Sources: US is investigating a recently discovered hack against federal agencies that used a vulnerability in Pulse Secure VPN, that began during Trump years
Labor Secretary Marty Walsh told a panel of House Appropriators … Stephen E. Arnold / Beyond Search : How Are Those Cyber Security Vendors Performing? (Yes, That Is the Correct Word) Tweets: Chris Bing / @bing_chris : CISA said they've seen evidence of breaches at five civilian federal agencies tied to the Pulse Secure exploitation. That's based on information gathered by the agency last week through an emergency directive. https://www.reuters.com/... Chris Bing / @bing_chris : Sources told Reuters the recent Pulse Secure hacking campaign effected less than 100 organizations. Went beyond defense contractors - to also include companies of competitive economic interest to China: like Solar energy technology firms. https://www.reuters.com/... Katie Moussouris / @k8em0 : Wondering about “upcoming executive order that will require agencies to identify their most critical software & promote a “bill of materials” that demands a certain level of digital security across products sold to the government” Tons data enrichment needed to make that useful. https://twitter.com/... Sean Lyngaas / @snlyngaas : At least 5 federal civilian agencies confirmed breached in Pulse Secure hacking, per @josephmenn and @Bing_Chris: https://www.reuters.com/...