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U.S. Republican National Committee says its data not accessed in hack By Syndicated Content
Jul 6, 2021 | 5:19 PM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Republican National Committee said on Tuesday an investigation by Microsoft had found that no RNC data had been accessed as a result of a hack of third-party provider Synnex Corp.
“Over the weekend, we were informed that Synnex, a third party provider, had been breached,” RNC Chief of Staff Richard Walters said in a statement. “Our team worked with Microsoft to conduct a review of our systems and after a thorough investigation, no RNC data was accessed,” he said.
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In New Zealand, 11 schools and several kindergartens were affected.
Germany’s cybersecurity watchdog, BSI, said on Tuesday that it was aware of three IT service providers in Germany that were affected, with a spokesperson estimating that several hundred companies were touched overall.
“In Germany there are no cases as prominent as the one in Sweden,” the spokesperson added.
The hackers who claimed responsibility for the breach have demanded $70 million to restore all the affected businesses’ data, although they have indicated a willingness to temper their demands in private conversations with a cybersecurity expert and with Reuters.
Kaseya’s CEO told Reuters he would not reveal whether his company planned to pay the ransom or not, or even whether it was negotiating with REvil.
Report: Russian Cyber Spies Recently Hacked the Republican National Committee
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According to a new investigation from Bloomberg, cyber spies connected to the Russian government recently hacked into the Republican National Committee though the RNC has denied that their systems were breached in this way.
According to Bloomberg, the hacker group known as “Cosy Bear” thought to be connected to Russia’s intelligence service, the SVR conducted the intrusion, though it’s not clear what they viewed or whether they stole any data. The hackers are believed to have gained entry to the RNC’s networks through one of its IT providers, a company called Synnex Corp.
By Raphael Satter and Andrea Shalal
WASHINGTON, July 6 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden said on Tuesday the ransomware attack centered on the Florida information technology firm Kaseya seems to have inflicted only minimal damage on American businesses. It appears to have caused minimal damage to U.S. businesses, but we re still gathering information, Biden told reporters following a briefing from advisers. I feel good about our ability to be able to respond.
Friday s ransomware attack scrambled the data of hundreds of small businesses worldwide, including many in the United States. REvil, a prolific, Russia-linked cybercrime syndicate, took credit for the breach.