Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai on Nostr: NEW: CISA said a U.S. federal government agency got hacked because it was using ...
NEW: CISA said a U.S. federal government agency got hacked because it was using end-of-life software.
The damage was limited, as it appeared the hackers only did reconnaissance, and Windows Defender quarantined the hackers' activities.
Still...earlier this year CISA asked all government agencies to patch the vulnerability exploited in this attack by April 5.
https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/06/cisa-says-us-government-agency-was-hacked-thanks-to-end-of-life-software/
The damage was limited, as it appeared the hackers only did reconnaissance, and Windows Defender quarantined the hackers' activities.
Still...earlier this year CISA asked all government agencies to patch the vulnerability exploited in this attack by April 5.
https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/06/cisa-says-us-government-agency-was-hacked-thanks-to-end-of-life-software/