Online security company FireEye warns hacking tools stolen in cyberheist
The ‘top-tier’ hackers may be associated with the Russian government and FireEye is investigating the attack with the FBI and Microsoft
09 December 2020 - 18:05
Washington/San Francisco/ — FireEye, a prominent US cybersecurity company, has acknowledged that it has been breached, probably by hackers from a foreign adversary. The attackers made off with sensitive tools that FireEye uses to find vulnerabilities in clients’ computer networks.
The attackers were a “nation with top-tier offensive capabilities”, said CEO Kevin Mandia. He didn’t identify the country suspected in the attack, but a person familiar with the incident said investigators believe hackers closely aligned with the Russian government were behind it...
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