CISA issues advisory on state-sponsored hacking amid Russia, Ukraine tension

The Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Tuesday advised cybersecurity professionals to be on alert for attacks from Russian state-sponsored hackers. The DHS warning, issued alongside the National Security Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, singled out critical infrastructure as being especially at risk. Russian state-sponsored hackers have in the past been able to gain access to energy networks in the U.S. and abroad. Most notably, in 2015 and 2016, suspected Russian hackers launched cyberattacks against …

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