The U.S. State Department was recently hit by a cyber attack, and notifications of a possible serious breach were made by the Department of Defense Cyber Command
* Notifications of a possible serious breach were made by the Department of Defense Cyber Command
* It is unclear when the breach was discovered, but it is believed to have happened a couple of weeks ago
* The State Department's ongoing mission to evacuate Americans and allied refugees in Afghanistan have reportedly 'not been affected'
* The extent of the breach, investigation into the suspected entity behind it, efforts taken to mitigate it, and any ongoing risk to operations remained unclear
* The revelation of the hack came just weeks after a damning report from the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
* The committee ranked the State Department with a 'D', the lowest possible rating, for information security
The U.S. State Department was recently hit by a cyber attack, and notifications of a possible serious breach were made by the Department of Defense Cyber Command, it has been reported.
It is unclear when the breach was discovered, but it is believed to have happened a couple of weeks ago, according to the Fox News reporter's Twitter thread.
The State Department's ongoing mission to evacuate Americans and allied refugees in Afghanistan 'have not been affected,' the reporter added.
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