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According to a statement from Republican National Committee, cybercriminals gained access to the IT infrastructure of one of the committee’s contractors, Synnex. Although the infrastructure was breached, no data was lost as a result of the cyberattack, says NPR.
If the alleged source of the attack (REvil) is confirmed, it will be the second major cyber attack launched by a Russian network against the United States in the last period. More than 200 U.S. organizations were affected by a massive ransomware cyberattack conducted by the REVil Russian cybercriminal gang over the weekend.
Richard Walters, chief of staff at RNC posted on Twitter “We immediately blocked all access from Synnex accounts to our cloud environment,”[…]”Our tea…
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