Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs says it was the target of a professional attack by hackers late last week. It sealed off its site to the internet as a precaution, it said 26 October. IT engineers detected a virus within the system that was very difficult to detect. They have no idea yet what damage has been done and whether any information was leaked.
Posted by Sean Ecker on 27 October 2009 at 8:41 |
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News story, GenevaLunch, 27 October 2009.
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Tags: FDFA, foreign affairs, hackers, virus
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