According to Skynews, hackers
suspected to be working for the Russian government have breached part of the
White House computer network, according to reports.
The building's unclassified
network was compromised during the attack two to three weeks ago, the
Washington Post has reported.
An investigation involving
the FBI, Secret Service and National Security Agency is now under way.
Several cyber-espionage
campaigns by Russian hackers who are believed to be acting on behalf of their
government have recently been reported by security firms.
Targets have included NATO,
the Ukrainian government and US defence contractors.
Quoting unnamed officials,
the Post said there is no evidence that the classified network within the
building has been affected.
A White House official was
quoted as saying: "On a regular basis, there are bad actors out there who
are attempting to achieve intrusions into our system.
"This is a constant
battle for the government and our sensitive government computer systems, so
it's always a concern for us that individuals are trying to compromise systems
and get access to our networks."
Some staff members were
asked to change their passwords, and internal network access was shut off
temporarily as a result of the breach.
A Russian attack on
military computer systems in 2008 caused significant damage and took months to
repair.
Sky News
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