The missive, obtained by Recorded Future News, arrives days before policymakers return from recess next week and aim for a quick extension Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) for another 18 months.
Officials said the activity centers on compromising small office and home office routers and similar network devices exposed to the internet, often because of weak security settings or outdated software.
The Education Authority (EA), which oversees school support services in Northern Ireland, said in an official statement it became aware of the incident affecting the “C2K” system last week and took immediate steps to contain the breach.
In this GCN article, Staffan Truvé, CTO and Co-Founder at Recorded Future, explores how machine learning is speeding the processing of cybersecurity data.