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US Congress 'bans members' Yahoo Mail' | US Congress 'bans members' Yahoo Mail' |
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A series of ransomware attacks on the House of Representatives has led US Congress to ban members from using Yahoo Mail, according to a leaked email. | A series of ransomware attacks on the House of Representatives has led US Congress to ban members from using Yahoo Mail, according to a leaked email. |
Both Yahoo Mail and Gmail are named in the 30 April email, published on Thursday by Gizmodo, saying the attacks had increased "in the past 48 hours". | Both Yahoo Mail and Gmail are named in the 30 April email, published on Thursday by Gizmodo, saying the attacks had increased "in the past 48 hours". |
Yahoo Mail will be blocked "until further notice" it adds. | Yahoo Mail will be blocked "until further notice" it adds. |
Ransomware encrypts victims' files and demands a ransom be paid for unlocking. | Ransomware encrypts victims' files and demands a ransom be paid for unlocking. |
Meanwhile, an unnamed House of Representatives employee has told Reuters devices connected to the internet via its wi-fi or ethernet cables have been barred from accessing appspot.com, the domain where Google hosts custom-built apps. | Meanwhile, an unnamed House of Representatives employee has told Reuters devices connected to the internet via its wi-fi or ethernet cables have been barred from accessing appspot.com, the domain where Google hosts custom-built apps. |
"We began blocking appspot.com on 3 May 3 in response to indicators that appspot.com was potentially still hosting a remote access Trojan named BLT that has been there since June 2015," the news agency was told. | "We began blocking appspot.com on 3 May 3 in response to indicators that appspot.com was potentially still hosting a remote access Trojan named BLT that has been there since June 2015," the news agency was told. |
Reuters' sources said the FBI had originally warned Congress of the potential vulnerabilities. | Reuters' sources said the FBI had originally warned Congress of the potential vulnerabilities. |
Former House of Representatives employee Ted Henderson told Reuters two Google-hosted apps he had created to allow members of Congress to discuss politics and share notifications about votes had been hit by the ban. | |
Both Yahoo and Google said they were working with Congress to resolve the issue. | Both Yahoo and Google said they were working with Congress to resolve the issue. |
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