Report: Fed hacked 50 times in four years

Federal Times: Federal agencies — particularly the high-profile ones — are under constant cyberattack. That is no less true for the Federal Reserve, which suffered at least 51 data breaches between 2011 and 2015, according to a new Reuters report published June 1.

Reuters reporters Jason Lange and Dustin Volz obtained documentation on cybersecurity incidents at the Fed’s Board of Governors through a Freedom of Information request, which showed at least 140 “hacking attempts” over four years.

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