Government Agency Uncovers Decade-Long State-Sponsored Cyber Breach

Government Agency Uncovers Decade-Long State-Sponsored Cyber Breach

In a stunning revelation that underscores the persistent vulnerabilities in national cybersecurity infrastructures, a major government agency recently contemplated the extreme measure of completely dismantling its central data hub following the discovery of a decade-long cyber intrusion. The breach, attributed to state-sponsored actors, had allowed unauthorized access to sensitive information over an extended period, raising alarms about the int…

Government considered destroying its data hub after decade-long intrusion

A Chinese-sponsored cyber attack was so damaging that it was briefly proposed that an entire data hub be destroyed, according to British news magazine The Spectator. It observed that the attack accessing confidential UK government data was just one manifestation of a continuing series of threats to British IT infrastructure. That breach is but one example of the risks faced not only by the UK, but by governments and organizations everywhere. Acc…