statement. “At this time, we believe this was – and continues to be – an intelligence gathering operation.”

As noted by the New York Times, the statement that the cyberattack is precisely an intelligence, and not a sabotage operation, may indicate the desire of the special services to emphasize that at this stage Russia did not try to infect American networks with viruses that could disrupt the operation of energy networks or change the content of bases. data.

The announcement was made by the four main agencies responsible for American cybersecurity: the FBI, the National Security Agency, the Cyber ​​and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

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Earlier, US President Donald Trump expressed doubt that Russia was behind the Sunburst attack, and suggested that attention should be paid to the version of China's involvement.

“The Fake Media Cyberattack looks much bigger than in reality,” Trump tweeted. - They reported everything to me. Everyone starts screaming about Russia when something happens, because the mainstream media, mainly for financial reasons, are terribly afraid to say that it could be China (and it could be it!).”

In the current statement of the US intelligence services, however, nothing is said about China's involvement.

For the first time, American departments officially talk about the possible involvement in the attack of Russia, although earlier about this said the secretary of state USA Mike Pompeo.

“We can say pretty clearly that the Russians were doing this,” the State Department chief said in an interview with Fox News host Mark Levin.

What is known about the attack

Attackers managed to infiltrate computer systems using Orion, a popular corporate network management platform developed and maintained by the American company SolarWinds.

It was reported that employees of information technology departments received messages about the need to update the program, after which they clicked on the links offered to them. Previously, SolarWinds computers had been hacked, allowing hackers to install a small secret code in an upcoming update. The security of 18 thousand computers was compromised, both in government and commercial organizations.

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As a result, over the course of several months, hackers gained unusually wide opportunities for espionage and information theft. Thousands of companies and departments appeared before them, at a glance.

After the attack became known, all US federal government agencies were instructed to remove the Orion platform from their computers.

It will take several years to fully appreciate the true scale of the Sunburst cyberattack, according to computer security experts.

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