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Nevilledog

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Wed Dec 16, 2020, 08:36 PM Dec 2020

How suspected Russian hackers outed their massive cyberattack



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SCOOP: How Russian hackers outed their own cyberattack that hit gov’t agencies, as detailed to Congress—the hackers exploited 2-factor authentication to access FireEye by duping an employee into typing credentials on a fake login page

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How suspected Russian hackers outed their massive cyberattack
A cybersecurity firm says a suspicious log-in to its network prompted it to investigate what turned out to be a gaping security hole for the U.S. government and many large companies.
politico.com
5:24 PM · Dec 16, 2020


https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/16/russian-hackers-fireeye-cyberattack-447226


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