U.S. officials say Russians coordinated an attack on an unclassified Pentagon email system used by the Joint Chiefs of Staff that’s been offline since July 25. NBC News: Suspected Russian hackers coordinated the cyber-attack via social media, NBC News reports. It’s not clear whether the attack was sanctioned by the Russian government or was the work of individuals. But many security experts have long cautioned against taking such breach reports at face value. The process of attributing attacks back to their source is typically a lengthy, complex process and often produces no black-and-white results.”]
Source: https://www.govinfosecurity.com/report-russians-behind-pentagon-breach-a-8458