US federal agency compromised in suspected APT attack


A sophisticated threat actor has gained access and has backdoored the internal network of a US federal government agency.

The security firm did not name the agency in its report, but The Record understands that the target of the attack was the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF).

According to its website, the USCIRF is tasked with monitoring the right to freedom of religion and belief abroad and then making policy recommendations to the President, Secretary of State, and US Congress.

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Source: The Record