US agencies hit in MOVEit hacking campaign as victim list grows

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, a unit of the Department of Homeland Security, confirmed Thursday that several US government agencies were affected by hackers. — Image by Freepik

Multiple US agencies were compromised by a hacking campaign in which attackers have exploited flaws in a popular software tool to gather information from a range of victims.

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, a unit of the Department of Homeland Security, confirmed Thursday that several US government agencies were affected by hackers. Neither the names of the agencies nor the scope of the hacks were immediately clear.