Russia Has Attacked the United Kingdom – Again
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Hackeri ruși au pătruns în conturile de e-mail ale unor funcționari ai guvernului britanic și ale personalului Ministerului Afacerilor Externe din străinătate, într-o breșă majoră de securitate națională. In cadrul acestui atac sofisticat și încă în...
The access data for employees of the UK Foreign Ministry and local authorities are provided by Russian hackers on the Darknet.
The hackers took advantage of the vulnerability of more than 80,000 Fortinet firewalls; the logs and passwords are sold in the Ducknet forums.
The hackers gained access to the e-mail accounts of the British government officials. A state-owned Russian participation in the attack has not yet been proven.
What critical vulnerability did Russian attackers exploit? Russian hackers compromised the email accounts of British officials and foreign employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, RBC-Ukraine reports, citing The Telegraph. How the breach occurred: Hackers exploited a vulnerability in over 80,000 Fortinet firewalls. Using previously stolen data, the attackers bypassed security systems protecting Britain's critical infrastructure. Among the c…
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