List Of U.S. Government Agency Cyberattacks Grows

A cyberattack believed to originate from Russia has impacted several U.S. departments, including Homeland Security, Treasury, and Commerce. SolarWinds, the software company targeted, reports that around 18,000 of its 300,000 customers might be affected. Russia denies involvement in the attack.

Which country is suspected to be behind the hack affecting U.S. government departments?

• North Korea

• China

• Iran

• Russia

Which departments were affected by the hack?

• Department of Homeland Security

• Department of Education

• Department of Energy

• Department of Agriculture

What is the name of the company whose software was targeted in the attack?

• Microsoft

• IBM

• SolarWinds

• Oracle

Approximately how many customers of SolarWinds were potentially affected by the attack?

• 25,000

• 30,000

• 10,000

• 18,000

What was Russia's response to the allegations of their involvement in the attack?

• They admitted to it

• They denied it

• They had no comment

• They blamed another country