{"id":52355,"date":"2023-06-15T18:36:29","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T18:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/34725\/US-Government-Agencies-Hit-In-Global-Cyber-Attack.html"},"modified":"2023-06-15T18:36:29","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T18:36:29","slug":"us-government-agencies-hit-in-global-cyber-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/us-government-agencies-hit-in-global-cyber-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"US Government Agencies Hit In Global Cyber Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/220228105352-hackers.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=w_800,c_fill\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/source\/instances\/source-h_525c99787e96983b5b8ce14a2e0d46c1@published\" class=\"source inline-placeholder\"> <cite class=\"source__cite\"> <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\"><\/span> <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span> &nbsp;\u2014&nbsp; <\/cite>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_4D04242E-AABA-F49C-D100-BFA79C7188D3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\"> Several US federal government agencies have been hit in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/06\/07\/tech\/clop-russia-moveit-hack-payroll-uk\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">global cyberattack by Russian cybercriminals <\/a>that exploits a vulnerability in widely used software, according to a top US cybersecurity agency. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_C89B8C0D-ADBB-14E1-3567-BFA79C74A1C6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\"> The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency \u201cis providing support to several federal agencies that have experienced intrusions affecting their MOVEit applications,\u201d Eric Goldstein, the agency\u2019s executive assistant director for cybersecurity, said in a statement on Thursday to CNN, referring to the software impacted. \u201cWe are working urgently to understand impacts and ensure timely remediation.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_ACEEA4C7-4A8D-AECC-5565-BFA79C770512@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\"> Aside from US government agencies, \u201cseveral hundred\u201d companies and organizations in the US could be affected by the hacking spree, a senior CISA official told reporters later Thursday, citing estimates from private experts. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_07F5E1F9-12A3-D845-7E25-C12819BDDD85@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\"> Clop, the ransomware gang allegedly responsible, is known to demand multimillion-dollar ransoms. But no ransom demands have been made of federal agencies, the senior official told reporters in a background briefing. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_4CD4483D-13ED-FCB8-1394-C12A8D8F32A6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\"> CISA\u2019s response comes as Progress Software, the US firm that makes the software exploited by the hackers, said it had discovered a second vulnerability in the code that the company was working to fix. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_E4318D5A-F7DC-B0C4-CADB-C06E8155C64C@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\"> The Department of Energy is among multiple federal agencies breached in the ongoing global hacking campaign, a department spokesperson confirmed to CNN. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_8BB9313E-486E-0C8B-AC3B-C0D68F5A3087@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\"> The hacks have not had any \u201csignificant impacts\u201d on federal civilian agencies, CISA Director Jen Easterly told reporters, adding that the hackers have been \u201clargely opportunistic\u201d in using the software flaw to break into networks. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_A61E2CCC-44CB-C993-1F2A-C12A4F648095@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\"> The news adds to a growing tally of victims of a sprawling hacking campaign that began two weeks ago and has hit major US universities and state governments. The hacking spree mounts pressure on federal officials who have pledged to put a dent in the scourge of ransomware attacks that have hobbled schools, hospitals and local governments across the US. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_738164FB-11CE-EE0D-576C-C12B696CAF44@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\"> Since late last month, the hackers have been exploiting a flaw in widely used software known as MOVEit that companies and agencies use to transfer data. Progress Software, the US firm that makes the software, told CNN Thursday that a new vulnerability in the software had been discovered \u201cthat could be exploited by a bad actor.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_FB8593E0-0B72-D106-5018-C12BE8068901@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\"> \u201cWe have communicated with customers on the steps they need to take to further secure their environments and we have also taken MOVEit Cloud offline as we urgently work to patch the issue,\u201d the company said in a statement. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_CF173D70-65D3-8EF6-3140-C12B6ABF3AD6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\"> Agencies were much quicker Thursday to deny they\u2019d been affected by the hacking than to confirm they were. The Transportation Security Administration and the State Department said they were not victims of the hack. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_1A78BB23-FE31-0557-1470-C12A33C9F6F4@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\"> The Department of Energy \u201ctook immediate steps\u201d to mitigate the impact of the hack after learning that records from two department \u201centities\u201d had been compromised, the department spokesperson said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_67FDB687-4927-3294-DDBC-C12CAA01899D@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\"> \u201cThe Department has notified Congress and is working with law enforcement, CISA, and the affected entities to investigate the incident and mitigate impacts from the breach,\u201d the spokesperson said in a statement. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_CF6FDAC2-13BD-9198-7F7E-C1E437B05185@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\"> One of the Department of Energy victims is Oak Ridge Associated Universities, a not-for-profit research center, a department spokesperson told CNN. The other victim is a contractor affiliated with the department\u2019s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico, which disposes waste associated with atomic energy, the spokesperson said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_7A2F5BFB-DCA7-E82A-1E2E-C1E43F84EE43@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\"> Federal News Network first reported on the Department of Energy victims. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_855388CC-F3A4-CD71-CB56-BFA79C82F859@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\"> Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and the university\u2019s renowned health system said in a statement this week that \u201csensitive personal and financial information,\u201d including health billing records may have been stolen in the hack. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_1A4F619D-CA84-13F1-3228-BFA79C873056@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\"> Meanwhile, Georgia\u2019s state-wide university system \u2013 which spans the 40,000-student University of Georgia along with over a dozen other state colleges and universities \u2013 confirmed it was investigating the \u201cscope and severity\u201d of the hack. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_C6E1E655-25EB-5040-0478-BFA79C8B191D@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\"> CLOP last week claimed credit for some of the hacks, which have also affected employees of the BBC, British Airways, oil giant Shell, and state governments in Minnesota and Illinois, among others. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_68F5D81E-DF62-158C-E5E3-BFA79C91C6D3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\"> The Russian hackers were the first to exploit the MOVEit vulnerability, but experts say other groups may now have access to software code needed to conduct attacks. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_B8645429-F88A-2E4C-5236-BFA79C96771F@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\"> The ransomware group had given victims until Wednesday to contact them about paying a ransom, after which they began listing more alleged victims from the hack on their extortion site on the dark web. As of Thursday morning, the dark website did not list any US federal agencies. Instead, the hackers wrote in all caps, \u201cIf you are a government, city or police service do not worry, we erased all your data. You do not need to contact us. We have no interest to expose such information.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_A203D6C3-C506-4463-1C4D-C06BC91CABE4@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\"> The CLOP ransomware group is one of numerous gangs in Eastern Europe and Russia that are almost exclusively focused on wringing their victims for as much money as possible. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_3D05C728-26E5-A880-3DB7-C06BD15F7445@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\"> \u201cThe activity we\u2019re seeing at the moment, adding company names to their leak site, is a tactic to scare victims, both listed and unlisted, into paying,\u201d Rafe Pilling, director of threat research at Dell-owned Secureworks, told CNN. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" 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