Posted on 06/08/2021 2:44:08 PM PDT by dynachrome
At least 60 members of Congress from both parties have been unable to access data for weeks in the latest ransomware attack to strike the United States.
The target was iConstituent, a tech vendor that provides constituent outreach services to dozens of House offices, including a newsletter service that allows lawmakers to communicate with residents in their districts and a service to track constituent casework.
It's the latest cyber attack after a series of hacks against the US executive branch and American companies have left many institutions feeling vulnerable and the Biden administration struggling to deal with the situation.
The Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, which handles IT security for the House of Representatives, said there was 'no impact' on overall House data and it was working with the company to resolve the situation.
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another act of war; this will stop only when the perps are hunted down and summarily executed in the streets ...
HEAR, HEAR!
I’m beginning to wonder if China is responsible for all those Cyber attacks.
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No China is as innocent as a new born baby and as pure as the driven snow ... just ask them, there are lots of wumaos to back up their status. Its always Russia. Evil white people, you know.
Criminals targeting criminals.
This feels like a set of hackers doing a preliminary test of their capabilities.
Considering my two Senators (Klobuchar and Smith) don’t do much of anything w/o checking with Schumer first, I don’t think they should worry about the possible loss of data.
“I’m beginning to wonder if China is responsible for all those Cyber attacks.”
Might want to see this:
https://www.brighteon.com/56efa647-c0a5-44fa-9808-c17199225c4a
I understand.
That’s what I thought all along, evil has no limits.
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