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Hackers aligned with a foreign nation-state successfully breached the systems of FireEye, the $3.5 billion Silicon Valley cybersecurity giant, the company said on Tuesday. The attackers stole its proprietary "Red Team" hacking tools, used to assess a client's security and vulnerabilities, the company said.
FireEye has for years been a leader in the fight against cybercrime, producing regular intelligence reports on nation-state hacking and aiding companies and government agencies targeted by hackers. Stock in the company was down over 7% in after-hours trading on Tuesday following the announcement.
That activity has made FireEye a target for an unusually sophisticated attack, FireEye CEO Kevin Mandia wrote in a blog post published Tuesday.
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Just Russia? No one else?
FireEye has for years been a leader in the fight against cybercrime, producing regular intelligence reports on nation-state hacking and aiding companies and government agencies targeted by hackers. Stock in the company was down over 7% in after-hours trading on Tuesday following the announcement.
That activity has made FireEye a target for an unusually sophisticated attack, FireEye CEO Kevin Mandia wrote in a blog post published Tuesday.
$3.5 billion cybersecurity giant FireEye says it was hacked by a 'nation with top-tier offensive capabilities,' and the attackers made off with its own hacking tools
The FBI is now reportedly investigating Russian state-backed hackers in connection with the cyberattack.
Just Russia? No one else?