Hackers launched a destructive cyberattack in the United States
The Federal Bureau of Investigation warned U.S. businesses that hackers have used malicious software to launch a destructive cyberattack in the United States, following a devastating breach last week at Sony Pictures Entertainment; more details in article: Sony Pictures hires Mandiant to help clean up after cyber attack .
As Reuters reports, Cybersecurity experts said the malicious software described in the alert appeared to describe the one that affected Sony, which would mark first major destructive cyber attack waged against a company on U.S. soil. Such attacks have been launched in Asia and the Middle East, but none have been reported in the United States. The FBI report did not say how many companies had been victims of destructive attacks.
Source: Reuters – Hackers launched a destructive cyberattack in the United States
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