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State Department's unclassified email system hacked
Source: Reuters
State Department's unclassified email system hacked
WASHINGTON Mon Nov 17, 2014 9:02am EST
(Reuters) - The U.S. State Department's unclassified email systems were the victim of a cyberattack in recent weeks, around the same time as White House systems were breached, a senior U.S. official said on Monday.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said none of the department's classified systems was compromised. Portions of its unclassified systems have been shut down to improve their security but should be back online shortly.
"The department recently detected activity of concern in portions of its unclassified email system. There was no compromise of any of the department's classified systems," said the senior U.S. official.
"The department is implementing improvements to the security of its main unclassified network during a scheduled outage of some internet linked systems," the official added.
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WASHINGTON Mon Nov 17, 2014 9:02am EST
(Reuters) - The U.S. State Department's unclassified email systems were the victim of a cyberattack in recent weeks, around the same time as White House systems were breached, a senior U.S. official said on Monday.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said none of the department's classified systems was compromised. Portions of its unclassified systems have been shut down to improve their security but should be back online shortly.
"The department recently detected activity of concern in portions of its unclassified email system. There was no compromise of any of the department's classified systems," said the senior U.S. official.
"The department is implementing improvements to the security of its main unclassified network during a scheduled outage of some internet linked systems," the official added.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/17/us-cybersecurity-statedept-idUSKCN0J11BR20141117
