{"id":1584,"date":"2020-12-09T07:40:59","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T07:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiofree.org\/?p=135873"},"modified":"2020-12-09T07:40:59","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T07:40:59","slug":"u-s-cybersecurity-firm-fireeye-hit-by-nation-state-attack-russia-suspected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2020\/12\/09\/u-s-cybersecurity-firm-fireeye-hit-by-nation-state-attack-russia-suspected\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Cybersecurity Firm FireEye Hit By ‘Nation-State’ Attack, Russia Suspected"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Prominent U.S. cybersecurity firm FireEye says it has recently been targeted by hackers with \u201cworld-class capabilities,\u201d believing that the hacking was state-sponsored.<\/p>\n

In a blog post on December 8,<\/a> FireEye CEO Kevin Mandia said the hackers broke into its network and stole tools used for testing customers’ security.<\/p>\n

“The attacker primarily sought information related to certain government customers,” Mandia wrote, without naming them.<\/p>\n

The blog post did not say when the attack was detected. It said the company is investigating the hack with the FBI.<\/p>\n

Matt Gorham, assistant director of the FBI’s cyberdivision, said the hackers’ \u201chigh level of sophistication [was] consistent with a nation state.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cybersecurity experts say sophisticated nation-state hackers could modify the stolen \u201cred team\u201d tools and wield them in the future against government or industry targets.<\/p>\n

Many in the cybersecurity community suspect Russia for the hack, including Jake Williams, president of cybersecurity firm Rendition Infosec.<\/p>\n

“I do think what we know of the operation is consistent with a Russian state actor,” Williams said. “Whether or not customer data was accessed, it\u2019s still a big win for Russia.”<\/p>\n

FireEye is a California-based firm used by companies and governments throughout the world to protect them from hacking.<\/p>\n

The company has been at the forefront of investigating state-backed hacking groups and played a key role in identifying Russia as the protagonist in numerous hacks, including the attacks in 2015 and 2016 on Ukraine\u2019s energy grid.<\/p>\n

Mandia said he had concluded that “a nation with top-tier offensive capabilities\u201d was behind the attack.<\/p>\n

The attackers \u201ctailored their world-class capabilities specifically to target and attack FireEye,\u201d using \u201ca novel combination of techniques not witnessed by us or our partners in the past,” the blog said.<\/p>\n

The hack was said to be the biggest blow to the U.S. cybersecurity community since hackers in 2016 released hacking tools stolen from the National Security Agency (NSA).<\/p>\n

The United States believes Russia and North Korea capitalized on the stolen tools to unleash global cyberattacks.<\/p>\n

With reporting by AP and the BBC<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n

This post was originally published on Radio Free<\/a>. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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