Security News > 2020 > December > Nuclear Weapons Agency Hacked in Widening Cyberattack

The Energy Department and its National Nuclear Security Administration, which is the agency that maintains the U.S. nuclear stockpile, have been compromised as part of the widespread cyberattack uncovered this week stemming from the massive SolarWinds hack.

An exclusive report by Politico cited DoE official sources who said that their department was infiltrated by the cyberattackers, including hits on the NNSA; the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission which has oversight for the entire department; the Sandia and Los Alamos national laboratories in Washington and New Mexico; and the Richland Field Office of the DoE. The DoE confirmed its compromise on Friday.

With the DoE, the number of government divisions known to be impacted comes to six; that includes the Pentagon, the Department of Homeland Security, the National Institute of Health, the Department of Treasury and the Department of Commerce.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency warned earlier on Thursday that the already sprawling cyberattack could be much larger than originally thought.

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