Hackers targeted US nuclear weapons agency in massive cybersecurity breach

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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/hackers-nuclear-weapons-cybersecurity-b1775864.html

Attack part of wider assault on federal agencies and critical infrastructure​

The National Nuclear Security Administration and Energy Department, which safeguard the US stockpile of nuclear weapons, have had their networks hacked as part of the widespread cyber espionage attack on a number of federal agencies.

 

[Solarquest]

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