U.S. Commerce Department unit overreacted to a perceived malware infection. Agency spent more than half of its IT budget to mitigate the situation, audit finds. Agency destroyed $170,000 worth of IT components – desktops, printers, TVs, cameras, computer mice and keyboards – to ensure that a potential infection could not persist. Audit finds no evidence of widespread malware infections or of the need to isolate EDA’s system from others. EDA based its critical cyber-incident response decisions on inaccurate information that the incident resulted in a widespread malware infection that could spread to other bureaus.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/malware-overreaction-proves-costly-a-5891