The FBI is now investigating allegations into foreign hackers who repeatedly attack dozens of computers at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), two Democratic lawmakers and an aide said on Monday.
Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson has asked for an inquiry into the data breaches and questioned work done by information systems provider Unisys Corp to protect DHS from hackers.
A Thompson aide said the FBI investigation is based on a committee probe that has been going on for several months. “The results of our investigation suggest that the department is the victim not only of cyber attacks initiated by foreign entities, but of incompetent and possibly illegal activity by the contractor charged with maintaining security on its networks,†the two lawmakers said in a statement.