NSA Warns That Russian Hackers Exploiting Loophole In Email Security
May 29 2020
The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has warned that Russian government-backed hackers may be exploiting a flaw in common email software, reports CBS News.
On Thursday, the agency's Cybersecurity Directorate said that a group called the "Sandworm team" had been exploiting a vulnerability in the Exim mail transfer agent (MTA).
These security gaps enable hackers to enter a user's computer remotely, obtain administrator privileges and further infiltrate the user's network.
The...
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