“ The US Federal Bureau (FBI) is investigating a large -scale cyberattack into US law firms, which is suspected of being Chinese hackers. Source: The New York Times, citing two people who have familiarized with the situation: one of the main victims was the lawmims & connolly law firm – one of the most famous in the United States, which represents many high -ranking politicians, including Bill and Hillary Clinton. Advertising: In a message to clients, the company acknowledged that hackers have accessed part of its computer systems and broke several e-mail boxes of lawyers using “Zero-Day” vulnerability-a new, previously unknown weakness in the security system. The firm reported that it took measures to block the threat and did not find signs of unauthorized data movement on its network. According to NYT sources, China’s hackers have broken more than a dozen law and technology companies in recent months. Advertising: In September, the Mandiant Cyber Company has reported that Chinese hackers have been running a cyber-spy campaign for several years to use “Zero-Day” vulnerability to gather intelligence from legal, government and commercial structures. The Mandiant report states that the purpose of attacks is to obtain information related to US national security and international trade.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: The New York Times with reference to two people who are familiar with the situation
Details: One of the main victims was the lawmims & connolly law firm, one of the most famous in the United States, which represents many high -ranking politicians, including Bill and Hillary Clinton.
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In a message to customers, the company acknowledged that hackers received access to some of its computer systems and broke several e-mail boxes of lawyers using “Zero-Day” vulnerability-a new, previously unknown weakness in the security system.
The firm reported that it took measures to block the threat and did not find signs of unauthorized data movement on its network.
According to NYT sources, China’s hackers have broken more than a dozen law and technology companies in recent months.
In September, the Mandiant Cyber Company reported that Chinese hackers have been running a cybership campaign for several years to use Zero-Day vulnerability to collect intelligence information from the US legal, government and commercial structures.
The Mandiant report states that the purpose of attacks is to obtain information related to US national security and international trade.