Recently, the U.S. State Department received a cyber attack -Fox News

Aug. 21 (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department recently received a cyber attack and communications about a possible serious violation were made by the Department of Defense’s Cyber ​​Command, a Fox News reporter reported Saturday.

It’s unclear when the breach was discovered, but it is believed to have happened a couple of weeks ago, according to the Fox News reporter’s Twitter thread. The journalist added that the ongoing State Department mission to evacuate Americans and allied refugees from Afghanistan “has not been affected.”

Without confirming any incident, a knowledgeable source told Reuters that the State Department has not experienced significant disruptions and has not prevented its operations in any way.

“The Department takes its responsibility to safeguard your information seriously and continually takes steps to ensure that the information is protected. For security reasons, we are not in a position to discuss the nature or scope of the alleged cybersecurity incidents at this time. “A State Department spokesman said in a statement.

Report by Kanishka Singh in Bengaluru and Humeyra Pamuk in Washington Edition by Chris Reese

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