Several US government agencies targeted in cyberattack The Independent

pPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inppThe attack exploits a security flaw in a file transfer program ppFind your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section under my profileppRelated video Hackers use key fob amplifier to access Oakland womans car ppA number of US government agencies were targeted in a cyberattack according to the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ppThe agency released a statement on Thursday following the attack saying it is providing support to several federal agencies that have experienced intrusionsppIt is currently unclear who carried out the attack Officials are investigating whether or not the attack is connected to a series of other hacking incursions that have been reported over the last two weeks ppThe attack may be tied to a group of Russian hackers who have claimed responsibility for several recent cyberattacks ppCISA would not provide a comment outlining the number of agencies impacted by the hack or the severity of the breaches according to CNN ppThe sprawling hacking campaign reportedly began in earnest approximately two weeks ago targeting universities and state government agenciesppJohns Hopkins University in Baltimore reported that its sensitive personal and financial information  which includes health billing records may have been compromised State agencies in Missouri Minnesota and Illinois were also impacted ppThe attackers did not solely focus on the US the BBC British Airways and the Shell oil company also reported hacks within the last two weeks ppThe group claiming credit for the attack calls itself CLOP and used ransomware attacks to effectively rob its targets ppCLOP posted the names of its alleged victims on its dark web site though as of Thursday the site did not list any US federal agencies ppThe attacks exploit a security flaw in a common file transfer program called MOVEIt ppJoin thoughtprovoking conversations follow other Independent readers and see their repliesppA number of US government agencies were targeted in a cyberattack according to the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security AgencyppPA ArchiveppWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later Start your Independent Premium subscription todayppPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inppLog inppNew to The IndependentppOr if you would preferppWant an adfree experienceppHi indyfullNamep