U.S. officials said Thursday that Russian hackers have targeted the networks of dozens of state and local governments in the United States in recent days, stealing data from at least two servers. The alert describes an onslaught of recent activity from Russian state-sponsored hacking groups against state and local networks, some of which were successfully compromised. "However, the actor may be seeking access to obtain future disruption options, to influence U.S. policies and actions or to delegitimize (state and local) government entities," the advisory said. U.S. officials attribute the activity to a state-sponsored hacking group variously known as DragonFly and Energetic Bear in the cybersecurity community. "Just by getting access to these systems they may be preying on fears of the insecurity of the election."

Source: CBC News October 23, 2020 00:11 UTC