CYBER THREAT: Hackers Break into Senate.gov Website:Hackers broke into the Senate.gov Web site over the weekend and were able to access files placed on the server, the Senate Sergeant at Arms confirmed today, but the breach did not compromise the security of the network.
“The intruder did not gain access into the Senate computer network and was only able to read and determine the directory structure of the files placed on senate.gov,” the office of the Sergeant at Arms, which monitors cyber security, said in a statement. “That server is for public access on the public side of the Senate’s network firewall, and any files that individual Senate offices place there are intended for public consumption.”
The vulnerability in the system was traced back to an individual senator’s office, though the Sergeant at Arms did not name the senator. It will also conduct a review into the breach.
“The intruder did not gain access into the Senate computer network and was only able to read and determine the directory structure of the files placed on senate.gov,” the office of the Sergeant at Arms, which monitors cyber security, said in a statement. “That server is for public access on the public side of the Senate’s network firewall, and any files that individual Senate offices place there are intended for public consumption.”
The vulnerability in the system was traced back to an individual senator’s office, though the Sergeant at Arms did not name the senator. It will also conduct a review into the breach.
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