Global Cyberattack Targets U.S. Government Agencies and Institutions.
Multiple U.S. government agencies, including the Department of Energy, were targeted in a global cyberattack on the widely used file-transfer service MOVEit. The attack was carried out by a Russian-speaking criminal group, which has been blamed for several recent attacks exploiting MOVEit. The government has not received any extortion demands or observed any data leaks, and users of MOVEit can now install a patch to eliminate the software vulnerability used by hackers. The software company Progress, which operates MOVEit, has rolled out security patches and is engaged with federal law enforcement and other agencies.