Cyberattacks hit Louisiana government offices as worries rise about election hacking
Source: Politico
Hackers breached several local government offices in Louisiana in recent weeks, prompting state officials to enlist the National Guard to stem the attacks, a security researcher familiar with the incidents said Friday.
The intrusions come in the run-up to an election in which Russian hackers are known to be probing state and local government networks.
There were no indications that the Louisiana attacks were part of an effort to compromise election systems, the researcher said. Officials are increasingly worried, however, about hackers testing states' defenses ahead of possible disinformation or sabotage efforts closer to the election.
Whodunnit: The Louisiana cyberattacks involved a remote access trojan, or RAT, the kind of malware often used to lay the groundwork for additional breaches. The hacking tool, called “KimJongRat,” has been linked to the North Korean regime in the past, said the security researcher, who requested anonymity to discuss a private investigation.
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