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Designed by . Presented by Professionals.News: Attack on PNNL Started at Public Web Servers
Zero-cay Flash payload infected visitors to Department of Energy contractor Pacific Northwest National Lab's public-facing Web
The cyber attack discovered at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) during the Fourth of July holiday weekend used a
‘combination of a Web server vulnerability and a payload that delivered azero-day Adobe Flash attack, according to officials at
the Department of Energy-contracted facility
PNNL, a research and development facility operated under contract to the Department of Energy, discovered what it described
asa "sophisticated" targeted attack on its systems the Friday before the holiday, compelling the organization to temporarily shut
down most ofits internal network services, including email, SharePoint,
its wireless LAN, voicemail, and internet access.
PNNL also blocked internal traffic while investigating and
mitigating the attack. The lab says no classified or
sensitive information was accessed in the attack.
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