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Hackers accessed 632,000 email addresses at US Justice, defense departments
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Hackers accessed 632,000 email addresses at US Justice, defense departments

[ad_1] A Russian-speaking hacking group obtained access to the email addresses of about 632,000 US federal employees at the departments of Defense and Justice as part of the sprawling MOVEit hack last summer, according to a report on the wide-ranging attack obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.The report, by the US Office of Personnel Management, provides new details about a cyberattack in which hackers exploited flaws in MOVEit, a popular file-transfer tool. Federal cybersecurity officers previously confirmed that government agencies were compromised by the attack but have provided little information on the scope of the attack, nor did they name the agencies affected.  The Office of Personnel Management, in a July report on the incident submitted to a congressional com...