Among the most sensitive information stolen, the staffer said, were victims’ travel itineraries and diplomatic deliberations.
Fletcher also said that 10 Social Security numbers were viewed — or could have been viewed — via the hack.The State Department officials said hackers broke into the 10 accounts using a token stolen from a Microsoft engineer and that, in total, 25 entities were impacted by the breach. Both of those figures are consistent with what Microsoft has reported publicly.
A spokesperson for the State Department, who remained anonymous as a department policy, said in a statement when asked about the new details that the agency “takes seriously its responsibility to safeguard its information and continuously takes steps to ensure information is protected. Like every large organization with a global presence, we closely monitor cybersecurity conditions.”
The State Department was better prepared than some of the other organizations hit, as an agency cybersecurity analyst spotted the potential opening for exploitation of email accounts two years ago and helped put in place an alert. It was
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