Government Sites Across World Leaked User Data, Russia Firm Says

At least 40,000 civilian and military users of government websites in the U.S. and more than 30 other countries have had their credentials leaked online, exposing them to potential criminal attacks, according to Group-IB, a Russian cyber-forensics firm.

Hundreds of user accounts on the websites of the U.S. Senate, the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Homeland Security and NASA were among those affected by the data leaks, the company said Dec. 11 in an emailed statement.

The sites of the Israel Defense Forces, the Italian defense and foreign ministries, and Norway’s Directorate of Immigration were also compromised, as well ...