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The incident can be assessed as a global crisis in the field of cybersecurity.
Thanks to the identified vulnerability in the software from Microsoft, hackers were able to hack about 60 thousand organizations using Microsoft Exchange Server. "A serious vulnerability has been discovered and it can have far-reaching consequences. The US government is concerned about the large number of victims, " Psahi said.
Psaki also said that the White House, concerned about the difficulties created, decided to create a special unit that would be engaged in responding to cyber attacks.
The number of victims of cyber attacks will continue to grow, and the incident itself can be assessed as a global crisis in the field of cybersecurity. A representative of the US authorities said that measures are being taken at all levels of the US government to "assess and eliminate the consequences" of the actions of cybercriminals. Cybercriminals seek to infect as many computers as possible before the company can fully secure all of its customers. The US authorities believe that hackers from China are behind the attack.
On March 3, Microsoft released emergency security updates for its Exchange mail server, fixing four zero-day vulnerabilities that are already actively exploited by Chinese hackers.
The Department of Homeland Security's cybersecurity division has ordered federal civilian agencies to install updates that fix vulnerabilities in popular email software that are already being exploited by hackers.
Thanks to the identified vulnerability in the software from Microsoft, hackers were able to hack about 60 thousand organizations using Microsoft Exchange Server. "A serious vulnerability has been discovered and it can have far-reaching consequences. The US government is concerned about the large number of victims, " Psahi said.
Psaki also said that the White House, concerned about the difficulties created, decided to create a special unit that would be engaged in responding to cyber attacks.
The number of victims of cyber attacks will continue to grow, and the incident itself can be assessed as a global crisis in the field of cybersecurity. A representative of the US authorities said that measures are being taken at all levels of the US government to "assess and eliminate the consequences" of the actions of cybercriminals. Cybercriminals seek to infect as many computers as possible before the company can fully secure all of its customers. The US authorities believe that hackers from China are behind the attack.
On March 3, Microsoft released emergency security updates for its Exchange mail server, fixing four zero-day vulnerabilities that are already actively exploited by Chinese hackers.
The Department of Homeland Security's cybersecurity division has ordered federal civilian agencies to install updates that fix vulnerabilities in popular email software that are already being exploited by hackers.