WorlPosted at: Jul 7 2021 10:52PM

White House says Biden administration probing cyberattack on RNC

Washington, July 7 (UNI/Sputnik) White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Wednesday that the Biden administration is investigating reports of the recent cyberattack against the Republican National Committee (RNC).
"We of course are investigating, the FBI and CISA [Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency] are in touch with the RNC and we will determine attribution and make a decision accordingly," Psaki said during a press gaggle aboard Air Force One.
Psaki said US media reports claiming the Russian cybercriminal group Cozy Bear is behind the cyberattack got ahead of the administration and the investigation and that an actual attribution has not yet been issued.
None of the RNC's data was accessed and the breach targeted a third-party contractor associated with the group, Psaki said.
Biden said in earlier remarks that he will deliver to Russian President Vladimir Putin his national security team's assessment of the latest ransomware attacks, including the breach against the IT management software company Kaseya, which affected a number of US companies. US media reported that these attacks were allegedly conducted by the Russia-linked REvil hacking group.
During the June 16 summit in Switzerland, Putin and Biden agreed to launch bilateral cybersecurity talks in light of several high-profile cyberattacks against US infrastructure, in which US officials suspected Russian involvement despite Moscow's protests to the contrary.
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