ToplineA major cyberattack that the U.S. agency overseeing cybersecurity warned Thursday poses a “grave” threat to the federal government and private sector has breached the Energy Department and the National Nuclear Security Administration, according to Politico, stoking fears about what information may have been compromised. WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 26: President Donald Trump speaks in the Diplomatic Room of the White ... [+] House on Thanksgiving on November 26, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump had earlier made the traditional call to members of the military stationed abroad through video teleconference. That’s the total number of organizations, including unclassified networks run by most federal government entities, that downloaded the corrupted SolarWinds software. Chief Critic“I think the White House needs to say something aggressive about what happened,” said Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) on Thursday.

Source: Forbes December 17, 2020 20:07 UTC