Energy Department, Other US Agencies Targeted In Global MOVEit Cyberattack, Officials Say

Several U.S. federal agencies and some companies have been targeted by a global cyberattack allegedly carried out by a Russian-linked ransomware gang, officials revealed Thursday.

Eric Goldstein, executive assistant director for cybersecurity at the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), told CNN Thursday that the agency was "providing support to several federal agencies that have experienced intrusions affecting their MOVEit applications."

MOVEit Transfer by Progress Software is used by many organizations in the U.S. and around the world to transfer data. The software company issued a security advisory Thursday that said it detected...