US Agencies Are Latest Victims in MOVEit Hacking Spree (1)

About a week ago, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the FBI sent out a joint advisory warning that a file-transfer product called MOVEit contained a dangerous flaw, one that could allow hackers to steal data from affected systems.

It turned out the problem hit close to home. On Thursday, the agency — called CISA for short — provided an update: The very same flaw in MOVEit had been used to breach several US agencies.

CISA Director Jen Easterly said the agency is providing support to departments affected by the MOVEit attack. She said that “as far as ...