Federal Reserve under attack by hacker spies

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) —The Federal Reserve has been under constant attack by hackers since at least 2011, including four attempts it labels as “espionage.”

But it is unclear if hackers have penetrated the Fed’s security system.

Records obtained by CNNMoney Wednesday list more than 50 incidents that were labeled as either “unauthorized access” or “information disclosure.”

But the Federal Reserve insists that the internal documents only acknowledge that hackers attempted to break into its computer systems — not that they were successful.

In a statement to CNNMoney, a Federal Reserve representative said the central bank is facing a barrage of cyberattacks.

“As with other government agencies, the Federal Reserve is a target for cyberattacks,” the statement said. “However, our security program and processes for detecting and countering attacks are robust and our critical operations have never been affected.” For the full article click here 

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